I enjoy making homemade gifts, and this year, I decided many on our gift list were going to receive pillowcases. Pillowcases? Yep! There are so many fun fabrics that I’m considering making myself some for each season. 🙂 On a recent snow day, I made six pillowcases as Christmas presents. Thanks to the serger, these… Continue reading How To: Sew Three Seam Pillowcases with a Serger
Have you ever needed a homemade holiday treat in a hurry? As a working mom, I have a lot of guilt about not being able to attend my kids’ school parties or contribute the way I’d like. This year, my youngest asked me to volunteer to make the treats for his school Christmas party. His… Continue reading How To: Create Homemade Melted Snowman Cookies Fast!
The deep freeze has finally hit my area of the country, and my family and I are looking for ways to warm up, body and soul. In my opinion, there’s nothing better than a hearty soup for supper. It’s cozy and comforting when the weather outside is frightful! Hearty and Healthy Chicken Noodle Soup can… Continue reading Hearty and Healthy Chicken Noodle Soup
Swiss steak isn’t a dish I make very often. In fact, my children didn’t even know what it was prior to me creating this recipe. 🙂 My favorite cuts of beef aren’t cube steaks. I usually want REAL steak or ground beef! However, after making Swiss Steak in the Slow Cooker, I’m convinced I will be… Continue reading Swiss Steak in the Slow Cooker
The holidays are upon us, and the older I get, the more I want simple recipes for family get-togethers. Most of us have very little time to prepare the massively ornate dinners publicized in magazines and on social media. Instead, I want tasty, easy, and fresh dishes that take little time to prepare so I… Continue reading Holiday Apple Salad
In many households, the holidays REQUIRE that one serves green bean casserole during family gatherings. The problem is, I have never liked the stuff. As you might have read in my post on Chicken Divan, I loathe cream of anything canned soup. So I set out on my own path to create a green bean casserole… Continue reading Green Bean Casserole–No Canned Cream Soup Required!
My grandma’s biscuits were the stuff of legends. My dad and his sisters rave about how tall and fluffy and heavenly they were. Unfortunately, Grandma never used a recipe and she is no longer with us to share her secrets. From what I’ve been told, Grandma’s biscuits were sky-high, light, and more like cake than… Continue reading Christmas Morning Eggnog Pan Biscuits
The start of a new week, and that means planning for a week’s worth of lunches. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, having a well-balanced, healthy, lunch is important to me, but I need to create something that doesn’t take a lot of time. Slow Cooker White Bean Stew fits the bill! It is chock… Continue reading Slow Cooker White Bean Stew
We often refer to Tuesdays at our house as “Taco Tuesdays.” My kids love tacos, and at some point, I’ll share my taco seasoning mix with you. 🙂  This week I had to resort to a little creativity, as we our freezer is out of hamburger. To mix things up, I developed a recipe I… Continue reading Mexican Macaroni and Cheese
We all have those days where there just isn’t enough time. We get up and it feels like the marathon-of-the-day begins! As a working mom, I feel like this a lot. 🙂 The pressure of having a healthy, complete, meal for my family daily can sometimes be an overwhelming task, especially when I’m asked at… Continue reading Five Minute Beef Roast
