Wintertime is officially here in Michigan. I have heard rumors that this weekend it is going to drop down to a lovely 5 degrees. FIVE. One of our favorite go-to meals in the winter is Chili. I also love serving a big ol crockpot of this traditional chili as well as our white chicken [...]
Happy Summer All! Since it's the first week of Summer I thought I'd start it off with a fun recipe for summer camping. My husband always gets sneaky and adds the ingredients to make this taco salad to my shopping list just before camping. He's always begging me to make it when we're on the road and it's [...]
Chicken noodle soup is one of the basics of life. Right? How hard can soup be really? And why would I want to make it myself if I can buy a can for 99 cents at the grocery store? Is that how much it costs? I don't even know. I can say I never buy [...]
A while back I stumbled upon an article about Giada De Laurentiis being the "Sauce Boss" of the food network. I watched her sauce being made and instantly wanted some. I've always loved canning my own stuff...knowing exactly whats in the food I'm giving my kids is exciting. What's even more exciting is the feeling [...]
The Ball boys kind of love Granola Bars. I can't get a box of them to last in our house for more than a couple of days. Homemade Granola bars are something I've thought about for a while but never tried because I thought they would take too much time. Turns out- they are super [...]