A Sweet Treat For The Coming Heat!
The hot, hot, hot weather is on it’s way! Tomorrow at this time the mercury is expected to climb back up into the range of “oppressive”. We’re ready for it. The air...
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Budget-Friendly Ideas
An Amazing Pickled Jalapeno
This is a quick pickle, my friends. This is a one jar at a time deal that you store in the fridge and pull out as needed. And it will be needed,...
Homemade Italian Sausage
After the breakfast sausage post the other day, I figured I better get back right away and share the Italian Sausage recipe. Like the breakfast sausage, this is a revelation for me. ...
A Great Enchilada Sauce
Enchiladas are wonderful things to make for dinner. You can make them as simple or as complicated as you want. Basically, you need a shell of some kind, and then you take...
Southwest Chicken Stew: Better Than Expected
This was one of those recipes that I’ve looked at over and over and wondered if it was any good. One of the crockpot cookbooks I have on my shelf is the...
Homemade Salad Dressing
There was a day last week, between the holidays, where I wasn’t prepared at all for an evening meal at home. I’m thinking it was Tuesday, because it was the first day...
Here We Go: The First Shopping Trip
I’m astoundingly pleased with myself today. 🙂 I spent a lot of time the last three days just trying to come up with a basic menu plan for the week. My brain...
A Grocery Challenge For The New Year
I’ve been thinking about doing this for years. Pretty much ever since I started blogging, I’ve wanted to really focus and do a month long grocery challenge. I’d been thinking about doing...
Gift Idea: Homemade Oatmeal
I swear that I’ve shared this before! In fact, I can hear the blog post in my head, yet a quick perusal through the archives, and I can’t find it. Which means...
Holiday Rush: Make A Batch Of Sloppies!
‘Tis the holiday season, and the hustle and bustle can be overwhelming for many. The drive-thru or the pizza takeout counter become frequented much more this time of year than any other. ...
Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Shortly after it started getting cold outside, Andy stopped by a roadside veggie stand. They had a plethora of pumpkins, pie pumpkins, squash and gourds, and since it had already frozen out...
Chicken and Veggie Pie
This is not your normal dinner pie. I had planned to make a Chicken Pot Pie for dinner this past Saturday, utilizing some leftover chicken from another night. My planned pie failed...