Date registered: September 20, 2016
Jul 18
When I was a kid we would go out sometime in November to the tree farm to search out the perfect Christmas tree. We’d bundle up and trudge through the acres of trees searching for the best of the best. We’d weave in and out and all around those huge, beautiful smelling trees that …
Jul 17
STICKY & TANGY BBQ PORK CHOPS My mother is a killer in the kitchen, she could take anything from the fridge and cupboard and there would be a meal that was most generally asked for time and time again. Well, almost anything when we were kids she made a spaghetti that was god awful, so …
Dec 27
I love comfort food, especially soup. If there was soup at every meal, life would be perfect. My mom was the queen of soups, they were dad’s favorite meal and I swear she could literally take a rock and make a concoction of flavor that would rival any professional chef. Most of them were broth …
Dec 20
It’s Christmas time again, trying to finish shopping, writing the Christmas letter and mailing out the cards, concerts, wrapping gifts, planning and shopping for Christmas dinner and getting as much prep work as possible done,….it’s exhausting just thinking about it all much less doing it. Gift wrapping was always one of my most hated projects. …
Oct 01
In this day and age, everyone is going fresh, healthy and most of all easy. This salad combines it all and most of all it’s deliscious. I swear, my mother can take just about anything and create a masterpiece. She taught me when I was very young to use a recipe as a guideline. You …
Jun 30
It is amazing how daily life can take over and suddenly you find yourself completely overcome by everything and simply accomplishing nothing. Work schedules, kid, spouses, pets and everything in between are our daily routines and yet we all still have to eat. I love my fun food, that doesn’t just mean sweets and snacks, …
Mar 17
Top O’ the Morning to you all! Yes it’s St. Patrick’s Day, time for green beer, green hats and of course CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE. This slow cooked meal is so very simple and hearty you’ll be making it more than just once a year. As a kid we’d go to one of the …
Dec 28
There is nothing better than a warm, filling meal to finish out your day. This stew is so versatile you can use any vegetables that you have and switch out for the seasons. Try using stew meat or even venison in place of the hamburger. The possibilities on this one are endless. My family loves …
Dec 26
As another Christmas season draws to a near I reflect back on memories old and new. We all have traditions that we have carried over from generations past and as families grow and change, new traditions come into play. When I was a child, Christmas Eve morning mom, my brother and I would go shopping …
Nov 18
With the holidays rapidly approaching it seems we have less and less free time in our busy days. Work, kids school and homework, football practice, gymnastics, soccer and cheer, throw in 8 loads of laundry, vet appointments, grocery shopping, paying bills…. whew, I’m already tired. All this leaves little time for cooking and much less …
