Our Favorite Vacation & Huli Huli Chicken

The other day I made something to die for – Huli Huli Chicken.  This dish brought me right back to our favorite family vacation and today, I’m going to share it with you! I have mentioned it in a previous post (Deal with the Big Guy), so I won’t go into all the details, but…

It’s a New Year! Celebrate with this Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Bowl

Ahhh, another successful holiday season has come and gone!  Now just to get things back to normal – whatever normal means.  I love Christmas – decorating with all the twinkly lights, wrapping gifts that we choose so carefully for Christmas, baking yummy treats for the family gatherings, playing games, listening to Christmas music – all…

Organizing Pinterest boards & some favorite recipes from April

Over 3900 recipe pins are making me a little cuckoo, especially if I am looking for one specific recipe or ingredient.  Yes, I do use the search function but I know I need to organize them if I am going to be using Pinterest to its fullest for what I like to do!  Where do…

Perfect Melt in your Mouth Prime Rib and where the heck are my socks?

Easter 2017 Well, today I de-Eastered (I’m sure that’s not a word, but I’m using it anyway) and if you need translation, it means the lengthy process of putting things away, cleaning up, re-organizing, eating the rest of the candy (oops, no that’s not what I’m doing), dealing with leftovers, etc. I’m not complaining though,…

Yummy Aromatic Roasted Root Vegetables

Is anybody else sick and tired of this nasty winter? If it’s not snowing, it’s raining and if it’s not windy it’s raining and if it’s not foggy, it’s raining.  Blah blah blah…. I’m over it! I have spent quite a bit of time in the kitchen lately cause’ cooking is what I do when…

Super Bowl Birthday Chili Cookoff

Football is a big deal in our house.  When I was growing up, we followed sports, A LOT of sports – football, basketball, baseball, hockey, you name it we had to watch it.  So, my family knows that Sunday is football day and if its Sunday (or Monday night), Denver Bronco gear must be worn…

Ribs, Ribs, Ribs

Ribs, Ribs, Ribs, beautiful ribs Well, last night I got to cooking us some ribs!  I’ve been looking for a good recipe and trying various ones then I remembered that my sister in law makes some wicked ribs!  I have tried in the past to squeeze the recipe out of her but to no avail…….finally,…

What’s for dinner?? Crock Pot 4 Cheese Broccoli Soup, that’s what! Plus, Chocolate Banana Muffins

Sheesh……….it seems like you just finish with dinner on Monday and you are already thinking about what to have on Tuesday, seems like a never ending cycle! I’ll tell you one thing, Pinterest is my bff in the kitchen!  My family has never eaten so good!  I’m happy to report that I have had more…