Creamy Shrimp and Chicken with Cheesy Grits: Holiday Recipe

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Don’t you love the Holiday Season?  Pulling out the tree (yes….we have a fake one), decorating it with long treasured ornaments, hanging the stockings on our mantle, and making loads of food to enjoy with family and friends. This month … Continue reading

Hearty Italian Sausage and Potato Bake

Italian Sausage Bake

I know that this Hearty Italian Sausage and Potato Bake will be added into your menu rotation.  It is quick and simple…… AND can be prepped in under 10 minutes. Did I tell you how amazing it smells while baking? … Continue reading

Spicy Black Bean and Turkey Chili

Turkey and Black Bean Chili

I hope you all had a great weekend!  We had a welcome visit from B, but I am positive he couldn’t wait to get back to Toledo as our house has been hit by a tornado called “installing hardwood flooring”. … Continue reading

Pulled Pork with Whiskey Barbecue Sauce

Pulled Pork and Whiskey Barbecue Sauce

Fourth of July is quickly upon us, and I know you all are either hosting a celebration or are heading to one!!  Right? Grilling……… hamburgers, hot dogs, and bratwurst are the usual fare, but I am telling you……you are going … Continue reading

Dog Gone Good Cuisine + {Turkey Meatballs}

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Some of you may have noticed lately that I am not doing much cooking!   Not even of the baking variety!! I have to admit that I am going thru a dry spell, and my poor family is eating a … Continue reading

Blackened Chicken Alfredo Casserole

Chicken Alfredo

As we are back to the cold, dreary weather {Mother Nature was such a tease yesterday} I thought it appropriate to share one of the best comfort foods around….. Blackened Chicken Alfredo Casserole!  Blackened Chicken …. Creamy Alfredo …… YUM!!  … Continue reading

Easy Black Beans and Spanish Rice

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I am so excited to find Minute Rice latest product……Minute Ready to Serve Rice.……ready in the microwave in just 60 seconds!  I will have to confess that after getting home from work, I do not have the mental or physical … Continue reading

Big Batch Chili

Big Batch Chili

Big Batch Chili…. This is my all-time favorite chili recipe that I have been using for years! It is perfect when you have a crowd to feed.  Whether it be for a tail-gating party on a cold, windy day….or you … Continue reading

Cowboy Pot Roast

Cowboy Pot Roast

I may not like the cold weather that is descending upon us…..creeps into my bones, and I can never get the chill off……but one thought of this hearty, thick Cowboy Pot Roast warms me right up! This cold wind does … Continue reading

Jalapeno Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad

I love chicken salad, and this Jalapeno Chicken Salad ranks very high on my list.  It is a keeper, and I have been making it for years.  Chicken Salad is very versatile and can be eaten as a salad, on crackers for … Continue reading

Alice Springs Chicken {Outback Steackhouse knock-off}

It has been years since I have been to Outback Steakhouse, but I still remember their Alice Springs Chicken!    I ordered it every time we dined there.    Nothing original about me!    I like something, I stick with it.    Some would say … Continue reading

Tender Grilled Pork Loin

Grilled Pork Loin

Our summer days are dwindling down……sigh!!!  B and K start back up on the 20th, and PT is already back at school (complaining about the new standardized tests that he has to teach to, and who in the hell heck … Continue reading