In the Kitchen/Recipes

Our Little House Peach Dump Cake

As we’ve gotten older, desserts are something I don’t make a lot of anymore. This past weekend, we had planned one of our best Sunday dinners, beer butt chicken with potato salad and my...

Mom’s Bean Pot

We have been enjoying the bounty of summer with cucumbers, organic sweet corn, tomatoes, green beans and new potatoes coming on almost faster than we can eat them. One summer treat my husband loves...

Living Large Veggie Enchiladas

I typically don’t cook a lot of heavy foods in the summer, but my sister in law brought us some of our favorite corn tortillas made locally in Kansas City when she visited last...

Happier and Healthier at Our Little House

There is typically nothing that can make one’s day any better than to see an old friend and have them start out by saying, “You look GREAT! How much weight have you lost now?”...

Produce Dirty Dozen

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released its 2014 list of The Dirty Dozen today. What does this have to do with Living Large? For us, living as sustainable as possible goes hand in hand...

The Miracle of Apple Cider Vinegar

If you’ve read Living Large for a while, you know that I’m all about natural solutions if at all possible. Last year, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure and I was put on...