I mentioned yesterday this is our summer of grilling and we are jumping right in. Summer just screams for grilled fish. It is such a light dish on hot summer days and grilling out means no heating up the kitchen and it adds lots of flavor to your dishes. Whether you put it on a…
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Get Your Grill On!
So, in our house we have declared this the Summer of Grilling! We love to grill out but we start out with great intentions and then time and preparation take a back seat and we end up at the first day of school with only having grilled out about half a dozen times. Not this…
Day 91: Checking In
This was to be my last checking in as just about everything in Michigan is open or will open within the next week or so. Still no large gatherings, masks and physical distancing are to be observed but other than that pretty normal. But, as I watch the numbers go up and down I am…
Buttery Pound Cake
We are in our first week of school being out! Yeah! My son still has some work to finish for his online AP English Composition class and next week he is taking an honors college application writing class but other than that we are done. I say we because he still needs me to keep…
Bourbon Pecan Salad
We generally have salad a few nights a week year round but summer seems to bring out the desire for big green salads in our house. We love mixing all different kinds of cheeses, fruits, lettuces, and vegetables together to get the perfect blend of ingredients. During the summer I take more time to make…
Chicken Salad – No Buy June
One of the things we do twice each year is a no buy month. What I mean is we try to eat solely out of what we have on hand only grocery shopping for a few fresh items once a week. We need to clean out our freezers (refrigerator freezer and chest freezer). With all…
Slow Cooker Cowboy Baked Beans
I use my slow cooker year round. Most people put their slow cookers away for the summer that is the time for me to use it more. It doesn’t heat up my kitchen and it keeps side dishes warm for our picnics. A double insert for the slow cooker is a special treat to keep…
Tonga Toast
As many of you know my family loves Walt Disney World and well, anything Disney. We make annual trips to Disney and I loved it so much I finally became a travel agent specializing in Disney and Universal Studios. I love planning trips. We are foodies and the highlight for our family isn’t just the…
7 Summer Salads
With Summer days just around the corner it is time to begin thinking of picnics, barbecues, and lighter summer meals. Salads are a great addition to any meal or in place of a meal with all the great summer produce that is out. Here are 7 of our favorite salads. Give one or all of…
Day 84: Checking In
Day 84 – I never thought I would be writing this but as of Monday, June 8th Michigan is opening again! Not everything but at least the “Stay Home. Stay Safe” will be over. All the CDC guidelines still remain in place but things are moving forward! You still cannot go to a hair salon,…
Peach Cobbler ala 1960s & 70s
Day 83 – If you grew up in the 60s or 70s you may have some vague recollection of making all different cobblers with baking mix. I know in my family they were a standard. My mother very rarely made dessert but when she did often it was a cobbler of whatever fruit was in…
Grilled Shrimp and Vegetables
Day 82 – So, are we all tired of making dinner every night yet? I know we are! We are trying to keep things simple, lots of grilling, because it seems the easiest thing to do right now. Let some meat marinate all day and then cook it for dinner. We never really went out…
What's for Dinner Moms? 