Everything Bagel No-Knead Bread

Everything Bagel No-Knead Bread

  I love how simple no-knead bread is so I’ve been trying some different flavors.  This Everything Bagel variety turned out beautifully.  No-knead bread is so simple to make.  It takes five minutes to throw the dough together and then you just let it sit...
Cajun Pasta with Smoked Sausage

Cajun Pasta with Smoked Sausage

One of my favorite things to cook for dinner is a bowl of creamy pasta.  This stove top Cajun Pasta with Smoked Sausage (and optional peas) is a delicious bowl of pure comfort food.  Smoked sausage and Cajun seasoning just pair beautifully together but when you have...
Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad

Creamy Cucumber Dill Salad

Today I’m sharing my favorite recipe for a simple creamy cucumber salad with red onion and dill.  With the hot summer weather in full swing and the best produce on the market shelves I’m all about the fresh veggies and quick preparations to sneak them in...
Poppy Seed Salad Dressing

Poppy Seed Salad Dressing

A few years ago I went to a dinner in our neighborhood and my sweet friend, Lorraine, provided the salad.  I have truly never had a more delicious salad and while all the salad ingredients were lovely, the DRESSING was absolutely addicting.  (I literally wanted to...
Quick & Easy Chocolate Mug Cake

Quick & Easy Chocolate Mug Cake

I don’t know about you but sometimes after a long day I just need a little serving of something sweet.  When that craving hits there is nothing better than a single serving piece of cake that is quick to throw together and ready to eat in just a couple of...
Homemade Rough Puff Pastry Dough

Homemade Rough Puff Pastry Dough

It’s been so hard to find puff pastry the past year!  I love the store bought refrigerated puff pastry so much more than the frozen, but it’s been like going on a scavenger hunt to find it, and at the holidays?  Forget about it!  It’s not even worth...
Multi-Seed Honey Wheat Bread

Multi-Seed Honey Wheat Bread

Are you as big of a fan of homemade bread as I am?  If you have been following me for a while, you already know that carbs are my love language, and I cannot think of any carbs that are more tempting to me than a freshly baked loaf of bread.  To be honest, it’s...
Copycat J.Dawgs Special Sauce

Copycat J.Dawgs Special Sauce

If you have ever lived in or visited Utah you may have heard of J.Dawgs.  They do one thing and in my opinion, they do it right – hot dogs!  What makes them so special and delicious is that they first score all-beef (or you can pick Polish) jumbo franks on each...