Mr. Tipsy has Crohn’s disease and a couple of times a year he does a health reset and tries as hard as possible to reduce carbs, sugar, and all that other stuff that is supposedly not great for you. We are by no means super strict Keto crazy, but I do try to adjust recipes to meet his needs. Because of his line of work, Mr. Tipsy often has to eat dinner on the go. Meatballs are one of his favorite things to take for lunch because they are easy for him to heat and eat. Living in Chicago we…
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Continue ReadingA Lower Carb Burger I am a collector of vintage cookbooks and recipe binders. Some of my favorites are the church cookbooks that are a collection of old recipes collected from their members and printed and sold as a fundraiser. One recipe that I kept seeing repeated from these cookbooks was a Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole. Something about it intrigued me. After reading through the many recipes for this classic dish, I decided to put my own spin on it. This Cheeseburger & Fries Casserole can be assembled ahead of time for an easy weeknight meal but it is also…
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Continue ReadingAn Easy Dish Packed with Flavor This is, hands down one of the easiest recipes you will ever make. Even if you cannot cook, you can make this Crockpot Smoked Kielbasa and Kraut recipe. At the same time, it feels like a dish you’d have to shell out a lot of money for at a German or Eastern European restaurant. It’s simple but tastes complex. Your family will love it! How Long Does it Take to Cook Kielbasa and Kraut? It takes less than ten minutes to assemble the ingredients and can cook in as little as three hours in…
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Continue ReadingYour New Favorite Meal This is one of those family recipes that you never stop craving. These Polish Hamburgers are a meal that my Grandma always used to make. We would have them on weekdays and sometimes we would even have them on special occasions. They were THAT good. Polish Hamburgers are called Klotlety or Klupskies in Polish. Every family makes them their own special way, but they all have certain similarities. Typically they are made with ground pork, onions, eggs, bread, and milk along with spices and seasonings. The recipe for my family’s Polish Hamburgers is an easy one.…
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Continue ReadingI grew up in a family where we rarely ate out. We love to cook so if we had a craving for something, we made it ourselves at home. Once in a great while, however, an occasion to eat out would come up and we would go to the local “Greek” Restaurant. I grew up on the Southwest side of Chicago, near Midway Airport, and these “Greek” places were on every couple of corners. This is not the kind of Greek Restaurant you are thinking of. There was little, if any, actual Greek Food. The restaurants in our neighborhood were…
Hi! I’m April, AKA The Tipsy Housewife. I’m Chicago born-and-raised and I love creating delicious and affordable recipes that taste just like home. Plus they’re easy enough to make with a cocktail in hand! Get ready to find your new fave meal.
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