Dress Up the Holidays with a Simple Charcuterie! It seems like it’s always a time for a celebration of some kind, right? Let’s say you’re going to a party and need to bring a side-dish. It seems like everyone is either bringing a salad, a bag of chips, or a dessert. What can YOU do that will knock the socks off of everyone? A CHARCUTERIE of course. Now you may browse through Pinterest and see all kinds of AMAZING charcuterie boards and it won’t take long to get OVERWHELMED. There’s so much prep work to do. It’s going to cost a fortune to get all of those supplies. I’m not creative enough to pull off a charcuterie board! Well I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be difficult to look and taste INCREDIBLE! Trust me, you CAN do it!

You see it everywhere, on shirts, posters, billboard, etc. You know, the statement “Be Kind” or the one I as a beekeeper prefer “Bee Kind”. It seems that everywhere we go there it is, that statement, a REMINDER, to be kind. Why? Why do we need to be reminded to ACT with kindness? Why do we have to have something spark that character trait within us? Why can’t we just do it - just be kind?

This Honeycrisp Walnut Salad is full of flavor and texture, with fresh apple slices, crunchy toasted walnuts, chewy dried cranberries, rich feta cheese, and a tangy-sweet raspberry walnut vinaigrette. It's perfect as a side dish any time of the year!

This easy Vegetable Pizza is the perfect fresh treat anytime of the year. Packed with yummy fresh vegetables, and a cream cheese based spread, the flaky crescent roll crust pizza makes the best appetizer, or even week night meal for your family. The best vegetables to go on the pizza are really based on your personal taste so you can tailor it to be whatever flavors you love.

This cake is simply delicious! Poke cakes, no matter the flavor, are fun and simple dessesrts to make. They just never disappoint. This cake turns it up a notch, not only because it uses pudding instead of gelatin, but because it has Oreos!!!! This Oreo Cookie Poke Cake is a chocolate cake infused with pockets of vanilla pudding and Oreo crumbs, and topped with Cool Whip and more Oreo crumbs AND mini Oreos, resulting in the most delicious slice of poke cake EVER!

Do you get so caught up in the day-to-day routines that you forget to take TIME for yourself? Do you feel like taffy being pulled from one role you play in life to the next, and next, and next? Sometimes in that taffy-pulling process you can FORGET to take time to breathe. You forget about taking care of yourself because you are focused on taking care of others and trying to JUGGLE family and career.

This chicken casserole is incredibly easy and will have the kids begging for more! Chicken, rice, and broccoli covered in melted cheese and topped with crispy potato chips! The ultimate in casserole comfort foods that I’m certain will become one of your favorites!

Do you sometimes drive yourself CRAZY with the things you do?  I sure do!  Sometimes I think my brain is just in overdrive.  I get an IDEA to do something and it just keeps going and building from that tiny snowball of an idea into an enormous, watch-out-because-this thing-is-going-to-knock-you-over snowball!  

You will not believe just how amazing this recipe is and it is so versatile! When I say “creamy” I mean “really, really, creamy”! First of all, lets talk simplicity. There are those days when you just don’t have time to cook a meal, let alone one that will have everyone coming back for seconds! Do you hear Crock Pot Creamy Ranch Chicken calling? I do!

Honeybees are important to ALL life. They tirelessly work from the moment they struggle to emerge from their cell in the hive until the time they die. They don’t stop ~ EVER! Doing your part to help our pollinators is a BEAUTIFUL thing!