We tried a recipe from my SIL last night for black bean burrito bake. This was super easy to make and really good!!! We all liked it. Rebecca helped me make it (that’s how easy it is) and she kept picking things out of the bowl to eat as we went. She LOVES beans…but they don’t …
Crockpot Cream of Tomato Soup
I’ve been wanting to make tomato soup for quite a while now. While searching for recipes I came across this one on Perfect Entertaining. It sounded simple and good. And it was! Justin and I both really liked it (and Justin has only had tomato soup once or twice in his life!). It went well …
Butternut Squash Soup
I tried a new squash soup for dinner last night. I’ve had some cream cheese in the fridge for a while that I wanted to use up. And I was also trying to use up some squash. I did some searching on All Recipes and came across this recipe. I didn’t follow the recipe completely…ok, …
Homemade Wheat Thins
Rebecca and I were housebound yesterday since we both have colds. We didn’t visit my grandparents as planned…don’t want to get them sick! And Justin had his first class of the semester, which means no Daddy around all day. So, Rebecca and I had an entire day of just the two of us, stuck in the …
Whole Grain Wheat Bread
I finally tried my stand mixer yesterday!! I have to say, I felt like I was cheating, like I wasn’t really baking. I didn’t have to do any work 😛 At the same time it was nice for it to be easy for once. I made a loaf of whole grain wheat bread. It’s a …
Homemade Whole Wheat Vanilla Wafers
In my ongoing efforts to make the majority of our food (including snacks) from scratch I tried a new recipe yesterday for whole wheat vanilla wafers. I got the recipe from Heavenly Homemakers. I used to eat just about as many vanilla wafers as I did graham crackers 😛 I lived on them for a …
Pumpkin Pasta
I tried a new recipe last night for our New Year’s dinner. I’ve been meaning to try this pasta for a long time. I was hesitant since it’s a pumpkin recipe…and meatless. But no worries now, it was great!! All 3 of us loved it. I was surprised by how much I liked it. Quite a …
Turtle Cheesecake
I am in charge of dessert for my extended family Christmas party this year. One of the things I decided to make is turtle cheesecake. I LOVE cheesecake (chocolate covered is my favorite). This is a recipe I got from a Philadelphia cream cheese box years ago. I’ve made it once before for a work …
Slow Cooker Pork Roast with Fruit
We are having our family Christmas celebration today. I decided to make a pork roast instead of ham since we’ll be eating ham at all of our other parties. This is a Betty Crocker recipe I found shortly after I got married. Every time I make it everyone loves it. Plus it’s super simple! That’s …
Thin Pork Chops
I made another pork chop recipe last night that I got from my MIL. It’s really more of a concept than a recipe. The recipe is for thin pork chops, but you could use any cut. I used center cut. Justin and Rebecca loved it 🙂 I ate leftover beef…needs to be used up, and …