The family requested taco's for dinner which I love because it's a super simple meal. While I was preparing the taco meat I decided to toss in some pinto beans to stretch the meat and add a little protein all at the same time. I wasn't sure how this was going to go over since it'…

Good morning everyone tomorrow were headed out on a Family Adventure Day, so I wanted to bake some cookies for the trip. Where are we headed you ask? well we are going to Dinasaur World and Fossil Rim Wild Life Center in Glen Rose. Since we cant see everything in one day we are planning on ma…

Last weekend I wanted to try my hand at Homemade Dulce de Leche . I was a little bit intimidated by the stove top method. Making Dulce de leche on the stove consisted of cooking the cans in a pan of hot water for several hours.   This made me a bit nervous because I kept thinking the cans would …

Are you familiar with Shrimp Ceviche ? I always assumed ceviche was only prepared with fish and not shrimp. Well traditional ceviche consists of raw seafood tossed with an acidic marinade (such as citrus juice or vinegar) that "cooks" the fish. I was unaware that Ceviche could also b…