Have you heard this song by Nichole Nordeman?  If you’re a parent, it’ll hit you hard. If you have very little ones, it seems like time isn’t going fast.  But, one day, you wake up and you have a 5-year-old – even though it feels like you just gave birth to him.  I can easily Read more

My kids are barbecue freaks.  The sauce, that is.  Not necessarily the style of cooking.  They don’t know much about that.  No, they love the sauce.  I’m not very adventurous with the meats that I cook with, but if I’m using barbecue sauce, they’ll eat it.  I have to be careful that they have chicken Read more

When Irish eyes are smiling, it means that an angel gets its wings.  Nah, that ain’t true.  When Irish eyes are smiling, it means that someone clapped to keep Tinkerbell alive.  That’s a lie too.  Maybe it’s when Irish eyes are smiling, a clipped coupon gets doubled?  That’d be cool, but probably not right either Read more

We’ve recently cut quite a few things from our diet in order to identify any food sensitivities a couple of my kids might have.  It’s a long process of eliminating a lot of foods, then adding them back in one-by-one to see if there’s any impact.  The ingredient that I miss the most?  Tomatoes! I 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

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

Kitchen Hack (noun):  Refers to a shortcut found in the kitchen.  A tip or a technique that makes one’s life easier, specifically when it comes to organizing or preparing a meal.   I serve a fair amount of ground beef.  Not nearly as much as chicken, but still a good percentage of my recipes use Read more

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Nebraska Furniture Mart. All opinions are mine. There’s a big football game happening soon and a yummy soup is the perfect dish to serve a crowd. Prep in the morning before guests arrive and just let it cook all day in the slow cooker. By the time football is on, you can Read more

Kitchen Hack (noun):  Refers to a shortcut found in the kitchen.  A tip or a technique that makes one’s life easier, specifically when it comes to organizing or preparing a meal. When I consider making a recipe, I usually do a mental “To Do” list.  The larger the number of steps, the less likely I Read more