Anthracite Salad: not actually a salad. A few years ago for Christmas, my mom wrote out some of her recipes for my sister and I and put them in binders so that "when the day comes you will have some comfort foods to remind you of me as I am sipping…
Kirkland Signature Italian Sausage & Pasta in Wine Sauce - So Good You'll Want Seconds I do try to make most of our meals. However, sometimes it's just not my day to cook. Either I'm busy, tired, or I really just don't feel like it. We usually then go for a…
Taco Soup in Your Slow Cooker When we went to Australia a few years ago, my mother in law and her friend, Lydia, came to house-sit and dog-sit for us. Upon our return, Lydia made dinner for us one night. She made this delicious taco soup, that seemed so simple but…
Nonnie's Chili - Perfect for a Chilly Day COVID-19 Quarantine, Day 2. A bit chilly out, so Matt requested my mom's Chili recipe. When I told her I was going to post this, she said to title it "Nonnie's Chili", Nonnie: the name my niece calls her. So this one is…
Meatballs - Customize to Your Liking For the longest time, I was using pre-made frozen meatballs for recipes. There is nothing wrong with this, and we do still keep them around if we need them. However, once I started making my own, it's my preferred way to go. Whether you need…
Italian Wedding Soup - Good For The Soul Hosting a meeting at our house tonight so I am making my favorite summer salad, ham and cheese roll ups, and Italian wedding soup, using the recipe my mom gave me. I feel it's kind of a Panera bread type of aesthetic with…
Ham and Cheese Roll-Ups Easily Varied Today I'm making one of our favorite easy snacks: Ham and Cheese Roll Ups. I got this recipe from a book called Southwest Cooking that I bought at the Hoover dam back in 2013. You can purchase this book from Amazon. This is an easy…
Chili Lime Shrimp Over Quinoa - Quick and Delicious This recipe actually came from a register print out when we bought butter a couple years ago. Intrigued, we kept it in the recipe book. We make it if not once a month, once every other month. Chili Lime Shrimp Over Quinoa…
Bronx Sandwich Company: Anaheim, California Earlier today we made a trip to Anaheim for a beer pickup we needed to make at Bottle Logic Brewing. Rather than hit up the usual drive through on the way for the convenience factor, we decided to find somewhere new. I was super hungry for…
Melting Pot: Dinner for Two Under $100 Yes, you read that right. Dinner for two people (a four course meal and a bottle of wine) under $100! Yesterday was our fifth wedding anniversary. For our first, we decided on dinner at Melting Pot, with this anniversary being on a weekend again,…