French Onion Tortellini Soup Made with Only Four Ingredients

On cold, rainy dreary winter days I love to have a pot of soup on the stove. There’s something about soup simmering that feels so homey to me. Here’s a quick and easy soup my family loves – French Onion Tortellini Soup. This soup…

Meatloaf Cupcakes

  My daughter has been wanting to make meatloaf cupcakes for awhile now, ever since we saw a picture of them somewhere (probably on Pinterest, right?). Whenever my kids make a dinner request that isn’t complete junk food I try to accommodate them so…

Peace, Love and Light

I finally got a chance to escape my home chaos for a few hours to do something just for me – some sketching and drawing and a bit of blogging too. I started out in the beautiful quiet of the local library ’til the…

Introducing Pisco!

I just realized that I’ve not yet introduced you all to the new guy in my life – Pisco the puppy! He’s a German Wirehaired Pointer, born on a farm in Eastern Washington. We got Pisco when he was just a 9 week old…

Beans and Rice for the New Year

I usually cook black-eyed peas and rice for luck on New Year’s Day, but I never really love it. The peas get mealy and the rice gets mushy when it’s mixed in together, so this year I decided to branch out and make a…