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Easy Chili Rellenos

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feedGo to Facebook, LIKE the Gooseberry Patch page, get all manner of recipes for free!  Including this one in the 25 Slow-Cooker Recipes collection. 2 t. butter, softened 7-oz. can whole green chiles, drained and cut in strips 8-oz. pkg. shredded Cheddar cheese [...]

Dirty Rice

Way back before we had any kids, John and I used to walk to work at his pet shop and walk home every day (because we had no car).  It was about a mile or so, and we were young and very fit.  Actually, that’s an understatement.  We were really fit and rather skinny. On [...]

Menu plan – April 30th thru May 6th

Saturday  - Hamburgers on the grill, maybe some potatoes or beans with that. Sunday – Mother Hen’s Easy Chili and Spanish Rice Monday – Black Bean Chili, rice, cornbread Tuesday – Chicken Alfredo Wednesday – Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, carrots. Thursday – Red Beans and Rice, cornbread. Friday – Grilled pork chops for the kids, t-bones [...]

How to make pizza without going in the kitchen

We  had pizza for supper last night.  Delicious, homemade pizza.  The best pizza I’ve had in a long, long time.  And I didn’t touch it until it was ready to eat. I had another headache yesterday.  They come every afternoon, and they’re bad.  Incapacitating.  Spring allergies.  It’s horrible. All that to say, I was not inclined [...]

Un-Turkey Day Plans

I made 2 new pie recipes this year. Both are very easy to make.  That part is almost a requirement anymore. Both are on a graham cracker crust because I LOVE graham cracker crusts.  Every pie should wear one! Both have very short ingredient lists.  (See point #1) And both have sweetened condensed milk as [...]

Hamburger Potato Casserole

If ya read the previous post about Homemade Cocoa Mix and the comments on that post then you’ll remember that Melissa left me a link to a site that is just very rich and deep and full of grand recipes and kitchen advice and I LOVE THE HOMESTEAD KITCHEN! She pointed me at the Mixes [...]

Easy Banana Bread

I realize that banana bread isn’t difficult, but this one is particularly easy.  I need easy.  I often look at the spotty bananas and think to myself “if we weren’t so dad-gum busy I might make  some banana bread.” Well, this recipe is saving all my near-death bananas from the trash can freezer!  And all because it [...]