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How to Create a Safe and Comfortable Home for Your Dog
Dogs are more than pets; they are part of the household and depend on their owners to provide an environment where they can feel secure, relaxed, and healthy. Creating a dog-friendly home involves more than providing food and a place to sleep. Safety, comfort, exercise, stimulation, and routine all contribute to your dog’s overall well-being….

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
By Toni 5 Comments
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…

Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
By Toni 4 Comments
It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time to bake up some Tuesday Treats in my house! Carrot Cake is one of my all time favorite cakes! It’s moist, it’s dense and it’s lightly spiced with cinnamon. Top it off with a thick layer of rich, creamy, not too sweet Cream Cheese Frosting and I’m in…

Cream Cheese Frosting
Did you head over here to whip up some rich, not too sweet cream cheese frosting while your Carrot Cake is baking? Yes? Then just grab the ingredients and let’s get going! No? Well, I guess I can forgive you for not making my Carrot Cake, but next time you’re looking for a super easy,…

Stove Top Mac N Cheese – it’s DANG good!
This is my very first MAN-ic Mondays post, and I couldn’t think of a single dish more MAN FOOD appropriate than Stove Top Mac N Cheese! I mean really, is there a man out there (big OR small) who doesn’t love Mac N Cheese? So my friends, there are times when I don’t mind standing…

Maryland Spring Chicken
By Toni 2 Comments
I just couldn’t wait another day, so here’s a preview of what’s to come once the Dang Good Cooking! blog goes live next week! I’ve got some Sweets, some Man Food, some Comfort Food and a few tips and tricks lined up. Hope to see you on August 18th! This is Maryland Spring Chicken –…


