our favorite homemade pizza…

Husband recently posted on facebook that he

has finally taken a liking to Abi’s pizza recipe to the point that I actually prefer it over going out…

which is HUGE for him.  When we first got married and I started making pizza for us, he wasn’t too keen . . . → Read More: our favorite homemade pizza…

sea salt carmel brownies

I saw JennyMac’s  recipe for sea salt carmel brownies a few weeks ago and couldn’t stop thinking about trying them.  I finally decided to try them last night….and they are really good.  Husband was speechless as he quickly polished one off and said it was awesome when he was finished.

And since my mom . . . → Read More: sea salt carmel brownies

very yummy carrot cake with maple cream cheese frosting….

I can’t believe it’s already April!  The weather certainly felt like spring is here though….it was in the high 80s and maybe even got up to 90 degrees outside….so nice!

Here is a yummy spring recipe for carrot cake that I recently tried when my sister and brother-in-law came to visit -they both love carrot cake.  It . . . → Read More: very yummy carrot cake with maple cream cheese frosting….

happy st. patrick's day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I wore green.  Andy did not.  I saw some pretty crazy green outfits on customers today at work.  Oh well…we celebrated by eating some beer infused foods – my version of Irish – ha!  But my brother Patrick – the beer snob – would probably approve.  We had Guinness Stout Sausage and . . . → Read More: happy st. patrick's day!

homemade tomato sauce….

I saw this really good looking tomato sauce (that also looked super easy) on smitten kitchen last week and decided to try making it for dinner last night.

It was delicious!  (well Andy said that it was a little bland and could use some spices…I really liked it as it was though)

Tomato Sauce with Butter and . . . → Read More: homemade tomato sauce….

saturday night at home….

We have been loving the warm weather and we have been cooking on the grill several nights a week….Andy loves grilling and trying new marinade recipes….and I love letting him cook me dinner so much these days. This past Saturday night, we had a great dinner! Andy did some marinated steaks on the grill and I . . . → Read More: saturday night at home….

Cinnabon Clone Recipe

I love Cinnabon cinnamon rolls…so much so that I long ago decided to pretend like Cinnabon didn’t exist anywhere but in airports and I only allow myself to eat one of their delicious cinnamon rolls when I’m flying somewhere (but yes, I have definitely run across airports to find a Cinnabon and raced back . . . → Read More: Cinnabon Clone Recipe

potato soup…

My husband loves Panera Bread’s potato soup. Sometimes we even go there just on a certain night, because that’s the night they serve it. I love Panera Bread in general, so I don’t usually complain, but since I’ve been working hard at budgeting and eating out less (I think he’d eat out every night if we . . . → Read More: potato soup…

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We are so glad you are here! My name is Abi and I am a wife and an artist. I love God, my husband, and my family and friends. I like to cook, paint, blog, and teach myself how to use my new camera and take better pictures. This blog will share our life and adventures - we hope you enjoy it!

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