Pork Chop with Cider Gravy, Sauteed Apples and Onions

First of all I wish you could smell this dish.  It made my house smell fantastic.  All we needed was some really good German beer, warm German potato salad and you would have thought you were in Germany. On our recent trip to Walt Disney World we had an afternoon where we were “eating around…

Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Chicken

My daughter does not like rice.  I am trying every way I can to cook it so she will eat it.  I have tried brown rice, white rice, rice mixes.  I have cooked it with spices, chicken stock, beef stock and tried putting stuff like corn, peppers, onions in it.  She will grudgingly eats a…

Mediterranean Egg Bake

I love weekends.  I wish weekends were five days long and week days were two. We enjoy being together as a family.  For Christmas this year I planned a year of family dates.  I planned twelve family adventures, one for each month, and bought gift cards or put cash in envelope for each month plus…

Saucy Asian Meatballs

Lots of ground beef to use right now so I am trying to make different things so the kids don’t realize the meat is the same thing every night.  This recipe for Saucy Asian Meatballs is from Bear With Me at Chef Jenny.com.    I must confess that I followed the recipe just as it…

Spaghetti Squash and Meatballs

So, after our last check ups we are trying to change our diets a bit.  We are not making any big changes but trying to substitute brown rice, vegetables and sweet potatoes for white rice, pasta and potatoes two to three days a week.  Not a huge change but this was one of the first…

Pork Fried Rice

One last To-Go dinner before vacation!  I am ready to burst with excitement.  We are heading to Walt Disney World.  I am a master planner so I have breakfasts and dinners booked for our stay.  Half are our old favorites such as Biergarten, Crystal Palace and Cape May Cafe’ and the rest are new to…

Ranch Baked Boneless Pork Chops

Friday was another Snow Day.  It wasn’t so much for the snow but the negative wind chills that had them closing schools.  When it starts to get down to -20 I want warm comfort food. I had a package of boneless pork steaks in my refrigerator.  I started searching the web for a recipe that…

Meatball Pizza Pasta

After last night’s lighter dinner of Asian Ground Beef Lettuce Cups my children were looking for something heartier for dinner tonight.  Everyone was hungry and looking for a warm, filling meal.  For me that means pasta or potatoes. After a glance through the pantry and freezer I decided it was going to be pasta for…

Dinner Rolls

When people tell me that they have a bread maker or slow cooker that they never use or they just gave away it takes everything I have in me to not scream NO!  at them.  These are the two most used small appliances in my home.  They sit on my counter all the time.  Each…

Mini Rye Cheese Appetizers

For Christmas Eve and Christmas Day we eat mostly appetizers and the day after on the 26th we eat all the leftovers.  This is one of the leftovers. We always have a discussion when we serve these.  Most people have usually had them somewhere before but other different names – Mini Greek Pizzas, Onassis pizzas,…

Herbed Chicken and Broccoli Casserole

This is my last casserole until after Christmas.  Then I will have to see what I can do with all the leftovers I am sure we will have! Last night’s dinner started out with as Cheesy Chicken Ranch Casserole from the Finding Joy in the Kitchen.com.  Of course I didn’t have half of the ingredients…

Trisha Yearwood’s Slow Cooker Pork Loin

I pinned this recipe for Trisha Yearwood’s Slow Cooker Pork Loin from Bo’s Bowl.com a few weeks ago.  I was waiting for the night that someone pulled pork loin from the freezer for dinner.   Last night was the night. Verdict: The pork loin was okay but a bit ordinary.  The gravy is the reason to…