My Mom made the best peach crumb cake I’ve ever eaten. No lie! BEST… EVER! We call it Grandma’s Peach Crumb Cake now because my sons make it for their families and they need a more accurate title – it all gets confusing once the Mom becomes the Grandma, and even more confusing when she’s…
No-Mess Oven Roasted Pulled Pork
It’s not a just MAN-ic Monday today, it’s Labor Day too! I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with succulent No-Mess (promise!) Oven Roasted Pulled Pork Sammies! Oh and did I mention that it’s also my birthday this week? Uh huh, I was born on Labor Day, so I’ve excerpted the entire…
Fast Pork Carnitas Nacho Salad
Fast Pork Carnitas Nacho Salad The week has flown by and now here we are again – Fast N Fun Fridays! For this recipe I got creative with 2 cups of leftover Pulled Pork. It was a snap to turn it into delicious Mexican spiced Pork Carnitas to top my Nacho Salad. I don’t have…
Mom’s Chicken and Dumplings
It’s Throw Back Thursday and that means that I get to revisit some old time dishes that may have gone out of style in today’s foodie world, but that are timeless classics that deserve a place on the table! My Mom’s Chicken and Dumplings were one of my favorite dishes as a kid. Sundays were…
Toni’s Secret Potato Salad
When it comes to making my Secret Potato Salad, I never share the secret ingredients with anyone… ever… never… nope! Ok, ok, since you’re here reading this recipe I’ll share it with you, but ONLY you! But you’ll have to scroll down below this pic to see what it is. The secret ingredients that make…
Chewy Cinnamon Molasses Cookies
Chewy Cinnamon Molasses Cookies Alrighty readers, it’s time for a little story. Pull up a chair and grab a cup of coffee… ready? I started cooking when I was 8 years old. My first dish was actually a full meal for my whole family. Oh heavens was it ahem… interesting! My Mom told me to…
Simply THE Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza
Simply THE Best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza Hey all, it’s MAN-ic Monday again and I can’t wait to share my best Chicago Deep Dish Pizza recipe with you! I’ve tried lots of crust recipes and struck out over and over again till I developed this one. It is, quite simply THE best Chicago Deep Dish…
Owyhee Rancher Steak Sandwich
Hi all, it’s Fun Fridays around here and I’m making a sandwich that Tim and I invented and named for one of the most beautiful range areas in Idaho. It’s the Owyhee Rancher Steak Sandwich! Owyhee- Pronounced Oh Wah Hee:Owyhee County has a long history of cattle ranches and wild horses. You can take a…
Grandma Jean’s Swiss Steak
It’s Throw Back Thursday – TBT – again and I’m so excited to be in the kitchen whipping up an old fashioned plate of Grandma Jean’s Swiss Steak! Grandma Jean is my Mom so I always called this dish “Mom’s Swiss Steak”, till my sons begged me to send them the recipe. At that point…
Perfect Rice – Dang!
It’s still my first week of blogging, and this is Whatever Wednesdays at my house. That means exactly what it says! Hubby is on his own for all meals for the day and I eat “whatever”. Cuz sometimes you just really need a day off, right? So how to incorporate Whatever Wednesdays into my food…
