Breakfast

I had such a fun day yesterday.  I spent nearly all day in the kitchen and it made me very happy.  The kadults were around in the morning, then headed to work, so I had the house to myself from about 11:00 – 6:30 p.m.  Don’t get me wrong, I love having them here, but it is nice to have a quiet house, blaring my...

It was so nice to have three days off in a row! Makes me appreciate the time off that much more after working seven days a week for several weeks. But the best part about this holiday is that I didn’t over commit, stress shop, or anything like that. In fact, I did all the shopping for the kadults on Christmas Eve. I already knew...

I love cast iron skillets.  Over the years I may have collected, um, let’s say 11 of them?  Here’s the deal though.  I bought all of them at garage sales because they were rusty and had $1 price tag on them.  Guys, if you ever find a cast iron skillet at a garage sale – buy it!  9 out of the 11 cast iron skillets...

I am definitely going to the grocery store today, but I sometimes love coming up with meals using what I have on hand.  And 9/10 I can always find something to make even when it feels like the fridge is empty. Last Friday I made this sausage and broccoli frittata.  I had two lone links of spicy Italian sausage, egg beaters that I bought a...

Have I mentioned that Hannah and Jacob don’t really eat leftovers?  Like hardly ever.  Maybe soup.  Jacob will definitely eat cold fried chicken and steak, but that’s about it.  Tony never liked them either.  So I get to be creative with the leftovers.  And 9/10, if there is leftover beef, I will be making breakfast tacos. Three corn tortillas (5) filled with scrambled egg whites...

I realized I needed to use up some of the leftover pork roast from Labor Day, and what better use than to make breakfast taquitos!  Pretty sure I could eat any type of Mexican food any day or meal of the week and never get sick of it.  I used 3 Mission thin tortillas (4) and on the inside added 3 ounces of leftover pork...

I loved reading all your comments yesterday on my Blog Anniversary – so many readers who have stuck with me for years – I love it!  I forgot to mention that I am running my giveaway until I pick a winner on Friday – so good luck!  And, I did find out that my last giveaway recipient in Canada got my BBQ sauce!  It only...

I am trying to be better about not wasting food.  Hannah always loves an organized refrigerator where you can see everything.  She lines up items tallest to shortest in nice little rows so that she can see everything at a glance.  Me?  I am a pusher.  Just put what I want to put in the fridge in front, and push until I can shut the...

August 1st?  Really?  I can’t believe it.  This summer is going by way too fast, so I took the morning “off” and sat outside with Hannah this morning for a couple hours and we ate breakfast outside and chatted, caught up, watched youtube videos and drank coffee and water.  It was glorious! Last Friday I made a breakfast pizza, and a bunch of my WW...

As I was sitting through the rain delay at the farmers market yesterday, I loved reading all your ideas on pairing tomato sauce with eggs for breakfast!  I did end up making something delicious.  So simple and easy and this would be a great idea for a brunch to feed a crowd.  I made this dish two servings, but you could easily multiply it to...