The next town over from where we live, Holland, Michigan, is internationally known for their Tulip Festival. It is a Dutch tradition, where the streets are lined with tulips, bands from all over the United States come and play in the parades, and not to mention, food vendors come in droves. And that means ELEPHANT…
Dan and I took a trip down (for the 3rd time) to the Florida Keys to celebrate our upcoming 10 year anniversary. One of the things we look forward to is sitting on our balcony, eating key lime pie, with a cup of coffee. I am typically not a huge coffee drinker, but I must…
Instead of a “This Week In Pictures” post every week, I would like to start something new and now call it my “Around The Home” post. If you have ever wondered what a day in the life of Kristin looks like, hopefully these posts will give you just a glimpse! Being fall, that means it…
I am always looking for something to make in a 9×13 pan. Every week I make supper and a dessert for our youth group kids on Monday nights, and sometimes coming up with something “new” can be hard. I recently decided to make breakfast, but wondered what to have for dessert then? Let’s be honest,…
Are you a lover of desserts? How about those desserts that have a vegetable in the name of it, making you think it’s even healthier? Don’t burst my bubble. I think they are (who am I kidding?) A dessert that has grown on me (I used to not like it) is carrot cake. I think…
Sounds odd, doesn’t it? A cinnamon roll CAKE? I have to admit, when I first saw this recipe, I was hesitant to make it because it sounded like it would be a dry and rather bland cake. I decided to give it a test run with our youth group kids. That cake was gone in…
