cream cheese lasagna

Before I made a pan of this creamy, cheesy, delicious lasagna, I wondered what could be better than the classic version I grew up with. When I took my first bite of this, I answered my own question. Oh, man. This is so good. I love how easy it is to prepare, and how cream…

scenes from summer

Can you believe we’re already in the throes of August and talking about the kids going back to school? The summers always seem to scurry by in a flash, and I just go with the flow. Adding stuff on top of stuff to our calendar until it looks like a complicated math problem. We say…

mama’s easy hamburger spaghetti

Some days you just need to get dinner on the table fast. No need to skimp on flavor while doing so. Just make up a batch of my go-to hamburger spaghetti sauce. No muss, no fuss. A tasty, healthy dinner on the table in less than 20 minutes! 2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion,…

refrigerator dilly beans

As long as Jeff and I have been married I’ve heard about his mom’s legendary dilly beans. I’ve never perfected the art of canning, as she has, so I’ve never attempted making them. Until I came across a recipe in an old magazine for refrigerator dilly beans. Oh my gosh. Could it be? Is it…

almond joy smoothie

In lieu of ice cream… perhaps you’d like something a bit more healthy? As much as I love a good ice cream cone in the summer, 3 or 4 (or 6) a week is too much. Too much of the wrong sort of fat and sugar for sure. That’s why, when the craving strikes, I…