Macaroni and cheese out of the box was a major staple of my youth. It’s cheap and pretty filling and you can get two boxes for a dollar. Add in a can of tuna, some cream of whatever soup, a little milk and melt some American cheese on top and you have the old broke …

We were fortunate enough to grow up in a neighborhood where Halloween was still the coolest holiday. Because of that I adore Halloween and everything that comes with it. My mom always made our costumes– my brothers, sisters, and I have been everything from a bag of jelly beans to hellraiser, from humpty dumpty to kitty cats …

No doubt about it, fall is my favorite time of the year. The weather is absolutely perfect- crisp and cool in the morning, sunny and bright all day. The air smells different in the fall and I want to be outside ALL THE TIME- not like in the oppressive heat of the summer when just …

Penne with Grilled Chicken and Brussels Sprouts is a 30 minute meal that rings in at fewer than 500 calories per serving!  This is an OLD post. Like yes – Old with a capital “O”. Blast from the past here circa September 2011, and was one of the very first recipes I shared on Sugar …

  While I was trying desperately to come up with SOMETHING to bring to the cookout with my boyfriend’s family over the weekend, I remembered that these cookies have a tendency to win over crowds. So I made some and brought them too. Except I forgot that these are NOT cookout cookies. They are full …

For those of you that don’t know, I live in rural North Carolina. I am not from here, but my sweetheart, Chad, is and his whole family lives here. I remember when I met his grandparents for the first time, and his grandma told me to, “Come on in and find ya a seat… just make …

I was born in Belleville, Illinois. In case you have never heard of Belleville (and I’m guessing you probably haven’t), it is located in the southern-most tip of Illinois and is a bridge away from St. Louis, Missouri. My mom grew up in Belleville, my parents met there, and we spent parts of our summer …

It was a long time before I could ever bring myself to buy pork chops in the grocery store. I mean like YEARS. Let me explain… when we were kids, Mom worked at night. Many days I was responsible for our evening culinary delights (for awhile that meant mac ‘n’ cheese out of the box …

  All kids make up words. As parents we cherish the inventive vocabulary and are so sad the day we realize they finally figured out that Dunkin Donuts is NOT called Choca-Donald’s, that flog is really just fog. My best friend Tara gave me a notebook when my youngest was still only 2 or 3. …

  These are not apples. When we were little my sister Lindsey and I used to play dress up in my mom’s closet. We would put on her shoes and try on her jewlery and throw her purses over our shoulders. Mom always looked so pretty when she got dressed for church on Sunday, and my …