I was out in my garden yesterday and realized I need to do a post on our vegetable garden. We've been planting vegetables for years; even when we were living in the "city" of Paterson, NJ. The last time we planted a garden was 3 years ago. The Colonel's schedule just wouldn't allow and I need […]
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Eggplant Rollatini
I hope everyone had a GREAT Father's Day. We had a pretty good day considering the Colonel is still away training. The kids and I made a quick video for him and put it on Facebook, then sent him a text to make sure he would log in at some point during the day to […]
Silver Anniversary
Today is a special day. 25 years ago TODAY the Colonel and I were married. It seems hard to believe it's been that long since the Colonel still makes me feel like a teenager... My father had the following picture on his desk all these years. It's one of my favorites because it shows the […]
Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
Elegant Cucumber Tea Sandwiches are perfect for bridal showers, baby showers or tea parties. These can be made with a variety of different flavored cream cheeses. They make a beautiful presentation on any buffet table. Check out all the other Easy Appetizers for even more delicious ideas waiting to be discovered! Cucumber Tea Sandwiches Cucumber […]
Foodie Friends Friday
I have joined Foodie Friends on Facebook, which is a GREAT place to meet other bloggers. Please make sure you check out all the other recipes shared with this group in the Best of Foodie Friends Friday section. Every Friday, each member is assigned a blog to review a recipe and then post about it on […]
Skirt Steak Grilled to Perfection
One of my absolute favorite meals to eat in the summer is Skirt Steak. Which is a far cry from when I was a little girl and a teenager...I didn't like steak at all. My mother would make steak every Sunday in the summer because it was an easy meal to get on […]
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake
Calling all home cooks looking for an easy and delicious homemade cake recipe! This peanut butter chocolate chip cake from a cake mix with homemade chocolate ganache is guaranteed to be a hit! Combining your favorite flavors of peanut butter and chocolate, it's hard not to love this decadent dessert that takes minimal effort...all you […]
Mother's Day
19 years ago I celebrated my very first Mother's Day. I still remember how nervous I was getting myself ready for church that morning; not to mention getting Olivia ready. Over the years I have come to LOVE Mother's Day. I love spending the time with my children and especially my Colonel; they always […]
Bacon Cheese Potatoes
Bacon Cheese Potatoes cooked in the crock pot until they are fork tender, cheesy and delicious! Oh and there's bacon too! The other day I mentioned on my Walking on Sunshine Facebook page that I was trying a new recipe for Bacon Cheese Potatoes for dinner. I was pretty excited about it and shared with everyone a picture as […]
Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread...
Here is a DELICIOUS recipe that your family will love! Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread Garlic Parmesan Pull Apart Bread Ingredients: 1 can of refrigerated Grands biscuits (not the flaky layers) ½ stick of butter 3 cloves of garlic, minced ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning (I omitted) Directions: Begin […]
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Squares
This week's Something Yummy for my Colonel's Tummy is a DELICIOUS treat... Peanut Butter Oatmeal Squares I made these squares for the Cadets on Sunday and they were so EASY and so DELICIOUS. YES, the Colonel loved them as well. Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar 2 cups old-fashioned […]
Great is Thy Faithfulness
A quick update on my Mom. Surgery went well. She was off the ventilator 2 hours AFTER surgery. She is still in the ICU/Heart Unit at the hospital and will be there until they release her to come home; probably another 4 days. The doctor said mom's valve was so narrow he didn't know how […]
Prayer Request...
Today while you are all reading this post, I am at the hospital, in the waiting room, while my mom is having open heart surgery. And the Colonel is on a plane going to Wisconsin to work for the Army until late Sunday evening. The surgery is two-fold: to replace her aorta valve and to […]
Gettysburg
On Saturday The Colonel, his brother and wife and our son Michael all got in the car and made the over 2 hour drive to Gettysburg, PA. I was doing what every other Italian mom was doing the DAY BEFORE EASTER... I was staying home to COOK! So the best I can do is share […]
Amish Country, Lancaster...
