We had some thawed beef with onions and assorted colors of peppers on hand. I had frozen some green chile last time we made it and it felt like a fabulous dinner was going to be in the making with very little hands on time. We followed the same idea using pork on another day…
Category: Main Dishes
14 Crock-Pot or Instant Pot Meals (Choose your adventure!)
Here’s another round of freezer meals! I’m super excited to share these with you. It’s a mix of new recipes with some oldie but goodie favorites from our house. The picture below shows the 5 meals I made from a 4 pack of pork roasts from Costco. If you’re interested in tips and tricks with freezer…
14 Frozen Meals for the Instant Pot or Slow Cooker!
There are two times each year where I love to have frozen meals on hand. The first is when school is getting up and running in the fall and the second is heading into January. I’m a little late on my January meals – but I decided better a little late than not to have…
Chicken Pot Pie
Oh pot pie. How I love thee in all your comfort food goodness. Today’s a big day – we are double crusting this bad boy. Generally, I’m a top crust only gal and decided this particular day needed some extra comfort as we are gearing up for the craziness at work. Let’s Get Crafty! Preheat…
Overnight Ham Sammies
These are truly amazing. My family gets excited when they see me making these the night before and putting them in the fridge. It’s a great thing to come home from work – preheat an oven – and throw them in the oven. Bada-bing Bada-boom. I’ve seen so many variations of this recipe with the…
Speedy Scalloped Ham and Potatoes
This is a twist on the recipe my Mom used to make as we were growing up. I remember her saying this was my Dad’s favorite. I think about him every time I make it. I should make it for him someday and see what he thinks. What are the twists? To cut down on…
Ham and Beans – Slow Cooker or Instant Pot
I LOVE ham and beans. The recipe is so easy that I wasn’t going to post it. I took pictures to send to my Grandma Jean because pairing it with cornbread will always make me think of her making it for us while growing up. So many of my best memories growing up were at…
How do you like your chili?
It’s another cold, snowy day in Colorado and chili feels like the perfect dinner! Each of us eats ours differently and I thought it would be fun to take pictures. There aren’t any special ingredients or tricks to the recipe. We had this on another cold night where some warm comfort food was needed. This…
Mississippi Roast with a Twist
Okay. Here’ the thing… I’ve seen this recipe on Pinterest on so many sites for years and thought it looked delicious. Why haven’t I made it? Because- seriously! A whole stick of butter! What?! Looks delicious? Absolutely. Healthy? Not so much. I followed the recipe in general and then did a little trick at the…
Turkey For Christmas?
Our tradition growing up was having turkey for Thanksgiving and then ham for Christmas. I actually made this turkey the day after Thanksgiving but have been waiting to share it closer to another holiday where someone might be excited to see. I have a secret – I love roasting turkeys. Love it. When they are…
My Crafty Corner 