Tag: easy

M&M Cookies

These M&M cookies are absolutely delicious and easy to make! They are soft and chewy with slightly crisp edges. Best of all no waiting for butter to soften!

French Bread

I have been sitting on this recipe for a while and have really wanted to share, but its just been so busy with my new little guy around. This is one of my favorite breads to make. Its quick and easy enough to make even with a fussy new baby […]

My Favorite Pizza Dough (make ahead or on same day)

Back from another long blogging break- I haven’t stopped cooking and have so many recipes I would love to share but life has taken some interesting, yet exciting, turns.  I am homeschooling my 4 children this year and that has been quite the adventure to figure things out and adjust to […]

Easy Skillet Cheeseburger Macaroni

Lately I have been on the hunt to find great quick, easy dinner recipes. I don’t work a lot outside the home, so I tend to make more time consuming meals. But boy have I been tired and busy lately, so I thought it was good time to find great […]

English Chocolate Crisps

 This recipe was a great find!! These chocolate crisps take only a few minutes to make and are absolutely delicious. They are super crispy and chocolatey and the addition of either dried cranberries, cherries or even toffee bits makes them even better. My favorite way is with either the dried […]

Creamy Chicken Corn Chowder

 It has been bitter cold here in the Northeast with tons of snow to go with it. Warm comforting meals have been the staple around here. This chicken corn chowder is warm, delicious, and filling and all my kids love it, so I can’t go wrong.  It’s  packed with veggies, […]

Chocolate Toffee Shortbread Bars

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 […]

Grilled Chicken Caprese

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 […]

Salted Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats

In general, I try to stay away from the processed foods. However, these little treats are worth the occasional wander into the isles of  prepackaged food. I have always loved rice krispie treats but this recipe from Smitten Kitchen just takes them to a new level. There is something about […]

Chewy Coconut Chocolate Chip Granola Bars

 Super chewy, soft granola bars loaded with coconut flakes and chocolate chips- super easy and taste amazing! I was so excited to find a great granola bar recipe online that I could easily adapt to our tastes.  I was buying the more expensive granola bars with better ingredients for my kids […]

Maple Brown Sugar Slow Cooker Ham

Ham in the slow cooker? I never would have imagined- but it was one of those life changing recipes. You will definitely want to bookmark this recipe for Easter! I always loved to cook a nice spiral sliced ham, but it took up my oven at too low of temperature […]

Amazing Chocolate Frosting

Sorry this post took more than a couple of days since I posted the perfect yellow cupcake recipe…. but our house got hit hard with the stomach bug this week. So, needless to say, I have spent the past several days caring for sick kids (and myself), doing laundry and […]

Perfect Yellow Cupcakes

Yet another conquest completed………. to find a recipe to make a homemade version of a previously store bought item……… Yellow cupcakes, the perfect accompaniment to chocolate frosting. There is just something amazing about a simple yellow cupcake topped with chocolate frosting that can’t be beat.  And here is an awesome […]

Homemade Jello

   I have always loved jello when my digestive system is off- from a stomach bug or whatever.  Of course, I sadly gave this up  when I cut the dyes, artificial flavors  and other nasty ingredients out of our diets. Then, recently, I came down with a serious digestive problem […]