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05.01.2024
Oatmeal Rolo Bars
These Oatmeal Rolo Bars are your favorite Oatmeal Raisin Cookies in bar form with the addition of perfect drippy caramel Rolos. The combination of oats, chocolate, and caramel is absolutely amazing. As you probably already know, my Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are my husband’s very favorite cookies. Well, these amazing Oatmeal Rolo Bars are coming in…
04.30.2024
Portobello Mushroom Burger
This Portobello Mushroom Burger recipe is going to be your new favorite healthy meal. This easy, vegan dinner is so packed with flavor that even your heartiest meat eater will love it. When Nathan and I were a young married couple learning how to cook, this was one of the very first meals that we…
04.29.2024
Chicken Alfredo
Chicken Alfredo is a perfect easy recipe. Made in just about 30 minutes, you will love this delicious pasta dinner. Fettuccini Alfredo is one of my husband’s favorite meals. For years we only had it when we ate out, thinking it was a difficult recipe. As I learned my way around the kitchen, I learned…
04.28.2024
Carne Asada
Carne Asada is an easy recipe that you will fall in love with. Flank steak is marinated in the best sauce and grilled to perfection. It makes for the best tacos! My family has a great little loveseat and chairs with a coffee table on our patio, and we love grilling out there and then…
04.27.2024
Chicken Tetrazzini
Chicken Tetrazzini is an easy make ahead dinner that is full of comfort. Made with a creamy delicious sauce and baked with spaghetti and chicken, your family will devour this classic dinner. In the never ending quest to find recipes that my family can come together around the table and enjoy, I have a delicious…
04.26.2024
Mint Julep
With just three ingredients, you can’t beat the Mint Julep. It is perfect for Derby watching, of course, but you will love sipping on these all summer long. Mint Juleps are the absolute perfect combination of Kentucky Bourbon, fresh mint leaves, and just a dash of simple syrup. As you may know, it is the…
04.25.2024
Pineapple Mango Salsa
This Pineapple Mango Salsa is full of fresh and delicious flavors. It is perfect with chips, but you will love it on top of fish tacos, shrimp tacos, or our amazing chicken tacos. Mexican-inspired food is one of my very favorites. I could eat my weight in tacos, chips, guacamole, and of course, margaritas. I…
04.23.2024
The Best Margarita Recipe
This is hands down the best margarita recipe. With it’s easy to find ingredients and perfect flavor, you will leave all the other recipes behind. We have instructions to make one cocktail or a whole pitcher! This classic margarita recipe has been one of my most popular cocktail recipes for years, and for good reason.…
04.22.2024
Easy Marinara Sauce Recipe
This Easy Marinara Sauce Recipe is the perfect basic sauce. Use this simple easy marinara sauce from scratch the next time you are making pasta and meatballs for a great 30 minute recipe. A simple marinara sauce can be exactly what you need in your house, especially if you have picky eaters who love pasta.…
04.21.2024
Triple Chocolate Cookies
These Triple Chocolate Cookies use three different types of chocolate to make a fudgey cookie that you won’t be able to get enough of. These chocolate chocolate chip cookies are my family’s answer to chocolate cravings. We love the fudgy cookie dough, which has the texture and flavor of brownies, and the chocolate chunks and…
04.20.2024
Coconut Shrimp
Coconut Shrimp is such a delicious dinner that is so easy to make at home. Combine it with my chili sauce and you will be over the moon for this recipe. If you can’t get enough of shrimp recipes, you are not alone. I’m always drawn to shrimp when I see it on menus, and…
04.19.2024
Margarita Mix
Our Margarita Mix is the key to the best margarita. Made with just three ingredients, when combined with tequila and orange liqueur you have the perfect margarita. Many years ago, my best friend gave me her family’s recipe for the perfect margarita. The secret to this perfect margarita was making a mixture of water, sugar,…