Pioneer Woman at Heart

  I had all the ingredients to make this (for a potluck that I did not make it to), so I did, and sent most of it to work with my husband.  It is not diabetic friendly.  It is very good however.  I saved some for my own lunch (comfort food).  It is "corn bread" however.  There is a layer of bread then meat/veggies then more corn bread on top.  It's more of a side dish for your next Mexican meal night or potluck. Anyway, you top this with sour cream, or whatever you'd like, and is perfect for a potluck dish for a Mexican food meal. The actual recipe is online, but we adjusted it with organic ingredients.  Recipe is online with "Bake it with Love." Did you know you can make homemade "jiffy" mix ? I also make homemade taco seasoning .  I have been doing this for years now. "Rotel" can be substituted with home canned tomatoes and added organic chilies. You can add more flavor by adding diced jalapeno to the ground beef mix as well.  So good,...

There have been days when I just think ice cream sounds good for dinner, and I don't want to cook.  However, one night I threw together a pasta dinner with what was on hand (too hot to hit the grocery store for restocking). We still have some corn and beets in the freezer, so veggies are still supplying us, but I had to be creative with the pasta dish.

Last week, I told the kids it was "Operation Extreme Clean" and to not expect anything but cleaning the house.  This weekend? "Operation Garden" if the weather cooperates. I have officially started the gutting of the garden. The girls won't like me, but it needs to be worked on.  The barns may be next, so it's time to pull it all out.   It was very humid, and when I took my camera lens off yesterday, it immediately fogged up.  I have only gotten two hours out there, and much to do.  I only got 1/4 of the distance down the carrot row, beet row and green bean row.  I found many beets yet, and even carrots.  The carrots are no bigger than three inches in length (most are 2 inches or less), so I'm pulling them all out.  It will feed us a few meals, but won't be enough to freeze this year.  Some of the tops will go to Milo, our pet rabbit. This is what all of the vegetable gardens look like.  Full of grass, thistle and va...