An Iowa Mom

Oh So Yummy, Italian Beef Sandwiches

Do you want a meal that everyone in the family will eat without squawking?  Need something to serve up on a cold, snowy, winter day?  (Gee, I don't know where someone would get one of those, do you?)

Well, I have the recipe for some "Oh So Yummy, Italian Beef Sandwiches ... over at IowaMoms.com. 

If this looks good to you ...

Then go check it out!

New Old Recipe: Country Pie

I am on my way out the door, so there isn't much time to post this morning ... but I'll have something for ya when I return.  In the meantime, just so that those signs of withdrawl don't start setting in ... you can head on over to IowaMoms.com for a new recipe that I posted.

It's called Country Pie.

And we all think it's YUMMY!  That's saying something for my picky hellions.

Enjoy!

What's Cookin?

All four of my kids complained at what I am preparing for dinner tonight.  You would think I'm serving them Liver and Onions, but I am really making roast, homemade mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberries and corn muffins. 

Sounded pretty good to me since our temperatures actually dropped into the low 70's today.

It got me wondering though ... what are you all having for dinner tonight (or what did you have)?  Did you kids complain about it?  Are we all in the same boat, or are my kids just rotten brats?

Family of 8

It won't be long until my family of six, turns into a family of eight.  No!  I'm not pregnant with twins.  No!  We're not adopting.

My mom and step-father will be arriving soon from Montana for a couple of weeks, and I'll be preparing a dinner for eight every evening.  I hate to spend all my time in the kitchen fixing meals, while I rather be visiting and having fun with them since we don't see them as often as we'd like.

So my friends, I'm turning to you again for some ideas.  I need some recipes for quick, easy, and preferably meals that don't require the oven being on for a long period of time.  Crock pot and grill ideas are great!!! 

Help!  I can't wait to see what you all come up with.

Move Over Martha ... **UPDATED**

I'm feelin' creative.  LOL!  Well, actually it's not ME actually being creative ... it's Family Fun Magazine, but none-the-less, I READ the magazine and did all the work, right?  Does that mean I can take credit for it?

On Tuesday, our playgroup met here at our house to help Molly celebrate her 2nd birthday.  Yeah, the same playgroup that I was all bent out of shape about last week.  My girls behavior was not much better, but I tried not to let it bother me this time.  Key word ... TRIED!

Anyway, for lunch I made these cute little kabobs.  Aren't they darling?  They were a big hit and everyone had a lot of fun eating them.  I was worried about the pointy sticks, so us "Moms" hung around the table with very watchful eyes ... but I'm happy to say there was not one incident.  The kiddos were much too focused on the food.

**UPDATED:** - 3 emails and 1 comment asking the same thing, I decided to just update the post and include what is on these kabobs of mine.  You could put anything, but I did:

• bread
• turkey
• cheese cube
• cherry tomato
• bologna
• cheese cube
• grape
• summer sausage
• cheese cube
• bread

A request was made by several of the kids to add a pickle next time ... so I will be doing that!

Then for dessert, I made these cupcakes.  HA!  I was so proud of myself.  Yeah, I know, it doesn't take much.

If only my Bunko group could see me now!