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02.06.2020
Fudgey Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
These Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies are crisp on the outside and soft and fudgey on the inside like a rich brownie. Their subtle cherry flavor and ganache drizzle put them over the top! You guys, Valentine’s Day is next week already! I was 100% that teenager who never got a carnation sent to them in…
02.01.2020
White Pizza
This delicious White Pizza starts with my perfect pizza dough and amazing white pizza sauce. Its delicious toppings will make it your new favorite pizza recipe! I have a group of friends that I’ve referenced a lot here. They are friends I went to high school with, and we text each other almost daily. Lots…
01.28.2020
Buffalo Chicken Salad
This Buffalo Chicken Salad is a delicious hearty lunch or light dinner. The great taste of buffalo and the perfect ranch dressing make this recipe a winner! My kids have had approximately 84 days off of school this month – I’d rather if you didn’t check my math on that – and it has completely…
01.23.2020
Enchilada Sauce
Enchilada Sauce is an easy homemade recipe and so much better than the store bought version. This recipe is a keeper and will take your enchiladas to the next level! For years I have had several recipes on my site that use red enchilada sauce, but I have often taken the short cut of the…
01.21.2020
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats
Instant Pot Steel Cut Oats are an easy way to get a healthy start to the day. Your pressure cooker makes quick work of this great recipe! Another one of my talented friends has written a cookbook and I’m so excited to tell you about it. Barbara Shrieving, author of the great blog Pressure Cooking…
01.18.2020
Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers
Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers are a delicious dinner recipe that even your picky eater will love! Full of fajita flavor and simple to make, your family will love this recipe! A lot of people who know me personally ask me why I am not the size of a small house. Probably because I spend my…
01.17.2020
Sidecar
The classic Sidecar cocktail is a simple drink you will fall in love with. Like a margarita with Cognac, this is a home bartender’s dream. Like so many traditional cocktails, the sidecar is simple. It has the perfect balance of sweet from the Cointreau, sour from the lemon juice, and the smooth taste of Cognac.…
01.12.2020
Turkey Meatloaf
Turkey Meatloaf is an easy dinner recipe that comes together fast, has simple ingredients, and freezes perfectly! Yesterday I hosted a belated Christmas for my family and made a full Thanksgiving dinner for them. My loving and gracious family kept thanking me, telling me how much work it must have been. Obviously it took a…
12.22.2019
Best Deviled Eggs
Deviled Eggs make a great appetizer to bring to a party, and this recipe is the best! My easy instructions plus a secret ingredient make the best deviled eggs. Whenever I’m invited to a party and I am supposed to bring an appetizer, I feel ALL the pressure. As a food blogger, I feel like…
12.19.2019
Manhattan Drink Recipe
This Manhattan drink recipe is a classic cocktail that every whiskey lover needs to know how to make. This Manhattan drink recipe is only three ingredients – perfect for the at home bar tender! Twelve years ago today, I gave my mom a hug and told her I loved her for the last time. I…
12.18.2019
Winter Salad
This Winter Salad is full of the perfect combination of flavors that will have you making it well into the new year. The other day I was looking in my refrigerator and noticed some left over kale from our Sausage and Kale Soup that we had earlier in the week. It was begging to be…
12.13.2019
Old Fashioned Recipe
This Old Fashioned recipe is a classic you must try. A Wisconsin staple, an Old Fashioned Recipe is essential for any at home bar tender. My wonderful husband is one of six boys (God bless his mother), and now with each one of those boys having started their own families there are 15 grandkids! Every…