I've been making Cherry Salad for close to 40 years and seeing as it is always requested, I have made it A LOT.Then, not too long ago, I ran across a similar recipe for this Orange Pineapple Fluff and I thought it looked promising.I will link to it HERE, but there were so many ads that I had a hard time reading through the post and it was awfully frustrating.I made this as a side dish for
read moreWhen the kids were home on Palm Sunday weekend, I decided to try a new recipe. Craig was smoking meat for the event…we had pasta salads, so potato salad wasn’t needed, but I wanted to have some type of potato. I thought about party potatoes, but I don’t have a recipe for them that is …
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read moreI would make these when the kids were little and last week, I decided to introduce the tradition to the next generation.Made me miss the carefree summer days when ours were small.Fudgsicles1 small box instant chocolate pudding1/2 C sugar1/2 C cream2 C whole milkJust combine and mix well until slightly thickened and pour into popsicle molds. Freeze and enjoy!I'm grateful for good help in the
read moreI had this pinned on a Pinterest board and made it yesterdayMonterey Chicken SpaghettiI printed out the recipe because I strongly dislike cooking from recipes on my phone and warning...I almost didn't try this because the pop up ads were ridiculous. It gave me a headache just trying to read the recipe.This was a big hit though. Even little E loved it and 4-yr olds can be very leary of new
read moreI saw this recipe a week or so ago and hoped to make the cookies. I’m a fan of Andes mint candy and these sounded perfect. My idea was to make them for the kids for St. Patrick’s Day. Then I kind of forgot about them. On Saturday, when Kalissa and I were in town, …
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read moreWhen Arnie and I were together, he got some bad news that his A1C was out of whack again. I had gone into diabetic mode, trying to avoid carb dishes as much as possible. I came across this recipe, Skinny Shrimp Piccata with Zoodles. You can find the recipe HERE. The recipe is from Iowa …
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read moreWhen Kayla was here last weekend, she brought things to plan a meal. I was game for anything. No cooking is what always sounds good and she was going to cook this… She took a pan and put in two containers of cherry tomatoes. We had half of a large tomato left over, so we …
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read moreTwo weekends ago, Craig and Kalissa brought me food. Craig had smoked a pork butt, and we were making Sassy Sows. The pulled pork sat out while the air fryer was making French fries. It was all we could do not to eat more of the pork while the French fries cooked. We assembled them …
read moreI was scrolling through Facebook again…and found a recipe I wanted to try again. I’ve told you all that I love Iowa Girl Eats. She has great recipes and if you are gluten-free, you will love her even more. You can find the recipe HERE. She has upped her game on Facebook and has been …
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read moreI was scrolling through Facebook, and this recipe popped up. I ended up finding the recipe on their website. You can find it HERE. I half forgot about then recipe then when Arnie was here on Saturday, I decided to make biscuits with pork sausage gravy for breakfast. I went to the basement freezer to …
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read moreThis recipe came from Judy at Patchwork Times quite a few years ago. I've tried to link to the original post, but her blog is no longer available. I didn't want to post the recipe without her permission and wasn't sure how to contact her, but I had an old email address and thankfully, it worked! I really enjoyed getting back in touch with her.She was very gracious and gave me permission to share
read moreI was scrolling Facebook, and this recipe popped up from All Recipes. You can find the recipe HERE. The bars were no bake bars. My grandsons were to be getting off the bus later…why not give these a try? I made a double batch. The bottom of the bars is just peanut butter, butter, and …
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read moreWe're not big cereal eaters here, but once in a while we like a change from steel cut oats or the 6 different ways I'll fix eggs. When we DO get a hankering for cereal, I like Special K with craisins or Honey Bunches of Oats with a sliced banana and DH likes granola. I ran across this recipe a while back and and finally got around to making it last week. &
read moreWhen we went to the waterpark over Christmas, some of us stopped and ate at Chick-fil-A. Kalissa got the Chicken Tortilla Soup. She was so in love with it that she brought it to where I was sitting and made me take a bite. She wanted me to know the taste so I could replicate …
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read moreWhen we went to Dubuque to the waterpark, I was scrolling through my phone before bed, and I saw that the Hyvee grocery store was having a weekend sale. They listed pork shoulder roast for only $1.77 a pound. I still feed a lot of people and need meat to do that. I wasn’t really …
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read moreThe other day, my phone dinged. It was my daughter, Kalissa, sending me a message. First came this picture…then the words, “What would Jo Kramer do with this?” It was a ham…they made it and ate two meals from it. This is what was left. She “had no idea what to do with the leftovers”. …
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read moreI make a lot of cookies so I want to know where these have been all my life. This is one of the things our girl made and brought at Christmas. They are SO good, and very lemon-y, but she wasn't happy with the result as they spread a lot and the video showed them looking like little balls. So she mixed up another batch on one side of the kitchenWhile I made chicken quesadillas on the
read moreWhen everyone's here, celebrating time together, we're outside a lot and it seems I'm always trying to get back to the house so we'll have something to eat. I fix as much as I can ahead of time, but kitchen time is still required in the midst of the visiting. I mixed up a batch of cinnamon rolls one eveningAnd quesadillas one day for dinnerTaco Soup is always a quick-to-make-ahead-of-time
read moreArnie’s nephew passed away. I volunteered to bring some bars to the get-together honoring him. I wanted something easy, so I pulled out a favorite of mine as a kid. My mom made them all the time. I remember requesting that she make them for my high school graduation party. I don’t have a real …
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read moreA couple of weeks before Christmas, Kalissa sent me a recipe and said, “Will you make this for Christmas?” Well it was a poke cake recipe and they are always easy, so yes…I’ll make it. I made a box cake mix of Red Velvet Cake…let it cool, and then poked holes in it. I mixed …
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