I love little serendipity moments in my life. A few weeks ago, I was scrolling on Facebook, and a Brooke Ervin recipe popped up. It was for Chicken Fried Chicken. I put the recipe in my brain’s filing system and made it a point to get some chicken breasts so I could make it. My …
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read moreThe first time I made this bread was years and years ago. The original recipe comes from the Lawler Iowa Church Cookbook. I am always intrigued by recipes that do something I’ve done before. For this French bread, I combined the first three ingredients to make a paste/dough, Then that ball goes into water. That …
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read moreI think Rick is to blame. I have more recipes to share than crafts. HA!! Let me just say, we’ve been eating good and these rolls were top ten. Everyone loved them. I have this thing about seeing recipe that I have to try. Typically, they are “too good to be true recipes”, or “too …
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read moreRick is fun in the kitchen. The day he/we made this, we were late coming home. I had suggested just picking something up on the way home, but he said he wanted to cook. I was fine with that. I asked him what he wanted to make, and he said Taco Casserole. About then is …
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read moreI was on Facebook scrolling…not a death scroll…just a quick scroll and came across this Chocolate Chip Mini Muffin recipe. I was intrigued because the Brooke Ervin, the person doing the video, said that if you want well-raised mini muffins, you need to bake them at 400 degrees for 5 minutes then 5 minutes at …
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read moreThe other day, Rick said, “Honey, did you realize you have bananas here that would be perfect for banana bread?” I didn’t. It was the aftermath of having family here over the weekend. The bananas got shoved under some bread and stayed there to rot. UGH. When I was scrolling Facebook a bit ago, I …
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read moreRick and I had the grill going over the weekend. Well, first we used the smoker and smoked some baked beans. Then we switched it to grill mode and made burgers. I figured being we had it running already, why not make a dessert to go with the burgers, beans, and potato salad. I did …
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read moreWhen some of the kids were home over Memorial Day weekend, Kelli said mom, “I have a blog post for you.” I grabbed my camera and asked what it was going to be about. She said cutting a watermelon. Hmm. Okay. She ended up cutting a watermelon completely differently than I’ve ever cut one. The …
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read moreRick and I were talking, and somehow it came up that Snickerdoodle Cookies are his favorite. That got me thinking…I don’t think I found my forever Snickerdoodle Cookie recipe. Hmm. I might have to work on that. Then, a few days later, I was talking to my friend Pam, and she said she was making …
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read moreWhen Rick was over one day, I asked if he liked rhubarb. Dating is so fun. Discovering someone’s likes and dislikes is so interesting to me. He answered back that he liked rhubarb crisp but that was about the only rhubarb thing he’d ever eaten. Well…if you know me, I’m going to give him a …
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read moreI have been asked for years and years what my cinnamon roll recipe is. I’ve not given it away as I don’t have a recipe anymore. Years and years ago, it started with Carla Emery’s book, Encyclopedia of Country Living. You can find it HERE. Over the years, the recipe has been tweaked and changed. …
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read moreRick mentioned that he likes Oatmeal cookies with raisins. I love oatmeal cookies with raisins, but I never had anyone else who liked them, so I haven’t made them. I went on a hunt for a recipe and landed on this one. It was interesting to me as it called for 3/4 cup instant pudding. …
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read moreMy son Karl works in HR for a local hog producer, specifically working as a translator with the Spanish-speaking workers. As part of his wages, he is given a free hog every year. Karl has to pay for processing, but the meat is free. Well Karl is single and goes out a lot. He ends …
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read moreI'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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