Crockpot Thanksgiving Dressing Mashed potatoes and dressing/stuffing are as essential to your Thanksgiving meal as the turkey. One of the biggest fears of a Thanksgiving cook is how to get every dish finished on time. Cue the heavenly hosts. I have your answer. This Crockpot Thanksgiving Dressing has been a lifesaver to my arsenal of…
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Perfect Cornbread Muffins
Perfect Cornbread Muffins Last week I shared this recipe for Momma’s Taco Soup. What I forgot to mention was, even though that soup is delicious, it is even better when served with my Perfect Cornbread Muffins!
Grilled Jalapeno Poppers With Bacon
Grilled Jalapeno Poppers With Bacon Have I mentioned that football season is back? And since Mother Nature decided that she needed to give me and my fellow Husker fans two opening weekends, why not prolong the football hype and give you another tailgate favorite of mine, Grilled Jalapeno Poppers With Bacon.
How To Freeze Sweet Corn
How To Freeze Sweet Corn It’s that time of year when summer’s bounty is hitting it’s stride in my garden. The beans and peas are winding down. The cukes are still OUT OF CONTROL! And the first tomatoes, peppers, and sweet corn are ready to pick. Eating fresh produce is the main pay off of…
Creamy Cucumber and Onion Salad
Creamy Cucumber and Onion Salad My garden cucumbers are out of control this year! They just became ready about 2 weeks ago and since then, I’ve picked over 60 cukes from only a couple of plants. I see plenty of pickles in my future. But other than some gifted cucumbers to family friends, most of…
Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing
Copycat Olive Garden Salad Dressing We’ve all been in that spot. Where we get a “hankering” for something from our favorite restaurant, but our favorite restaurant is no where to be found. (My fellow country-living, middle-of-nowhere, people will especially understand the struggle.) There is something about that perfect breadstick and salad combo at Olive Garden that…