Recipe Box, Ham & Asparagus Casserole
Here’s a great dish to use up some of your holiday leftovers. Ham, asparagus, egg noodles and a simple bechamel sauce and a little cheese makes for a delicious and satisfying meal. It’s fast and easy too, 20 minutes and it’s ready for the oven. I had some ham in the freezer from Thanksgiving. I … Continue reading
Gifts for the Kitchen! Kitchen Wish Lists & Rosemary Salt
Here is a super simple and festive gift that is sure to be treasured by any friend or hostess. Rosemary Salt is a divine compliment to meat, nuts, vegetables, just about anything that you want to salt and add a hint of rosemary… It’s so easy to make, just fresh rosemary & 2 kinds of … Continue reading
Take out Tuesday, Mexican Lasagna
This is a great dish for this time of year, it’s really easy, quick to put together, can be done ahead of time and to this transplanted California girl, it’s the definition of Comfort Food! We don’t need any extra challenges during the holidays, plus it’s LOADED with veggies. You might even have all the … Continue reading
Take out Tuesday, Party Chicken & a little Turkey Tablescape
Yesterday I posted a menu suitable for election night, today’s Party Chicken would make a nice meal for election night also! Get it, Party Chicken? Anyhooo…all the election stuff has made me pretty nuts! I decided to relieve my stress level a little by playing with some fall decor. You will save so much time … Continue reading
the Organized Life, “I don’t want to cook dinner!” 5 minute Warm Apple & Bleu Cheese Salad
OK, my friends think I cook ALL the time, my children KNOW BETTER, and yes, there are plenty of nights that I intend on cooking but just simply don’t feel like it! Hungry Husband is so sweet, he’ll take anything, or he’ll throw something on the grill, but on his work days he comes home … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Sweet and Sour Chicken
This is the best sweet and sour chicken I have ever had and it’s EASY! Hungry Husband loved it and you can make it in advance. That makes it a perfect recipe to me. You probably have all the ingredients on hand You dip chicken cubes into cornstarch and then in beaten egg and into … Continue reading
Take out Tuesday, Beef Stew
I’m sure you probably have a tried and true recipe for Beef Stew that is amazing and your family loves…I won’t try to convince you that mine is better, I’m sure yours is delicious…Here’s the thing, mine takes LESS than 5 minutes to prepare. Yep, less than 5! Please don’t tell HH or HHjr, they … Continue reading
Recipe Box, Magic Bleu Cheese Biscuits
This was a Plan B situation, I thought I had the ingredients for these biscuits but when I started making them, I realized my 7-up was a Sprite and the 1/2 cup sour cream was 1/8 cup…What to do, hmmm…..Hungry Husband and the Nicest Guy were pretty excited about biscuits for dinner so DD [darling … Continue reading
Tablescapes, Easy Steak Autumn Dinner
Have you ever had a Garage Sale? I swore I would NEVER do that, I had heard the nightmarish stories and generally tend to donate things when they stopped being used…But after 20 years and raising children in this house, our basement was a disaster. DD [darling daughter] felt generally responsible since most of the … Continue reading
the Organized Life, recipe failure & success!
Anyone that cooks regularly and tries new things knows this dirty little secret, sometimes recipes turn out badly! AGHHH! I hate it when that happens! Cooking is basically a scientific experiment, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t…I have even had tried and true recipes bomb…so you have to laugh it off and move … Continue reading
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