Sorry I've been MIA since Easter. I didn't mean to disappear, it's just life was incredibly crazy last week with the Colonel's brother and wife visiting from Alaska and I've been trying to catch up on so much this week. Now, if you are friends with me on my Walking on Sunshine Facebook page, then […]
Mom's 80th Birthday Party
This week's Tuesday's Question is an EASY ONE as I've been away from my blog for awhile... "What has everyone been up to?" Life was DIFFICULT last week with the loss of our dear friend Arlene, and at the same time, life was WONDERFUL with the celebration of my mom's 80th birthday with a party here at […]
Easy Egg Rolls
Before I went MIA last week I promised to show you what I made in my new deep fryer that I purchased from the garage sale site that I belong to on Facebook. Egg Rolls... I used the same recipe for the Pork Won Tons post a few months ago. So easy and so delicious! Ingredients: […]
Garlic Knots...
The other day for dinner I made calzones and I had extra pizza dough leftover; happens quite frequently when I make calzones. So I decided to do something different with the dough and made garlic knots. We love to order them from our favorite pizzeria! GARLIC KNOTS... Ingredients: Pizza dough Melted butter Garlic Parsley You […]
Psalms 1:3
“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Psalms 1:3 As Christians we are to be “like a tree planted by the rivers of water.” Not just a river, but […]
Crusty Honey Mustard Chicken
A few weeks ago I shared on Facebook that I just made the most delicious chicken recipe and I couldn't wait to post it on my blog. Well TODAY is the DAY. I found this recipe on my friend Sandie's blog Chatty Crone. Not only was it delicious, but it was so easy! And you know […]
Homemade Italian Bread
Have you ever made homemade bread?I have and I've been making homemade bread for years and it's not hard! I've even made it without my Kitchen Aid Mixer! But a few years ago the Colonel gave me a Kitchen Aid mixer for Mother's Day and it's wonderful. If you don't have a mixer […]
Cauliflower with Creamy Cheese Sauce
Today is Day Two of SIDE DISHES. Today's dish is another dish that I've been making for awhile and when I made it last week, the Colonel said to me, "Have you shared this recipe with your blogger friends?" I said, "No, it's just cauliflower." Well, as you can see, he […]
Fettuccine with Oven Roasted Tomatoes
As I mentioned yesterday, I plan on sharing different Side Dishes with you this week. I don't know about any of you, but I'm always looking for something NEW and EASY to prepare to go along with our meals here at Walking on Sunshine. I thought maybe you might enjoy these recipes. Our first Side Dish of […]
Everyday Life
As most of you know, our daughter Olivia is in her first year of college down in Florida. When she was a junior in high school, she started to prepare for the dreaded SAT test she knew she needed to take in order to be accepted at the college of her choice. We did what […]
What Would YOU Grab if Your House was on Fire?
Happy Tuesday! The sun is shining today here in PA and all the snow that fell on Saturday is almost gone. A little sad about that, but glad the sun is shining. For this week's Tuesday Question, I'm asking something that I've thought about a lot. "What is the one thing you would grab if your […]
Chocolate Covered Peanuts...
This week's Something Yummy for My Colonel's Tummy is really a favorite of our whole family. Chocolate Covered Peanuts Nothing is more delicious than melted chocolate and peanuts... After some "chilling" time, you have a delicious snack... I could not believe how incredibly easy this recipe was when Olivia and I made them for Christmas. […]
Handel's Messiah...
This never gets old for me. How can you remain seated while this is being sung? And He shall reign forever and ever! Enjoy your day!
Saturday
Usually on Saturday's I spend a few minutes introducing you to one of the many blogs that I read. And I had hoped to do this today as well, but life gets busy and we're leaving in a little while to pick up our daughter from the airport. She is coming home for CHRISTMAS! She […]
Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows...
