Granny’s Red Beans and Rice

Mr. Awesome loves his Momma’s Red Beans and Rice, This is the recipe, as she wrote it down for us. I know I have a DIY version of the boxed mix but I’ll have to look it up later and edit this post when I find it. This is one of those meals that is even better the next day.

Granny’s Red Beans & rice

As written down by Granny 😊

Ingredients:

  • 1 box of Zatarain’s Red Bean Mix
  • 3 bouillon + 6 cups water
  • 1 pound Jimmy Dean ground sausage, cooked and crumbled
  • 2-3 links Nettles sausages, cooked and sliced into rounds
  • (1 c. rice)**

Directions:

Add to crockpot. Cook on low until done.

 (high for 4-6 hours or low 6-8 hours)

**I use 1 cup (uncooked) rice to fill crock pot up.

I also like to use a little onion and Bell or sweet peppers.

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Easy Pulled Pork

This recipe is so easy to put together and it is one of my oldest daughter’s favorites.

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Twice Baked Potatoes

Twice Baked Potatoes

These might seem like a lot of extra work, but they are so worth it and they can make any meal feel a little more special. They can also be good topped with some leftover shredded meat or just about anything you want to put on them!

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Victory Garden Planning – January 2024

No catchy title line here… no time for that today as the kids and the dog have been WILD! I’m exhausted and it isn’t even lunchtime yet!

We are almost halfway through the first month of the year and I’m already behind on my garden duties! Granted, we have had some CRAZY weather here and the house remodel has taken first priority but things still have to get planned so we can try to have an even more abundant garden this coming year!

Click HERE to see our Garden Progress on YOUTUBE!

I’ve been working on some Planning Notebook pages soon but for now, I’ll just list some of the things I’ve been working on for the garden. I have been playing around with a new planning program called SEEDTIME. It really does seem like it will be quite the time saver as I’ve been keeping up with my gardening task on notecards in a small file system… quite cumbersome at times.

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Special Holiday Meals: Leap Day Menu

This day only comes around every four years, so it’s ok to make it a little extra special… maybe even have four meals instead of your usual three? I don’t think my kiddos would object to that.

LEAP YEAR MEAL 

BREAKFAST 

 Toad in a Hole 

LUNCH 

4 Cheese Quesadillas or 

4 Cheese Pizza 

DINNER 
Frog Legs (or Chicken Wings) 

4-Layer Salad & 4 Cheese Macaroni, 

4 Cheese Jalapeno Bread 

DESSERT 

Toad in a Hole Dessert or  

Fruit Cobbler w/4 Fruits or 

4 Layer Cake 

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