Broccoli Tots

I have seen Broccoli Tots on tons of blogs and a video or two. The videos always make things look so easy but they tend to make things look a little too simplistic at times. I wondered if it would be as tasty as they looked and if they were really as easy to make…

Stuffed Tilapia

You know I try to use up everything in my freezer and pantry. Throwing away food bothers me. Not only for the amount of money I am wasting but I feel guilty about the energy, animals and everything else that went into making or growing the food I bought. I was cleaning up the freezer…

Pepperoni Pizza Burgers

Life is settling back down again. Well, as much as my life can settle down. Being done with St. Patrick’s week is a huge relief. Now, we have illness running through the house but I figure with yesterday being the first day of Spring we can’t be too far from being able to open all…

Wow! Ore-Ida Shared One of My Recipes

The other day I took a quick look at my stats and thought, “That can not possibly be correct!” My page views were 500% higher than normal. I looked a little deeper and saw that most of it was attributed to one post “Greek Totchos with Homemade Tzatziki.“(click for link to post)  I wrote this…

Balsamic Chicken with Roasted Vegetables

My son also had Science Olympiad in the middle of all the Irish dancing my daughter did this week. His middle school team came in first in Regionals so they will be heading States at the end of April. He was so very excited. This is their Scrambler car. They have been working on it…

Irish Dancing and Baked Reuben Egg Rolls

For the last three days we have been out of town while my daughter has been Irish dancing. They visit nursing homes and schools for a few days before St. Patrick’s Day and on St. Patrick’s Day as a form of community service. They also performed at the Kalamazoo Hooley for Healing, a fundraiser to…

Slow Cooker Cheesy Spaghetti and Chicken

So, I am crying, “Uncle” for the next week or so. Next Thursday is Saint Patrick’s Day and between tonight and next Thursday my daughter will be dancing 6 days in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Lansing. This is our favorite time of year. My daughter loves dancing in the schools and nursing homes. So, I…

Zesty Cajun Pasta

During the summer and most of the winter we don’t eat dinner until at least 8:00 pm.  By then, in the summer,  if it is warm the sun is getting low in the sky and we are just getting hungry.  Since the sun doesn’t set here until well after 9:00 pm these days it works…

Oven Roasted Corned Beef

With Saint Patrick’s Day coming up soon it is time to buy and cook Corned Beef briskets. This is our favorite time of year! Hope you enjoy! We love Corned Beef.  For us it is not just for Saint Patrick’s Day.  I usually buy 2 or 3 during March when they are on sale and…

Cheesy Egg and Hashbrown Casserole

Next to my slow cooker, casseroles are one of my favorite was to get dinner made simply and quickly. Many casseroles can be frozen or made the morning you wish to serve them. Cover and refrigerate until you arrive home and then just pop them in the oven! I love that the work is done…

Slow Cooker Baked Potatoes

You all know I love my slow cooker. But, I think I may have just fallen even further in love with it after finding this great tip for baking potatoes. I have always loved that I can have dinner cooking in my slow cooker when I am busy and just finish adding some pasta, fresh…