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Slow Cooker Spicy 9 Bean and Pork Soup
Last fall, on my trip to Willcox, one of the stops was the Bonita Bean Company. I have been using the pinto beans I purchased to make Refried Beans, but I also had gotten a 9 bean mix I still needed...
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Farmer’s Market Finds: 6/6/2013
We had a lot of fun at Farmer’s Market today! First, we stopped at the Basic Farm 7 table. Christie had one of her male baby goats, Tiny Tim, at the market with her today, and she let my kids bottle...
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Grocery Store Grabs: 6/7/2013
I actually shopped on Friday, but I was busy with my kids yesterday. They helped me shop this week, so there is a bit more than I usually get. Some things weren’t on sale, but the price was still...
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Breakfast Biscuit Bowls
As promised, here is the update on my next round of biscuit bowls! Once again, I used 1 can of Grands biscuits. This time, I sprayed the small Pyrex bowls on the outside, rolled together 2 Grands...
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FarmBox Fresh: 6/12/2013
I haven’t posted FarmBox picture recently, and since they started offering new items, I wanted to make sure to give an update! They now are offering items like oats, lentils, peas, raisins, and other...
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Zaycon Foods BBQ and Bacon Events
Last month, Zaycon Foods had a BBQ foods event and I’m just getting around to posting the pictures! The event included bacon-wrapped pork fillets, Gold Medal beef hot dogs, Gold Medal Polska kielbasa...
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Reading Hideaway
Last year, we got a really cool loft bed for my older daughter. It’s got all kinds of storage and is really sturdy. The first thing we did was enlist help from one of my husband’s co-workers to...
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Table Makeover
My friend has been cleaning out and re-decorating her kids’ rooms. In her daughter’s room, there is a space where she had her doll cars and other doll accessories, and wanted something the cars could...
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Summer Squash, Sausage, and Egg Bake
This time of year, summer squash, like zucchini and yellow squash, seem to be in abundance. One of my all time favorite dishes to make is Italian Zucchini Crescent Pie, either with just zucchini or a...
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Zaycon Events for July 2013
I usually post after an event, but wanted to post before some upcoming events so that you don’t miss out! They have a number of events going on right now, although some are limited to certain areas....
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Loaded Baked Potato Salad
This was part of our 4th of July meal. I looked around at a few different recipes before settling on this combination. I think it turned out pretty good! Loaded Baked Potato Salad What you need: 2...
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Broccoli Parmesan Ranch Twice-Baked Potatoes
I really like twice-baked potatoes, but they can be just a bit time-consuming to make. I think next time, I might put the potatoes in the slow cooker to cook all day, then stuff and oven bake them at...
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Zaycon Foods Buffalo Wings and Chicken Tenders Event
This week, Zaycon Foods had a Buffalo Wings and Chicken Tenders event here in my area. Since we enjoyed both last time, I decided to get them again. The wings were pretty much the same, but the...
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Our Hair Donation
Over the years, I have gone back and forth on hair styles. Some were fairly long, some were short, some had bangs, some had color. Having thick and curly hair makes it hard to do much with it; it’s...
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Salmon with Honey Balsamic Glaze
I recently bought 2 packages of frozen salmon fillets at Fry’s, the Kroger brand salmon fillets. On the back of the packaging was this recipe, and I thought I would give it a try. I am tired of the...
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Farmer’s Market Finds: 7/18/2013
Our Farmer’s Market has changed venues! Last week was the first week, but I was travelling home that day and didn’t get home in time for the market. However, I was able to make it this week. Wow!...
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School Supplies!
It’s that time of year again for school to start! School starts here earlier than what I’m used to, my kids start the first week of August. I picked up a few things at Staples and Target 2 weeks ago,...
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Farmer’s Market Finds: 7/25/2013
We had another fun week at the Farmer’s Market! This week, we went after Katie’s basketball camp with some friends, and then saw more friends there! It was a busy week there again, lots of people....
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Grilled Beef, Potato, and Cabbage Packets
This week, I had picked a head of cabbage for my FarmBox. I had thought about making Stuffed Cabbage Leaves or Bierocks, but decided that I wanted to try to make something different. I was initially...
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Baked Pesto Chicken
After Katie was born, my mom came and cooked for us and gave me some easy recipes. One of the recipes was an Easy Parmesan Chicken; place chicken in a baking dish, cover with tomato sauce, cover with...
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