Life is still crazy here. Probably will for for a while yet. I’m still serving easy meals. My family doesn’t care, as they are still getting some of their favorites. Like this beef roast made in the slow cooker with potatoes, carrots, and onions. It just takes maybe 5 minutes to throw everything in…
Due to everyone in my family being sick for about a month, and my mother being in the hospital, we postponed family Christmas. Well, yesterday was the day! We had a great time with all 6 of our kids and our son in law. We ate, talked, watched old videos, and exchanged the gifts we…
My middle daughter had her 20th birthday last Thursday. I made her our favorite chocolate cake. If you want the best chocolate cake ever, get a can of Hershey’s Cocoa and follow the recipe on the back of the can. Honest. You will not believe how awesome this cake is. Flavorful and always so…
The new recipe I tried last week, Venison Guisado, turned out to be a big hit. Guisado means meat & spices, and is a Mexican dish. This recipe I tried from the new venison cookbook I bought, uses taco seasonings, and is served on tortillas. So basically, a taco. lol The family loved it! They…
Turns out, I didn’t take any food pictures last week! In my defense, it was a really busy week. Multiple doctor visits, kid activities, driving kids to and from work, church activities, and my husbands birthday! The family did get together for his birthday, and I did make him a cake. I just didn’t…
We had a good Thanksgiving. And quite the feast! Here is my long counter filled with Thanksgiving dinner. I didn’t get a picture of the buffet before everyone went through. That’s why some of the dishes are empty. That’s not counting the dinner rolls, cornbread, 4 different kinds of pie, and the drinks….
I’m swamped in Thanksgiving preparations right now. I wanted to take a minute (or 20 lol) and share what I am doing. I do know that we are having at least 12 people. I do not know how many extras will show up. That’s ok, everyone is welcome. I just need to make sure…