Dusty DeGroff

The Cherry on Top to end my day

It’s the little moments in life that usually end up being the best memories. The best part of my day is coming home to my family. Most parents say that, but how many of them truly mean it? Who knows and I don’t care because coming home to my little monsters is my cherry onContinue reading “The Cherry on Top to end my day”

Trying out Cold Showers

Lately, I’ve had so many ideas but no time to write. Here we sit watching Lion Guard, Carson’s favorite cartoon, while I feed Will. I’m asking myself…what would it look like if it were easy? What would it look like if I could just sit down and put my thoughts to paper? For perspective, IContinue reading “Trying out Cold Showers”

Always looking at the Clock

Anyone who has had a newborn baby knows that most of your time is spent looking at the clock. Time seems to creep by like it does on a cold winter day. Where it seems like life has slowed to a crawl. That’s what it’s like when you have a brand new baby. Every timeContinue reading “Always looking at the Clock”

Seasoned Shrimp and Spiral Zucchini Pasta

We love to cook and that’s why we’re sharing our wins and losses when it comes to our meals. For us, most of the time we have dinners that we would love to cook again. We find a recipe, cook it and then decide if we want to keep it. Usually, the next time weContinue reading “Seasoned Shrimp and Spiral Zucchini Pasta”

If it were easy, what would it look like?

What would it look like if it were easy? I define “it” as anything in life that you are striving for. Focus, for a second on what you want the most. Is it a beach body? Is it to be a better skier? Once you have what you want to be visualized in your head,Continue reading “If it were easy, what would it look like?”

Grilled BBQ Pork w/ Spicy Cajun Sweet Potato Fries

We seem to have picked up a pork tenderloin habit recently. I say that because we’ve been eating more of it for some reason. When I start looking at why we’re eating more pork a few things jump out at me. First, pork tenderloins are easy to cook and if done right taste fantastic. Second,Continue reading “Grilled BBQ Pork w/ Spicy Cajun Sweet Potato Fries”

Sage-Lemon Cornish Hens w/ Watermelon Spinach-Arugula Feta Cheese Salad

This meal actually took more than 24 hours to make. Yes, to answer your question, these meals are about empowering you to cook great food at home. Then, why would I make such a complicated meal? Well, it’s not complicated it’s just time-consuming because I made the brine from scratch. With all of these meals,Continue reading “Sage-Lemon Cornish Hens w/ Watermelon Spinach-Arugula Feta Cheese Salad”

Find your inner super power!

Do you want to become a Super Hero? I know that’s an odd question to ask, but consider the possibilities for a minute. Growing up, most of us idolized a superhero. This could be a star athlete, a cartoon character or maybe just a mere mortal with special powers. Those superheroes all embodied characteristics thatContinue reading “Find your inner super power!”

Apricot-dijon mustard glazed Pork Tenderloin

Hey honey, what’s for dinner? Apricot-dijon mustard glazed pork with a cheesy cauliflower side dish. How good does that sound? I bet you that your mouth is watering right now. That’s what we had for dinner last night. The apricot-dijon mustard glaze was so good and it was made from scratch. This meal was much more timeContinue reading “Apricot-dijon mustard glazed Pork Tenderloin”

Cooking with the DeGroff’s #1

My wife and I do not have the “Honey, what’s for dinner?” conversation as much anymore…now it’s changed to how should we cook what we pulled out of the freezer. We had pulled out boneless chicken thighs, which by the way is my new favorite cut of chicken. Chicken breasts are the easiest for mostContinue reading “Cooking with the DeGroff’s #1”