Sneaking Those Veggies In

I’ve mentioned a time or two that I don’t much like vegetables.. In fact, I’ve come to discover through the years that I’m actually a very picky eater. Vegetables fall at the bottom of my food “like” list. There are a few veggies that I can gag down such as cucumbers, green beans, fried okra [...]

Whipping Up That Extra Zucchini

Garden producing more than you can eat? Friends and neighbors giving you their vegetable overflow? If you’re like me, your kitchen island looks a little like a Farmer’s Market.. I had two different kinds of beans, some squash, corn, potatoes, and zucchini that had to be eaten or they were gonna go bad. Most of [...]

Baking Bliss

Amish Friendship Bread..the wife of a friend of mine sent me a starter for this bread.. though, to me, it really seems like cake…either way, I have to say it was really, really good. If you’re not familiar with this recipe, know that you begin the batter, separate it, and then pass it along to [...]

Cinco de Mayo Cooking

Unfortunately, I’m no expert on cooking mexican food..I am however really good at eating it… It’s my favorite. This recipe is as close to “Real” Mexican as I can get.. which isn’t really all that close…but at least it’s easy, right?
Smothered Sanchos
1 lb ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning
1/3 c water
1 jar nacho cheese dip
1 can [...]

What’s For Dinner

It’s been a while sense I shared a recipe with you so I thought I’d show you what we had for dinner last night. So simple..
Roasted Chicken with Orange Glaze

1 whole chicken, 4 to 5 pounds
seasoned salt
1 rib celery, cut in half
1 carrot, cut to 3 or 4 small strips
1 onion, cut in half
1/2 tablespoon [...]

Just a Little Cooking

I don’t know about you but we like to watch Food Network at our house. Saturday we caught an episode of Giada at Home. She was cooking up some Smoked Mozzarella Meatballs and they looked delicious. Obviously this made a big impact on DH because around 2pm on Sunday, while I’m lounging on the couch [...]

It’s Almost Here

You can just feel Christmas in the air. This weekend was filled with it. Saturday Goose did some caroling with our church Children’s Choir at a local grocery store.

Boy they sure look alive, don’t they?
Actually, they performed quite well and had a rather large audiance. She hates getting up in front of people [...]

With Christmas Comes Family Traditions

Building a GingerBread House is one of Alyssa and her daddy’s. Every year Aaron comes in with the kit..they sit down at the kitchen table, spread out all the goodies, get the icing ready, and go at it. Some years it looks better than others. This year there was a bit of an issue with [...]

Spicy Potato Soup

My mom gave me this recipe several years back and it’s just perfect for the cooler weather.
5 c. potatoes
1 lb ground beef
4 c. water
1 small onion
3 8oz. cans tomatoes (I used diced zesty chili style)
2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce
Brown and drain ground beef in large pot. Add water, salt, pepper, [...]

You Ain’t Gettin’ My Dishes!

Well, actually they’re not mine.. They’re going to be a wedding gift. But this is a great way to never lose a dish again! Etch your name on it and no one will ever mistake it as theirs.
I didn’t use expensive dishes.. this is for those dishes you take to Church luncheons and evening get-to-gethers [...]