Recipes

  • Baked spaghetti (Easy Meal)

    The Imaginative One only eats plain noodles, but he surprisingly enjoyed baked spaghetti I made. It’s an easy meal! Continue reading

  • Charleston Cheese Dip

    I was looking at Mommy’s Kitchen’s blog on New Year’s Eve on New Year’s Eve.  She had listed a cheese dip named the Charleston cheese dip.  The name alone intrigued me because Charleston, South Carolina, is on my list of… Continue reading

  • Sugar Cookie Frosting

    Every New Year’s Eve, the Imaginative One, the Wee One, and I head to my mother-in-law’s house to ring in the new year.  A new tradition was created a couple of years ago.  The grandkids (4 of them in total)… Continue reading

  • Sugar Cookies

    Happy New Year! I haven’t blogged as much as I like during the past year. This needs to be corrected. Right before Christmas, I was browsing Not Rachael Ray’s blog and found this recipe for sugar cookies. I had all… Continue reading

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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