by Corinne Ritz | Oct 21, 2023 | Chicken, Colleen Mott Approved, Dinner, Food, Freezer Meal
Are Hawaiian Haystacks, Hawaiian? NOPE! In general “haystacks” refers to a meal where you pile everything into one bowl stacked on top of each other. For example, when I married my husband I was surprised/confused when they said they were making...
by Corinne Ritz | May 27, 2023 | Beef, Dinner, Food, Freezer Meal, Gluten Free, Meat
I have been making this for more than ten years. I found a similar recipe in Cooking Light Magazine a long time ago and have made many changes over time to help it become what it is today. This recipe has become a family favorite. I love making it when friends come...
by Corinne Ritz | Mar 21, 2023 | Dinner, Food, Freezer Meal, Gluten Free, Lunch, Mexican
This meal has been a family favorite for more than a decade. I started making it when my house was full of little kids. These are basically open-faced tacos, and we LOVE tacos! My little cutie, who is now 22 years old, eating a black bean tostada way back in 2011....
by Corinne Ritz | Feb 25, 2023 | Asian, Chicken, Dinner, Food, Freezer Meal, Gluten Free, New Years, Uncategorized
When I was 7 years old my dad gave my mom a Chinese food cookbook and a shiny new wok for Christmas. Some wives might not love that kind of gift, but my mom LOVED it! She immediately started using it. That year for New Years Eve she made chicken egg rolls, pork fried...
by Corinne Ritz | Dec 27, 2022 | Beef, Christmas, Dinner, Freezer Meal, Meat, meatballs, potatoes
We don’t often do a “meat & potatoes” meal, but this is a good option for when we are in the mood. In my humble opinion, these are way way better than IKEA meatballs. Making them myself is very worth the effort. Start out by measuring out all the...
by Corinne Ritz | Nov 28, 2022 | Dinner, Freezer Meal, Gluten Free, Soup
My husband lived in Brasil for a couple years before we were married. He LOVES all things Brasiilan. He worked at a Brasilian restaurant in college, he got a minor in Portuguese and 30 years later he still speaks it quite well. A few years after we were married, a...
