Author: traci

  • Lesser Known Recipes – 2010

    Here are lesser known recipes from 2010

  • Snickerdoodle Oatmeal

    Snickerdoodle Oatmeal Stars of the recipe: Steps: For a printable version of the recipe, click here. Happy Eating,Traci

  • Honey Vanilla Creamer

    I made this for my coffee and then shared it with Hubby.  Hubby loves the flavor combination. Honey Vanilla Creamer Stars of the recipe: Steps: Happy Eating, Traci

  • The Boys’ Top 5 Favorite Christmas Treats

    We will start our annual Christmas-making and baking as soon as Thanksgiving is over. The boys look forward to this annual tradition. Hopefully, this tradition will become a favorite childhood memory. I know they look forward to the treats and have been begging for “test runs” of some of their favorite treats. Here are some…

  • Menu Planning Monday – Week of November 23

    Hello!  Happy Thanksgiving week! Last week, I didn’t make a menu s,o our eating was crazy.  Actually, it was a crazy part of the week.  This week, I will have a plan since it’s Thanksgiving week.  I need to simplify my life this week. My Menu Monday – Leftovers from Saturday’s and Sunday’s meals – either…

  • Pudding Fruit Dip

    About 15 years ago, my mother-in-law and father-in-law were on the Adkins diet.  They created a dip/ dessert that we used to eat with cut strawberries.  Their recipe contained sugar-free pudding.  Usually, the pudding was either cheesecake-flavored or white chocolate flavored. When I was a new teacher, I would make this recipe with regular pudding…

  • Thanksgiving Menu with Printables

    It’s a week until Thanksgiving s,o I thought I would share my menu for next week. I will include grocery list and a printable of the menu with a link to all of the recipes on my two cooking blogs. The grocery list is divided into different areas of the grocery store. It also has…

  • Green bean casserole is a frequent dish on many peoples’ Thanksgiving tables.  I’ve changed it by using frozen green beans instead of canned green beans.  So it has more of a fresh taste to it. I will cook it up in my casserole crock pot on Thanksgiving Day.  Right before dinner, I’m going to place…

  • Hubby and the Wee One love stuffing.  So when I made this stuffing, they thought it was delicious.  In fact, they took seconds when I served this side dish. This is also an easy side dish.  It only takes about five minutes to prepare.  Then I allowed the slow cooker to do the cooking. My…

  • My mother-in-law usually makes the mashed potatoes for family meals. In recent months, I’ve made them 3 times for our Sunday dinners. During those 3 times, I’ve made the potatoes too smooth, too lumpy, and then just right. Just like the Goldilocks and the Three Bears. This is the recipe for the just right mashed…