Sides for Thanksgiving Dinner

I know it seems early to start thinking about Thanksgiving but with some food shortages being foreseen and many of us staying home this year it is a perfect time to start planning. We will be grilling our turkey this year (click for link to recipe). It is so delicious and tender, yum! Here are…

Chicken, Green Bean and Stuffing Casserole (no creamed soups!)

Casseroles never photograph well, unless they are whole. But, boy do they taste great. I think it is the whole comfort food thing that we are all seeking right now. My entire family has been fighting a cold for about two weeks now. No one has been horribly sick but everyone is just feeling blah….

Vegetable Soup with Ground Beef

I think it is now heading into winter here in Southwest Michigan.  I woke up the other morning to 36 degree temperatures.  Yes, 36 degrees.  I am not ready for this.  Our summer was short on beach time because of cooler weather and now my fall is getting cut to start winter already?  No. But,…

Caramelized Green Beans

I hate vegetables.  There I said it.  I admit it.  I eat them as quickly as I possibly can at the beginning of my meal to show my kids that even Mommy eats her vegetables.  But, UGH!  I hate the taste.  Until this recipe.  It is delicious.  I could eat a whole pan of these…