Joy In Every Season

BBQ Spice Blend

Before I share my BBQ spice blend, let me fill you in on YUMMLY. Have you discovered Yummly yet?  Yummly is a super user-friendly site that’s on a mission to be the most powerful and most helpful food site in the world.  It’s where you can save recipes from all your favorite food websites and blogs, search in a variety of ways and even create a grocery list.  Now that’s pretty amazing!  Please check out Joy in Every Season's page on YUMMLY.  I've recently added the YUMMLY icon at the end of each ... Read More about BBQ Spice Blend

Pesto Caprese Bread

To serve bread or not? I ask myself that a lot. Carbs or no carbs? Garlic bread goes perfect with a pasta meal. Grilled bread with a little olive oil and fresh rubbed garlic is perfect with a light salad. Cornbread is great with chili. And is BBQ really a BBQ without a side of garlic bread? I think I know that bread is good with any meal! This Pesto Caprese Bread was just what we needed with our BBQ'd chicken and Orzo Salad dinner. ... Read More about Pesto Caprese Bread

Blueberry French Toast Casserole

I saw this Blueberry French Toast Casserole while scrolling my Instagram and knew I had to make it. Fortunately for me, we had some family in town and a text from a sister in law that went something like this, "I want to come see your kids (she was really referring to the grand babies), can we come over on Sat. morning? It doesn't have to be for breakfast, we would love to see everyone. But I have fruit, if you want to do breakfast."  YES, thank you for the perfect excuse to make the Blueberry ... Read More about Blueberry French Toast Casserole

Orzo Salad

Don't you just love a pasta salad? I do! They are so versatile, extremely easy to make, almost everyone likes them, and they are a perfect side dish that go with just about anything you throw on the grill. One of my "little girl" memories is going to our local park and having dinner picnics. And, when we picnic'd we had either macaroni salad or potato salad. I still love potato salad, but definitely prefer this "lightened up" version of a pasta salad. Bye-bye creamy mayonnaise based macaroni ... Read More about Orzo Salad

Trail Mix

Who doesn't love a handful of sweet and salty trail mix?? I made up a huge batch and couldn't resist a few little "tastes" as I was bagging it up. ... Read More about Trail Mix