Bake & Sear Beef Steaks
This is more of a method than a recipe. I know it sounds like an odd thing to do but it really is the “fashionable” way to cook steaks right […]
easy
Cannellini (White Kidney) Bean & Bacon Smash
This is a very tasty side dish and goes well with things like pork chops or steaks. It makes an excellent “something different” when you don’t want potatoes, and it’s […]
Any Day Enchiladas
These beef enchiladas are easy and inexpensive to make, and very filling. Especially if you serve them with beans and rice. Depending on what chili powder you use, they can […]
Craft | Glow Jar Craft
It was surprisingly hard to photograph the glowing. The picture doesn’t do it justice, it really does look beautiful in the dark. I’ve been seeing this sort of thing all […]
Sweet Potato Pie
In my family, we have pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. We always have and probably always will. However, when I was living abroad canned pumpkin was difficult to find and a […]
Craft | Simple Bookmark Craft
Just for fun, I started making bookmarks. I cut some paper, used my watercolors to decorate some and markers and gel pens to decorate some and did a little heat […]
Craft | Carrot Party Favor Craft (Video)
These are super easy and cheap to make. Plus, they are a fun way to give out treats without having to use the same old plastic eggs. I just put […]
Craft | Homemade Mancala Game Craft
Do you ever play games at your family gatherings? I think it’s a lot more fun then vegging out in front of the TV! Mancala is a very old game. […]
Craft | Sweet Potato Vines
Did you know that yams and sweet potatoes are the same thing? Ok, so the sweet orange tubular root vegetable we call a yam is actually a sweet potato. But […]
Craft | Poked Can Lantern Craft
I thought this project looked like a lot of fun, I also thought it looked like something I could do with my granddaughter and we’d both enjoy it. She was […]
Craft | Gingerbread “Cookie” Ornament Craft
My granddaughter and I made “smelly cookies you can’t eat”, otherwise known as gingerbread dough ornaments. The recipe we used was really easy to work with and didn’t make a […]
Craft | Advent Calendar Craft
I generally buy my granddaughter an Advent Calendar, and it’s most usually a crappy $3 one from the grocery store. They have tiny little cheap chocolates in them, not that […]
Craft | Alex’s Herb Garden
This was an easy and fun little project that I did with my granddaughter Alex. It cost around $10, not including the stuff we had already like scissors or the […]
Lime Posset with Macerated Raspberries
This tangy refreshing dessert looks impressive despite its simple ingredients, and it makes a great finish to a spicy meal. It is wonderful all on its own but the addition […]
Rubbed Ribs
I love barbecued ribs! I used to boil them before I finished them off on the grill but then I discovered the rub and slow bake method and now it’s […]
Hot Bean Salad
I was out of potatoes so I threw something like this together one night to serve with broiled (grilled) pork chops. We enjoyed it so much that I kept making […]
Salad Tacos
This recipe is an adaption of the Pioneer Woman’s original recipe. I did try it her way but since I don’t like to use taco seasoning packets if I don’t […]
American Style Tacos
This is my taco meat recipe which is nice used for American Tacos, Burritos, Nachos or even 7 layer dip. When I use it for tacos I really prefer to […]
Baked Zucchini Cakes
I was looking for a somewhat healthy snack alternative to breaded fried zucchini so I came up with these. I could not believe how well they browned without frying and […]
Slapdash Chocolate Cupcakes
These eggless cupcakes are basically slapped together using mostly store cupboard ingredients, and although they are not technically a healthy treat they are lighter in fat and sugar than a lot […]
Stuffed Broiled Potatoes
These are a nice alternative to baked or mashed potatoes. I tend to serve them with BBQ’d or grilled meats. People generally call these “twice baked” or “skins”, but since I don’t […]
Sloppy Joes
The sauce for these Joes creeps up on your taste buds so you experience the sweet, sour and salty in waves at first with a big punch at the end. […]
Half Hour Spaghetti Sauce
I’ve found that a lot of jarred sauces contain ridiculous amounts of sugar and salt, this is my compromise. It’s not an all day laborious slow-cooked sauce and it’s not […]
Family Meatloaf
No, it isn’t made out of family! But, to be perfectly honest I have no idea what every member of my family put in their loaves… Though I do know […]
Cheese Pasta Bake
This is a cheese flavored pasta dish with a nice crunchy top. It’s not sloppy or saucy and its definitely not conventional “mac-n-cheese”. I think the pasta choice does impact […]
Sweet & Sour Chicken
I’ve always liked traditional Sweet & Sour Pork but there are things about it I don’t like. I am not a fan of cherries and pineapple chunks or undercooked crunchy […]
Mixed Vegetable Curry
This is a really nice, filling comfort food type dish that was created basically on accident while I was trying to make a vegetable side to go with a biryani It […]