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Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops

Slow Cooker Ranch Pork Chops I love pork chops cooked on the grill or in the slow cooker. During the summer and fall, I try and grill out as much as possible. My kids love eating grilled vegetables and I love to add in some grilled onions (1 large yellow onion sliced, 3…

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German Pancakes

My Mother making our family German Pancakes growing up is one of my endearing memories of childhood.  We didn’t get them often, but it was so exciting when we did.  They are a great meal to make for a “breakfast for dinner” meal or a lovely holiday brunch.   I had two reasons that…

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Zuppa Toscana Soup

Zuppa Toscana Soup I don’t do it often, but at least once a month or once every couple of months, the kids and I go out to eat. Usually, it involves me having a gift card to a restaurant. But, every once in a while, we like to go to Olive Garden. I…

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Honey Granola

Once I had kids of my own, I found that I needed to make more food homemade. I felt like my kids deserved a homemade version to allow them to grow healthy. My kids were right there with me making recipes and learning how to follow recipes and cook. We did everything from…

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Apple Pie Cake

Apple Pie Cake I love the ease of using a dry yellow cake mix and a few ingredients to make a dessert that everyone will love. I had a few extra apples laying around that I wanted to use up and this recipe came to mind. Don’t want to cut up the apples…

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Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Chowder is a fun and tasty way to use up a nice big bag of potatoes.  I often have a bag on hand because they are affordable, thus keeping our food costs down. The family doesn’t want to have baked potatoes every week so this chowder is a easy…

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Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip

Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Dip This is one of my favorite dips to make. To me, it tastes like a buffalo chicken wing in a bowl! We do a lot of home canning of different meats in my house. I wait for good sales on chicken or turkey and can in pint size…

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Chicken Pot Pie Soup

Chicken Pot Pie Soup I pride myself in my Homemade Chicken Pot Pie recipe. It is the one recipe I always make a double batch of. I love making it for family gatherings and hearing all the good things people have to say about it. Of course, I make my crust from scratch…

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Oven Grilled St. Louis Pork Ribs

Oven Grilled St. Louis Pork Ribs uses your oven and aluminum foil to make a great moist, tender grilled rack of ribs.   Since outside grilling isn’t always plausible or practical this is a great recipe to use when you need a different option.  Cooking with the ribs wrapped in foil helps keep all…

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Slow Cooker Sweet Sriracha Meatballs

Slow Cooker Sweet Sriracha Meatballs Meatballs in a crock-pot are a party staple in any house. It is amazing what goodness a bag of frozen pre-made meatballs can make. And, the variations are immense! This is a spicy and hot version of the slow cooker meatballs. Easy to make with just 5 ingredients….

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