One of my favorite things to eat is a burger from a local restaurant in a cute little beach town near us. It’s at The Buck Burger And Brew in St. Joseph, Michigan. This is not just any burger, my burger at The Buck is called the Stuffed Mexican! If you are ever there or … More Stuffed Burgers “These things must be done delicately or you hurt the spell”
A few weeks ago, I was asked to be a guest blogger on an established food blog Rantingchef.com. Check out that blog for lots of inspiring recipes to try. It was such an honor to be able to contribute to this wonderful blog that delivers great recipes from around the globe. So for my first … More Garlic Pasta with Chicken and Broccoli
Thanksgiving was a week ago and you still have some of that bird left in the fridge. Your timeframe for safely eating the turkey is near so here’s one last recipe to help you use up all of your leftover bird. You could also make this with chicken, which I plan to do again this … More Turkey Pot Pie (or use chicken if you can’t stand the sight of any more turkey)
I love Salmon! If we are out at a fancy restaurant, I’m more likely to order salmon than a steak or other meat. One thing I absolutely love about salmon is how fast and easy it is to prepare. It is really hard to mess it up, folks! I’ve ruined and overcooked my fair share … More Balsamic Glazed Salmon
Last weekend, our oldest daughter had her very first slumber party with a few friends. I asked her what she wanted me to make for supper for her and her friends and she quickly said, “Sloppy Joes!” Well, that’s easy. I can easily throw that together without too much effort. It feeds a crowd and … More Crowd Pleasing Sloppy Joes
My parents came for a visit this weekend. It is always exciting when we have family come visit and I try to plan special meals that I know they will love. So earlier in the week, I started thinking about what tasty meals I could come up with to impress them. Last year when they … More Guinness Shepherd’s Pie and Beef Stew
I painted our stairway yesterday and today in our house. It was a dark olive green color done by the previous owners and we had been meaning to get around to painting it since it was way to dark for the stairs, but never did. Since we will be putting our house on the market … More Stroganoff with meatballs
It’s a special treat when I make spaghetti and meatballs. They take time so I normally just make spaghetti with a meat sauce so everyone gets a little excited when they see me making meatballs. Now if you are counting calories or watching that carb intake, this would definitely be a splurge meal. It’s a … More Holy Spaghetti and Meatballs!
Smoking pork is my preference, but sometimes it’s -5 Degrees out or you just don’t have a grill or smoker. Here are some ideas for cooking a pork roast in a slow cooker or in oven: You will definitely have to use a smaller pork roast if using a slow cooker I’d say 5 lb … More Slow Cooker and Oven Pulled Pork
I think I should start charging our neighbors a “smelling fee” with the lovely aroma that came from our backyard today. No, it wasn’t dog poop, most of that had been picked up already. It was the tender fall apart pork shoulder I smoked on our grill. I have a fairly cheap electric Brinkman smoker, … More Here Piggy Piggy
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