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Skillet Sausage and Sauerkraut

Weather has been up and down the last week or so. Much of Lake Michigan has been losing shoreline as the waves have been brutal. The high water combined with the pounding waves have done tons of damage up and down the coast. You can see quite a bit of debris that has been thrown up onto the shore from the lake. Lots and lots of bottle caps and plastic are coming out of the lake. It is so sad to…

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Semi Homemade Chicken and Gravy

I am back (I hope!) for awhile. I got my computer back. It was just far too difficult to post on my phone and tablet. It was so frustrating that I decided a break was needed. Thank you for sticking with me!

I am into this idea of semi homemade right now. I go through period of times time where I make everything from scratch and then when times are busy I find myself doing the semi homemade.…

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Top 5 Thanksgiving Recipes on "What's for Dinner Mom's?"

Top 5 Thanksgiving Recipes on “What’s for Dinner Mom’s?”

Halloween is over and it is now time to think about Thanksgiving! I love Thanksgiving and all the food. Even though we don’t celebrate with a traditional meal on Thanksgiving day (we travel for Mid-America Oireachtas, Irish dance regionals in Kentucky) we will be together eating appetizers somewhere enroute. It is about being together more than food for me (though my children think differently).

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Crispy Honey BBQ Chicken Bites

We are always looking for ways to make simple meals that are a bit different to add a little bit of something to our everyday dishes. We eat quite a bit of chicken breast cut into bites and tenders and am always trying different ways to cook them or top them.

These would be great for a teen party or a hearty football snack!

Verdict:

These were pretty good. Not as crispy as I had hoped but still…

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Baked Potato Chips

Potatoes are on sale this week so we are eating potatoes every night. Secret to having my kids not complain is making them differently so they don’t even realize they are eating potatoes again.

Verdict:

I used to make these potatoes all the time when the kids were younger. We haven’t has them in probably 5-6 years. When I mentioned them to the kids they had a vague memory. Definitely time to…

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Potato Scramble Bowl with Variations

Potato Scramble Bowl

I hope you can all be a bit patient with me the next few weeks. I knocked my computer off my desk the other day and broke the point where it connects to the charger. So, until I can see if they can fix it I am learning to post on my phone and try to edit photographs on my phone. This is my first attempt. Too light but I am learning.

In trying to make our meals a bit more…

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Lemon Garlic Swordfish

You know life has been far too busy when your kids are upset because they are tired of buying their lunches because there have either been no leftovers or very little. So, we are getting back on track. Kitchen is cleaned, groceries are sort of purchased for the month but meals have been planned. This is our first day meal that I planned for 2 meals. We are having the…

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Happy Halloween!

Chances are if you celebrate Halloween by taking your own children out trick-or-treating or just by passing out candy or treats to those that come to your house you may be having a dinner similar to the above. Pizza, spaghetti and sauce, or soup and sandwiches seem to be the dinners most are serving on Halloween night. They are all easy to make (or order) and if you are like me…

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Popcorn Mix Ins: One of Those Days

We have been so busy lately that it feels like I have not been able to connect as much as I want to with my children. Last night after a meeting that ended about 7 pm I decided to see if my son was free to do something fun (and for me unusual). I called him to be ready when I got home because we needed to go to the store.

I surprised him with a treat night. We had leftover Mediterranean food for…

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Philly Cheesesteak Pasta

This weekend we were in Detroit for a family wedding. It was such a wonderful (albeit far too short) time. I haven’t seen some of the family in years so it was nice to catch up with everyone. We ate far too much and far too much rich food so everyone is feeling sort of off right now but we still had a delicious meal.

Remember I told you that I love to take the flavors we like and turn them into…

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Simple Shrimp Tacos

The weather is definitely turning! I love the maple trees around the area as they turn the beautiful shades of red and gold. The wind has been picking up and these leaves will not last much longer on the trees but they are so beautiful while they last. They are predicting low 30s for Halloween so hopefully all the little ones have warm costumes!

This is a great simple meal on those nights you…

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Slow Cooker Pineapple Pork Loin

The weather is amazing lately. Over the last two weeks there have been several days where the lake has been battering the shore. The first week up to 20 feet of shore was washed away by the waves. It is so powerful that you cannot believe that you are on the lake and not the ocean. I love just listening to the roar of the waves. I am definitely a water baby.

The slow cooker is out! It is that…

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Chicago Again?

This last weekend was a super busy weekend. On Friday the organization that I chair was part of an Art Hop. In the downtown area many of the local businesses were open with art displays, information on businesses and organizations, and snacks. It is lots of fun and the artist for this exhibit was super engaging with the public and so nice that it was lots of fun and a great evening.

The next…

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Breakfast Pizza with Hashbrown Crust

We have been having breakfast for dinner quite often lately. Eggs have been on sale from $.45 to $.88 a dozen. Breakfast sausage was on sale a few weeks ago so I picked up several rolls and cheese has been $1.49 for 8 oz. Perfect! Lots of casseroles and now breakfast pizza.

Verdict:

I have made breakfast pizzas in the past and even made one with a hashbrown crust but this was by far our best…

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Slow Cooker Stuffed French Toast

Getting back to using our slow cooker again as the temperatures finally start to drop. It was 39 degrees last night. Still not cold enough to kill all the mosquitos. We are in one of the centers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the country. As the lake levels have risen over the last few years the water tables have risen creating large pools of standing water in the streets and low…

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A Quick Trip to Chicago

My daughter danced at the Pat Roche Feis (feis – rhymes with mesh and is an Irish Cultural Competition for Irish dance, music, culinary arts, and art) and the Windy City Feis in Rosemont, Illinois at the Stevenson Convention Center over the weekend. So, she finally got a first place in her treble jig (she won by four points!) and a first in her treble reel. A third in her reel dance and a second…

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Simple Applesauce Cake with Caramel Frosting

First off this is a horrible picture of a delicious cake. All the pictures I took of this cake were weird. I don’t know if my phone didn’t like all the brown colors or what but they were all blurry or weird colored. Anyway, if you can get past that this is a delicious cake and frosting. It is SUPER rich and you can only eat a small piece.

I have been making this cake for close to 25 years now.…

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