One of the ways I make my Thanksgiving dinner prep a little less stressful is to bake my pies the day before. I always make a couple of pies for our small family and one of them needs a pre-baked crust. This is my absolute favorite recipe to use for pre-baked crust.This recipe makes two […]
Tasty Tuesdays
The Best Tomato Basil Soup
Cold rainy days make me crave soup. Any kind of soup, but particularly this one. I didn’t grow up eating tomato soup, but my husband did and so I kept working on a recipe for it until I stumbled upon the right combination of tomato. This is one of our favorite meals and I probably […]
How to Make Baked Potatoes in your Crock Pot
The winner of the bracelet from Sophie’s Beads is Jenny! Jenny please check your e-mail for information on receiving your prize. Thanks to everyone who entered! I LOVE baked potatoes and if I fry up some real bacon for bacon bits, I can even convince my husband that they are an entire meal. Did you know that […]
How to Make Homemade Mozzarella Sticks
Want to win a darling mini book bracelet from Sophie’s Beads? Go here to enter! I have loved mozzarella sticks for as long as I can remember. My dad loves them too and it use to be our special treat to share. I have passed down the mozzarella stick love to my daughter and in […]
Dinner in a Pumpkin
For as long as I can remember, my mom has made chili on Halloween. Since I have never really cared for beans I always ate my dinner begrudgingly and have even made chili for Halloween dinner since I couldn’t come up with anything that seemed to scream Halloween more… until this year. This savory meal is […]




