Meet Joseph. He’s a part of our leadership team for KoHuge, our youth group. We met Joseph 2 years ago when he approached Currey about helping with youth group. He had just transferred to a nearby college and was looking to serve in a local church. At first, we totally blew him off. We’ve had…
Boston Cream Pie
When the Jodi and Aaron began visiting our church a couple of years ago we invited them over for dinner to get to know them. As soon as they arrived at our home, we knew they’d be people we’d be friends with. Our conversation was easy and the night flew by as we shared stories…
Chicken Enchilada Soup
It seems fitting that my first recipe post in my new format would introduce Soup Group. These precious people will be regulars here on the blog. For the last 2 years our small group has consisted of our youth group leaders. It’s a time to connect, plan for the following week and pray for our…
Hello 2016!
Hello dear Readers! Happy New Year! While time is flying faster than I would like, I always love the start of a new year. It feels like a new beginning, a chance to start fresh. And that’s exactly what’s happening here on the blog! My goal has always been to share real recipes made in…
New England Driving Tour – Day 2
After a good night’s sleep, we were ready to tackle Day 2 of our New England Driving Tour. We woke up early and headed straight to The Holy Donut. I’d read an article about the Top 10 Donut shops in the US and was happy to see that 2 of the shops were on our…
New England Driving Tour – Day 1
In case you missed my last post, I’m recapping our recent New England Driving Tour. Getting out of town was rough! Bennett and I had been struggling with illness and we were all up most of the night before we left. It was so hard to leave a sick baby at home! After much discussion,…
Planning for a Driving Tour through New England
If you follow me on Instagram you know that Currey and I have been on vacation. A glorious, 8 day vacation without our kids. In July we are celebrating 10 years of marriage and we felt this milestone was worth celebrating. As soon as my parents said they were free to come stay with the…
Bacon and Avocado Chopped Salad
We are currently on a salad binge here at the Blandford house. Currey and I just returned from an incredible anniversary trip (more on that in posts to come). We spent a wonderful week touring New England. As we were planning our trip, we spent a lot of time looking into restaurants in each city…
Momofuku Milk Bar Bagel Bombs
If you follow me on Instagram then you already know that Currey has recently left his job at Starbucks. We are thrilled that he will be able to focus all his time and energy on work at our church but the fact that that chapter of our lives is over still seems surreal. He was…
Shaved Brussels Sprout Salad
While I don’t jump on the weight loss bandwagon every January, I do tend to crave salads this time of year. I enjoy the holidays and all the food that comes with them so by the first couple of months of the new year my body seems to crave fresh produce and lots of greens….
Semi – Homemade Chocolate Croissants
One of my favorite ways to start the day is with breakfast as a family. Not the frantic pouring of cereal with a splash of milk, inhaled before flying out the door to our first activity breakfast but the breakfasts that we have the luxury to linger over. A breakfast that takes a little time…
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Friends, I have made this Chicken Tortilla Soup so many times that I’ve lost count. And I take pictures of it every time. What I’ve realized that this soup is not very photogenic. Because I couldn’t get beautiful pictures of this soup, I debated posting it at all. But you need this Chicken Tortilla Soup…
Pot Roast
Like most people I know, I tend to enjoy certain foods during certain times of the year. After the holidays, with endless sweet treats and decadent meals, we regularly juice and try to eat healthy. During the summer months, we tend to grill out and eat lots salads, when fresh produce is abundant. As soon…
Cashew Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Growing up, my family would visit P.F. Chang’s any time that we traveled. It was always fun to explore a new city and we loved finding a P.F.Chang’s along the way. We didn’t have one in the town where I grew up so it was always a special treat to enjoy Mongolian Beef or Crispy…
Candy Bar Ice Cream
If your house is anything like ours, you are up to ears in Halloween candy. We saw our first snowflakes of the season on Halloween. While we were out trick or treating it was 40 degrees with high winds. We noticed significantly less trick or treaters out this year and people were unloading candy…
Carrabba’s Herbed Dipping Oil
For the first few years that Currey and I were married, I was a part of the Junior League. It was a great opportunity to meet new friends and volunteer in my community. I got to serve on several projects and made great memories. A highlight of every year was our fundraising luncheon. In addition…
Here we go again…
Hello friends! As is usually the case, I ended up taking a much longer break from blogging than I had initially anticipated. Life has been crazy busy. Yes, even busier than usual. I’ve made a change in my work schedule that has taken time for us to get used to as a family. It’s…
Asian Ramen Cabbage Salad
For the last 6 years, I’ve done a weekly bible study called Bible Study Fellowship. If you are looking for a study to help your faith grow or to learn how to better study the bible, BSF is worth checking out. It’s an interdenominational bible study and there are groups that meet all over the world….
