I have to confess I have been having a hard time blogging lately. With the warm weather comes so many other activities it’s hard to sit down inside and work on my lap top. We have been doing much needed work on the outside of
Today is going to be another beautiful day. Highs around 80 and low humidity. Great day for a cook-out. We were planning on cooking out last evening for Father’s day but my kids decided they wanted to get Dad his favorite pizza instead. It’s from
Did you know that today is National Donut Day? Who knew they had such a wonderful day! I eat a donut every other Wednesday at 10;30 in the morning. We have a patient at the clinic who brings the Dr and I a donut from
So sorry for not posting more recipes these past few weeks. I am trying to at least post one a week. With the warm weather and the holiday weekend it has been very busy. I love being outside it’s difficult to get things done on
Today Katie and I decided we would do a little baking. She loves chocolate icing and wanted to make that but I explained to her that we needed to make something to put under the icing. Not that I haven’t eaten more than my fair
If you are a regular follower of the blog you know I don’t make anything fancy, I like the ingredients to be simple, using things I already have on hand. I have seen recipes where you coat your chicken with mayonnaise before you bread them. I
I haven’t posted many recipes these past couple weeks. I have been so busy. I have lots to share. I have to find the time to get it all written down for you. I try to spend as much time outside as I can when the weather
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
I must confess, sometimes when I make these No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies I don’t share any of them. I will make a batch and store them way in the back on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator where I figure my husband won’t look
This recipe is called lasagna casserole because it tastes like lasagna but without the lasagna noodles. I guess I should really call it something else since I am using rotini noodles. If I call it rotini casserole you really wouldn’t know what it was. So
I shared with you in an earlier post how I have been swapping recipes with my oldest brother Jim. He is retired from tool making. He is really enjoying cooking. It’s so much fun getting different ideas from him. He does most of the cooking
I want to share my Christmas version of Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies. It’s an easy recipe to make. Katie loved rolling the cookies in sugar and sprinkles. This gives them a Christmas look and they taste yummy too. The whole wheat flour gives them a
Every Christmas I make caramel corn to give to family and friends. It’s really easy to make. This is a not so healthy version. But heck it’s Christmas! You’ll need: 6 Quarts popped popcorn 2 Cups dry roasted peanuts (optional) 1 Cup butter 2 Cups
