****Giveaway is now closed – I will be announcing the winner soon! ****** How was everyone’s weekend? For those of us in America, Monday was a holiday so I hope if you had it off work you enjoyed it. We grilled the ribs one day and then we grilled burgers the next. For…
Recipes
Grilled Ribs with Mango Pineapple Sauce
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and Farmland/Smithfield, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #ReadySetRibs http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH MemorialDay is the official start of summer in the United States however, as a child I remember it being called Decoration Day. We always went up to our…
Nana’s Old Fashioned Coconut Cream Pie with Meringue
Today is Mother’s Day and my mom is still spry enough to care for Rocket three days per week. Heck, I am not spry enough to do that! To avoid crowds of children bringing their moms as well as parents bringing their children who just graduated (it’s graduation weekend at OU) we will avoid restarants…
Cornish Hens with Mango Avocado Salsa for #MothersDay #HealthySpring #KitchenIQ
Welcome to my Mother’s Day Healthy Spring Giveaway sponsored by #KitchenIQ! When I was invited to do this giveaway, it was determined we would be calling it Healthy Spring and most of the posts are vegetarian and/or vegan – but this girl was raised around farm animals so healthy means eating chicken instead of beef…
Fat Sam’s Meaty Melted Man Dip
The weather is finally warm and beautiful here in the land of the Sooner. In fact, it is going to be in the 90’s for the next few days….that might be a little too hot for me! Nonetheless, we are doing all things summer-like at the house these days like grilling burgers, which is one…
Steak Sandwiches with Cheesy Horseradish Aioli
I got a very exciting phone call late Friday afternoon and I hope to be able to share some news with you someday soon. Because of the call, I was in the mood to celebrate at supper with something tasty that we had not eaten before so I sat down to pull up my trusty…
Peeps Sugar Cookie Sheet
Hello everyone! I have missed you guys and I hope you have missed me too. It has been a rather wild 8 days and the wildness does not look like it is going to let up anytime soon. First, the neighborhood Internet has been down more than up (and up only when I am not…
Flower Cupcakes with Peeps
I know it’s been a while – but I’ve been having computer trouble. Something is wrong with the telephone lines around the neighborhood and everyone is having problems. I was hardly online last week at all! This weekend I spent all my time with the Peeps! I have the best recipes to share with you. …
Cajun Chicken Alfredo Pasta
Last Wednesday was my son-in-law’s 33rd birthday. He is such a great guy, I really wanted to do something special for him so I asked Top Girl what his favorite meal might be………..well, it was Korean and his mom has the market cornered on Asian cooking so I asked for his favorite non-Asian meal. She…
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Trifle #chocPBday
Today marks the beginning of the best day ever – it’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Day! Hosted by Carla of Chocolate Moosey and Miriam of Overtime Cook, 31 bloggers are sharing favorite chocolate peanut butter recipes, ranging from cookies and bars to scones and muffins. Follow the hashtag #chocPBday on social media and join us with…