Becki's Whole Life

Grilled Huli Huli Chicken

Becki Jacobs — Sat, 25 May 2013 21:48:11 +0000

I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day Weekend! We are heading to the beach, but I wanted to post a quick recipe that is perfect for your holiday BBQ. Huli apparently means “turn” in Hawaiian. Turn the chicken a few times on the grill and you have a great start for dinner. I [...]

Best Ever Strawberry Shortcake

Becki Jacobs — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:50:36 +0000

First a quick public service announcement….I wanted to let anyone in the Raleigh area know that if you are looking for a Realtor in the Triangle (or know of someone who is,) my husband, Jim (Jacobs), is now working with RE/MAX in Cary. Check out his site here. Thank you:-). So, here is one more [...]

11 Things I Learned From My Mom – Happy Mother’s Day!

Becki Jacobs — Sun, 12 May 2013 12:40:24 +0000

Happy Mother’s Day Mom! So much of what we do or who we are in life comes from our Mom. I was reading an article earlier this week that was talking about how people say that children are so resilient and can overcome tragic events early in life. The article rejected this notion by pointing [...]

Cilantro Lime Chicken Chopped Salad

Becki Jacobs — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:43:57 +0000

One of my favorite weeknight time savers lately is to cook a chicken on the weekend and then divide the meat (and broth) between two easy meals through the week. While chicken and dumplings or enchiladas are always family favorites, sometimes I like to lighten things up with a chicken salad. This salad is originally [...]

Farmhouse Barbecue Beef Muffins

Becki Jacobs — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:28:28 +0000

This is a fun little recipe and a yummy weeknight treat. Great with a side salad and your whole family will enjoy! Kids can definitely help with this one. I cooked the ground beef and then Taylor and Grandma put the biscuits in the muffin pans and added the ground beef mixture and cheese. How [...]

Dill Pickle Wraps

Becki Jacobs — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:23:14 +0000

This is a great lunchbox idea for pickle-loving kids. Although, as a pickle-loving adult I am not a opposed to making one of these for myself at lunch. These were inspired by my mom, who is actually here in North Carolina visiting from New York. I may have some other recipes of hers on the [...]

Easy Baked and Grilled BBQ Babyback Ribs

Becki Jacobs — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:58:35 +0000

This is more of a method for baking and grilling bbq ribs vs. a recipe. I like preparing bbq ribs this way because you do not need to have your grill running for hours on end. This is also great because many people don’t have a smoker to make traditional BBQ. Purists won’t necessarily like [...]

PW’s Spreads (Chocolate Shortbread Bars)

Becki Jacobs — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 23:59:07 +0000

So, the other week when I sent Taylor to the Internets to find some Indian food, not only did she find this absolutely yummy Trinidadian Chicken Curry on Pioneer Woman’s site but she also found these simple and super tasty bar-type cookies called Spreads. After talking about making cookies together all day, she ditched me [...]

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins

Becki Jacobs — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:51:25 +0000

Do you have a crazy, insane person in your house that doesn’t like banana muffins or banana bread? I do, so I decided to try a recipe that disguised the banana with chocolate (and more chocolate) and guess what? It worked! My crazy, insane, banana bread-hating child decided that banana and chocolate is good. Yummy [...]

Happy Easter Recipes

Becki Jacobs — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:40:44 +0000

If you are looking for a few last minute recipes for your Easter brunch or dinner I am pulling some from the BWL archives. Enjoy and Happy Easter! For the Easter Basket! Chocolate Candy using molds For Brunch Cinnamon Biscuits Banana Crumb Muffins Chicken Prosciutto Fettuccine Salad Macaroni Fruit [...]