Our Love of Gift Baskets As far back as I can remember Sydney and I have loved giving gift baskets to family and friends for special occasions.  Whether a birthday, wedding, shower, Mother’s & Father’s Day or Christmas, we just love putting these together and giving them to someone we care about. I use the word “basket” when I say gift basket, but most of the time there is no …

Nothing feels like comfort food more than homemade biscuits.  This easy homemade biscuit recipe is amazing!  There is something very special about a flaky, buttery homemade biscuit warm from the oven.  Whether you enjoy your biscuit with jam, sausage gravy or with melted butter there just isn’t anything better! Sydney and I both love our biscuits the same way.  So at the end of the baking time we like to …

Football Season!! With football season coming up I know many of you are looking for appetizers and party food.  This is a great recipe for the men in your life.  I know our guys love it and to be honest, we do too!  🙂  You just can’t go wrong with baked chicken wings! My son, Mason, is a huge Ohio State University fan.  He can’t wait for football season to …

Who doesn’t love ice cream?  Today we are going to take ice cream up a couple of notches!  I am going to share with you our easy version of a fried ice cream recipe.  I am stressing the word “easy!”  Sydney got this recipe from her husband’s Grandma Collins.  So glad she shared it with us!  And you will be glad we shared it with you!  🙂  Come on, who …

This butterscotch haystacks recipe is from a neighbor that used to make these when I (Stephanie) was a little girl.  Way back when in the good old days!  All of us kids in the neighborhood looked forward to when she made them.  It is one of those foods that bring back childhood memories when you eat it!  🙂  For some reason childhood memories for me usually revolve around either food …

We have made this nacho dip recipe since before I can remember.  We made this as I was growing up and have tried many variations of it, but the very favorite with my family is still the tried and true original, two ingredient nacho dip recipe.  Sydney and Mason used to request this at lunchtime when they were little; actually, they still make this today as young adults.  I guess …

Sydney and I had such a great time at Champaign Berry Farm picking red and black raspberries!  This was omething very different for us to do.  Even though it is a little bit of work, there is something very therapeutic about the process. Being outdoors and just hearing nothing but stillness was so relaxing.  I highly recommend giving berry picking a try if you have never done it before. The …

This cheese ball recipe is from my sister, Janel.  She has made this cheese ball recipe for years.  It is a huge hit at Christmas with the entire family.  Everyone loves it and looks forward to it.  It is also the perfect fit for a football game or for tailgating.  This recipe just goes so well with everything! We had a great day making this recipe with my mom (Sydney’s …

Calling all deli and sub lovers.  This article is just for you!  Sydney and I had the most amazing visit at Mike & Rosy’s Deli in Springfield, OH.  They almost adjoin Wittenberg University and almost go hand in hand.  Wittenberg University students and alumni love Mike & Rosy’s Deli.   Mike & Rosy’s Deli Mike & Rosy’s Deli was established in 1977 and are located at 330 W McCreight Ave, …