Happy St. Paddy’s Day

and we are celebrating with Irish Stew Top o' the mornin' to ya! Or whenever you are reading this post! It's St. Patrick's Day and we are celebrating with this Irish Stew...and pretending we are in Ireland. Or wherever it is that clovers grow and leprechaun's run wild. I have to be completely transparent here...Scott …

It’s Main Course March!

and we are starting with Mr. Joe’s Chicken Soup You heard me right readers, I am going to bring it this month with main course ideas. It is, after all, main course March. But I made that up, I don’t know if it is or not, but it sounds good, right? Especially since we are …

Mom’s Meatloaf

for another family favorite...especially John's! It’s true…my mom is a great cook. Oh, she says she has “lost her touch” but let me assure you of one thing. She hasn’t. My dad likes to talk about the days when she would fry chicken. And pork chops. And make meatloaf. Just because she felt like it. …

Happy Great American Pie Month

and we are celebrating with Chicken Pot Pie Who says pie has to be sweet to celebrate? Not me. And Chicken Pot Pie is just as worthy of a celebration as any pie I know. Chicken Pot Pie For the Win! Well, except Grammy’s coconut pie. Or chocolate. Or banana caramel. But I’m going to …

Happy Valentine’s Day

and we are saying it with a Chocolate Chip Pound Cake Nothing says love like chocolate. Here.We.Go. Right? Well, that’s not true, chocolate is the love language for everything, even when it’s not Valentine’s Day. I know I always say I am bringing you my family favorites, but we cook a lot readers....hence, we have …

Family February Favorites

and we are starting with Red Beans and Rice As promised, I’m taking a break from cooking through the alphabet. I mean, we only have 10 letters left, so a little break is perfectly fine! I mean, it's only taken a year to cook all the way through, so what's a few more weeks? What …

P is for Pecan Pie

Oh…and chemotherapy Even though chemotherapy doesn't start with "P." Well, they say 3 times the charm. So, if that’s the case, I’ll be blogging the rest of my life. Because I have literally stopped and started this blog process 3 times. Or is it 4? Honestly, I’m beginning to think this whole blogging thing might …

O is for Oatmeal Bar

and Ollie Owl, How to Be a Good Pal We are rocking readers…like rocking our way through the alphabet on a jet stream. That sounds fast, doesn’t it? I’m just a fast kind of girl. Just ask anyone in my family. I was always the fastest one on the team. Don't Tell Me I Can't …

N is for Nutty Chicken Salad

and Nanny Goat Nettie, I Don’t Like Spaghetti Even though I personally, really really love spaghetti. It’s my favorite. Like eating and cooking Italian food is life to me. In fact, I want to go to Italy and take a cooking class with a little Italian lady in Tuscany. ‘Cept we can’t even go the …

M is for My Favorite Stuffed Cheese Bread

and Melanie Mouse, It’s a Very Sad Day at Our House As promised, today’s blogging through the alphabet segment is appropriately named…because it IS my favorite stuffed cheese bread. A Teaser Pic for What's to Come! I mean, doesn’t everyone have a favorite stuffed cheese bread? I really try to keep things simple around here, …