Try this easy slow cooker ham and bean soup.  I like bean and bacon soup. The kind that comes in a can with a red & white label. (Umm…yeah…Campbells.) This soup is fairly close it – except with ham instead of bacon. And it’s homemade, which seems to be healthier even if it really isn’t Read more

Let me check the calendar?  Yup!  Easter’s on its way.  I can tell because of all the ham & baking supplies at stock up prices, starting this week.  You did check out Nicole’s list of weekly sales to know what to pick up, right?  Be sure that you do!  Look here for some menu suggestions Read more

Did you make those cookies from last week?  I’m hoping that you did!  But if you didn’t, there’s still time!  This week, I’m guessing there will be a lot of Irish-inspired meals in homes around Omaha, but don’t despair if you’re not a Reuben lover.  There’s plenty of things on sale this week to eat Read more

I’m in a cooking funk.  It’s not that I don’t have a whole arsenal of recipes at my disposal.  (Because, clearly, I do.)  It’s not that I don’t have the ingredients on hand.  (Because, well, I have a healthy stockpile of essentials.)  It’s just that I don’t feel like cooking.  So…we’ve been eating out a Read more

Oh man, oh man, oh man!  Want the taste of pepperoni pizza, but want to do it a little bit differently?  Here’s your answer – Pepperoni Rolls!  This recipe is all over the internet (well, all over pinterest) and it’s so easy.  It’s like a pizza meets a calzone.  Kind of. The key to this Read more

I have a new favorite chicken pasta dish – chicken tetrazzini!  I made a 9×13 pan on Monday of this week and we’re still eating it!  Which means: it makes A LOT, it makes for excellent leftovers since it re-heats well AND we haven’t gotten sick of it.  Next time I make it though, I’m Read more

I hadn’t ever been a big fan of pot roast.  My mom would make it growing up and it was just okay for me.  Then a year ago, I discovered a Balsamic Pot Recipe and my love for it started!  Today, I’m sharing my latest pot roast find – a classic slow cooker pot roast Read more

Okay, NOW it’s soup weather, right?  I can make soup and more soup and more soup.  Then I’ll make some more.  Looking at Nicole’s list of what’s on sale this week, here are some menu suggestions. Main Dishes Taco Soup – so easy.  A perfect recipe for this cold weather. Baked Potato Buffet – Another Read more

One of my favorite pasta-dishes-with-a-mexican-flair is this Bow Tie Fiesta dish. It freezes well. It uses ingredients that I almost always have on hand. It comes together really quickly (especially since I usually have ground beef already browned in the freezer).  I also love that you control how spicy it is. If your family loves Read more