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Double Cherry Ice Cream

Since we have fresh tart cherries I had to do more than just make a pie with them. I decided to make tart cherry ice cream. Sometimes fruity ice creams can get really hard or taste more like sorbet than ice cream. But this turned out very well. It’s still smooth and creamy. And it …

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Meal Plans Week of 7-21-13

Ahhh…60’s. Last week was HOT! Yesterday the heat wave finally subsided. And this morning it is a nice cool 62 degrees outside ๐Ÿ™‚ Last week was busy, busy, busy. We had quite a few places to go. Plus I did lots of baking. And I scrubbed the house top to bottom – especially the kitchen. …

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Meal Plans Week of 7-14-13

Wow, the middle of July already! I feel like the first half of my summer is kind of a blur and I’m just coming out of the fog. Last week was pretty insane too. Justin worked very late every night. We pretty much didn’t see him. I had to play Mom-Dad. And the kids were …

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Gluten Free Corndogs

Last year I started the routine of having fun finger foods for dinner on Sunday evenings. I don’t always stick to that plan anymore. But this week we did. I made corndogs! That is definitely a fun finger food. I’ve tried making corndogs quite a few times in the past. But I always tried baking …

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Meal Plans Week of 7-7-13

Here we are at Sunday again. My life has changed drastically in the last week. A week ago I was hoping my life would be a lot different. But some very difficult personal stuff happened that I hope to be able to share someday. But for now I’ll just leave it at that. I’m doing …

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Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake

Summer is here! That means one thing – strawberries. Gluten free strawberry shortcake is the perfect way to enjoy this amazing early summer berry. Do you love strawberry shortcake in the summer? I’ll confess…I’ve never liked it.  Whenever we had it growing up I opted for just vanilla ice cream with the sweetened strawberries on …

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Meal Plans Week of 6-30-13

The last day of June. This morning’s post will be a quick one. Yesterday was kind of stressful with travel, and I have a semi migraine this morning. So I’m just doing the minimum. Not sure I’ll be making it to church today. But at least we had fun celebrating my niece’s 1st birthday. We …

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Meal Plans Week of 6-23-13

Kind of a slow start to our morning today. The last 2 days have been busy with seeing both sides of the family and going to my brother-in-law’s wedding. Late bed times, lots of excitement, cake decorating, the works. It was so great to get to see so much family, especially relatives we haven’t seen …

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