Christmas and Winter are coming fast! To celebrate, I have two FREE Printables for you: Winter Subway Art and Christmas Countdown Calendar. What do you do with these? Well, decopage the subway art onto …
Pillsbury Dough Boy and Recipes
Pillsbury. We all know it right. We pretty much stuff everything from sweets to vegetables in Pillsbury dough. It literally goes with everything. AND… Who doesn’t LOVE the Pillsbury Dough Boy! As I was making …
First Annual Gingerbread House Competition
Welcome to our First Annual Gingerbread House Competition with Daily Dish with Foodie Friends Friday! You need not have a blog or be an expert architect. We just want to see all your fantastic creations! …
The Typical Blogger
While the rest of y0ur family is gathering around the Thanksgiving table to pray and give thanks…. is this what you will be doing? Ha ha ha…. You can bet I will be! Happy Thanksgiving
Cooking in Africa ~ Fufu
Fufu is a staple meal in West Africa and is like to potatoes to Americans. It is a meal that is made from yams, cassava or plantains. In Togo it was mostly made with …
Encouraging Kids to try New Foods: 7 Tips for Picky Eaters
My daughter loves to cook with me in the kitchen. She enjoys preparing recipes as well as coming up with ideas for her own recipes. When she grows up, she wants to be a baker …
Cooking in Africa ~ A bigger mortar and pestle
In the last posting I did of Cooking in Africa, I talked about the use of a mortar and pestle for grinding or mashing foods like spices, and tomatoes. In Togo there is also a …
Teaching Wisdom in the Home
Today we have an article from one of our favorite foodie friends, Alyssa from Cooking from a SAHM (Stay at Home Mom). Thank you so much for coming by and sharing with us Alyssa. …
Cooking in Africa- Using a mortar and pestle
A mortar and pestle in my way of thinking is probably one of the most important kitchen appliance in a Togolese kitchen. It is used to grind spices and herbs, mash veggies like onions or …
Spooktacular Halloween Treats!
Halloween is near and have we got some Halloween treats for you! We recently held a Halloween Linky Party at Foodie Friends Friday and we got some really great ideas for fall and Halloween treats. …
Pizza Pumpkins
These cute pumpkins are super easy to make. Mine have a pizza filling, but I can think up endless variations (just cheese, chili cheese, chocolate, jam, etc). I also used a lot of store bought …
Cooking in Africa
After I was married in Togo, West Africa, I had the opportunity to do most of my own cooking and also watch my in-laws cook. I stayed in Togo for six weeks after getting married …
Pumpkin Carving Ideas and Stencils
Halloween is almost here, and if your kids are like mine, you house has been decorated for weeks and they have been begging to get pumpkins a week ago! Truth told, it is time. Time …