Tuna Macaroni Salad is one of my favorite salads from when I was young. I’m sure everyone has a tuna mac salad recipe, but I chose this to be my first post because it reminds me of summer. Ahh…Summer…As I sit here and the temp is hovering just barely above and mostly below zero, it […]
Who has Valentine’s Day on a Tuesday anyway?? The day started out fine, we all exchanged our Valentine cards in the morning. Alexa was going to make supper because I was beat, the last few weeks have been brutally busy, and Monday I really didn’t feel great. Plus, I had a council meeting at 7 […]
Father’s Day I was really in the mood for some homemade mac & cheese. We were going to my folks for supper and I was supposed to bring mashed potatoes (which I thought I had). After going to the store to get a few things to tide us over this week I discovered that my potatoes […]
OCTOBERFEST is here! These beer cheese pretzels fall right into the theme of Octoberfest here in Minnesota. I found some pumpkin beers at Total Wine and had to buy them. I knew I would find something awesome to make with them and these pretzels and beer cheese are just the thing. The beer is from Elysian […]
It was the Polar Vortex here in Minnesota this last week, temperatures of 25 below zero with wind chills in the 52 below zero range. Every thing was closed, and people stayed home with their families driving each other crazy for most of the week. It was not pleasant. I went to work all week, just […]
This cheeseball is a quick easy appetizer that I make for many events at our house. This year I made it for both Thanksgiving AND Christmas. My daughter wasn’t home for Thanksgiving so I had to make is special for her when she was home for Christmas. It is always a hit and it goes best […]
My work “Christmas Party” which usually happens over Martin Luther King weekend or Presidents Day weekend, is usually a get together of all of my co-workers and council members, past and present, at the local casino. We spend the night, rent a party room and everyone brings a dish or two, and a drink or […]
I love rhubarb! But the only thing I ever seem to make with it is rhubarb crisp. Looking to try something a little different this year I went to Pinterest and searched all of the rhubarb recipes they had.This one from Common Sense Homesteading really seemed to jump out and I had all of the ingredients on […]
I usually, every month, buy the Food Network magazine. I never make anything out of it, I don’t know why, there are always some really good recipes. This month it was an impulse buy at the Dollar Store going in for cough drops and I didn’t want to run my debit card for just that. I […]
I love Alfredo! Everything tastes better in a creamy butter and Parmesan cheese sauce. The Cajun seasoning adds a spicy kick to the sauce and there is nothing much better than that. This is one of my very favorite recipes of all time, and since it is the season for over indulgence, I thought it might […]