I sometimes enjoy participating in Instagram or Facebook challenges when you post a certain number of pictures with a given theme for a certain amount of time. Right now, I’m trying to do two: the #SweetNovember campaign and the #GratefulNovember campaign. Let me tell you, posting two prompts a day is fun and stressful! A … Read More
Arkansas Granola Recipe (bacon, pecans, apples, honey and oats)
You’re probably already thinking, “bacon? who puts bacon in granola?” Well, as it turns out, that’s a thing. I found quite a few bacon granola recipes and I combined them with apple pecan granola recipes to develop this delicious and easy granola recipe that I’m dedicating to my new home state, Arkansas. This blog is … Read More
Mexican-style brown rice recipe
In case it’s unclear from many of the other recipes on my blog, we love Mexican-style or Mexican-inspired food! We love Mexican rice but the packaged mixes have so much sodium in them that we rarely, if ever, use them. We set out to make a simple version on our own that had far less … Read More
Guest Post: Jayshica’s story of looking to the positives through chronic illness
Note from Jamie: My friend Jayshica wrote this blog months ago and I didn’t get it added because of my own battles with chronic illness and just, life. I believe everything happens for a reason and while I am frustrated with myself for not getting this posted sooner, I believe her story must need to … Read More