Holiday Sweets 101: Vanilla Sugared Cranberries

Tis the season for all things pumpkin AND cranberry!  I’m a HUGE fan of pumpkin. Like all things pumpkin. But I’m NOT a big fan of cranberries…bleh!  It’s a fruit y’all. You know how I feel about fruit…especially the tart, tangy, pucker up kind of fruit!  BUT…Oh my gracious!! Y’all I just can’t with these …

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Holiday Sweets 101: Brown Sugar Apple Butternut Squash Bundt Cake W/Brown Sugar Glaze

I figured there was no better time to kick off my sweets segment than the day after declaring 8 weeks of healthy holiday habits! And what better than a fall inspired Bundt cake. I love Bundt cakes…they shout holiday to me more than your average sheet cake. I bought a beautiful…like almost perfect…butternut squash at …

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A Little “Home” Cooking…

No matter where the Army chooses to send us, I am and ALWAYS will be a Texas girl through and through.  I was born, raised, and spent the first 40 years of my life in San Antonio….home of the Alamo, the Riverwalk, and Mexican food. MEXICAN FOOD! Tex-Mex specifically… Tacos, nachos, burritos, and enchiladas. I …

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Identity Crisis Averted…for now.

CHANGE. Change is inevitable.  Change inspires growth…at least that’s what is supposed to happen right? But what if everything you’ve known is changing? I’ve spent the last 25 years serving others…being a military wife, a mom, a grandmother, and a business owner. So many changes have happened around me, within me, and because of me. …

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