A Proverbs 31 Kind of Day

One Saturday, we were having guests for breakfast. But to do that, you have to start the prep work a bit earlier than I really want to function on a Saturday morning. I looked through my recipes to find some of our favorites . . . that were easy! And by "easy," I mean not extremely time consuming but tastes good! I decided on a menu that included fruit, breakfast cake, yogurt, egg cups, and . . . GRITS! Yes, grits! We love grits! What I particularly love about grits is their unassuming ability to take on just about any flavor! Plain grits. Sweet grits. Cheese grits. Savory grits. You can't go wrong with well-done grits! Even people who say they don't like grits will love well-done grits! Our guests had to end up changing plans the night before, but I went ahead with our brunch plans for our family. The best memories are made around the table, laughing, talking, and enjoying a Saturday morning together! Cheesy Breakfast Grits 1 ...

We are finally all home, together again, as a family! My boy cherub lived in DC this Summer and was a Page in the U.S. Senate. My girl cherub and I spent time at different camps and on mission trips. The Mr. did a little bit of everything, including a smidge of travel for work. So it's been awhile since we've all been together, under "our" roof. Now that we're back together . . . I really like it! Since my boy cherub was away, I have spent time making him some of his favorites. After his first "home cooked" meal, I made this for dessert. On a whim, we added vanilla ice cream to it; and just like that . . . A new dessert was made! We were kind of sad when we ran out of the fruit mixture! Ok, not really! But we did say we'd need to make this again! I like that it was super easy! Fruit and Cream 1 regular can of sliced peaches, cut into bite-sized pieces 1 regular can of pears, cut into bite-sized pieces 2 bananas, s...

We really do love mango. I'm not certain what it is about this fruit that is so enticing. Maybe it's their beautiful color!  Seriously!  Look at the picture!  The yellow, green, red, and orange  . . . they're amazing! And they can sometimes be a little expensive. But not necessarily in the summer. That's when the mangos are the best! Yesterday, the girl cherub and I bought a box of mangos. Now, we like mango . . .but my boy cherub is the one who really digs mango! But he's not at home this summer. So with that in mind, I needed to come up with some things to make with our many mangos. One of the things I want to try is mango agua fresco. I think it would taste great! But until I figure out how to do that, I want to share with you the recipe for mango salsa that my girl cherub made. The Mr. and my boy cherub are gone, so we girls made fish tacos for dinner. Topped with mango salsa. She looked at different recipes and discovered t...