This past weekend my husband and I got up early and joined thousands of other crazy runners to run a cross country race in 11 degree weather with 4 below wind chills. Just how cold is that, you ask? Well, cold enough that the river had chunks of ice floating in it, the ground was …
Soft baked ginger cookies with dip have become a tradition in our house. Every year that we’ve been married, I’ve made a batch of ginger cookies and pumpkin pie dip when fall arrives. This year I thought I would extend the tradition into the winter and make an eggnog cheesecake dip to go with the …
It’s that time of year again where we bundle up to go outside and cozy up with big mugs of hot chocolate in the evenings. We had freezing rain yesterday and last night it snowed a little. I’m definitely not a fan of the freezing rain, but I’m excited for the the snow! I love …
I gave in and bought my first container of eggnog last week. I was trying to hold out until Thanksgiving, but I just couldn’t wait. I’m not really a fan of drinking it plain, but I love adding it to my coffee and chai. And, of course, I love to bake with it! Since I …
Whether they are made at home or ordered at a restaurant, sweet potato fries have always been a favorite around here. Now that it doesn’t matter if the oven heats up the whole house, we’ve been trying new ways to enjoy sweet potato fries. These buffalo sweet potato fries take regular baked sweet potato fries …