You’ve come to the right place. Sometimes I don’t have my slow-cooked, meaty, big-batch spaghetti sauce in the freezer ready to go. Sometimes I want a little lighter tasting, fresher, meatless marinara for a quick lunch. Sometimes I am lazy and forgot to plan anything for dinner until 5:15 and I’m scrambling for something quick …
Do you remember a few posts ago I mentioned I was going to tell you all about the meal that, if asked, “What is Nicole’s all-time favorite food, ever?”, every one of my family would have the exact same answer. Seriously. I used to get cases of the main ingredient for Christmas or …
Its been a busy couple of weeks around here. I’ve been cooking up a storm, and mostly remembering to take pictures, but finding the time to actually sit down and post them has been a challenge. There is lots of big stuff going on around here, like Kindergarten apple day (whatever that is!), and turning …
Everyone is sick in our house right now. We have all the kids with the school crud, general boogery stuff. Then there’s my husband. He has an illness which will not be spoken of. Enough said. I’m doing fairly well! I had a nasty couple of yellow jacket stings on Saturday that landed me in …
This basic Traeger Roasted Chicken Stock has no bouillion and is a great thing to have in your bag of cooking tricks. Traeger Roasted Chicken Stock You can make so many different things with this stock. It’s versatile, it’s good for you, and you can control the salt and keep out unnecessary ingredients and additives …
Homemade Egg Noodles are the perfect noodle in soup. I’ve been eating these since I was just teeny tiny, and they are now a family favorite here for my kids as well! Homemade Egg Noodles For Soup These are my Dad’s Grandma’s homemade noodles, or my version of them anyway. I grew up eating this …
Roast beef dinner is a classic for me. Mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and carrots, with some freshly baked rolls? I’m a very happy lady. Another thing I love about this is that it is SUCH an easy dinner to make and make well. It can be easily scaled up or down to adjust for how …