We like meatloaf in our house, it’s good comfort food. I especially like leftover meatloaf as a sandwich the next day. We’ve always made meatloaf in the oven, we never dreamed of making it on the grill. One huge question was always there: How do you keep the meatloaf from falling through the grill grates?! …
Bacon Jalapeno Mac & Cheese
File this delicious dish in the “where have you been all my life” file folder. Holy smokes this is good. I’ve cheated making macaroni and cheese almost my entire adult life. Making it from scratch just took too long for this busy mom. I am hereby apologizing to my children right now for this terrible…
Fruit Dip
Attention all snack weary moms and travelers. A tasty addition to your snack time repertoire is here! Your children will eagerly dip apple slices in this while conquering their homework and looking at you angelically. Your RV driving partner will proclaim you the best snack maker ever after devouring the plate put together during the…
Verde Ranch RV Resort
A great new campground recently opened in our local mountains that I have to tell you about! Verde Ranch RV Resort opened in August, 2019. We watched it being built as we drove on I-17 on our way to Flagstaff and beyond. We told each other each time we passed it that we needed to…
Malahide Castle
We finished our big anniversary trip to the UK with a few days in Dublin. Along the way of our trip, we visited my grandmother’s birth place and the church Mark’s great great grandfather grew up in. Ireland held more family roots for both of us. My mother’s family hails from Ireland, though many of…
Cannoli Dip
This is one of those desserts that after you try it, you’ll exclaim, “Where have you been all my life.” Trust me, I know things. My mother in law has made this for years. She made it in her house kitchen and now makes it frequently in her RV kitchen. She wrote it down for…
FMCA Savings!
Summer is here! Long days lounging in the sun with cool nights, oh wait. Not in the lower desert of Arizona. We are moving headlong into the hottest part of the year as I count the days until our monsoon storms roll in. June is our hottest month of the year and that’s when we…
Independence Day
Today we celebrate the birth of our great nation! Happy 244th Birthday America!
Firecracker Cookie Bars
Independence Day is a time to celebrate the birth of our great country. We celebrate with parades, fireworks and great summertime food. While apple pies, cherry pies and ice cream are tops on the list, these sugar cookie bars are giving the traditional favorites a run for their money. They are tasty, RV friendly and…
Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial Hike
Wildfires in Arizona are an annual thing. Most are started by dry lightning but too many are started by idiots. 2013 was a tough summer with several active fires in June. We were at a friends pool party and could see the smoke plume off in the distance. Driving home it was much worse. Even…