If you need an easy, affordable dinner that will be sure to please a crowd, look no further than this Slow Cooker Pork Ragu. Tender shredded pork shoulder sits in a rich tomato sauce that is perfect over pasta or a plate of creamy polenta for the perfect Italian comfort dinner. It takes 6 hours…
Slow Cooker Pork Ragu
Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup
With tons of chicken, vegetables, and thick egg noodles, this healthy, Hearty Chicken Noodle Soup is perfect for days when you need to put a little love in your bowl. This large soup recipe is ready in a little over an hour, and is as filling as it is healthful. What size should chopped vegetables…
Just The Facts: Conlin’s Health Update
I’ve been waiting to post an update about Conlin’s progress battling Cancer because things have been in a weird kind of limbo. Just after the first of the year, he had another PET scan to check on the progress of the targeted treatments he was taking. Unfortunately, the results of the PET scan showed mixed…
Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
I made my kids’ dreams come true by making cookies for breakfast. These chewy Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies are a sweet morning treat filled with loads of dried fruit and nuts. Make a nice big batch and have a super fast, filling breakfast or after school snack for those activity filled days. Now before we get…
Easy Baked Teriyaki Salmon with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce
This Easy Baked Teriyaki Salmon with Homemade Teriyaki Sauce will quickly become a family favorite that you can put together in 30 minutes. High heat creates a perfectly flaky salmon with a sweet and sticky glaze. Serve over rice and vegetables or top an Asian inspired salad bowl for a beautiful and healthful meal. How…
Wilted Spinach Salad with Bacon Dressing
Salads Suck! Well they don’t really suck, but when put against something like a hot piece of pizza with spicy meat, crispy, thin crust, and gooey, melty cheese fresh out of a 500 degree oven and dipped in…Wait, I was talking about salad. Let’s face it, we can’t eat pizza everyday and getting a healthy…
Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Bowl
Tender shredded chicken, black beans, corn, tomatoes, and rice are seasoned with onions, garlic, and Mexican spices for a perfectly filling Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Bowl. This delicious Chicken Taco Bowl is made right in your slow cooker while you do everything else. It takes just 15 minutes to prepare this amazing set and forget…
The Journey Continues: Brace for Impact
In my first post about Conlin’s Diagnosis, I used the word journey because that is what this is. It is something like a strange mini life within our actual lives. Almost like we woke up one day to find ourselves in an alternative timeline. It looks like our lives but we realized something wasn’t right…
Easy Chili Con Carne: Chili Beans
Nothing makes me think of the old west, quite like a pot of chili with a side of freshly baked corn bread. I had no idea that chili con carne has such a sorted past and was once called The Soup of the Devil by Spanish missionaries. It’s notorious origins made it the chosen food…
Setting the Table: Our Cancer Journey
To share or not to share on the blog has been the question on my mind this year. I have always thought of my blog as just a food blog, and an extension of my catering business. I really never wanted to share anything more than my love of food. As the end of the…