Welcome!

The Sweet Life

Thank you for taking the time to visit my site!  

I look forward to sharing with you and I encourage you to email me with ideas and suggestions!  I will be adding some cooking videos and more favorite recipes as well as other topics so be sure and subscribe to my mailing list and I will let you know when I add things! 

A little about me: I am a wife, mother, multiple business owner; traditional and home based. I love to cook, create and celebrate! Being 1 of 10 children from the farmlands of the midwest, my love for farmers markets with vibrant vegetables runs deep. As a child I helped my mother bake pies and rolls to sell at the farmers market. One of my five brothers, Jack, owned an apple orchard and I would love to watch him make apple cider.  Between my four  sisters, my mother and grandmother, family and fresh home cooked meals were the foundation of my childhood.

Now living in Virginia my cooking has expanded to the Eastern Shore with a gala of incredible seafood with Southern hints of the Carolinas. I am fortunate enough to have an abundance of spectacular flowers adorning our yard that I bring in as often as possible and create floral art.

For 15 years I owned and operated multiple fitness franchises and a tanning salon. Now I am co-owner with my husband of 21 tanning and spa salons in the Virginia Beach area; along with having multiple home based businesses. I love the freedom that comes from owning your own business as well as feeling in control of your future.  We employee 150 incredible staff  in our traditional business and have helped thousands of others create residual  income through our network marketing and direct sales businesses.

I hope that you enjoy some of my favorite recipes and feel free to be creative and change them up if you like.