I am a meat and potatoes girl. So I loved roast growing up. But it is not my families favorite meal (yeah.. cuz they are crazy). That said, I still need a roast here and there. And living in the southwest for my whole life means I enjoy some spicy food. So why not a Spicy Chipotle Roast? It’s a great twist on a standard roast and you can use your favorite meat (or what is on sale), pork or {Read More}
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The other day I posted about my Secret Tip #1 for Flavorful Sauces, Soups, Gravy…?. Today I am on to Tip #2. Again, the five generally recognized tastes are Bitterness, Sourness, Sweetness, Saltiness, and Umami. Today’s secret tip is lemon (or lime can work sometimes, too). Of course, lemon provides a bit of sourness. It also provides some freshness in things like meat gravies and soups that can be missing after you have cooked a dish for a while. Start {Read More}
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I am amazed by the amount of people who do not recycle their bottles and cans, many states will pay you for these.. don’t they know that they are just throwing away cash?? Put a box in your garage and start putting them all in there. Make sure you let your friends and family know you are doing this- many of them will save them for you if they just know you are taking them down to you local recycling {Read More}
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Straight Talk Wireless. All opinions are 100% mine. Cell phones can be expensive. It is so easy for your bill to get out of control. Our kids are little and don’t have phones but even with just the two of us our bill is way too high. I can’t image how high plans can get with large families as the kids get into the teen years. The average US {Read More}
My family loves meatloaf. It’s great with mashed potatoes or Cheddar Bacon Risotto and even better for leftovers the next day on a sandwich! (I will admit to eating it for breakfast sometimes). But some days I am in a hurry and don’t have the time for it to cook in the oven. This is when I had the idea to pan fry them as individual loaves or patties. It works great and you end up cutting the cooking time about {Read More}
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of NABISCO. The opinions and text are all mine. The holidays are coming soon! And do you know what I am exited for? The Appetizers! We don’t do appetizers very often for the year but the holidays are a great time to experiment with these. You can head over to Nabisco’s Pinterest page and check out all their Appetizers and Snack recipes to get some great ideas for your holiday {Read More}
Ever been late to cook dinner and had no time to de-thaw the steaks? Check out this great video below and find out if you can successfully cook your steaks frozen:
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Wow.. I just watched a great documentary last night called Dive. And it’s about what you think.. dumpster diving for food. Right now it’s playing on Netflix.. you should definitely watch it if you have access. Would you do it? Does it gross you out? Fascinate you? The movie was very interesting, it gave a statistic (which I have not researched) that between farming, production, sales.. then into the dumpster Americans waste 50% of the food they produce. That is {Read More}
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I was reading an article in Good Housekeeping. The article was about a family that saved $10,000 in one year but cutting expenses. While I didn’t fully connect with the family because they looked to be pretty big spenders ($200, grocery shopping trips, freely giving their children money, large monthly clothing budgets).. and they probably could have cut A LOT more than $10,000 a year with all they were spend. But that said, saving money is always good and the {Read More}
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This post is a sponsored opportunity with Foodie.com. Check out 12 Dishes for a Fantastic Thanksgiving Feast by Jenetta Penner at Foodie.com Thanksgiving is quickly approaching! As a 20 something I used to plan for around 2 months for it.. now as “not a 20 something”.. I don’t really do that anymore, lol. I focus on our old favorites and maybe add in a dish or two at the last minute. But mostly I want to keep it simple. All {Read More}
