A blog. Where I show you the things I make!
Check out my entire collection of broccoli salad recipes! Hello! I have another awesome recipe combo for you today! Some of my favorite recipes on this website are combinations of my favorite things. A few years ago, my love for minestrone and Chili bore my Minestrone Chili. Last week, I combined […]
This post may contain affiliate links This is a little embarrassing to admit, especially as someone who runs a food website for a living, but I just might have been the last person on earth to discover chimichurri sauce. But I did. Last Summer. And now I am hooked. I just […]
It has been a long while since I have done a round-up on this website. I have two good reasons for this pressure cooker chili round-up. Tomorrow it’s going to be colder in Iowa than in Antarctica, so we will all need a nice bowl of chili to warm up […]
This post may contain affiliate links I have realized this past month or so that I like my coffee, tea and soups and chilis to be a hotter temperature than the average person. I love waking up early and enjoying that perfect cup of hot coffee before my kiddos wake […]
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #CollectiveBias #CookingWithOdoms In my house, we love green beans all year round. We have two vertical garden boxes devoted to just green beans every summer, we enjoy canned green beans for a quick side […]
this post may contain affiliate links Once it starts to get cold outside my favorite activity becomes bumming around and eating bowls of chili. I love all the soups, stews and chili of this time of year! Every year my husband and I plant a huge garden that consists of […]
In a few weeks, I am hosting Thanksgiving for about 25 people! I love finding new ” Pinteresting” recipes every year! Can I tell you a little secret? I can actually take or leave the Thanksgiving turkey. What I really love are the side dishes! Mashed Potatoes was always my […]
After all three of my kids were born, I had friends bring me meals. It is an amazing feeling to know people care about you when your family is in need. In turn, I really love making meals for families in need. It is a great feeling, especially since cooking […]
Here in Iowa, this fall has been warm. I have been in the mood to make some chili or a big pot of soup for weeks. So, when it finally seemed cool enough to make some, I couldn’t decide what to make. And then Minestrone Chili was born. I have […]
It is super sad that the photos of this French Onion Pot Roast didn’t turn out better. Because, this pot roast was quite amazing- if I say so myself. Here is why it turned out so well. 1). I used a good quality piece of meat. Honestly, I don’t […]
“This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Barilla® and Johnsonville®. The opinions and texts are all mine. I have lived outside of Chicago most of my adult life. But sometimes I just crave “Chicago food” like no other. This past weekend I had a few of […]
I was a little reluctant to post this recipe. I mean, seriously, It is really hard to make meatloaf look pretty in a photo. Especially this meatloaf. This meatloaf is made in a slow cooker. This meatloaf is so moist, that it might actually fall-apart just a little bit. […]
