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Now that summer is here I can’t imagine anyone wants to be hovering over a warm stove all day making soup. So it’s time to dust off the crock pot and set it on the counter for the summer. Wait. Mine is already there. Ha! Alright, here is my recipe for Southwest chicken chili. In Read More >>
Okay, so maybe saying this recipe for chocolate chip cookies is the best one on the planet is setting the bar kind of high. But I’m old and I’ve been baking chocolate cookies for a loooong time and this recipe my friend, is the best ever. Seriously. There is one tiny trick though. I FREEZE Read More >>
Every once in awhile someone will ask “Hey Mavis, it doesn’t look like you are buying very much food. What are you feeding your family? Rocks? We want pictures. Oh, and can you post a weekly menu plan too?” The thing is, I don’t do a weekly menu plan. Which is weird because I have Read More >>
Last week when the HH brought home a giant box of rhubarb I didn’t have the time to process it all so I have a bunch to my neighbor Hulda. Luckily her mom was in town and guess what? She made 2 pies. Hulda shared and I was able to get a slice of both Read More >>
I don’t know about you but I am a sucker for pasta salads this time of year. Not only are pasta salads super easy to make ahead of time, but pasta salads keep in the refrigerator for several days too {my favorite part}. This recipe for pesto chicken pasta salad can be made with or Read More >>
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