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My Birthday and my Dang Good Life…
I’m 58 years old today – woot! First up, I never imagined being 58. Never! When I was in 4th grade our teacher, Mrs. Whitaker, asked us to figure out how old we’d be in the year 2000. As I was doing the math I was thinking “why do I need to do this, I…
Burgers for a Bunch (with Bacon!)
Burgers for a Bunch – ohhhhhh my, they were a staple on our table in the 70’s! My Mom’s best friend, who we called Aunt Peggy, made this dish for us when we visited her in Ithica, NY and we all fell in love with it. My Mom got the recipe, tweaked it a bit,…
Soft Homemade Sandwich Buns
Soft homemade sandwich buns are the perfect recipe for Whatever Wednesdays, cuz it’s Wednesday, and anything goes, right? The backstory: I wanted to be lazy and just use store bought Ciabatta or Kaiser rolls for my No-Mess oven roasted Pulled Pork Sammies on Labor Day. Clearly 300 other people also wanted to use store bought…
Grandma’s Peach Crumb Cake
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…