Chocolate Play Dough Activity

To me, dumplings have always meant big, fluffy biscuit like goodness.  But to my husband, dumplings are flat strips of pastry.  Delicious, yes, but just not quite the same.  So everytime I’ve made chicken and dumplings it’s been with the afore mentioned type of dumpling. However, thanks to Pinterest I kept seeing links to “Crock…

Looking for a quick, satisfying lunch or dinner idea? These Salmon BLTs are one of my absolute favorite meals. They’re easy to throw together, full of flavor, and endlessly customizable. Lately, I’ve been loving them on Panera’s Tomato Basil Bread, but they’re also delicious on rye, sourdough, potato bread, or whatever you have on hand….

This carnita-style pork is one of my absolute favorites—simple to make and packed with bold, savory flavor. If I’m ever at Chipotle, I always go for the carnitas burrito, and their ingredient list is refreshingly transparent: pork, bay leaf, salt, black pepper, thyme, juniper berries, and sunflower oil. Bring your favorite fast-food meal home with…

Every girl of the south has her own way of making sweet tea.  Over the year’s I’ve simplified my method and now am in the habit of making a small 2-quart pitcher each night while I prepare dinner.  It’s perfect each and every time and super simple. [mv_create key=”9″ title=”Dinnertime Sweet Tea” thumbnail=”https://stayingonthesunnyside.com/wp-content/uploads/sweettea1.jpg” type=”recipe”] FacebookPin

Perhaps it was the browning bananas sitting on my counter or just mark it up to a pregnancy craving, but I couldn’t get the idea of a banana bread with cream cheese out of my head. I ended up trying Martha Stewart’s banana cupcake recipe and used my new go-to cream cheese frosting from the…

Every now and then, a recipe comes to life with a story that’s just too sweet not to share. This one began not in the kitchen… but on paper. My daughter was working through a Journaling in July challenge from DressUpYourWriting.com, and instead of simply checking off prompts on her bingo board, she took things…