Slow Cooker Chicken Soup

Crockpot chicken soup

It has been so cold in Reno lately, I keep turning the heat up in our house. I think we started winter at 68 degrees and right now both upstairs and downstairs are at 72 degrees. The problem is that it’s STILL cold in the house! Also, isn’t 72 the recommended temperature where most people are happiest? I am not sure I am happy when I’m cold all the time inside my house. Anyone else with me?

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Pomegranate Moscow Mule

pom moscow mule

Thanks to Moscow Muled for providing me with these amazing Moscow Mule Mugs and helping make this post possible! If you’re in search of the perfect holiday drink, please, look no further. This Pomegranate Moscow Mule is festive and SUPER EASY to make! I am obsessed with these moscow mule mugs . During recipe development, I realized there are two keys to the perfect moscow mule: Authentic Moscow Mule Mugs, duh Type of Ginger Beer Let me start with the mugs – these mugs are cute (who doesn’t love copper) & authentic! They hold temperatures extremely well. Like, really well. I made […]

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Ground Beef Stuffed Bell Peppers

It is starting to get cold outside and this is a good meal to ease back into cooking inside with the oven.  In the summer we seem to grill almost every night – our default cooking method. These stuffed bell peppers have to be one of my favorite meals, EVER! They are so good and so versatile. There are so many versions of this and trust me when I say several different versions will make it on the blog! This ground beef stuffed pepper dish looks fancy too (stuffed anything looks fancy!)! And it’s super easy to make!

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Fresh Cranberry Pineapple Smoothie

I am so appreciative of all the healthy Thanksgiving side options from magazines, my other blogger friends, and, of course, Pinterest. Thanksgiving does not need to be filled with marshmallows and jello salad (yuck!). That said, I love all the Thanksgiving sides… even more than the turkey. However, I can’t get onboard with the canned cranberry sauce. My family always makes everything from scratch – I wouldn’t have it any other way. Our Blue Basket delivery included fresh cranberries. I wanted to use them for something non-traditional – something other than cranberry sauce – when I came up with the […]

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