Beet Juice
Before we had kids, we didn’t have great eating habits. We’d eat fast food a couple of times a week. I’d also eat fast food with my co-workers a couple of times a week as well. I had begun making more meals at home but I still wasn’t a great cook. We ate lots of…
S’mores Bar
Can you believe it’s already June? The month of May just flew by! Each year I marvel at how busy May continues to be. Ballet recitals, parties to celebrate the end of school and so many other events celebrating the beginning to summer. It’s all fun but just keeps us busy. Every Memorial Day weekend,…
Bacon Avocado Sandwiches
Hello there friends! I wasn’t planning on taking such a long break from blogging but I’m glad I did. Even a short break gives me time to miss blogging. I enjoy sharing recipes and keeping up this blog but constantly churning out posts can be draining. I’m returning from my hiatus refreshed and I’ve got…
Stitch Fix Review #2
Hi there friends! Hope that you had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Our day was lovely and full of relaxation. Just what this momma wants! Today I wanted to share another Stitch Fix Box with you. My last post was so popular that I intend to make this a monthly contribution. In case you aren’t familiar with…
Bite Sized Raspberry White Chocolate Scones
If you’ve ever eaten a meal at our home, you know that I tend to over prepare. I never want anyone to leave our house hungry so I always tend to go overboard with the food. Which brings us to today’s recipe. When Kristie asked me to bring a treat to our get together, I instantly…
Summer Chopped Salad
Have you heard of Door to Door Organics? It’s a company that delivers organic fruits and vegetables to your front door. What makes this great is that the customer picks how often to get boxes and what size box to get. The order is easy to customize too. I get an email 5 days before…
Big Fork Bacon Sausage
When I was invited to the Big Fork Brands Blogger Breakfast I was thrilled. Enjoying a delicious breakfast that I didn’t have to prepare and the chance to connect with other bloggers was worth the drive to the city. As I began to research Big Fork Brands Bacon Sausage my enthusiasm grew. It’s sausage made…
Feta and Chive Scones
My posts seem to be focused on adoption this week. I promise that this won’t become a blog completely devoted to adoption but that’s what’s going on in life right now. As we’ve begun the adoption process we’ve realized the financial commitment is significant. We’ve always known this was true but now that we are…
Marshmallow Fruit Dip
Y’all sure know how to make a girl feel loved! Thank you, thank you for your kind words about our adoption. We are so excited for this journey and I felt like so many of you are celebrating with us! It brings me such joy. I’m so thankful for each kind comment, email, text and…
Coconut Custard Pie & A Blandford Family Announcement
Happy Monday Friends! I hope that you had a lovely Easter. We enjoyed a wonderful meal with dear friends. I love when guests feel comfortable enough to stick around once the meal is done. Our kind friends even hung around to watch the kids hunt for eggs. It was hilarious to watch! Bennett was thrilled…
Coffee Cake Muffins
Growing up, I spent a month at camp every summer. My time at Kanakuk was a highlight of every year and I would have spent my entire summer there had that been allowed. I made life long friends, my faith was shaped and I had a month full of fun. It was a wonderful way…
Tropical Green Smoothie
The number one questioned I’m asked when people find out that I write a food blog is how I manage to not pack on lots of pounds. This always makes me laugh because I eat plenty of the food I prepare. I just don’t eat all of everything I make! Lots of food that I…