After doing some research about natural home cleaners, I found a recipe for Lemon Vinegar Cleaner. It seemed easy enough to make AND I had access to tons of lemons while we were working at the restaurant paying off debt. We've been using this cleaner for a little over a year now and it's …

One of J's favorite recipe in the Oliver Family Cookbook are these Meat & Potato Burritos. Whenever we would go "home" to Dallas when we first got married, Suzie would have these ready  for him. At first I didn't understand the big fuss over them, but now, when we're looki…

There's a delicious coffee and pastry shop here in St. Charles, MO called Sucrose that I love visiting when I'm feeling really uninspired. Last spring I was having a hard time making a decision of what tasty treat I wanted when the gal behind the counter recommended I try an almond ama…

We've had more snow days this winter than I've cared to have. It seems like every other weekend has been cancelled church services and warnings not to get on the roads... not that you really want to leave the house when temperatures are in the single digits.  Being stuck indoors so many…