I love super simple recipes. This Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad is full of flavor and takes no time at all to throw together. It’s literally pasta, shredded carrot, frozen peas, bacon pieces, parmesan cheese and ranch dressing. It’s a favorite of ours for...
When you aren’t feeling well there is nothing better than a big bowl of Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup. This is the kind of soup I like to make when colds are circulating through the family in the winter time or if it’s snowing outside. It’s...
There is something about the combination of sweet and salty that makes me happy. Spoiler alert, this Strawberry Pretzel Salad is not really a salad. It has a crunchy pretzel crust on the bottom, a creamy cheesecake center and a sweet fruity topping and the...
I first made this Chocolate Skillet Cake one day when Mike Jr had his band over to practice and it became one of the families favorites. The band ate the entire skillet of cake so fast that I literally had to give my hubby this exact piece pictured here. I...
Grandmothers Brown Bread is a no-yeast brown bread made with mostly wheat flour. It is very hard to describe this bread to anyone who hasn’t tried it. It has the texture of a quick bread, using baking soda and baking powder for leavening, and has just a hint...
Oh my heavens is there anything better than slow cooked meat that is then broiled under high heat to caramelize the tips? I think not!!!! A few weeks ago, one of my friends instagrammed a picture of her plate of food at Red Iguana and on that plate was the most...
This Chicken with Tomato-Basil Cream Sauce is incredible. It is actually one of the very first recipes I “created” myself and I was so proud of it! I was just playing around one night and voila! This is what I came up with. My hubby and I were...
When fall comes around I could literally eat soup every day for dinner because there are so many amazing flavors to choose from. This soup is inspired by the Zuppa Toscana soup from Olive Garden. It is chock-full of Italian sausage, bacon, potatoes and kale,...
I love Café Zupas Wisconsin Cauliflower Soup. It has a velvety smooth texture and a wonderfully rich flavor that my taste buds just adore. You would NEVER guess that there is cauliflower in it! Seriously, just tell your family it is cheese soup and they will be...
