Recipes

So Smalls has decided that he wants to be a chef…but only if he gets to be in charge of what we eat. Which means that I’ve had to convince him that a steady diet of pizza and macaroni and cheese is not healthy, and will make him have a tummy ache. …maybe not today,…

One thing about this summer I have had to come to terms with is that Michigan can be hot and humid! Not just a little hot, but the kind of hot that I associate with July in Houston. If you step outside you feel like you got hit in the face with a wet hot…

Summer is in full swing here. We just got back from our awesome trip to the UP, which was a huge success. When we discussed taking a trip this summer, I told Ish that I had one request: I wanted to stay in Michigan. Why? Because he’s always coming home from a work trip talking…

I love grilling on a Friday night, don’t you? Ish really, really, really wanted a Komodo Joe, and we finally got one this summer, and we are loving it. So far we’ve grilled steaks, hamburgers, pork chops, prime rib (for Ish’s birthday), and brats. And everything has been amazing. Which made me want to work…

It’s hot here in Michigan, which is a welcome change from the months of winter that we lived through this past year (seriously, y’all. It snowed in April!!). My first instinct is to stay inside with the air conditioning cranked down to 70, but I just wanted to be in the sun (weird, I know).…

Summer is in full swing (FINALLY). Gone are the super drastic temperature drops and the slip n slide is in permanent residence in my front yard (sorry neighbors). I don’t feel guilty about telling the kids that they can go outside to play because we are NOT turning on the television when it’s gorgeous outside.…

It’s summer, which means that we are super excited to get outside and grill. Yes, we really do look forward to that here in Michigan. After living in Texas where you can grill your Christmas turkey without getting hypothermia, we’ve been waiting literally 7 months to get a grill on our back deck. And we FINALLY…

I love summer. I have get to spend more time with my kiddos. That means that I’m constantly looking for things to do with them. We love going to the Zoo (our local Potter Park Zoo here in Lansing is small but awesome). I love having picnics on the deck. Also, Iove watching them play at…