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  • Baked Cinnamon Doughnuts

    Last fall, I bought doughnut pan with plans to make homemade doughnuts often.  I made a few batches and the pan ended up in my oven drawer sitting there all lonely. Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day, I decided I needed to do something green related for a treat.  I decided doughnuts would be a great…

  • Menu Planning Monday – March 12, 2012

    I keep saying I need to write a book on some things I have encountered as a teacher.  Some are endearing, while others are just CRAZY.  Friday was one of those CRAZY days.  The third-grade teachers were all at an in-service, and I was left behind.  The saying, while the cat is out, the mice…

  • Sausage, cream cheese, and Rotel dip

    Yummy! Three ingredients that sound strange together come together in gooey, gooey deliciousness goodness. We had a family game night scheduled for my church. I decided to make a recipe from a while ago and a new recipe. I have Stephanie O’Dea’s slow cooker cookbook. This is one of the recipes in it. Sausage, cream…

  • Menu Planning week of March 5

    Monday– Hawaiian chicken in crockpot served over rice, veggies Tuesday– coney dogs, chips or fries, raw veggies Wednesday– hamburger veggie soup (freezer), rolls Thursday– spaghetti with smoked sausage, applesauce Friday– meatball sliders, fries, veggies Saturday– tacos, Spanish rice

  • Favorite Book Series – The Sister’s Grimm

    In August 2010, I was going to do a series about my favorite books.  I only did one post and then didn’t do any others.  Both the Imaginative One and I have read this series.  This is one of his favorite series, and he always reads excerpts from books. Imagine your favorite fairy tale characters…

  • Menu planning Monday – February 27

    Monday– ham and cheese garlic bread Stromboli, carrots, chips Tuesday– orange chicken, rice, crab rangoons Wednesday– pork tenderloin with apples and sweet potatoes Thursday– meatball sliders, French fries or roasted potatoes, veggies Friday– breakfast for dinner Saturday– creamy chicken enchiladas, rice, veggie

  • Brown sugar ham steak

    I’m embarrassed to even call this a recipe. We had ham steak for dinner. I decided to fry it up. I sprinkled a tablespoon of brown sugar as it was cooking on both sides. Then I sprinkled another tablespoon of brown sugar on one of the sides. The Imaginative One raved about the taste. He…

  • Menu planning Monday – February 20

    We are on our way home today. This weekend was a lot of fun. We all recommend the Carnegie Science Center, Mt. Washington overlooks, and the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. Tomorrow we are back to the daily grind. So I have to menu plan. Monday – out to eat Tuesday – crockpot ravioli, garlic…

  • Toffee Brownies

    We planned a weekend getaway. The boys and I had four days off this weekend because of President’s Day and parent-teacher conference comp. Day. So we decided to take a road trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I haven’t been back to Pittsburgh in 2.5 years, so it was time to visit it again. I love this…

  • Menu Planning Monday ~ February 13, 2012

    This is going to be a strange week.  I will stay late at work on Monday and Wednesday for parent-teacher conferences.  They will provide meals for the staff, so I don’t have to worry about my dinners.  Usually, I cook Hubby and the boys’ dinner in the crockpot and then take the leftovers for my…