This post contains affiliate links. My husband and I were driving past a popular chain fast food restaurant recently, and we noticed the marquee sign out front was advertising tortilla soup as “the ultimate winter comfort food.” I’ve got nothing against tortilla soup. I love making different variations of it…
If you’re in the mood for macaroni and cheese, you have several options. You can make it homemade using elbow noodles, milk, butter, flour, salt, pepper, and shredded cheese. Homemade macaroni and cheese is a favorite in my family, and some people regularly ask for it for special holiday or…
Some things just taste better with ketchup. Burgers. Hot dogs. French fries. Tator tots. Or, if you’re my kids, scrambled eggs. You can buy ketchup from a lot of different places, including traditional large inventory grocery stores, small inventory stores such as Aldi, and even dollar stores. Family Dollar sells…
This post contains affiliate links. If there’s one thing my family could eat every day and not get tired of, it would probably be macaroni and cheese. It’s not just the kids who like this dish either. The grownups love this comfort food, too. I often get asked to make…
I always keep a few boxes of macaroni and cheese in my pantry for days when I want an easy lunch or a side dish for dinner. Mac and cheese has the benefit of being shelf stable for a long time, so it’s a good item to stock up on,…
This post contains affiliate links. When most people think of “peanut butter and …” or “toast with butter and … ” they probably think of jelly. Specifically grape jelly. And for good reason: PB goes well with grape jelly. So does toast with butter. I happen to like grape jelly,…
Conventional wisdom holds that sequels are never quite as good as the original. That’s often true in movies, and it can be true in other places, too. But not always. Sometimes a company developing a product strikes silver on the first try but hits gold later on. Honey Nut Cheerios…
This post contains affiliate links. At some point in my childhood, I was exposed to Cinnamon Toast Crunch. With its crisp whole wheat and rice squares covered with sugar and cinnamon, I was immediately drawn in. As an adult, I still like the General Mills cereal, even if I realize…
