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Hearty Steak Pie

Hearty Steak Pie

Oh my goodness! I just realized that I have never shared one of my family’s favorite beef recipes with you. It’s Hearty Steak Pie, and it’s not only delicious but also super simple to make. I first came across this recipe in one of my favorite cookbooks: Slow Cooker,...

Gooey Cake

Gooey Cake

Guess what I ate for breakfast yesterday? If you guessed Gooey Cake, you’re right. 🙂 I blame my friend Christina for this sudden lapse in judgment and complete lack of self-control. I had never even heard of Gooey Cake before she made it for me last weekend....

Crock-Pot Chicken & Dumplings

Crock-Pot Chicken & Dumplings

I made this new Crock-Pot Chicken & Dumplings recipe for the first time last week. We were busy preparing for book club presentations and heading out to a library program in the evening, so I knew I’d need something quick and easy for dinner. Rather than turning...

Homemade Caramels

Homemade Caramels

For those of you who have been asking for my homemade caramel recipe, today is your lucky day! Next to my homemade toffee recipe, this homemade caramel recipe is one of my all-time favorite holiday treats. It always gets great reviews from teachers and friends when we...

Tortellini Soup

Tortellini Soup

This tortellini soup recipe comes to us compliments of my neighbor from Kentucky, who shared it with me years ago. Even though we haven’t lived next door to each other for years now, it was time to pull this one out of the recipe file, for two reasons. First, my...

One-Dish Wonders: How Crock-Pot Cooking Saves You Time and Money

One-Dish Wonders: How Crock-Pot Cooking Saves You Time and Money

Crock-Pot cooking is making a comeback. Debuting in the 1970s with the slogan, “Cooks all day while the cook’s away,” the slow cooker revolutionized the way Americans thought about dinner. A godsend to women returning to the workforce, this low-wattage appliance...

Homemade Toffee

Homemade Toffee

This recipe for homemade toffee comes straight out of the Betty Crocker cookbook, page 165 of the Bridal Edition, to be exact. (One of the best gifts, ever, by the way. Thanks, Mom and Dad!) I stumbled on this recipe when my husband was in graduate school, I was...

Weekly Menu Plan

Weekly Menu Plan

  Sporting a range of pork, chicken, and beef, this weekly menu plan is sure to please everyone in my house…most days! According to family rules, you have to eat at least three bites without complaint, and you only get dessert if you eat everything. No...

Pumpkin Spice Syrup for Café-Style Drinks

Pumpkin Spice Syrup for Café-Style Drinks

I love fall! The summer heat is gone. Cool evenings and crisp, fall days have taken their place. Sharp, beautiful colors fill my landscape as I look out our back window at our red barn and the fall leaves surrounding our property. In honor of my favorite season, I...

Menu Planning Made Easy…in Four Simple Steps

Menu Planning Made Easy…in Four Simple Steps

Some of you have asked about the menu planning board I’ve posted on my refrigerator, where I can see a month’s worth of recipes at a single glance. For anyone who would like to make one, too, here's a quick tutorial. But first, some background. Before coming up with...

Crustless Zucchini Pie

Crustless Zucchini Pie

I've already posted a fabulous recipe for zucchini pie, and some of you might be asking, "Why is she posting another zucchini pie recipe...and one without a crust to boot?" The answer? Because Saturday night, I needed to make a breakfast casserole for our lifegroup at...

Creamy Crock-Pot Beef and Noodles

Creamy Crock-Pot Beef and Noodles

As promised, I’m sharing my latest Crock-Pot find with you. I made this creamy Crock-Pot beef and noodles recipe last week, and while it didn’t get any “super thumbs up!” ratings, it didn’t get any “thumbs down” ratings either, so it’s going in my permanent recipe...

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