perfect chunky spicy meat-lovers chili

my husband and i like to think we are so “country”. we made our version of chili this weekend and it was a big hit at the hoe down! we had a hoe down to go to this weekend. it was an absolute blast. lots of friends, a real caller, and of course, a chili...

{skinny} lasagna soup

is there anything more heart-wrenching than a sick baby? maybe. but today, there sure isn’t. i have a wheezing snot machine who coughs like a 70-year-old smoker. everyone else seems to be back up and running, but it’s the baby that makes it sad. cuddles,...

8 can taco soup

remember how i said, we’ve eaten like chubby 10-yr-olds for a while at our house? well, we have. we both have gained more than necessary in the first trimester of this bean growth party and it had to stop… er, slow down. so, this week we are on a cleanse....