A few weeks ago I shared with you my favorite comfort food as a kid, the Hamburger Pie.  It consists of cheese and ground beef nestled inside crescent rolls or as I like to call it a “fancy cheeseburger.”  The other day my husband suggested we make his mom’s famous cheese slop recipe, which was one of his favorite meals growing up.  Cheese what?  It’s essentially ground beef, pasta, and Velveeta cheese.  It’s funny how one of his favorite childhood dishes has many of the same components as mine.  My hubby took the lead in making it.  (Thanks, love.)  It’s …

One of the things that I feel is super important to proper blogging is high quality photography.  When I first started this blog, I was the proud owner of a Canon SD850 and frankly I thought it took great pictures.  On my quest for improving both the quality of my photos and my skills behind the camera, I asked my husband if I could try his Canon G12.  It’s another Canon point and shoot camera, but it’s from the “G” line that is known for its quality.  Well, it was so impressive how much better the pictures were that I’ve …

When I was a kid, my sisters and I were allowed to pick whatever we wanted to eat for dinner on our birthday.  This became known in our house as the “birthday dinner.”  As a kid, this made us feel special because that meant we were in charge of household decision. Every birthday (or nearly most of them) I’d pick this hamburger pie dish.  It’s like fancy cheeseburger in a pie dish (or heaven on a dinner plate, however you want to look at it).   Well, to a kid it was fancy anyway. Hamburger Pie Recipe (About 4 servings) Ingredients: …