I've been loving my slow cooker all the more these days.  As a working mom, it's been so easy for me to stick a meal into a slow cooker and let it simmer for most of the day.  But on my stay-at-home mom days, it's also been great.  I'm not restricted to meals that need Continue Reading...

I'm convinced, when it comes to my kitchen, that: Menu Planning is the single thing that saves me the most money each month. Having cooked ground beef in the freezer is the single thing that saves me the most sanity each month. When I have ground beef in the freezer I'm like a quadrillion times Continue Reading...

It's almost soup season!  Well, for those that thing there is such a thing as soup season.  I, personally, don't think there is a soup season - I think everyday is part of soup season.  I eat it year round, but I'm willing to concede to those who think that while you CAN eat soup Continue Reading...

This recipe was born out of necessity and a little trial-and-error. See, I had bought a roast when it was on sale "Buy 1, Get 1 Free", but I didn't know what I wanted to do with it.  It was summertime and I wasn't really feeling pot roast (as delicious as it is), so when Continue Reading...

OH MY GOSH!  Please make this Beef Stroganoff!  Please! Please! Please!  For the love of all that is good and right in your kitchen, make this recipe!  It's THAT good.  Now, I've made some good Beef Stroganoffs before, but none nearly as good as this.  And this doesn't have any 'Cream of' soups or 'packets' Continue Reading...

Disclosure: Contains affiliate links. Full disclosure policy here. I've already talked about how I like to make a whole roasted chicken.  It's just delicious!  But I like to do it for more than just the meat.  I also like it because I use the chicken bones to make homemade chicken broth!  You can even do this Continue Reading...