It was a lazy Thursday afternoon and L and I were home by 2:00 and IN for the rest of the day. I had some serious cooking and baking on my mind and couldn’t wait to get started. I logged onto ‘A Life From Scratch’ to pull up the cookie recipe I was about to …

Ok, let’s be honest here. I’m not big into casseroles. Yes they are typically filled with amazing warmth and oozy gooey goodness but along with that typically comes a lot of butter, cheese, and therefore love handles. So I normally lean towards recipes like italian wedding or black bean soup to warm me up instead. …