Need a little pampering? I know I sure did!!! I was having serious hubby withdrawals while he's

  Though I sure don't miss the extreme winters that Chicago has, also now known as "Chiberia", I sure do

    Being buried in snow and cold = casseroles! I LOVE to make casseroles any time of year, but espe

    Oooooh, yes! Yes indeedy! Yes she did!!! :D  (TWICE! :) ) And OH. MY. GAWD was it ever good!! I

  A short while back, I made some super easy and fun cookies from a box of accidentally purchased instant

  Of all of the sauces that I make, I think this is the most important one to learn how to make. It isn't

      The perfect winter-to-spring transition soup! Where you still need something warm and coz

  A NEAR DISASTER!!! Yep. I rarely make baking mistakes. I swear, I'm so very careful. But I was rollin'

  Chilly winter days call out for comfort food! Some of my favorite things to make during the wintertime

  I had a smile a mile wide when I realized that I not only had TWO whole bags of frozen huckleberries pi

  After my group had our mini vacation and enjoyed having January off, it's now time again for my Secret

    Who doesn't love a soft, doubley chocolatey, chocolate- chocolate chip cookie fresh and warm out

  Uhm. A few blades of artificial grass from the end zone and they throw a PASS?  REALLY? I mean, seriou

  When we were kids growing up in the midwest, my mom made a popular dish called "Johnny Marzetti" that w

    When the hubby's away....it's OYSTER TIME!! :D And anything else that I love that stinks up the

    I've had a hankering for a pizza lately, but not a pizza. Something like a pizza - - but special

  If there's one thing that I love to treat myself to and indulge in once in awhile, it's fried veggies!

  Ohhh, to be a kid again. All us grandkids sitting at Grandma's table, awaiting our favorite lunch! Gran

  My hubby insisted that I include the Spanish word "fiesta" in the title, because he said it was like a

  After making a massive-sized pot of Chicken & Sausage Fajita Soup, I thought it would be really fun

    Hello! Thanks for stopping by! If you missed yesterday's post, you'll probably want to take a pe

  I love making and eating international dishes such as these! So many people think that it's hard to mak

  First, my apologies for the one photo that I was able to get! I took it on the stovetop, at night, and

  Bitter cold, snowy, icy, icky, gloomy, gray days require a little more TLC to warm the heart and soul,

  Aaaaaand here comes winter! OUCH! It finally showed up late with a BANG. Nothing like waking up and see

  Is there anything better on a bitter cold winter's night than a pile of homemade mashed potatoes smothe

  Well, this sure was a HUGE surprise this year! I made these at Christmastime after not making them for

  I remember the first time we made the original version of this classic back when I was a little girl in

    I always look so forward to playing with leftover holiday meats! This Christmas I roasted a ham,

    We received the nicest surprise in the mail! The folks at Johnsonville Sausage sent us a Christm

  After all of that holiday food, doesn't this simply look refreshing? :D It's amazing how something this

  This was one of my favorites this year for Christmas! I made one batch after another just having a blas

  Wow. I can't believe another year has almost passed. Though we have had a string of bad luck, it was de

  ALOHA! :D That's what you'll be saying when you try these incredibly tasty Rock Cornish Game Hens! :D T

  We have died and gone to asparagus heaven. Yep. Asparagus heaven. I had remembered seeing a similar rec

  This pie, sorrowfully, came about in a very sad way. "Pops", our neighbors' Dad, passed away the day af