Category: Recipes

  • Welcome to Write 31 – 2016

    Welcome to 31 Days of Slow Cooking #write31 Right now, I’m feeding not only my family but also my mom.  Since I get home at 4:30 and dinner needs to be on the table for Hubby between 5 and 5:10, the easiest way to cook dinner is by cooking it in the slow cooker.  I…

  • Mom, What’s For Dinner? – Week of September 25

    It’s been almost a month since my sister died.  Right before her death, I had started a menu plan for the month of September but had not completed it.

  • Sauteed Zucchini (Simple Side Dishes)

    This recipe is simple to cook up and is also delicious.  To me that is what makes a recipe a winner.

  • The Time I was Rick Rolled (Before Rick Rolling was a Thing)

    When I was about 13 or 14 years old, I got money for a Christmas or my birthday.  I can’t remember why I got the money.  So I decided to buy George Michael’s Faith album.  I had liked George Michael since his days with Wham!  My favorite song when I was my youngest son’s age was…

  • Cajun Chicken Pasta – Secret Recipe Club (September 2016)

    A year ago, I made the decision to restart using my blog.  It’s been a roller coaster year but I am glad I made that decision.   #Secret Recipe Club Every month, I’m assigned another blog to check out.  After checking out their blog, I’m to find a recipe to make, photograph, and then post.…

  • It was a Tuesday morning. I had just finished teaching at the middle school and was on the way to Westbrooke Village Elementary School (WBV). I was listening to Mix 107.7.  After I turned on Olive Road, I heard the news. At first I thought it was a joke but then I realized it was the…

  • Last week, we had a celebration of life for Tanya.  A week after her death was what would have been her 39th birthday. We had people visit from all over.  Our relatives came in from Pittsburgh, PA.  My aunt traveled down from Albany, New York.  My youth leader/ father figure  and his wife traveled from…

  • Boston Creme Poke Cake

    I have been neglecting posting recipes during this difficult time in my life.  I’ve been lucky that I made crock pot freezer meals or food left over from our picnic we had last week.  So we have not been eating out.  I have not had to do any grocery shopping.  With an extra person at…

  • Here are the recipes I shared during August: Peach Iced Tea Chocolate Almond Overnight Oats Snickerdoodle Bars – Secret Recipe Club (August 2016) Skillet Corn Asian Cole Slaw Very Berry Green Smoothie Cheesy Orzo Pasta (Simple Side Dish) Honey Ginger Carrots Pineapple Ginger Smoothie Plus I shared 6 More Breakfast Ideas and Lunch Ideas.  I also…

  • Ginger Pineapple Smoothie – Back to School (Secret Recipe Club)

    #Secret Recipe Club Every month, I’m assigned another blog to check out.  After checking out their blog, I’m to find a recipe to make, photograph, and then post the recipe with the photograph of the recipe.  August has five Mondays so we are posting a family friendly meal for the fifth Monday.