SOMETHING YUMMY FOR MY COLONEL'S TUMMY I have made these a few times for church functions and even bake sales. They really are so easy! Chocolate Dipped Marshmallows... Ingredients: Marshmallows Melted chocolate Sprinkles Lollipop sticks (I purchased mine at AC Moore) Place a lollipop stick into the center of each marshmallow... Dip the top of […]
Christmas is HERE!
CHRISTMAS has arrived at Walking on Sunshine. Our Christmas tree. Yes, it's a Christmas tree, not a Holiday tree as many people would love to change the whole meaning of Christmas... Our tree is full of ornaments that Olivia and Michael have made and even ornaments that I made when I was a […]
Sausage and Peppers
I've been wanting to share my recipe for Sausage and Peppers for some time, but kept thinking It's Too Simple and Easy. But this morning I thought, "I love SIMPLE and EASY." And besides,who has time to make a recipe that requires 20 ingredients? Sausage and Peppers... Trust me, it's good. It's really good. More importantly,it's really […]
Thanksgiving Recap 2011
A week ago today I was cooking up a storm! Getting ready for the BIG day... Thanksgiving! Today, I'd like to share with you a few pictures of Thanksgiving Day here at our house. My centerpiece made from a "hollowed" out pumpkin and a few bunches of flowers... The table... Close-up of the […]
I Am Thankful
I am thankful for: The mess to clean up after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. The taxes I pay because it means that I'm employed, well the Colonel is! My shadow who watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshine. The […]
Leftover Pie Crust Cookies
Yesterday I shared with you Chicken Pot Pie with Homemade Pie Crust. Most of the time when you're cooking with pie crust, either homemade or store-bought, you have leftover dough. What to do besides eating it raw? When I was a little girl my mother use to take the dough and sprinkle the pieces with […]
Scripture Sunday...
Here's a beautiful promise: Psalms 32:7 "You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance." Selah When I was a little girl growing up hearing my father preach, he once devoted every Wednesday Night Bible Study to the book of Psalms. One Psalm, every […]
Lasagna Roll Ups
Lasagna Roll Ups Our family loves Italian food. We really could eat it a few times a week, but I try to limit it to just once. I've been making Lasagna Roll Ups for years. When we were first married I would make lasagna the traditional way, in LAYERS, but it was usually a […]
Scripture Sunday...
"I, even I, am the Lord; and beside me there is no Savior." Isaiah 43: 11 AND... "I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins." Isaiah 43: 25 Beautiful. The Lord doesn't remember our sins, shouldn't we do the same?
Tuesday's Question...Why is my Blog Called Walking on Sunshine
Why is my blog is called Walking on Sunshine? I'm sure most of you have heard of the song, "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves. But I thought I'd share with you exactly why I chose Walking on Sunshine as the title for my blog over 3 years ago. The […]
Getting Rid of our Home Phone
So the Colonel and I finally canceled our home phone. Yesterday was the first day of only having our cell phones to connect to the outside world. And you know what? I love it. Seriously, I didn't get one call from someone trying to sell me something or trying to collect money for their charity. […]
Scripture Sunday...
Psalm 91:4 "He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler." What exactly is a "buckler?" According to the Easton Bible Dictionary, a buckler is a large shield protecting the whole body. Please pray for my mom. I rushed her to the […]
It's Looking Like Fall
Like many other bloggers, Fall is my favorite season. It's actually the Colonel's favorite season also. So, the other day I asked the Colonel to please bring my "orange" boxes up from the storage room. Felt so good to unpack them. I didn't unpack them last year. My Colonel was in Afghanistan last year and […]
Olivia's Mac and Cheese
When Olivia was a baby, she LOVED mac and cheese. I use to make it, home-made of course, and freeze it in ice cube trays. But as she grew, her love for mac and cheese changed and she would only eat mac and cheese from a box. Last year I experimented with the […]
