Does it mean anything to you if I say “Dixie Salad”? If you’re from Southern Utah (I’m talking 4+ generations) you have had Dixie Salad, and it’s most likely one of your favorites! For my house, Thanksgiving isn’t Thanksgiving without Dixie Salad! You’ll also find one on our dinner table often, any other time of […]

Uncategorized

October 29, 2025

Dixie Salad (pomegranate salad)

Bowl of fruit salad with pomegranates, an apple, and pecans on the table

Morning Madness If your mornings are anything like morning around here most days, I can explain them in 1 word CHAOTIC! I really thought as my kids got older mornings would settle down. I guess for me they have, not having to do 5 heads of hair every morning saves a lot of time. But […]

Breakfast, School Ideas/Help, Simple Meals, Time Saving

August 30, 2023

Breakfast Sandwiches in a hurry

step by step pictures of making 2 dozen egg mcmuffins in a group of breakfast sandwiches.

Creamy Mac N Cheese Sometimes I wonder why I ask for requests. “We want a homemade creamy mac n cheese”. Those are the words I heard when I asked what my son’s high school friends wanted for lunch the next day. Living 8 minutes from the high school means that my kids come home for […]

Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish

September 7, 2021

Creamy Mac N Cheese

pan of homemade macaroni and cheese

These chicken taquitos have been a game changer for lunch time at our house! While we do eat them for dinner, the convenience of them turns them into a quick snack or lunch most of the time. These taquitos are wonderful fresh out of the oven, but when I make a large batch, most head […]

Appetizer, Dinner, Freezer Meal, Lunch, Recipe, Snack, Uncategorized

August 11, 2021

Chicken Taquitos

Plate with 2 taquitos, guacamole, and sour cream

Even if you don’t think you like Sloppy Joes Family Favorite Sloppy Joes are not what I grew up eating. We had Sloppy Joes for dinner about once a month (my brother couldn’t ever remember their name so he called them Messy Bill’s). Because we own a cattle ranch beef was served a lot. There […]

Dinner, Lunch, Main Dish, Recipe, Uncategorized

June 14, 2021

Family Favorite Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joe on bun

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