January 2009

The View From My Kitchen This Morning

January 23, 2009

This is the view that greeted me from my kitchen window this morning. This is one of the many reasons I love life in the country. For more Finer Things in Life see Finer Things Friday.

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Spinach Minestrone

January 23, 2009

We love soup in the winter time. It is so nice to have a warm bowl of soup on a cold winter day. I try to make soup once a week during the winter. This recipe is a favorite one. It is quick, easy, healthy, and frugal. You could add some sausage to this to [...]

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Crockpot Barbecue Meat

January 22, 2009

I wasn’t going to do a slow cooking post today. But then when I posted my mac and cheese recipe, I realized that I had a really easy slow cooking recipe that I could post. It is so easy and it is one of my go to recipes. It is barbecue, or as my husband calls [...]

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Paula Deen’s Mac and Cheese

January 22, 2009

Life As Mom is having a comfort foods recipe swap. She posted about her favorite Macaroni and Cheese. That got me thinking about my favorite Mac and Cheese, and no it is not come in a blue box by Kraft. In fact my kids are so spoiled with home made food they do not liked [...]

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

January 19, 2009

I wanted to make some cookies today to freeze because I know I have a busy couple of weeks coming up. I wanted something different than what I usually make, but I wanted a recipe that I knew would turn out and that we would like. I decided to make a recipe that came from [...]

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Oven Grits

January 18, 2009

My family likes grits. I am still learning to like grits. I grew up in Oregon where grits are a pretty foreign food. Or at least they are foreign in the small town that I grew up in. But after living in Oklahoma for fourteen years I am learning to enjoy grits. That is if [...]

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Meal Planning Monday January 18-24

January 18, 2009

I hope that this week will be a bit calmer for me. I am hoping to stay at home and get some things accomplished. One of the things that I hope to do is put a few things in the freezer. Monday I am going to make meatloaf and I plan to make three so [...]

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A Few Random Thoughts and Links

January 17, 2009

Today I thought I would post a few random thoughts and links. I hope you enjoy. 1. My husband is in the middle of trying to move his office to a new location. The last two weeks I have taken the construction workers a few things to eat. I have taken my chocolate chip cookies [...]