A Girls Night In With Peppermint Hot Cocoa

Tonight was a special girls night in for me and my daughter and to celebrate, I made us some special hot cocoa before we settled down to watch “Tinkerbell”. Who knew an animated film could be so enjoyable. But I have to admit I had more fun watching my daughter who is apparently a big [...]

Caramelized Onion Smothered Sirloin Steak For Dinner

This recipe is such a guys meal and always puts a big smile on hubby’s face. Since he’s been working extra hard this week, I treated him to a steak dinner. I made the crockpot potatoes I told you about a few days ago to go along with this and it turned out great. A [...]

Mushroom Swiss Vegetable Bake To The Rescue

We were invited to a potluck style church dinner last week and I had no idea what to bring. Seems like the same few dishes show up at all of these events usually brought by at least 3 different people. I like to bring something unique, but this go around, I was just drawing a [...]

Hardy Seafood Soup That Warms You Up On A Cold Day

There is nothing better than a hot cup of soup after being out in the cold. Add to that some yummy seafood and you have a simple to make gourmet dish that’s sure to warm up even the chilliest bones. Here’s one of our family favorites – a hardy seafood soup. Just add some cheese [...]

Bean Soup From The Crockpot Makes For An Easy Dinner

If you’re looking for a simple and easy dinner that’s cheap and filling and even pretty healthy, look no further than this crockpot bean soup recipe. It’s another one of my favorites from the Hillbilly Housewife website. It’s so easy yet yummy that I put it on my meal plan almost every week and probably [...]

Cherry Pecan Macaroons – The Perfect Afternoon Treat

One of the things I love most about the weeks and months around Christmas is that there’s always a cookie around for me to enjoy with my afternoon cup of coffee. Well, the last few cookies found their way into hubby and daughter’s lunch boxes. Thankfully I remembered that a friend shared a cookie recipe [...]

Scalloped Potatoes From The Crockpot

I’ve been giving my crockpot a workout lately and use it for all kinds of dishes from soups and stews to cooking whole chickens. One of my favorites these days are these yummy crockpot scalloped potatoes. You won’t believe how good they turn out. I came across the recipe on the Hillbilly Housewife website. I [...]

Butternut Squash Custard – Yum!

Yikes, I didn’t realize how long it’s been since I shared some new recipes with y’all. At least I have a really good one and I promise to be better about posting more regularly. Butternut squash is one of my favorite winter veggies. It’s great as a soup or in stews. Recently a friend of [...]