What's for Dinner Tonight?: Southwestern Chili
One of the things that I love best about the weekend, other than being able to sleep in and that whole not working thing, is being in the...
What's on the Menu: February 13 to 19
Another week, another menu to plan. Now that I've decided to add fish to my diet (or least try it and see if I can find a recipe that...


What's in My Kitchen
It took me a really long time to learn, but if you have certain ingredients on hand, you can whip together a meal, from scratch, with...
What's for Dinner Tonight? College Edition: Slow Cooker Cheesy Tortellini
The girls were cooking again tonight and they did a great, easy meal for college students. Did I mention easy? Grab the crockpot, a bag...
What's for Dinner Tonight (last night): Perfect Pulled Pork, South Carolina Mustard BBQ Sauce an
I love barbecue, which living in Kansas City, is a given. My family loves barbecue and when my daughter comes home from college, she...
Saturday Salads: Three Bean Wild Rice Salad
This is another good cool-weather salad. With three kinds of beans and wild rice blend, it pairs perfectly with all sorts of dishes. We...
On the Tailgate Menu: Super Bowl Edition
It's the last big football game of the year and I couldn't let it pass without doing one more tailgate. My family thinks I'm nuts for...
On the Menu: Easy Homemade Guacamole
Avocados are one of my favorite foods and guacamole is one of my favorite things to do with them. When I first started making guacamole I...
On the Tailgate Menu: Diamond Burgers
It was such a nice weekend here that at first I thought about grilling hamburgers, but then I came across this little gem of a recipe....
On the Tailgate Menu: Classic Deviled Eggs
These were a last-minute addition to my tailgate menu, requested by my daughter, and considering everyone in my family loves deviled...