Macaroni and Tomato Sauce, a Family Tradition {Giveaway}

macaroni and tomato sauce

I get so tired of recipes that get all dressed up with all sorts of ingredients.  It’s not that I don’t have an appreciate for flavor, fine foods, and variety but I guess I just have more of an appreciation for simplicity; the foods that our Moms and Grandmas made.  It’s not just that, it’s… [Continue Reading]

Quick and Easy Cream of Chicken Chowder

cream of chicken chowder

With school & church functions, I’ve had minimal time to cook so I’m all about quick & easy meal solutions these days!  I’ve seen this recipe thrown together by a gal in New Mexico.  It was funny because none of the ranch hands knew that it was this quick of a meal.  They always thought… [Continue Reading]

Easy, Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Easy Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Every since I started meal planning, I have been coming up with really easy, budget friendly recipes like these creamy chicken enchiladas.  I have only been cooking one big meal a day, the 5 O’Clock meal, these days, the only meal that we are all together for. And remember, it’s proven that having a meal… [Continue Reading]

Quick & Easy Ham and Cheese Calzone

Ham and Cheese Calzones

Quick and easy; that seems to be our food motto these days.  With Church & school functions, work, and sports, making a ham and cheese calzone is just one of the easy recipes I’ve been cooking up lately.    It’s a meal that to grab and go which we frequently do with basketball season in full… [Continue Reading]

French’s Crunchy Onion Chicken

French's Crunchy Onion Chicken

With basketball season in full bloom, dinner starts to become much later in the evening, and that means finding easy meal solutions to get the family fed before it’s already time to hit the hay.  We often look for recipes via the Internet, cookbooks, and our friends but don’t forget about the back of products… [Continue Reading]

Ten Minute Chicken Stir-Fry

Ten Minute Vegetable Stir-Fry

While cooking for the cowboys today, I had tons of interruptions that wasted so much time, leaving me in a cooking bind.  I had to think quick in order to get something served up for these hard working cowboys to eat.  Thankfully, I always keep convenience items on hand as I’ve said before so within… [Continue Reading]