…generous giveaways for 12 Days of Sweetness Sweepstakes on their Facebook page, so go on over and enter to win up to $1000 in gifts! Brown Sugar Cranberry Glazed Pork Loin Serves 6 Ingredients: 3 pounds boneless pork loin roast 1 tablespoon olive oil fine sea salt fresh cracked black pepper 1/2 cup chicken stock 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice 3 cups whole cranberries 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, I use Wholesome Sweeteners Organic Brown Su…

…e these for a friend who is undergoing chemo and her lovely friends made a page on a site where you can sign up to make a meal for the family. So today is my day and I’ll drop this off in a casserole form with salad, and dressing. You can totally make these into a casserole for ease instead of rolling each individual tortilla as an enchilada. It’s ok, I won’t judge. You can see a theme in the past couple of weeks with my Mama being sick, I only po…

…ics of my site, it was a pleasure to share her work! I’ve gone though each page of this book that was perfectly written by Andie and beautifully photographed by another kind woman, Aran Goyoaga. I met Aran once and she is another woman that I have admired her work for a long long time. Aran and Andie are a match made in heaven for creativity. They are both so super genuine, kind, humble, and real times kind of ladies. When I met Andie, it was an i…

…feeling to grab the newspaper while checking into our hotel room, turn the page and there I was! It was awesome! Saturday morning was an incredible experience times a million. It was the junior chef competition where students from Ashland and Medford High School Culinary programs competed for the Junior Chef title. It was the coolest seeing how calm these students were in this competition. They competed as teams rather than sou chef and head chef,…

…gredients. We all need inspiration right? So I went to my trusty Instagram page and searched for green smoothies, I was totally inspired in so many ways. The first inspiration is this Pear Chia Seed Green Smoothie! I’ve not added to pear in a long time and changing the ingredients in smoothies is important to give your body different nutrients on a weekly basis. I always keep add in for smoothies to up their nutritional value like apple cider vine…

…ler Fall changing nights, where the air is crisp and perfect for a thicker blanket. But the lack of rain, and super dry grass everywhere has made it prime for fires, and they are everywhere making camping a no no. So we stayed home, Brian got to rest and recuperate. We ate hot dogs, grilled burgers, and camping foods. But the best part of camping at home, no phones, no computers, no laundry, no chores. We had our bed, our books, peace and quiet. I…