Here is an awesome, simple and delicious Christmas gift idea!! Creamy, chocolatey homemade hot Cocoa that can be packed into regular jars, or even a mason jar mug. Tie a simple tag on with instructions and wa-lah, a perfectly simple gift. I have always made my hot cocoa with milk […]
I was so excited when apple season began this year, I overbought apples (if even possible lol). So I have been using them up in lots of different ways including making these addicting cinnamon apple chips. I love how the concentrated apple flavor comes out when you cook these and […]
Have you ever needed some cooked shredded or cut up chicken for a salad, casserole, appetizer or let’s be honest, one of the other million dishes out there that call for it? If your like me, you don’t like to waste your time or money to go get a store […]
O.K……. I know it’s officially fall here in the northeast, with the beautiful leaves and all, but it has been pretty warm- topping 80 degrees this past weekend. So I figured I sneak in a recipe for these amazing key lime bars and anyways, If you ask me, these bars are […]
These are the only oatmeal cookies I have ever loved and they are actually my all time favorite drop cookie. They are not a super chewy oatmeal cookie but the original cooks illustrated title calls them” thin and crispy oatmeal cookies” with a delicate crisp texture. I usually bake them […]
This is going to be a brief post but I wanted to get something up. It’s been crazy getting my kids back to school and very hard for me to send my youngest to kindergarten. Thank the Lord for the great school I am blessed to send my kids to […]
Juicy grilled chicken coated in a garlic basil vinaigrette, topped with grilled tomatoes and marinated fresh mozzarella- what’s not to love. This is one of my favorite ways to have grilled chicken, especially when I have an abundance of ripe tomatoes and fresh fragrant basil in the garden. And this […]
This has been a busy summer- 4 kids home from school, the youngest with a broken leg and now physical therapy to learn to walk again, my garden, housework, baking……. the list goes on and on. Some days I don’t think I even sit until bedtime. I think this has […]
I have to say ice cream is my favorite summer dessert. It is so cold and refreshing on a hot day, doesn’t heat up the kitchen to make and is relatively uncomplicated. Just make a quick stove-top custard (I really prefer custard based ice cream) and let the mix chill. […]
I know hamburgers are simple and basic, but nothing can beat a perfectly seasoned, tender burger whether cooked on a hot grill or stove top. Over the years I have tried many different ingredients and seasonings in my hamburgers and have finally settled on this version that my whole family loves. […]
I am sure there are plenty of great s’mores rice krispie treat recipes out there, from simple to more complicated. But I wanted to share the recipe for these super easy treats I just threw together one day and we have loved ever since. They are super simple- I […]
Cheesecake Ice Cream- this stuff is great! The addition of the cream cheese to the ice cream makes it so creamy and delicious! I adore cheesecake but I never feel like running my oven for as long as it takes to bake one in the heat of summer. So this […]
Frozen chocolate covered peanut butter banana bites- now that’s a mouthful (but a good one!). Last year, I started making frozen chocolate covered bananas for my family as a quick and healthy summer treat. When I went to make them again this year the light bulb went off- I absolutely […]
It’s taken a little extra time for me to get this post up, but it has been an eventful couple of weeks here. My little 4 year old baby girl broke her leg on a bouncy house and it has been a whirlwind of trying to figure out how to […]
The last couple of summers I have been blessed with an abundance of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes from our garden, and have had to get creative to use them up. Combining these veggies in a salad with avocados is one recipe that really worked and quickly became one of our […]
These are absolutely amazingly delicious blueberry muffins. Every time I see blueberries on sale my mind goes right to these soft tender muffins. They are not the basic blueberry muffin either- They have a super moist buttermilk muffin base with blueberries , but you also swirl in some fresh sweetened […]