Note: This is a previous guest post on Between the Lines. I just wanted to include in on my blog and link the recipe under the recipes tab so I decided to post it on here as well.  Many thanks to Laura for the opportunity. I thought long and hard about what I wanted to blog about. I kept going back to fall. Don't you just love fall? It is by far my favorite time of year. Don't get me wrong I love summertime and sunshine but when the temperature is hovering around 100 degrees every. single. day. I feel compelled to be at the beach. And well, since we don't live at the beach I can only take those sweltering temperatures so long. I've been day dreaming about all things fall … [Read more...]

Yes, you heard that correctly. What's better than chocolate chip cookie dough? I don't have to justify eating cookie dough straight from the package now since I've discovered it in dip form.Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dipvery slightly adapted from this recipe. 1/2 cup butter1/3 cup brown sugar1 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened1/2 cup powdered sugar2 teaspoons vanilla extract3/4 cups chocolate chips Melt butter in saucepan and dissolve brown sugar into butter.Cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar. Add-in butter mixture and vanilla.Mix together until well combined.Stir in chocolate chips.I served this with vanilla wafers but the possibilities are endless graham … [Read more...]

Note: This is a previous guest post on Lovely in Pink. I just wanted to include in on my blog and link the recipe under the recipes tab so I decided to post it on here as well.  Many thanks to Becca for the opportunity. We've been on a big healthy eating kick since Braylen's arrival. I knew I wanted to instill healthy eating habits in her and we could definitely stand a diet overhaul. At first, Braylen loved all foods. She would eat any vegetables and fruits we offered. Now, it seems like its a little harder to get her to eat vegetables like she should. Mainly, the green, leafy kind that her pediatrician is so adamant about including in her diet. I am constantly trying to … [Read more...]