Crash hot potatoes are amazing. They are simple and easy to make, but they do require a little time and patience. Once you’ve tasted them, you will quickly realize they are SO WORTH IT! Crash hot potatoes originated in Australia, or at least that’s how the story goes. That fact […]
You know how your kids say something cute and it sticks? Even if they were thirteen when they first said it? Years ago, when our girls attended a little rural school these yummy sandwiches got their name. Why the name? Because every time lunches were packed to go to a […]
In the next couple of days, run by the store and grab a bag of frozen tilapia fillets. Come Wednesday, you can thaw them in a flash and make a yummy supper so fast it will knock your snowboots off!
A potato casserole like the one served at an old school steakhouse in the heart of Nebraska beef country. Who could do it better?
Sauerkraut Casserole Das Ist Gut Ja This is a little story about how I found this incredible sauerkraut casserole recipe. In early October last year, my husband and I had one of our little adventures. They’re usually not much more than a day trip and an overnight but still, a […]
That is a homemade Sloppy Joe and this is the era I grew up in. Ozzie and Harriet, Father Knows Best. Moms cooked in kitchens with linoleum floors, metal cabinets, and Formica tables. No microwaves, no immersion blenders, no crockpots, let alone any instant pots! But man oh man, I’m […]
A sale on Italian Sausage started it all. Not long ago, I was flipping through my phone for dinner ideas. I probably do that about seventeen times a day. That time I ran into a white bean and spinach soup recipe and thought it sounded good. Beans are a nutritional […]
Runzas. Believe me, you’re gonna love ’em. Even if you don’t think you like cabbage. So what the heck is a runza anyway? Well, it’s a classic buttery-beef, savory cabbage-and-onion-filled sandwich. Beloved. In Nebraska there’s even a fast food chain that bears the name. Runzas were born here. In fact […]
What a great night for some homemade vegetable beef soup! It seems like only 2 years ago it was March (wink, wink) and we began to “social distance”, right? The recent spike in virus cases means we may be staying home for a while yet. So let’s decide to find […]
One of the many wonderful recipes this momma got from one of her daughters! Both our girls are great cooks and each of them has shared some remarkable recipes with me. This is, hand-down, the best banana bread recipe I’ve ever tasted. The soured milk (note: not sour milk about […]