Twenty-three weeks: Sunset is coming a little earlier each night. The town has a feel of the end of tourist season approaching with sale signs on souveniers downtown, fewer choices on flavors at the local ice cream stand, and restaurants cutting back their hours again. The temperatures at night are more regularly dipping into the…
Tag: Cooking
Mini Cherry Cheesecakes
We just got the schedule for back to school. We don’t start until after Labor Day, which is normal here, but the first week back 25% of the students go for half a day each day. So, my son goes one day for half a day. Then the next week they send 25% of the…
Parmesan Zucchini and Summer Squash
Zucchini and yellow squash are in abundance this year. We have about 4-5 a week right now to use. I finally found another recipe, I hate to even call it that, that my family will eat. Yes, we even gave away our stash one week because my kids were pleading for no more zucchini. Verdict:…
Homemade Pesto with Tortellini
As everything is starting to ripen we are starting to use all the fresh produce and herbs we can. I don’t know why I have never made pesto. We love it but I usually just pick up a jar of it. This year with being home all the time we are growing all our own…
Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Burgers
Not much longer until we won’t be grilling every night. I love burgers when they have lots of stuff on them and in them. Bacon, cheese, and onions of course are a favorite. I usually have fried onions on hand to top the burgers with but this time I needed to cook some onions to…
Back to School: 5 Easy Casseroles for Busy Days
Casseroles are one of my go to meals when life gets busy. I especially like slow cooker casseroles because they can cook while I am busy doing other things. Even the Spare Rib casserole is part of a cook once eat twice meal. Spare Rib Casserole (click for link to recipe) This is one of…
Check In Day: 154
Twenty-Two Weeks: This week has really kicked my butt. I have been having lots of problems with my blog. I finally contacted the WordPress people because I couldn’t save any of my work! It would consistently come up with an error message. I tried going out and reloading, different browsers all the usual tricks I…
Corn Salsa
I have been gone the last two days. As you may have seen in the news that giant storm cell that passed through Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan? Yeah, we were in that. On Monday we drove to Schaumsburg to spend the night as my kids were flying in from Orlando to Midway on Tuesday….
Grilled Butter Burgers
I had never heard of Butter Burgers until we moved to the Midwest. There is a hamburger/frozen custard chain, Culvers, here that is what they are known for. I never really thought about what a Butter Burger was until I started researching it to find out what makes them different from regular hamburgers. There really…
7 Great Grilled Dinners
This has been our “Summer of Grilling” but we have loved grilled foods for years. Here are 7 of our favorite grilled dinners. Hope you find one you like! Grilled Chicken Piccata (click for link to recipe) All the lemony salty flavors of Chicken Piccata with the delicious addition of grilled chicken. Served over rice…
Check In Day: 147
Day 147 – 21 Weeks: This weekend is a bit strange for us. Our children are actually gone for 6 days. We haven’t been away from them for more than an hour or two since the start of Covid 19 back on March 12th. We love our kids but everyone needed a break from each…
Zucchini Bread
I have read this is the year of the zucchini. I guess the weather was perfect for zucchini to thrive and everyone that grew some has a ton. Our CSA farm share has given us 4-5 zucchini and yellow squash each week. Now we know why. Verdict: The nice thing about this bread is that…
What's for Dinner Moms? 