Happy 40th Birthday to a very special friend – who I won’t name – since she keeps telling me she is now turning perpetually 39 from here on out. I’ve been saving this recipe to post on her birthday because of how excited she got about it when I texted her pictures the first time…
Bacon Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’m always on the lookout for new and different cookie ideas to make and I was really intrigued by this combination of bacon and chocolate cookies that I found at Tidy Mom, of course the addition of bourbon didn’t hurt either. The salty/savory-ness of the bacon is a great compliment to the otherwise relatively standard…
Meatloaf in Bell Pepper Rings
It’s sort of funny, I have a couple of favorite meals that my Mom used to make when Dana and I were growing up, like goulash and pot roast. However, one other meal that my Mom tended to make pretty regularly was meatloaf; I did not like meatloaf. A loaf of meat? No, loaves…
Stuffed Shells
During deer season we stay in a shack that has all the comforts of home except running water. So I try to make a lot of our meals in advance, in disposable foil pans, because dishes without running water aren’t my idea of a good time. One of my Mom’s favorite meals that I typically…
Marinara Sauce
We used to have this pizza place near our house that ran the perfect special for us. A two topping pizza and an order of cheese bread. So many places run specials on multiple pizzas or pizzas and wings, just way to much food for two people. Well this was perfect, it gave us enough pizza…
Buffalo Mac ‘n Cheese
I love macaroni and cheese. I mean who doesn’t love macaroni and cheese? It’s like the quintessential comfort food from so many of our childhoods. As an adult, I have come to see mac ‘n cheese as somewhat of a blank canvas. It’s also a great way to use up leftover chicken, pork, beef, veggies….
Ooey Gooey Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Bars
I almost named these 7 layer blondies because they are like a cross between my 7 layer bars and a blondie. The flavors and ingredients are very similar with both butterscotch and chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, and coconut. What I liked best about this version is how ooey and gooey the sweetened condensed milk…
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds – 6 Ways
Whether you are carving Jack ‘O Lanterns or just breaking down pie pumpkins for your annual pumpkin pie, any time you cut into pumpkins you get pumpkin seeds. Like many seeds and nuts, pumpkin seeds are a good source of protein and various vitamins and minerals, which makes them a pretty decent snack. So I…
Pumpkin Butter
Last fall my friend Ami, sent me a jar of pumpkin butter from Trader Joes’. Apparently she didn’t think I’d actually go to the Trader Joe’s that’s less than a block away from my bus stop and buy myself a jar after hearing her rave about it. That and she’s just really nice. It was…
Duck with Cornbread Apple Dressing
We just wrapped up an entire week up in North Dakota duck hunting. There is nothing better than disconnecting for an entire week – and I mean really disconnecting, we barely get cell phone service – watching the sun rise and the sun set every day, riding around North Dakota in the beautiful Sheyenne river…
