I can’t believe we’ve already made it through our first entire month of hosting Saturday Dishes on our own! It’s been so fun meeting all of the bloggers that have linked up, and getting to see and share your fabulous recipes! Every time I end up so hungry! Before we get to the features, we …
I have had fun making different kinds of bread with my Amish Friendship Bread Starter. My good friend’s daughter loves the chocolate bread. I love it as well. One day I wanted it for lunch but knew I shouldn’t so I made it “healthy.” I slathered peanut butter and strawberry jam on it. Voila! Open …
Olympic Rings Cookies are a fun snack to munch on while you watch the Olympics! In case, you didn’t know the Sochi Winter Olympic start this week. We are big Olympic fans around here. I love watching all the events and so do my kids. I also love cookies. So today I’m combining the two!! …
You’ll never guess what the “secret” ingredient is in these simple crockpot BBQ Meatballs! If you’ve been around our blog for a while, you might have realized by now that I love my crockpot. I love that we can have a hot meal without me standing over the stove. This is especially true right now, …
It’s time once again for a menu. The Hardworking Husband may be a little unhappy with me. He’ll say there is too much soup, but I would love even more soup. But I’m a little chilly as I plan this menu so that may explain the desire for warm comfort foods. Week 1: Big Steak …
I decided that I wanted to continue the goal I began last year – make one new thing every month. I had so much fun last year with it. So I’m going to keep going. I learned how to make pasta, mozzarella, biscuits (even though I still struggle with them), breakfast sausage, homemade …
I was really excited when we decided to do the outside the box Mondays but I was also a little nervous. {If you don’t know what Outside the Box Mondays, it’s a new series where we explore new ways to save money by making things ourselves.} I was excited because there were several things I’ve …
The frigid winter weather lately has been inspiring me to cook more soup. It was actually “warm” as I wrote this post today, but I know the 40 degree weather (yes, that’s no-coat weather in Idaho during the winter!) won’t last, so I put together a round-up of 10 of the fabulous soup recipes that …
I was talking with a fellow blogger the other day about her Smoked Sausage & Potatoes Au Gratin, noting that they looked great but wouldn’t fit into my plan to eat healthier. She agreed and joked that I could substitute Chicken Sausage and pretend it was healthier. I thought about it for several days wondering …
I’m going to be completely honest here and tell I don’t really like salad. Even when I’m trying to eat healthy or lose weight, I just don’t want to eat salad. I get so bored with salads. In the summer, it’s not as bad as there is always new and fresh vegetables to add to …
Dry onion soup mix can be costly when buying in the box at the store. For my French dip sandwiches I use both packets in the box. That makes for an expensive dinner. Making you own mix is pretty inexpensive especially if you have a store that you can buy spices in bulk. I have …
This Turkey Gemelli Soup is a family favorite and a great and flavorful way to use leftover turkey. During the Thanksgiving sales, I like to pick up a cheap or free turkey, cook it, and put it in the freezer in one pound packages. Then I use the turkey in place of chicken in …