Recipes


Carved Golf Ball Watermelon 4 comments
My Dad retired this month! Yay!! Congratulations to my Dad! He has worked so hard and had a long commute each and every day!! Hope you enjoy your retirement Dad!! Love you! To celebrate this great accomplishment we had a Golf Themed party! My contribution to this party was to […]

Golf Ball Watermelon


Energizing Peanut Butter Balls
With Summer just around the corner its time to start thinking about healthy health travel snacks! Below I hvae posted a few of our favorite travel snacks! Peanut Butter Protein Balls Looking for an on the go snack? These energy balls are so simple to make. They are great for […]

Healthy Travel Snacks


Homemade Bread 4 comments
In the United States, we waste between 30 to 40 percent of our food supply, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. As a family we are guilty of this as well but we are trying our best to cut back on our food waste. What we have been […]

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Spearmint Chocolate Chip Cookies
Spearmint Chocolate Chip Cookies Playing around in the kitchen with new recipes can always be a tricky business, these scrumptious cookies however, do not disappoint. Ingredients½ cup coconut oil ½ cup butter ¾ cup raw sugar ½ cup honey 1 teaspoon cocoa 1 tablespoon molasses1 egg 1 ½ cup spelt flour 1 ½ cup soft white wheat […]

Spearmint Chocolate Chip Cookies


The Academy Awards February 24 do you watch and have a viewing party? I remember the first time I ever watched the Oscars. I was in High School and my sister and I went to our friend’s house for dinner and to watch the Oscars. We had so much fun […]

Oscar Night


Tangerine Paradise Punch
Take yourself to an oasis of flavors with this sweet, yet tart, tangerine punch. It’s so delightful, you might find yourself on a beach in paradise. Ingredients 1 quart lemonade 3 drops Tangerine oil 1 cup orange juice 2 cups tropical frozen fruit Instructions Put all ingredients in a blender. […]

Tangerine Paradise Punch



Peanut Butter Cookies Close Up 1 comment
Decembers Recipe Redux Challenge/Theme was to grab the nearest cookbook and “ReDux” the recipe on page 201, 18, 218 – or any combination of the number ‘2018.’ I grabbed my trusty Better Homes and Garden Cookbook my Grandma bought me after I moved out of my parents home.  So to […]

Peanut Butter Cookies






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Spicy Roasted Almonds This months Recipe Redux Challenge was to create a crunchy recipe. The first thing that came to mind was spicy roasting almonds. I’m actually been wanting to make these for a while now but just haven’t made time to do so until now.   With hunting season here […]

Spicy Roasted Almonds


PEACH COCONUT SMOOTHIE Peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots: we love them all! And they are at their peak season now in summer. We are currently growing in our orchard 3 peach trees, cherry trees, apple trees, and too many to count plum trees.  You can read about our orchard we are […]

PEACH COCONUT SMOOTHIE



Breakfast Egg Salad If you are looking for a keto friendly breakfast idea you should try this breakfast egg salad. Related posts:Make Your Bed!Kristin McConnellHi!! I’m Kristin McConnell,  I am so glad you are here! I am a wife to my amazing husband and a Mom of two fabulous kids. […]

Breakfast Egg Salad


Chicken Salad Wrap This month with The Recipe Redux Challenge June was to upgrade a traditional Sandwich Upgrades.   I love chicken salad and this time I tried to switch it up a bit and used some horseradish leaves from our property. It turned out amazing. The horseradish leaves taste […]

Chicken Salad Wrap


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Gut Healthy Probiotic Cocktails Say what?! A Gut Healthy Probiotic Cocktail! Yep, that’s right. Today I will show you how to make this delicious concoction. This month for The Recipe Redux Monthly Challenge was to make a Probiotic Cocktails and Gut-Health Mocktails! We’re seeing probiotic cocktails and gut-health mocktails popping up on […]

Gut Healthy Probiotic Cocktail



Sabra Hummus Chicken filled Quesadilla on white plate, cilantro, guacamole, sabra hummus and sour cream in the background. 3 comments
Sabra Hummus Quesadilla “I received free samples of Sabra mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by Sabra and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time.”     Do you love hummus? If […]

Sabra Hummus Chicken Quesadilla


Its that time of year! Picnic Season! Did you know that April 23rd is National Picnic Day?!   I am hoping the weather will be nice so we can have a picnic dinner on National Picnic Day! I have always enjoyed a good picnic from driving up to the mountains to a […]

Picnic Season