Spaghetti Casserole
This spaghetti casserole is a real crowd pleaser. It makes a large amount of creamy, delicious spaghettiness (yes, that’s a word in my vocabulary) and takes less than 45 minutes to prepare. It’s a win-win meal in my book. Ingredients 1 pound ground beef 40-45 oz prepared spaghetti sauce 16 oz spaghetti 1 jar […]
Peanut Butter Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
For all the peanut butter lovers out there, this one’s for you. This is a rich, peanut butter cake (starting with a cake mix – love it!) with a deliciously sweet and equally rich peanut butter frosting. It’s a perfect peanut butter combination sure to satisfy even the biggest peanut butter craving. Cake Ingredients 1 […]
Waffles
Waffles. This dish is everything I love about food – bready, crunchy, buttery, slightly sweet (made even sweeter by the addition of maple syrup) deliciousness. Enough said. Ingredients 1¾ cups flour 1 T baking powder 1 T sugar ½ t salt 3 eggs 12 T (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled 1½ cups […]
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Valentine’s Day is almost here – who couldn’t use a little pink in their dessert for this occasion? These cake mix cookies do just that by starting with a strawberry cake mix, and they are as easy as they come to make. If you prefer, skip the chips and frost with cream cheese frosting, adding […]
Saucy Pork Tenderloin
There’s nothing like a rich, buttery sauce to accompany sliced pork tenderloin. That’s what you get with this recipe. The pork is first marinated, allowing it to absorb the flavors, then the sauce is cooked, with butter added at the end. Yum! Pair this dish with roasted broccoli and hasselback potatoes for a satisfying meal. […]
Cheesy Hasselback Potatoes
Potatoes are such a versatile food. There are so many different ways to prepare them – mashed, cubed and roasted, French fried, baked whole, I could go on and on. I recently discovered Hasselback potatoes. What a beautiful presentation! The potatoes are sliced almost through to the bottom and slathered in butter and olive oil. […]
Apple Cinnamon Muffins
During this past holiday season, we ate a lot of muffins at my house. No, really, a lot of muffins. I got into a serious muffin baking mood and every weekend, we had a different kind. The apple cinnamon muffins turned out to be one of my favorites, probably because once they have baked, you […]
Parmesan and Garlic Roasted Chickpeas
My daughter and I love chickpeas. We could eat them straight out of the can. So when I discovered that you could roast them into crispy, crunchy goodness, I knew I had to try it. Roasting gives chickpeas a totally different flavor, very nutlike in nature. This is an amazing snack that has so many […]
Maple Bacon Mustard Chicken
I know, the name of the recipe isn’t very clever, but it sums up exactly what this recipe is all about. Real maple syrup mixed with mustard, add a little crumbled bacon, pour it over chicken, and you’ll get mmmmmm from your family. Quick and easy to make. Pair it with my polenta recipe from […]
French Dip Crescent Sandwiches
I came across this recipe awhile back and thought it would be perfect for my family’s annual New Year’s Eve gathering. They are a super easy to make finger food, which is just what I like for such get-togethers. Serve with your favorite horseradish or Au Jus dipping sauce. Ingredients 2 pkgs crescent rolls (8 […]
Christmas Popcorn
Christmas is almost upon us, and baking at my house is in full swing. We have an abundance of family baking traditions, but I’m always looking to add new ones. I seriously love chocolate dipped pretzels, so when I came across this recipe, I knew I had to try it. The popcorn/pretzel/almond bark combination is […]
Chicken Taco Pasta
This is one of those not-sure-what-to-make-don’t-really-want-to-cook-wonder-what-I-have-in-the-kitchen kind of recipes. And it turned out great. This would also be good substituting rice for the pasta and serving inside a burrito. Hmm, that might be tomorrow night’s meal. Ingredients 12 oz. medium size pasta, such as cavatappi or fusilli 2 t olive oil 2 chicken breasts, cut […]
Whipped Coconut Cream
I know Thanksgiving has passed and thoughts are now turning from pumpkin pie to fudge and candy canes. However, I just could not pass up this opportunity to share my newest discovery, whipped coconut cream. Since my self diagnosis of lactose intolerance a couple weeks ago, I have tried not to have any dairy whatsoever. […]
Traditional Stuffing with Mushrooms
One of my favorite parts of the Thanksgiving meal has always been the stuffing. Whether cooked inside the bird or separately in a casserole dish, it doesn’t feel quite like Thanksgiving to me without it. Here is a traditional bread stuffing recipe, with the addition of mushrooms, because of course, mushrooms make anything better. Ingredients […]
Slow Cooker Pumpkin Butter
This recipe combines two of my most favorite things – the pumpkin and the slow cooker. Toss the pumpkin and a few other things into a slow cooker, let sit for a few hours, and you have an amazing spread for biscuits, bagels, English muffins, or whatever you can think of to put it on. […]
Ranch Cracker Snacks
This is one of those versatile snacks – you can really substitute any kind of small cracker, pretzel, or nut you would like. In fact, a combination of these would be excellent. Try mini pretzels, oyster crackers, and almonds as a pre-dinner snack for your next family get together. Ingredients 18 oz (2 – […]
