Meatloaf Muffins
I feel the same way about meatloaf that I do about meatballs. Ugh! The name! It really is gag inducing. I will eat a bite of it and be enjoying it, but then it always happens… I start to think, “I am...
View ArticleJamie Oliver’s Milk Chicken
I realize it is odd to write about roasting a chicken when everyone is talking about roasting turkeys. Well, I will not be doing a turkey post, because Ina Garten has the best roasted turkey recipe. I...
View ArticleThe Easiest Salted Caramel Cookie Bars
Come here. Closer. Closer. There. That should be close enough. I have a secret I want to share with you. It involves zero guilt and tons more time on your hands. The secret is this, “There ain’t no...
View ArticleEasy Lasagna
Lasagna. My mother makes the best lasagna in the world. Happy Birthday Mom! I love you! I ask for it for my own birthday. This is not her recipe. But I still think it is really good. I have made...
View ArticleCheesy Salsa Chicken Empanadas
Makes 70 Empanadas The name “empanada” has always made me smile. I think being a gnome lover has me appreciating the “imp” phonetic beginning of the word. These empanadas are small little appetizer...
View ArticleWinning Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
On our third date, my husband made me dinner. It was our third date in three days. It was also the night we decided to get married. We make quick decisions. I did not know the trouble he had had...
View ArticleMore Sweet Margarita
recipe is for one drink Ingredients: 1/3 cup silver tequila 1 tablespoon triple sec 1/4 cup lime juice (about three limes per drink) 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp. simple syrup Schlooppo. i made a margar-ita. Note...
View ArticleIt’s The Little Things: The Best Of The Pre-Prepared Meals
My husband’s shifts at work vary. I usually make a meal when he is home about five times a week. There are those nights though when I just don’t want to cook. Either it is just me and the kids and I...
View ArticleIt’s Da Jam – Bacon Jam To Be Precise
I know. I know. Oh. I know. Have you ever had bacon jam? I had had it two times in the last ten years before I decided to make my own. I just kept waiting for a restaurant near me to have it on the...
View ArticleBrown Butter Butterscotch Monkey Bread
That’s a mouthful! My kids love monkey bread. They love when I buy it at the local bakery. I knew they would get a kick out of this easy make-at-home recipe. This was the first thing I ever made in the...
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