Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers that Peter Piper picked? I don’t like pickled peppers.  In fact, I don’t really care for anything pickled except for cucumbers – more commonly known Read more

One of my favorite date night places to go to is Old Chicago.  Know why?  Well, besides the fact that someone waits on me, gets my food for me and keeps the soda refills coming, it’s because they serve me calzones.  Love them.  They’re like grown up pizza rolls.  They’re simple, but also satisfying.  American Read more

Thick and hearty veggie and barley soup is a “soup” that really wants to be a stew.  How do I know that?  I know that because I came up with it based upon my favorite beef and barley stew recipe.  I love, love, love my beef stew recipe, but I came up with this recipe Read more

Smoked sausage and a variety of vegetables in a perfect blend of seasonings baked in the oven We’re not vegetarians at our house – we have meat at every dinner. We eat ground beef quite often (so much so that I compiled a list of 50+ ground beef recipes), but some of our meals are Read more

Did you know?  According to the internet… There are around 2 billion pigs in the world. On the Apollo 13 mission, the crew managed to create a functioning CO2 filter out of duct tape and glazed ham. Ham was selected as the official Christmas dinner after hot dogs and baked beans fell out or grace Read more

Are you a Manwich fan?  If so, making sloppy joes is really easy.  Just add cooked ground beef to the sauce and you’re done!  The problem is that I’ve experienced homemade sloppy joes that I like much better.  I like when I find homemade recipes that are still really quick & easy to pull together Read more

Please tell me you’ve heard Adam Sandler’s Lunch Lady Land song? I can’t hear the words “sloppy joe” without hearing that song in my head. I just can’t. If you’ve never seen it, you’re missing out on some great comedy. In fact, let’s just watch it again, shall we? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vH8jAjtvc10 Now that I’ve put some Read more

Ahoy mateys!  I have a meal to share today that’s not just good for marines, but for us land dwellers too.  Meatball submarine sandwiches!  You can make them at home with very little effort – even less effort than getting in your car, putting on your seatbelts, opening the garage door, turning on your car Read more

This homemade (and freezer-friendly) sweet spaghetti sauce made in the slow cooker is so good it inspired a poem.  Yaa, Yaa, red sauceYaa, Yaa, red sauce,Have you any taste?Yes, sir; yes, sirThree tummies full.One for my mister,And one for my fame,And one for the little boyWho loves the choo choo train! The best meal that I Read more