Saucy Janes
Hello! The Girl Child loves sloppy joes. I’m not a huge fan of the canned stuff, not even the bold and spicy version. Did you know there are anchovies in there?? I like to make mine from scratch. So, meet Saucy Jane, Sloppy Joe’s sassy …
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Recipes
Colorful Swirl Bread
Hello! I’ve been thinking a lot about my mom lately. We are quickly approaching the 2 year anniversary of her passing. Mom was my best friend. I stayed in Illinois because I didn’t want her to be alone. When she passed, I moved back to …
Marbled cookies
Hello! A week from today is Fat Tuesday, so I’m making Mardi Gras themed recipes this week. This morning I made marbled Mardi Gras cookies. I had this great idea to use my star shaped cookie cutter and shape the arms into a fleur de …
Freezer Breakfast Burritos
Hello! My Man works early in the morning and he has about an hour drive. I don’t know how many times he would call and tell me he already ate his lunch, and it was only 9 or 10 AM. So I decided to start …
Chicken and veggie dog treats
Hello! Today I decided to make a new flavor of dog treats for my 6 pack. I made chicken and veggie treats. I used a 12.5 ounce can of Tyson premium chunk white chicken. This is the chicken I use for chicken salad. I cut …
My man’s favorite mistake cookies
Hello! I’m busy making My Man his favorite cookies. These cookies were created by accident. I was making Christmas cookies, and I messed up the batter for one of them. The batter tasted good, so I just went with it. I added some sprinkles and …
Red velvet and white chocolate chip cheesecake cookies
Hello! It’s rainy and cold today, so I decided to bake. What better way to brighten up the day than to make red velvet cookies?? These red velvet cookies are extra good because they have white chocolate chips and cream cheese in them. They bake …
Mmmm mmmm good M&M and chocolate chip cookies
Hello! I’ve been laughing so hard today! I wanted to make some cookies with valentine M&Ms in them, so I grabbed a bag at the commissary. I went to make them today, and when I opened the bag I just poured them into the measuring …
Special pie for a special guy
Hello! One way I show love is through my cooking. I love making special things for special people. I came up with the idea for this pie because I wanted to make something special for My Man on our anniversary. I thought it up and …
5 cheese lasagna rollata al forno
Hello! A few years ago I used to get this at Olive Garden. I was not happy when they didn’t keep it on the menu. Now that I live in the middle of nowhere, it doesn’t really matter anymore because the closest Olive Garden is …