T.V. Recipe Review...Trisha Yearwood's No-Bake Pretzle Peanut Butter Bars

I have a confession to make, I am a total Food Network Junkie!  I watch that channel more that I care to admit.  I get so much inspiration and I try many of the recipes I see.  That being the case, I thought I would do some reviews of recipes I have tried and let you know if they are all that they…

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Poor Man's Beef and Noodles....

Today was one of those days where you are like "Why did I even get out of bed?"  We had a small catastrophe to deal with on the home front, and we literally hit the ground running from the time we got out of bed.  Come dinner time I knew I wanted to put something nice and hearty on the t…

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Kitchen Essentials Pt. 1...The Dutch Oven

One of the most common questions I am asked is "What should I get for my kitchen in terms of cookware and tools?"  So I decided that, once a week, I would feature essentials I have in my kitchen that I highly recommend.  This week's essential, THE DUTCH OVEN. Many moons ago, all of o…

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Pantry Challenge...Mission Complete!

Well, it was a week ago today that I issued a small challenge for myself to cook strictly from my pantry using canned goods as my main ingredient.  I have to say that this was honestly one of the most fun weeks I have had in the kitchen in a long time!  When you begin to look at what you have in y…

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Stay-In, Take-Out...The Breakfast Addition!

Around my house Saturday is the ONE DAY each week that we are all home.  I try to keep this day as low-key as possible.  Usually we will sleep in, then there is coffee (Oh, how I love coffee), followed by the ritual watching of my favorite Food Network programming.  *sigh*...Saturdays are so great…

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Country Fried Steak with White Gravy

My little valley in West Virginia has been hammered this winter.  Just the other day we had 10 inches of snow and now we are getting freezing rain on top of that!  *sigh*  I am so ready for spring. On these cold winter nights my husband and I just want a good, hot, rib sticking meal to comfort ou…

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