Slow Cooker Korean Pork Tacos

These tacos are my take on Korean barbecue. They certainly aren't authentic Korean food, but they do incorporate a lot of the delicious sweet, salty and spicy Asian flavors in an easy-to-make slow cooker recipe. These are delicious topped with sweet pickles, so I suggest making my refrigerator pickle recipe a few days out to have … Continue reading Slow Cooker Korean Pork Tacos

Bread & Butter Pickles In Minutes

 Here's a quick way to make a version of delicious bread and butter pickles. No bread or butter involved in making these babies and you can have a whole jar of delicious homemade pickles in less than 30 minutes. They are sweet and sharp and delicious.   Let's start with the ingredients. I used a cucumber … Continue reading Bread & Butter Pickles In Minutes

Salad With Maple Bacon Vinaigrette – A Delicious Main Dish

  This delicious salad is one of my most requested recipes. The original version of it came from The Pioneer Woman's Tasty Kitchen website and it was delicious. But like all real cooks, I live to change things up.  I turned mine into a main dish by adding making a pork loin, which I sliced … Continue reading Salad With Maple Bacon Vinaigrette – A Delicious Main Dish

A few things about Cameron Lightfoot

Today, Cameron Lightfoot turns 22 and graduates from The University of Findlay. In true middle-aged person fashion, I've been going through photos and reliving memories of the kids I've been proud to have call me "Aunt" Cyndy his whole life. So I decided to write down a few memories. Partially to give him a laugh … Continue reading A few things about Cameron Lightfoot

Easy Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

This recipe is actually my husband's. Although I did help with tweaking the flavors a bit. So it's sort of a collaborative Mac and Cheese.  He's gotten very much into experiments of the macaroni and cheese variety. He finally admitted that homemade is better than the stuff in the Kraft box. I might have shed … Continue reading Easy Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese

These Minion eggs make me HAPPY!

 This easy and adorable Easter craft project was brought to my attention by my the lovely and talented Alaina Counts, who is my pretend daughter. My non-pretend husband helped me out by taking photos and even crafting his own Minions.  Around our house, we love us some Minions from Despicable Me. Our house consists of … Continue reading These Minion eggs make me HAPPY!

Peppers Unstuffed – Easy Weeknight One-Pan Pepper Caseserole

I love many things about the flavors of stuffed green peppers. But the texture of the stuffed pepper often comes out all wrong and the pepper itself can be difficult to eat. Also, to my taste, green bell peppers on their own can be a little bitter. Also, coring, stuffing and cooking whole peppers is … Continue reading Peppers Unstuffed – Easy Weeknight One-Pan Pepper Caseserole