Blueberry season is coming to an end. With the help of my parents our freezer is packed with blueberries! We are eating everything blueberry… smoothies, pie, jam, berry salad, and these amazing Blueberry Lemon Rolls! The only problem with these Blueberry Lemon Rolls… is once you eat them… they areRead More →
Happy Father’s Day fathers, and additionally… Happy Birthday to my Father! Father’s day always comes in blueberry season, and this season blueberries are falling off of the bushes! Birds are swooping down and getting their fill! What are you going to do with all those berries? The same thing weRead More →
After a beautiful and productive summer, I join you once again for a food-a-licious blog post. This summer we traveled, family visited, we swam, biked, ran, played, laughed, cried and bonded to our heart’s content. With all these beautiful memories we made, the one thing that I know, for sure, helpedRead More →
The strawberry fields opened up near our house, and guess what we did! We went strawberry picking! Oh yes! With what was leftover after making several batches of strawberry jam and strawberry syrup for our pancakes, we made fresh strawberry ice-cream. Strawberry ice-cream during strawberry season is the best! This dairyRead More →
Women in the 1930’s knew how long it takes to make cinnamon rolls, so they came up with a quick solution! Take pride in quick, homemade & from scratch!Read More →
Berry season is opening, and homemade raspberry jam is on top of your list. This is a timeless recipe. It’s quick, easy, and ready to be slathered!Read More →
Warm brie topped with a homemade raspberry jam makes a beautiful display. It has a rustic look to it, and I plan to make this a center piece for an up n’ coming friendly gathering! Raspberry brie looks awesome, and tastes even better. I first discovered this amazing combination in a small townRead More →
Would you look at these beautiful cucumber cups? They are filled with two different types of humus, roasted garlic and beat. Beat humus is quite delicious actually. It’s sweet! These cucumber cups are quick, easy and healthy. The make a gorgeous presentation for your appetizer display. With these on displayRead More →
It’s time to get in shape and that means reducing my carbohydrate intake. My name is Laurel and I am a carb junkie. Yes, its true. It’s one of the main reasons why I’m overweight. So now that I’m going to the gym and reducing my calorie intake, it’s timeRead More →
Good morning! It truly is a good morning. I am propped by pillows in my room, listening to the friendly sounds of neighborhood birds chirping away. I saw Micheal off to work, and sent my son off with the homeschool group this morning. The girls are still snuggled up inRead More →
Vegetarian Chili is one of my favorite meals. I used to top it with cheese and sour cream, but due to my not so new resolution to get fit, I haven’t been doing that. Instead I’m focusing on eliminating dairy because of my sensitivity to it, and reducing calories because of myRead More →
I couldn’t come up with a creative name for this delicious blended drink. I tried. I even asked Michael to come up with one of his creative playful names… but his exact words were “I got nothing”. So here we are, stuck with the plain, yet accurately described title: BlueberryRead More →
Classic apple pie is sure to please. I have never met anyone who disliked apple pie, have you? Fruit, sugar and a perfect pastry recipe… how can you go wrong? Whenever I need to share bad news with Michael, I know that, if I set out a pie and a fork,Read More →
Oh dairy free! Ever since the “lactose intolerant” diagnosis of my youth, I’m doing nothing to avoid dairy. You heard me. Nothing. How I love dairy and all things dairy. Mmmm… dairy. Call my love for it weird if you wish, I think you are missing out. These cookies though, areRead More →
I asked for Pi day submissions and you sent them! Thanks guys for helping me collect some great Pi/Pie themed articles! Here is your collection!Read More →
It’s almost Pi Day guys! Pi Day is one of the most exciting events at our house. Thanks to Pi, we get to enjoy the benefits of math through circles and more importantly… food in the shape of circles (aka pie). As a home-school family you need to know that weRead More →
For those of you following my recipe journal entries, yes I am still plugging away at weight loss. Michael and I are still committed to bring the weight down. It’s been 3 months since our New Year resolution and still not reaping any benefits. Uggg. It’s no wonder that peopleRead More →
Michael’s famous hot apple cider! It is so good that I might have to use my most hated phrase of all time. Are you Ready? “You guys just don’t know!” Oh! I hate that phrase, but really… you guys just don’t know how amazing this cider is. This cider isRead More →
I wasn’t ready for this post, because I didn’t even think it was going to make its way to Bread & With It. I thought making homemade butter would be really difficult. Boy was I wrong! Homemade butter is delicious, easy and just plain cool to make! Deborah at theRead More →
Holy, hecticly, homemade muffins Batman! It happened. I didn’t think there would be any time to make these babies, but I’m so glad I was able to! We all have busy schedules, but this one is like “Holy cow! Stop the car, or I’m going to jump out!” busy. IRead More →