Aimless Tangents

I don’t know why it took me so long to jump on this recipe, but I’m glad I finally did. This recipe was super easy. The bread it produced was very tasty and I love the fact that it required hardly any work. It was tasty enough that it didn’t survive long enough to get [...]

Monday – fend for self (Hubs is having to work late) Tuesday – Grillmates seasoned chicken with cornbread and sweet potatoes Wednesday – Dirty rice with homemade bread Thursday – Turkey spaghetti with garlic bread – side salad for me Friday – Turkey tacos with the fixins and refried beans Saturday – Leftovers and/or soup [...]

Sunday – Ham with real mashed potatoes Monday – Honey and balsamic vinegar glazed chicken breasts with corn on the cob Tuesday – Greek seasoned pork chops with sweet potato fries and rolls Wednesday – Meat patties (seasoned with onion soup mix) in gravy with rice, veggie of some sort, and homemade bread Thursday – [...]

Today you get a peek into what one of my weekly menu plans look like. The items will stay the same though the order throughout the week may change. Planning out what we will eat throughout the week makes it so much easier on me. I know what to shop for, rather than just wandering [...]

A friend brought me a Walmart bag full of pears from his pasture this week. I like pears, but eating all those raw pears before they go bad is a daunting task. As well as the digestive upset that would occur from said task. Thus I’ve been busy brainstorming ways to uses the pears up. [...]

This is a favorite side dish of mine that I don’t make as often as I would like to. Take some red potatoes and give them a wash and a rough chop. Place into a casserole dish: My potatoes were divided into two dishes since my husband doesn’t like ranch. His potatoes got butter and [...]

This is a super easy dip that is great for pretzels or veggies. The light summery taste is perfect for a snack when the heat would make heavier foods sit on your tummy. You need: 16 oz. sour cream 8 oz. mayo fresh dill dried dill Chop the fresh dill: Into a bowl toss the [...]

Oh, you are either going to love me or hate me for this recipe. Think snickerdoodle cookie taste but the texture of a brownie. I made these the day my parents came into town for a short visit and my dad ate half of the pan on his own. By the next day, they were [...]

About this time of year most people with gardens and those who know people with gardens have zucchini coming out of their ears. A garden wasn’t in the cards for us this year but thankfully the local supermarket has had zucchini on sale lately. Last grocery trip I snagged two medium size zucchini: I thought [...]

Blueberries were on sale this week at my local grocery store. So I snagged two 18oz. containers of berries and more freezer jam pectin. The berries were beautiful. Everything was done the exact same way as the strawberry jam I made previously. I still think pureed fruit looks kinda gross. In case you didn’t know, [...]