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  • Bacon Cheddar Ranch Smashed Potatoes

    Say that 5 times fast.  Such a tongue-twister of a name for a recipe. I got a chicken from my favorite meat places and cooked it up in the crockpot.  Then it was time for the task of trying to figure out what to serve with the chicken.  The other day I had bacon cheddar…

  • Menu planning week of April 22

    Sunday – dinner at in-laws Monday – pepperoni penne pasta, garlic bread, green beans, salad Tuesday – BBQ chicken sandwich, oven fries, veggie Wednesday – lasagna, garlic bread or rolls, salad Thursday – fish, veggies, baked potato Friday – Chick Fil A Saturday – honey Dijon pork chops, broccoli slaw, veggies

  • Menu Planning – Week of April 15

    Sunday – Dinner at in-laws Monday – hamburgers (frozen), fried potatoes, veggies Tuesday – roast (freezer), butter noodles, veggies Wednesday – pizza meatloaf (freezer), mashed potatoes, veggies Thursday – pineapple and ham fried rice Friday – homemade hamburger helper, veggies, Easy rolls Saturday – beenie weenies (freezer), cornbread muffins, veggie or salad

  • Green beans, potatoes, and ham

    I lived with my grandparents, mom, and sister as a teenager. On most nights, we would sit down as a family for dinner. One of the meals my grandma would prepare is green beans, potatoes, and ham in the crockpot. I can still see the kitchen and her round crockpot full of green beans, potatoes,…

  • Resurrection rolls

    I found this recipe last week and tried it out on my family. They all have their seal of approval. In fact, I’ve been asked to teach a lesson on it on Easter Sunday. The crescent rolls represent the robes Jesus was wrapped in & the tomb he was put into after he died on…

  • Kool Aid colored eggs

    I found this “recipe” for egg dye that I thought was a great idea. The Wee One has been pestering me to allow him to dye eggs. He doesn’t eat any, though. It’s easy and smells great. All you need is Kool-aid packets and 2/3rds cup of hot water. That’s it. Make sure you have…

  • Cheddar bay biscuits

    I made these for our family dinner this week. We had lasagna, and I wanted to serve something garlicky that was not garlic bread. I immediately thought of these biscuits. I had made them before and remember loving them. The final verdict from the adults was they loved them. Score! They are my kind of…

  • Menu planning week of March 26

    Last week I didn’t post a menu. I did menu planning, though. This week is crazy. I’m staying late one day, have a doctor’s appointment another day, and am doing something another evening. Needless to say, I’ve got to ensure everything is ready for Hubby so he can get the boys and himself fed. Monday…

  • Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

    Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

    I found this recipe in Erin Chase’s $5 Dinner Cookbook and have been using it for the past year or so. Today I was making lasagna for dinner and decided to make the sauce for it. Homemade Spaghetti Sauce$5 Dinners Stars of the recipe: Steps: Note: You may add 1 Tbsp. of white sugar or…

  • Bacon cheeseburger soup

    Yum! This soup is so good. Last weekend I was checking out meals matter. I hadn’t been on that site in forever. Anyway, I found this recipe in my personal cookbook on that site. I decided it would be a good dinner. So I put it on our meal plan. Both the Imaginative One and…