Happy Blogiversary!

2 years ago today, I was encouraged by some sweet friends to start a blog post of my kitchen adventures. Sharing helpful, everyday suggestions, for the busy cook. Blogging has been so much fun, and a lot has happened in the past 2 years. But one thing has stayed the same, my love for cooking….

Friday Night Fried Steak

It has been a while since I’ve written a blog. Since this is a cooking blog, there’s only one reason that it has been so long. I haven’t been cooking… Do you ever have times that life is so busy and overwhelming that the easiest thing to do is grab take out, fix a sandwich,…

Low Carb Comfort Food

Happy Friday!  Do you ever have a week where challenges and frustrations are lurking around every corner?  Well, unfortunately that has been the case this week.  Times like this is when some good ole comfort food is what we crave.  But, when one has removed pasta, potatoes, and bread from their diet, it presents another…

In Everything Give Thanks!

It has been a while since I’ve had time to spend in the kitchen.  The past several weeks have been filled with long days at the office, school projects, soccer games, amd soccer carpool.  I’d love to tell you that during all of this, we never hit the drive thru, and ate out of the…

Going Banana’s!

How many times do you buy a bunch of banana’s and a few days later find that they are over ripe and no one will eat them?  I had good intentions when I bought a bunch at Sam’s last week to add to our lunches, and smoothies for breakfast throughout the week.  There was just…

Saturday Night Dinner

It has been a busy couple of weeks. School, work, soccer, and church activities.  I seriously don’t remember the last time I cooked.  Thankfully I had a few dishes in the freezer that helped us out in the evenings.  Saturday was a lazy family day.  Perfect opportunity to spoil my guys with a home cooked…

Football Saturday

It’s been a lazy Saturday of football games and family fun!  I did make a quick trip to our local produce market.  I seem to always leave with much more than I had intended. Here’s a peak at my basket full of goodies.  There was more, it wouldn’t fit in the picture.  Stay tuned in…

Birthday Breakfast!

Today, we celebrate our son’s 14th birthday!  Over the years, we have done many things to celebrate.  From surprise party’s to secret destinations.  Daily celebrations for a week, to quiet family dinners at home.  We always try to have theme that everything revolves around. This year, it is fishing!  After a late night of games…

Oven Fried Okra

  Stopped by the local farm to table store this week, where I was enticed by this beautiful okra.  Zach loves fried okra, but the mess was more than I wanted to clean up on a week night.  My SIL shared with me a helpful tip of cooking okra in a cast iron skillet, in…

Just Another Friday Night in the Kitchen

After a week of eating out, because no ones schedule was the same by the end of the week, as it started out on Monday, tonight was a perfect night to stay in, relax, and kick off the weekend. Our menu for tonight was Roast Beef Hash, Garlic Bread, Bread & Butter pickles, and fresh pear…

What’s for Dinner?

“What’s for dinner?”, is the first question I was asked during a late afternoon phone call.  Followed by, “not chicken”.  Several thoughts quickly ran through my head.  1.) we just had lunch a few hours ago; 2.) our schedule has been changed a few times this week, so everything is frozen; 3.) I haven’t even thought about dinner. As…

Fried Taters & Chicken Wings

Made a quick trip to our local produce store this morning to pick up some fresh fruit for the week.  As always, I left with a few more items than I had planned. Anxiously headed home to spend a few hours in the kitchen, making a couple of family favorites. First on my list, boiled peanuts!  Boiled…