My family has started reading “The 5th Wave.” We finished “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” recently and I hadn’t chosen a new book yet. Someone suggested we give it a try so I bought it without even knowing what it was about. We only just started reading it two nights ago but last night…
Category: Pork Recipes
Cowboy Potato Pizza and Lessons Learned from My Social Media Break
My short social media break has been eye-opening in many ways. Friday night I removed Facebook and all the news apps from my phone so that I would not absent-mindedly click on the apps. It was a habit and I needed to break it. We spent Saturday morning at the Kalamazoo Christmas parade. It was…
Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup
Here is a repeat posting of one of our most favorite hearty slow cooker soups. Has great lasagna flavor without all the fuss! Enjoy! With the weather still below 0 in the mornings every day sounds like a great soup or stew day lately. I have found a bunch of tasty sounding soups and stews…
Slow Cooker Simple Ham & Potato Chowder
I am thankful that my family loves soups for dinner. Soups are such as this are such an easy meal that can cook in a slow cooker while you are busy. Just a few additional ingredients just before serving and you have a delicious homemade dish to serve your family. Verdict: As my daughter and…
A Fall Meal – Slow Cooker Barbecue Pork Chops with Sliced Potatoes
I love passing this tree. It is my touchstone for the seasons. Right now it is turning bright reds and oranges for fall but I know before long I will be watching it bud and turn green with the hope that spring is coming. This is not a great picture of what was actually a…
Bavarian Slow Cooker Pork Loin
Last night at dinner my kids were talking about what meats they liked best. My son said he prefers chicken breast. My daughter said, “Want to know what part of the chicken I like best? Steak.” Yes, we have been eating a great deal of chicken and pork lately. Here is one of our most…
Ravioli with Spinach Pesto and Alfredo Sauce
One thing you may not know about me is that I LOVE Disney World. In fact I even have had another blog “Earning My Disney PhD” that I started in 2009. That blog has been inactive for awhile as I started a Disney page on this blog so I could keep everything together. To niche…
Bisquick Sausage Balls
Getting ready for football games this weekend? We love football and appetizers in our house. I try to change them up each week adding one or two new ones to our usual staples of dips and wings. When I read about the Sausage Balls I was a bit skeptical. I love sausage but Bisquick and…
Bacon Barbecue Hot Dogs with Cheddar Cheese or Some Days are Just Like This
I thought my carefully planned system failed me. This dinner was supposed to be chicken breasts. It is obviously not chicken breasts. I had a huge package of chicken breasts in the refrigerator that I bought the other day. I asked my son to go get the chicken from the fridge and when he opened…
Pizza Sloppy Joes
You know I am all about saving time making dinners. This was one of those times when I could cook all the meat at once and make two meals out of it. The first one was the Pizza Sloppy Joes and the second meal was an Unstuffed Pepper Casserole. It was great to have two…
Slow Cooker Boneless Pork Chops with Onion Gravy
Thursdays are one of those days where we leave the house at 11:30 am and don’t return until 8:30 pm. It is a long, long day for everyone. If I don’t have dinner planned and ready we are in trouble. This was one of “those” days. But, my partner stepped in and took care of…
Pulled Pork Pizza
My son loves Pulled Pork. I am okay with it. I do love barbecue sauce though. So, when he asked for Pulled Pork Pizza I was okay with it. I put the pork loin in the slow cooker first thing in the morning and when I got home later in the day I was able…
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