by Leslie Sholly | Feb 27, 2016 | cooking, review, shopping, sponsored, Uncategorized, us family guide
Back again with another review for US Family Guide. Â Monthly Pepper Box (to which I was given a three-month subscription in exchange for my honest review) is NOT a box full of pepper shakers or a box full of jalapenos and habaneros! Â Rather each box contains three...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 27, 2015 | cooking, sponsored, Uncategorized, us family guide
I wouldn’t go out on Black Friday if everything were free. Â I’m much more a cyber-Monday girl! And in that spirit I’m going to be offering you a few deals from US Family Guide (for which I will be compensated with free products, which I will honestly...
by Leslie Sholly | Oct 11, 2014 | cooking, health, recipes
It’s fall, so it’s time for pumpkins! However, those of us who are doing low carb must forswear pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin bars, pumpkin cookies. Â So sad for us! Luckily, pumpkin lends itself well to savory dishes as well. Â The following...
by Leslie Sholly | Sep 15, 2014 | cooking, food
A few weeks ago I shared the story of my lifetime of dieting, and I promised to write about the healthy changes I’ve made. Â Since this morning I visited the wellness nurse and can now report I have lost 45 lbs. since taking charge of my health at the end of...
by Leslie Sholly | Jan 1, 2014 | cooking, Deep Thoughts, food, The South
It’s New Years Day and y’all know what that means, right? Â Black-eyed peas and greens, at least for us Southerners. As long as I can remember, my mother forced us to eat at least one bite of black-eyed peas each New Years Day, “For luck,” she...
by Leslie Sholly | Nov 29, 2013 | cooking, food, Parenting
The NaBloPoMo wagon, that is. Â But, y’all, this week has been brutal. First there was the all-nighter. Â Jake got his paper done. Â Emily bagged on us around 3 a.m. Â I stayed up and up and up. Â For those of you who have heard me rant about helicopter parenting,...