Chick-fil-A App

 Did you know today Chick-fil-A launched an app that lets you pre-order and skip the lines? I am a Chick-fil-A Mom and we love Chick-fil-A. When we are traveling we know that if we need to make a quick stop for food that we are going to get great service, consistent quality and most of…

Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili

We still need some real easy slow cooker dinners for the next month or so. As I was looking through Pinterest for inspiration I found this recipe for Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili on Half Hour Meals.com. (click for link to original recipe) Now, you know I don’t follow recipes but look at them for suggestions….

Steak, Roasted Red Pepper, and Feta Pizza with Balsamic Reduction

Well, the Unofficial Start to summer has come and gone. That four-day weekend seemed to pass by in a flash. From now until Labor Day our little town will be bustling with tourists.  We tend to avoid the local beach and downtown area from now until after Labor Day.  They get so busy and there…

Bacon Ranch Potato Salad

My children do not like mayonnaise potato salad.  Once in a while I can get them to eat a bite or two if I add lots of eggs and mustard to it.  When I saw this recipe I knew my children would like it.  There is almost no mayonnaise in it.  Plus, it had the…

Small Town Living – Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend is the “official” start of tourist season in our area. The signs of summer are everywhere here. The PGA Senior Golf Tournament is in town and people are swimming in the lake already. I smelled a barbecue starting earlier this morning and see signs of graduation parties all around town. The “Bugs at…

Roasted Garlic and Potato Slow Cooker Soup

This was one of those days that we needed to have dinner available at several different times for everyone. You know I love my slow cooker for nights like this. Everyone can serve themselves and with a green side salad and a slice of bread this was a meal that was perfect for nights like…

Bacon and Cheese Stuffed Pork Chops

I can’t believe that everyone was home before 8:00 pm the other night. It was such a treat for all of us to be together at 6:00 pm and cooking dinner together. That hasn’t happened in quite a while. One of my kids sets the table and gets the condiments ready while the other pours…

Our 20th Anniversary and Our 4th Anniversary

In the past four years my blog has morphed from being solely about the dinner game I have been playing with my family to something much more. It is our family relationships, how we deal with life and our adventures in how to make this life memorable for all of us. It is also the…

Slow Cooker Chicken Stroganoff II

Ah, three more weeks. That is all we have left in this school year.  Now that most of the shows are done we only have a dance recital (and its rehearsals), a cello recital and a school picnic left. Well, other than getting both kids through finals. So, I am still having us sit down…

Lion King Jr. and Another Hill Climbed

Five weeks ago I posted about my son and his audition for Lion King Jr. (click for link to original post.) I wrote about my son, his Autism and how he was cast as Scar. I have been away from blogging this weekend because this weekend he had his three performances. Friday night I sat in…

Hungarian Sausage Stew with Ale

I saved this recipe for Hungarian Sausage Stew with Ale (click for link to original recipe) from the July 2012 issue of Food & Wine magazine .  I rarely make anything from this magazine although it is one of my favorites to read.  I always thought the recipes sounded too difficult for a home-cook like myself. Every…

Hot Ham and Cheese Sliders on Hawaiian Rolls

A sure way to tell that summer is on the way in these parts? The fountains are back on! Of course it has been in the 40s and low 50s and I don’t think many people are going to be running through them very soon but they are on and that means tourists are on…