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02.11.2024
Creamy Crab Pasta
This Creamy Crab Pasta is a quick dinner that will have you feeling like you are at a high-end restaurant. The flavors of tarragon and lemon pair perfectly in the creamy crab sauce. There is something so delightful about a dinner that can just be made on the stove top. For me, personally, that delight…
02.10.2024
Wedge Salad
Wedge Salad makes the perfect side dish for any main meal. With my delicious Blue Cheese Dressing, this incredibly simple salad recipe will be a hit! There is something about Wedge Salad that makes me think of the 1950s and Wisconsin Super Clubs. It is such a simple but classic side dish. Though, like with…
02.08.2024
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting is a simple and delicious frosting recipe. The tartness of the cream cheese pairs perfectly with the chocolate in this creamy dessert. Though I am not a huge sweets fan, I would say that frosting is perhaps the biggest exception to that rule. Well, that and puppy chow. Both of those…
02.07.2024
Chili Sauce
Chili Sauce is an easy condiment to make, with most of the ingredients right in your pantry. You will love this simple and delicious condiment. Condiments are one of my favorite things because they can take any recipe from just okay to amazing. This delicious chili sauce is no different. It comes together with just…
02.07.2024
Taco Dip
This Taco Dip is the easiest appetizer, but so incredibly hard to resist. My homemade taco seasoning puts this recipe over the top and makes it one you will hang onto for decades. You know me, I am an appetizer fanatic. In a dream universe, the healthiest choice would be appetizers and only appetizers for…
02.06.2024
Italian Chopped Salad
This Italian Chopped Salad is the perfect easy dinner recipe. Full of amazing flavors and filling, everyone will fall in love with this great salad recipe. Serve it for a light dinner, or use it as a great side dish. We have a local restaurant that is a favorite of mine purely because of their…
02.05.2024
Yogurt Pancakes
Yogurt Pancakes are moist, delicious, and so easy to make. You can make them with any flavor of yogurt that you like, and they make a perfect breakfast or snack! If you’ve never had yogurt pancakes, let me introduce you to your new favorite breakfast. These simple little pancakes aren’t like your typical buttermilk pancakes.…
02.04.2024
Meatball Soup
This Meatball Soup recipe is dreamy. It is delicious, comforting, and sure to be a hit with your whole family. When I was first married and living with my husband, I was just starting to teach myself how to cook. I was reading cookbooks, and watching cooking shows without really the intention of learning how…
02.03.2024
White Pizza Recipe
My White Pizza recipe is the perfect simple pizza that everyone is bound to fall in love with. It starts with my creamy white pizza sauce and is absolutely delicious! Pizza night is a favorite in our house, and I love mixing it with different flavors. This White Pizza is an amazing alternative to your…
02.02.2024
Gin Rickey Recipe
This Gin Rickey Recipe is the less sweet and lower calorie version of the Gin and Tonic you love. It’s a delicious simple low calorie cocktail that you could make so many different variations of. It seems like the older I get the more I’m looking for cocktails that are delicious and refreshing, but aren’t…
02.01.2024
Ginger Dressing
Ginger Dressing is a light and flavorful salad dressing that is perfect for so many different recipes! You will love this easy condiment recipe. Ginger is one of my favorite flavors, and I also love that it can be a natural way to soothe and upset stomach. This Ginger Salad Dressing comes together with really…
01.30.2024
Creamy Potato Soup with Bacon
This Creamy Potato Soup with bacon is the perfect winter soup. Made with simple ingredients, this soup is the definition of comfort food. Nothing speaks to my soul in winter quite like a great bowl of hearty soup. It can be an entire meal just in one bowl, which is such a win when you…