Category: easy

  • I’ve signed up for a 31-day writing challenge. Every day in October, I post a new slow cooker recipe, a link to a previously posted slow cooker recipe, or a recipe from another blog. My family loves simple meals like sandwiches. These sloppy Joes are an easy meal to put together, especially if you bulk-cook…

  • I’ve signed up for a 31-day writing challenge.  Every day in October, I post a new slow cooker recipe, a link to a previously posted slow cooker recipe, or a recipe from another blog. Our family loves ravioli.  It’s such an easy meal to put together.  This recipe makes its own sauce, so it’s a…

  • I’ve signed up for a 31-day writing challenge.  Every day in October, I post a new slow cooker recipe, a link to a previously posted slow cooker recipe, or a recipe from another blog. When I planned my meals last Saturday, it was rainy and COLD, with temperatures in the 40’s.  When we had the…

  • 31 Days of Slow Cooking (Day 6) – Baked Potatoes

    I told my family I was going to do this challenge.  They are very supportive of my taking on this challenge.  In fact, Hubby decided to surprise me by changing the area where the crock pot is located.  He didn’t like how it was in the back of the counter. The meat on the cutting…

  • Creamy Tomato Soup

    Sometimes I crave the classic combo of grilled cheese and tomato soup.  I really don’t like condensed tomato soup unless I doctor it up with basil.  So when I craved it, I decided to try making a homemade version of the soup.  It ended up being yummy! This recipe came from Rachael Ray.  As a…

  • Hamburger Patties

    Since Hubby needs to be out the door soon after I get home, quick meals are important. Hamburgers are one meal that can be put on the table quickly. Cook up some fries with it or serve some potato chips with the hamburgers. Add some raw veggies, and you have a complete meal. Hint about…

  • When I was in college back in the 1990’s, I worked at McDonald’s.  I usually worked at the front counter, front drive-thru, or back drive through.  Hubby knew I was someone special because I would take an order, take money, and be eating my dinner in the office next to the drive-thru all at the…

  • This is an easy meal to impress your guests with. On Sundays, we usually eat dinner with my mother-in-law.  It’s a tradition that started when Hubby and I were just married.  My father-in-law usually made the dinner.  When he died, we continued the tradition.  Sometimes I make the dinner.  Other times my mother-in-law makes the…