Christmas Eve dinner was not extravagant at all. I made a frozen lasagna, garlic bread, and salad. For Christmas Dinner, I made ham, Boursin mashed potatoes, broccoli, and mixed berry cobbler dump cake for dessert. Put a trivet in bottom of instant pot and add in 1 cup of water. I used my 6.5 quart…
Buffalo Plaid Christmas!
You can tell from my title that I am loving the buffalo plaid! Almost all of our decorations are buffalo plaid and/or gnomes! When we lived in our house, I did not decorate much, maybe a small tree, but not much else. I did decorate my office at work, but I donated all those decorations….
Hamburger Helper without the helper (Instant Pot)
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Simple, easy chicken and mashed potatoes
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This week on work less, camp more!
I just wanted to update everyone on Moxxi, she is doing a lot better with the new meds she is on. We can definitely see an improvement. Brian and I went fishing this week as well, we didn’t catch anything, but I did get one that nibbled on my worm. I wish there were boat…
Life in Florida
I know I haven’t been blogging as much as I should lately. Not much to talk about. Moxxi has a bacterial infection in her bladder that she picked up in Maine. It is very resistant to most antibiotics. We had to have special antibiotics shipped to us from Jacksonville, FL. We also had to get…
Thanksgiving Dinner, for Two, under $50!
Our Menu:Turkey BreastMashed PotatoesStuffingGreen BeansCornRollsNo bake Marshmallow Pumpkin Pie Cooking the Turkey Breast in the Instant Pot:I had a 10.40lb whole turkey breast I cooked in the Instant Pot. Instructions say to cook 6-8 minutes per pound, I did 7 minutes per pound. I rinsed the turkey breast off under cold water, pat dry with…
Cheese Tortellini
Ingredients: Instructions: Enjoy! I have made this recipe several times, and when I add in the broth the sauce is too thin for my liking, so I don’t add it anymore. It does add flavor, but I prefer my sauce thicker. Next time I make this, I am going to try it with less crushed…
Potato Tacos (slow cooker)
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South of the Border and a Drive-in!
After we left the train museum in West Virginia, we headed towards South of the Border in South Carolina. If you have ever drove on I95 towards South Carolina, you know what South of the Border is. We stayed at Pedro’s Campground for one night and we could have stayed for two or three nights…