Our local OutCenter flag draped with a black ribbon says it all. The 90 degree days are gone for a while so we are back in comfort food mode again. With temperatures hovering in the low 60s and just a general sadness that seems to be in the air from the events of this past…
Tag: Ground beef
German Style Cabbage Rolls
This is a recipe handed down from generation to generation in my family. I have changed it for my family but it is still almost the exact same recipe my great-grandmother used. Do you have a dish like this in your family? This is the dish we make for holidays in our house. It is…
Lettuce Wrapped Tacos
I love this picture. I can tell we are in Spring and Summer mode for dinners as we start to look for more vegetables and less meat in our meals. I went to the grocery store yesterday to pick up the lettuce and a pepper for dinner and everything looked so good. I was sticking…
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…
Taco Stuffed Baked Potatoes
Yesterday was the start of “The Storm.” It really wasn’t too bad and I was shocked that they cancelled school last night for today. I thought for sure they would wait until morning to see what the weather was like. I love snow days and so happy we have one today. I am thinking lots…
7 Tips for Making Your Favorite Meatloaf in the Slow Cooker
Some nights dinner needs to be ready when you get home. I use my slow cooker for those nights. I have found that I can even make meatloaf in my slow cooker! My favorite meal is meatloaf and potatoes. Having it ready when we get home? Priceless. Here are the tips I have found make…
Easy Cannelloni
This was a tough night. I am trying not to buy too many groceries this month as we went away, we need to get our car fixed and some house repairs done. We are trying to use only cash so I am trying to use up all the bits and pieces of things in the…
Easy Oven Cheeseburgers – Great for a Crowd !
We arrived home late Monday night from our trip back to New York. It was such a great time but we were all exhausted. The suitcases came in and went to the basement and we had to pay a little attention to the cat who was still miffed that we left her with a sitter…
Cheeseburger Burritos
We are on vacation for a long weekend and I am re-posting some of our favorite and most popular meals. Hope you enjoy! Have a great weekend! It has been a great vacation. The kids are returning from 12 days at camp. We got 3 letters from our son. They were cute. He said the…
Porcupine Meatballs with Gravy
Getting down to the end of the month and grocery day is right around the corner! I do one big shop a month so we are in the last week before stock up day. Trying to use those little last pieces of meat in the freezer and wanting to stretch them farther I added cooked…
Mexican Cornbread
We are coming to the end of January. In our house that means we are trying to use up all the odds and ends in our freezer and pantry. There was a sale on ground beef the other day so I bought 20 pounds to freeze. But, before it headed to the freezer I took…
Taco Braid – When Life Happens
Confession time. Life happens. You can have the perfect plans and still something can go wrong. Take dinner for example. You have your menu planned, you have the meat defrosting in the refrigerator or cooking in the slow cooker. Then life happens. The power goes out late in the afternoon so the meal in your slow…
What's for Dinner Moms? 