A Slice of Life
BBQ Baked Potato BBQ baked potato is a staple on game day in our house. Football games on Sundays have become a new tradition, along with the appetizers which go along with it. It must be the powerful seasonings with which each potato is rubbed …
Sausage-Stuffed Pattypan Squash Last week, I was set on taking my entire family to the local farmers’ market. We decide to go to the one in Pendleton, Indiana, which wasn’t very big, but we still ended up leaving with our hands full. One of my …
Caramel Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats With the holiday season rolling around the corner, what better way to show your holiday spirit than to create these easy and budget-friendly Caramel Pumpkin Rice Crispy Treats. They’re great to pass out at parties as a parting gift or …
Pumpkin Cream Filling This pumpkin cream filling recipe originated in 2010. Being the frugal wench I am, I decided I was going to make our pumpkin wedding cake with pumpkin cream filling rather than pay a half grand or so to have it made by …
Chicken Divan with Broccoli Chicken Divan. Here is your chance to feel empathy; I’d never heard of chicken divan until I was in my mid-twenties. It’s a well-known, American dish made by households regularly. Being an American myself, I suppose my lack of knowledge about …
Homemade Coconut Pecan Granola Have you ever been to the store and seen the teeny tiny boxes of your favorite crunchy granola? Why so small? With my crew of seven, homemade granola is the only option, else I’d go broke keeping up with our granola consumption. Plus, homemade …
Skinny Scallop Alfredo I love scallops, but since we have been trying to eat a little healthier around the McCarthy house lately, I’m sometimes a little adventurous when trying to cut calories and fat. My latest craze is substituting Greek yogurt for sour cream, dressings, …
Grilled Mexican Chipotle Pizza To celebrate father’s day a little early, I decided to combine a few of my husband’s favorites including grilled pizza and spicy Mexican food. As with many of my recipes, I decided to twist the two and make a spicy grilled …
Chicken Cordon Bleu Lasagna Rolls Before I created these chicken cordon bleu lasagna rolls, I had only eaten the traditional version; which is flattened or butterflied chicken breast rolled with inner layers of meat and cheese. The traditional dish is either fried or baked with …
Ginger Pear Sorbet We buy a lot of fruit. Most of the time it gets consumed. Other times I pick it up and begin leering at it, wondering if it’s aged so much that it is going to sprout a limb or two …or possibly …