Quick & Easy Meals

Mashed Potatoes with Chili and Cheese Bowl

A super quick basic meal, easily made in minutes, is perfect when everyone is starving. Basically, it's only 3 ingredients, using ready made products, or work some leftover magic and use leftover mashed potatoes from the fridge and leftover chili from the fridge or freezer. It really doesn't take long to thaw out the chili… Continue reading Mashed Potatoes with Chili and Cheese Bowl

Homemade Groceries · Instant Pot · Main Dish · Meal-Prep · Slow Cooking

Easy Slow Cooker Swiss Steak

This classic slow cooker Swiss steak recipe requires only a few minutes of prep before slow cooking for a flavorful main dish. With options for pre-browning meat and homemade ingredient alternatives, it's a versatile and convenient family favorite. Serve with your choice of side for a satisfying meal.

New Year's

5 Easy Tips for Making Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick

Following these easy tips will help you stay on track in fulfilling your list of New Year Resolutions.

Gardening · Grilling · Side Dishes

Fall Harvested Asparagus

If you love asparagus, I want to share a secret on how you can extend your asparagus harvest from spring to fall. It just takes a little planning ahead and a minimum amount of additional work. Asparagus is one of those crops that signal Spring is Here, and we always look forward to those wonderful… Continue reading Fall Harvested Asparagus

Container Gardening · Garden · Gardening

Winter Sowing

Garden seed starting with no seed trays, lights or heat. This method will also work for starting seeds for a fall garden. How cool is that! Gardening has been a passion of mine for more years than I care to admit. I love planting seed trays and watching for the seeds to germinate, then planting… Continue reading Winter Sowing