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This recipe I found on my friend Pickle’s site www.foodthoughtsofachefwannabe.com!  She calls it her funeral casserole!  Many call it tater tot casserole, but as I was assembling it I realized it really is the redneck version of a shepherd’s pie, so I renamed it hope she won’t be mad !  But not sure my kids …

This week a coworker ( you know who you are brought in these highly addictive saltines in a ziploc bag.  She had me taste one and I was hooked!  Headed over to her desk several times that day to get just one more.  She finally printed out the recipe and handed it to me so …

OK so this is by no means an original recipe, yet having been a baker in my past life, and having that bakery be in a cafe that made this every day I do have a few helpful hints that might be liked by some of you!  While I used to think this meal was …

This is my pot luck go to!  All the yummy goodness of homemade lasagna with the swift easy prep of ravioli!  You can make this way ahead of time and freeze, or make it the same day it is up to you!!.  Feel free to adapt and change it is really the process that makes …

I made this after I saw it on Facebook, was intrigued and made it myself.  The post I saw, and the recipe I followed  was from www.pomansmeals.com, go check it out!  I adapted it of course and added a few prairie touches!  These were great as a main course for a lunch, and a great …

This is titled Susan’s birthday cake not because she gave me the recipe, but because it  she is my mom!!!  She grew up with my grandma Helen a great cook and from a generation that made almost everything by scratch.  My mom’s birthday was in April and when several years ago I asked her what …

Ok, so I’m sure you have all noticed I have been absent from the website for a while, sorry!  Life has just seemed to taken over lately, but I am trying to balance better and posting some of what I have been doing in the kitchen !  This post is one of those things!  This …

Well this is one I found on the internet and immediately knew I had to try it!  I have been in a serious “buffalo” state of mind lately and this seemed perfect!  Who doesn’t love buffalo wings right?  Well imagine a world full of all the flavor and mouth feel of wings with no guilt!!! …

This is another Pinterest find, looks good and easy, and it proved to be both!  It is kind of like chili and potatoes cooked together.  It received rave reviews from the entire family so it is a keeper. Ingredients: 1 lb. ground beef – browned 1 onion chopped 6 medium potatoes – sliced 1 clove …

This dip is simply amazing!  I made it for a party last night and it was gone, and everyone wanted the recipe to make it for their next get together.  After having it turn out so well I will totally take credit it for it’s invention, however we all have been around the block enough …