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Herbed Potatoes

This comes together quick because you use canned potatoes! It does use quite a selection of herbs though, so if this becomes a common side dish you may want to mix all the ingredients up in an old spice jar and sprinkle about 4.5 ts at a time over potatoes.

Ingredients:

1 quart of diced […]

Cranberry Carrot Slaw

This was gone in no time and left my kids asking to make it again with our very next meal!

Ingredients:

1/2c unsweetened pineapple juice 2tb honey 1tb lemon juice a small splash of apple cider vinegar (1tsp max) 3c shredded carrots 1/2c dried cranberries

Method:

Combine all. Make this ahead of your meal and […]

A garden tip for beginners and kids

If you are a beginner with gardening, or gardening with kids, here is a handy little tip to prevent you from pulling up your seedings when you direct sow your seeds: push 1/3 of a toilet paper roll (minus the paper) into the dirt and plant your seed in it. […]

Sticky Chicken

This is one of those meals that are always a hit, but I don’t make it all the time because it contains sugar. But if you are looking for a family pleaser that everyone will enjoy, give this one a try.

I bet this would also be great turned into a stir fry using this […]

Crockpot Roast

This is one of my favorite ways to prepare a roast. It always comes out perfect and with it cooking in the crockpot, I am free to do other things.

Ingredients:

1- cream of mushroom soup (homemade equivalent) 1 – onion soup mix packet (homemade equivalent) 1/2 soup can of water 3-4lb roast Carrots, potatoes, […]

French Onion Soup Mix

If you have a recipe that calls for a dry onion soup mix, this is a great one to have on hand. This can mix in with sour cream to make french onion chip dip, and we love mixing it with olive oil and tossing potatoes in it, roasting them until soft in the center. […]

Sprouted potatoes? Plant them! Here’s how.

When my potatoes begin sprouting in storage during the spring, I get excited. That means I can plant more potatoes and not have to worry about buying seed potatoes. This method goes for white potatoes – sweet potatoes are a whole other ball of wax – which I will write a tutorial on soon, too. […]

Kostyu Meatloaf

This is the same meatloaf recipe I have been making for over a decade at this point. My husband shared his way with me early on in our relationship and it’s stuck ever since.

Ingredients:

2lb ground beef 1/2 tsp salt 2 eggs 1c seasoned breadcrumbs 1/2 c parmesan cheese 2/3 ketchup 1/4 tsp pepper […]

Lasagna skillet meal

This is a pretty easy dish to put together, and one that reminds me of the boxed meals that you just add meat to. I usually make the dry mix in bulk and put it in a jar to store. We don’t eat this often, but it sure is nice to have something I can […]

Classic Salisbury Steak

When I think of salisbury steak, this recipe has everything I am looking for. It’s a filling meal especially when made with mashed potatoes. It’s relatively cheap, being made with ground beef. My husband has a huge aversion to mushrooms, so we choose a brown gravy with onions. You may want to double the sauce […]