Oven Roasted Asparagus
This is the time of year when you can get a really good deal on asparagus. They are coming into season in my area. Most the local food store will have them on sale for around $.99 lb Normally I would steam or cooked them
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Full Pink Moon
Hey all you moon watchers. The moon will be full today at 3:57 PM est. Did you know that the Native Americans named the full moons? This month it’s named the full pink moon because it’s named after the herb moss pink, also known as
Rain ~ Wordless Wednesday
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday. Enjoy my wordless or not so wordless post 🙂 I share at these parties.
Sweet Italian Sausage Spaghetti Sauce
I’ve become pretty good at making spaghetti sauces. Each one a little different from the other. Today I want to share an easy spaghetti sauce recipe with sweet Italian sausage. You can make this quick or let it simmer in the crock pot all day.
Homemade Pizza with Whole Wheat Pizza Crust
Ever since my kids were little we’ve made homemade pizzas. Now I want to teach the grand kids how to make them. Except now I am using freshly ground hard white wheat flour that I mill myself. I found a recipe some time ago on
Mazatlan’s Central Market
Welcome to my Wordless or not so Wordless Wednesday post. Today I want to share some more of my Mazatlan Mexico photos with you. In Mazatlan, there is a 4-mile walkway called The Malecon. It connects the old with the new. I wanted to spend
Homemade Pizza Sauce
I have been making my own pizza sauce for many years. It’s so simple, and you can freeze any leftover for the next pizza night. I buy certain herbs in bulk so I can make my own pizza sauce and taco seasoning. This year I
Carrot Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Icing
I have been buying carrots in bulk and cleaning them for on the go snacks around my house. So I have plenty of them on hand. I saw this recipe for Carrot Cupcakes and Cream Cheese Icicng in All You magazine this month and decided
Cereal Rainbow Craft for St Patrick’s Day
I like finding crafts for Katie to do that aren’t to time comsuming. They need to be something hands on that can be finished in about 30 minutes or less. She loves to glue things on paper. I found this cute and easy craft in
Chicken Tortilla Soup in the Slow Cooker
I love ordering Chicken Tortilla soup when we eat out, which isn’t very often. I had never made it at home so I thought I would see what I could come up with. I did a google search and found a recipe I liked at
Wordless Wednesday ~ Town Hall Theatre
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday and my not so Wordless Wednesday post 🙂  This past weekend I took my grand daughter Katie to her first performance of a play. It was at an old theatre in the town I live in. They put on a fabulous
Parmesan Stuffed Fresh Mushrooms
I found this simple and delicious recipe for stuffed mushrooms in The Taste of South magazine. It calls for using a cast iron skillet which I love. Goes from stove top to oven. You’ll need: 18 medium sized mushrooms, stems removed 3/4 cup panko bread
Chicken Soup with Fresh Vegetables
I love making soup this time of year. It’s still cold and with so many people getting sick I figured making chicken soup is both good for you and comforting. This recipe is a variation of my regular chicken soup recipe. The difference is you
Wordless Wednesday ~ Grocery Shopping in Mazatlan
Grocery Shopping in Mazatan Mexico Grocery store shopping in Mazatlan was much like shopping in our stores here. This one wasn’t super big. It was on the second story so it had an escalator for your cart to get up and down. Very cool.
Strawberry Banana Smoothie Recipe
I love fresh fruit smoothies. While I was on vacation in Mexico I would have one every morning. So now I am craving them. I like to make things at home rather then go out. This way I control what’s in the food I eat
Wordless Wednesday ~ Sunset Mazatlan Mexico
Welcome to Wordless Wednesday. You are invited to share your Wordless Wednesday posts. Today I am sharing a couple photos that I love from my trip to Mexico. Hope you enjoy them too 🙂 Sunset Mazatlan Mexico
Ground Beef Soup
I was searching for a recipe for ground beef one evening and looked at The Gathering Spot for inspiration and I found this delicious recipe using ground beef in soup. Debbie from Our Old Homestead called it Homemade Hearty Hamburger Soup. I like this type of soup because
Creatures of Mazatlan Mexico
Today I’m sharing pictures of the creatures I encountered/stalked on my trip to Mazatlan Mexico. Only two-legged creatures out at the pool. Off we go to explore! Shared at these parties.
Homemade Star Bird Feeder ~ Easy Kids Craft
Making this Homemade Star Bird Feeder is an easy kids craft. My granddaughter Katie and I love making things together. I found this great idea in the Family Fun magazine. We love feeding the birds and with spring on the way I thought we could make
Heart Shaped Meatloaf
Every Valentine’s Day since my children were small Ive made a heart shaped meatloaf and pink mashed potatoes for dinner. They loved it and now my grand kids love it too. You can use my recipe for meatloaf or use your own 🙂 You’ll need:
Wordless Wednesday ~ Mazatlan’s Cathedral BasÃlica de la Inmaculada Concepción
Mazatlan’s Cathedral BasÃlica de la Inmaculada Concepción is a beautiful Cathedral built between 1875 and 1899. Shared at these parties.
Wordless Wednesday ~ Carnaval Mazatlan Mexico
Carnaval is an official Mexican holiday that kicks off a five-day celebration of the libido before the Catholic lent begins on Ash Wednesday. It’s a last indulgence of carnal pleasures that Catholics must give up for 40 days of fasting during Lent, from Ash Wednesday to
Cooking Dry Beans
I thought since many of us have left over ham ( I have a ham with a wonderful bone to make some soup) that I would post a few ham recipes this week. Ham freezes nicely so you can freeze it today and make some of theses
Swiss Steak in the Slow Cooker
I was organizing my freezer and found some round steak that needed to be used. Round steak can be a little chewy so I like to prepare it in the slow cooker. I found a recipe in an old Betty Crocker cookbook. I adapted the recipe
Banana Bread
It seems like I always have pieces of bananas leftover after my  grandson Tyler who is 20 months old visits. Tyler likes to hold the whole banana peeled half way down when he eats it. When he gets to the peeling he stops eating. Even
