I believe that there are angels living among us.  One of whom just might be The Pioneer Woman.  She’s just amazing!  So down to earth and is a great teacher.  One the things she’s taught me is how to roast a chicken.  Now, my mom taught me a lot, but I never learned how to Read more

Oh man, oh man, oh man.  Did you make a New Year’s Resolution to lose weight?  How’s that going?  Still a resolution?  Fall off the diet wagon? Maybe you didn’t want to lose weight per se, but maybe you just wanted to eat healthier.  How is that going?  Getting in your fruits and veggies?  Making Read more

Minestrone is a classic Italian soup – at least what we consider an Italian soup here in America.  I don’t often have it and that’s a shame!  I often think about ordering it when I go to Olive Garden, but I love their salad so much that I just always go that route.  Occasionally, my Read more

Over a year and a half ago now, I transitioned from a working-outside-the-home mom to a stay-at-home mom.  One of the biggest adjustments I had was snacks!  I hadn’t ever really thought of them before.  The babysitter or the daycare center had always taken care of it and it wasn’t even a blip on my Read more

After a wet rainy day outside, nothing sounds more amazing than curling up under a blanket with some yummy comfort food. Since getting my Instant Pot I have not stopped using it! It’s seriously the greatest invention ever! I love that I can cook food quickly and it’s so easy to clean. If you are Read more

Many, many moons ago (many years ago, in fact), I worked in Corporate America in a job that wasn’t going well.  I had been there for years and had loved it, but things were quickly going down hill when we took on WAY more work than we could get done.  Truth be told, I had Read more

Disclosure: Contains affiliate link. I’ve made a few different soups with my Instant Pot (I have this one).  There have been some definite misses.  I’ll keep working on those.  But there has also been some hits.  This started off somewhere in the middle – it was just okay.  But a few tweaks later and I love Read more

I received an Instant Pot last Christmas and it was not love at first sight. In fact, it took me almost a month to bust it out the box and read over the manual. I guess I was still scared of the old timer stories of exploding pressure cookers. But, today’s electric versions have many Read more

Sloppy joes are such a common meal.  It’s inexpensive.  It’s quick.  It’s easy to serve.  It’s liked by so many.  It’s especially easy and quick to make if you like the sauce mixes from the store.  But I haven’t met one of those mixes that I love nearly as much as my homemade recipe.  Once Read more