My in laws have a wild pear tree and every year I think surly there is something I can do with them and not let them go to waste. Wild pears are super hard so they aren’t very good to just eat. I had a big ham and wanted to do something with it so me and…
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Pepper Beef Stir Fry
Recently I got a wok and now it is one of my new favorite things!! I have always wanted one and always kept an eye out for one. When the shut down happened me and my family stuck pretty close to home so I decided to just go ahead an order one. The day I…
Sausage Gravy
I love breakfast food, normally not at breakfast time, so every now and then my family and I make a ridiculous amount of breakfast food together for dinner. Normally these meals involve bacon, waffles, eggs, and of course biscuits and gravy. Biscuits and gravy are one of those foods for me that I can eat…
Simple Pan Cooked Porkchops
This makes for a really simple and fast meal, also it doesn’t take to many ingredients which comes in handy in times like these that grocery stores are still struggling to keep up on meat supply. I was going to make breaded pork chops one night then realized I didn’t have any eggs but there…
Grilled Cajun Chicken Quarters
I love to grill and it is finally grilling season! I did have to fight some strong winds last night but it was all worth it for this dinner! This recipe has turned into one of our family favorites, especially because I cook them long and slow so it gives us a bunch of time…
Layered Taco Casserole
I totally stole this idea from my sister in law…thanks, Katie!! What makes this meal great is you can use basically whatever ingredients you have around if you have potatoes. I used several ingredients because I had some leftover grilled peppers and some black beans in the refrigerator. This would be delicious with just taco…
Lemon Pepper Pork Chops and Gravy
Hello all from lockdown!! Yep, we are still social distancing so I am still making recipes with things I happen to have already. This is a nice recipe to make on a cold rainy day, which here in Indiana we have had quite a few recently. It doesn’t require too much and none of the…
Quarantine Shopping
This is such a strange and challenging time in our history…the fight of a virus and lockdown. Since grocery stores are still open I thought it would be a good idea to put together a shopping list of things that can get you through a large span of time. Keep shopping trips only once in…
Quaran-Dogs…..aka Quarantine Hot Dogs…aka Tortilla Dogs
Soooo once again I am writing to you from quarantine. In this time I am sure we are all going to need to get creative on some meals, I will put some on here that I have came up with to hopefully help if you are struggling. This is such a basic unexotic meal…
Chili Chicken Stir Fry
Well, I am writing to you from quarantine, and more then likely you are reading this while you are doing the same. I try to keep my pantry stocked up pretty well so I have a few things stored away for meals. I will say there is a high possibility you won’t have a…
No More Sad Little Green Beans 