We are on a budgeting adventure at my house! It is a real challenge. We are experimenting with living without cable TV and some other things previously considered necessities (like fewer gigs of phone data). It is definitely a new adventure. Now, mind you, we aren’t going without TV type entertainment, oh no. We have …
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If you follow me on Facebook, you will know that three weeks ago I sent out a message into the wide world that said, “I created a great new recipe tonight, but I can’t share it with you yet because we ate every bite before I could take pictures”. Well, HERE IT IS!! Later than …
This is a post sponsored by my friends at Ragu. You probably know this by now. I really don’t like to cook something more than a few times. I’ve told ya’ll repeatedly that we rarely eat the same thing more than twice in a year. That said, I do have some easy recipes that I …
Will it stunt a child’s growth if they eat Easy Breakfast Casserole about once per week for dinner for their entire childhood? I can attest. No, they will grow up perfectly healthy. I have three living examples to prove it. Seriously – at least once per week – yeah, I’m not proud. “Her poor children, …
I’ll admit it. No one is going to come breaking down your door to get at a baked potato. Well, except me maybe. Baked Potatoes are one of my all-time top-ten favorite foods – especially if you add some whole cream butter, salt and pepper, sour cream and sharp cheddar cheese. Do I have your …
TODAY friend, I am super excited to give you an awesome recipe for perfect fried chicken. I have searched,no kidding, for a perfect fried chicken recipe for about 25 years…. at least 25 years. I have tried frying chicken every which way there is and I have NEVER been able to develop a thick crispy …
I know. I know. As you are reading this recipe, you are thinking, “My GOD, what is that woman trying to do to her family and guests with all of that cream, cheese, cream cheese and (gasp) cheese food?” In my own defense, I have to tell you, this began innocently enough many years ago- …
This post sponsored by Bertolli. BUONE FESTE! No. 113 – Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!!! (Where did I learn that? – you will see). Imagine my Tuesday evening: The Time: 5:30 pm. I am Starving (or at least my stomach is saying so very loudly). I have made NO plans for dinner. I haven’t …
Why? Why oh why would I post a recipe for the perfect roasted turkey on the day AFTER Thanksgiving? Am I just being mean? Am I dense? Did someone hit me in the head while I was Black Friday shopping? Is my calendar a day off? Nope. The issue is that 99% of the time …
This post sponsored by Bird’s Eye. Have you ever thought about this? My oldest child (almost 28) loved to be rocked until he was about 3 or 4 years old. At some point, I have no idea when, he didn’t ask to be rocked any more. There was a “very last time”. One day, he …
I know, I know. It happens to me too! Sweet Hubby doesn’t come home until 6:30 or later. I get off of work at 5:30. I have to pick up the teenager from play practice at the high school which is 15 minutes away from here at 6pm. That means we are all rolling in …
Can we talk for a minute? Isn’t it a shame that comfort food takes such a beating? I mean, here we are on the cusp of one of the greatest comfort food holidays of the year and folks get so judgy. I mean, think about it, we could potentially be faced with mounds of heaping, …
I know, I know – in a world of respectable accomplishments, like the ones you people are doing every day, this seems like the itty bittiest of things to be excited about. However, in MY life, this is a BIG THING. It is HUGE! I have pulled off a dog-gone close recipe for a Pumpkin …
Eggs in Purgatory. What does that even MEAN?? I know, right? I can’t figure out why such a delish dish should be called anything but “Eggs in Heaven”. The name really is bothering me … Not enough that I refrain from eating said egg, but, you know, it bothers me…. some. Today’s post is sponsored …
Occasionally, dinner time around here resembles an episode of “Chopped”. We had one of those nights this week. Halleluiah and DANG! Sometimes those mystery ingredients can turn out a pretty darn good dish! Let me introduce you to Lamburger Gouda Mac.
I am having a ridiculous love affair. It seems so silly to talk about it here, but I thought if I just talked it out a little, then maybe my cravings might lessen and we could all be a little happier, right? That’s how it works? Once you name a thing, it becomes less of …
What is better on a cold rainy morning or cool cloudy evening than a stack of hot waffles drenched in a sweet apple cinnamon topping? Uhhhhhh…… nothing! Well, I know that my hubby was hoping that I would make a Kale Cranberry Granola for his breakfast – but instead he had to deal with rich, …
A few years ago, I entered a chili contest and I LOST! I DID! To say I was devastated is NOT an exaggeration! I have a reputation to uphold! I am nearly famous in my (own mind) ( – errrr – I mean…. ) tiny town for my annual Halloween Party in which I serve …
This post sponsored by Ragu. To celebrate fall, I’m throwing a mouth party that will allow you a little more couch time – how is that for a favorite comfort food?! In this new take on a traditional dish, Chorizo Mouth Party Lasagna Rolls uses Ragu Pasta Sauce and introduces Mexican Chorizo to Spanish Serrano Jamon and …
What is better in the cool fall air than a hearty stew? Nothing. Nothing is better! I know you – my audience – will look at this list of ingredients and say “WHOA” too many ingredients. But I promise – you WON’T be sorry! Most of these ingredients are herbs and seasonings. The actual stew …