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  • Lemon Cookies

    One of my favorite authors/book series is Joanna Fluke’s, Hannah Swenson.  Not only does Hannah bake cookies for a living, but she also solves mysteries.  Joanne Fluke also provides recipes for the readers.  I have found several of my favorite… Continue reading

  • Weekly Menu for week of Dec. 5

    I’ve been bad about noting making a menu which causes me to figure out what we are going to eat late in the game.  I don’t have time for that because I get home from work and then have to… Continue reading

  • Fried Potatoes

    When I was a teenager, I lived with my mom and grandparents.  Even though my grandma was a great cook, she never taught me her recipes.  Oh, I have a few recipes because she gave them to me.  However, she… Continue reading

  • Thank you!

    Today I was given the honor of being a Friday find from Grandma Loy’s Kitchen.  Thank you so much for featuring me on your blog!  It was a treat to see the picture I had taken in my email this… Continue reading

  • Not Pecan Pie Bars

    A couple of weeks ago, I found a recipe in Grandma Loy’s kitchen that intrigued me. The recipe was for pecan pie bars made with pretzels instead of pecans. I knew I wanted to make them but didn’t know when… Continue reading

  • Makes it own Crust Apple Pie

    Last week I found this recipe on This Week for Dinner’s website. I thought this was a genius idea because you don’t need to make a separate crust for the pie. I don’t know if I’ve attempted to make homemade… Continue reading

  • Honey Glazed Carrots in the Crockpot

    My husband doesn’t eat raw carrots but eats cooked carrots.  The Imaginative One doesn’t eat cooked carrots but eats raw carrots.  So it makes it interesting to decide what veggies to cook for dinner.  I saw this recipe and decided I needed… Continue reading

  • Cranberry Relish – Crockpot Style

    Today is Thanksgiving, and I have much to be thankful for this year. Now onto the recipe. On Sunday, my father-in-law informed us he was cooking a chicken for Thanksgiving. There were going to be only 6 of us for… Continue reading

  • Christmas Baking part 2

    In my previous post, I listed some of my favorite cookies to bake that is on my blog.  Here are some other favorite cookie recipes that are on other blogs.  My goal this Christmas season is to post them on… Continue reading

  • Christmas Baking

    When I was a teen, I lived with my mother and grandparents.  There are several Christmas memories that I treasure.  One is my grandma and her trees.  She loved teddy bears and would put up several trees with just her… Continue reading