This casserole is super easy to put together and just perfect for a chilly fall night! Ingredients: 1 Tbs butter 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 garlic clove, minced 1 pound ground beef 1 package taco seasoning mix 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 can pinto beans, drained and rinsed 1 can diced tomatoes […]
I made these banana oatmeal muffins last week off the cuff. They turned out quite deliciously so I thought I’d share! Banana Oatmeal Muffins Ingredients: 1 1/3 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup rolled oats 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 egg 3/4 cup milk 3/4 cup mashed banana (about 2 […]
Last week’s letter home from my second grader’s teacher mentioned that they were learning about respect. I asked Charlie about it. He said they watched a video on you tube. I like to keep a connection between what’s happening at school with our lives at home, so we looked it up and watched it together […]
Chocolate cake frosted with peanut butter frosting and homemade peanut clusters. I KNOW! Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake with Homemade Peanut Clusters Ingredients: 1 package chocolate cake mix 1 cup cold milk 1 package chocolate instant pudding mix (4 serving size) 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 cup peanuts 2 squares semi-sweet baking chocolate 1 container whipped […]
We are a military family. It is fairly new to us. Even though many of our family members have been in the military, Matt just joined about three (or four? is it bad I can’t remember?) years ago. So it’s new to us on the level where it affects our every day life. The longest […]
Almost fourteen years ago, when Matt and I started our lives together, he worked at the mall. It was a good position in a sports store. Sometimes we think back to those days and wonder how we made it though. Once we had our first son, things changed. Matt decided it was time to go […]
This recipe is based off of The Pioneer Woman’s Blackberry Cobbler recipe. I wanted a bigger serving than hers but doubling it wasn’t quite right so here is what I used to make a 9×13 pan sized dish. Ingredients: 1 1/2 sticks of butter 1 1/2 cups of sugar plus a little extra for sprinkling […]
I was born in Wisconsin so it should come as no surprise that I love cheese curds! A while back I tried frying them and WHOA they were so good. The link I had saved for reference is no longer valid so I went on a google search for a new one. Here is one […]
I’ve been browsing Pinterest like a fool, and pinning so many great recipes! This is a quick and easy one that everyone loved so I thought I’d share! Taco Pizza! It’s basically a crescent roll crust covered in taco fillings and baked! Super easy and fun for the kids to help make too! Not to […]
Roasting a chicken can sound overwhelming and just plain hard if you are a beginner in the kitchen. I remember in my early days of learning to cook that I wouldn’t even try! If whole chickens were on sale, I wouldn’t know the first thing to do with it! So I thought I’d share how […]