Beautiful berries. Celebrate summer and enjoy a special occasion cobbler. Especially easy with a store-bought cake mix. This recipe works for any berries you come across. Those growing in your garden or those you find at the farmer's market or the produce section of your favorite grocery store. Besides the beauty of berries, there's the fact that this feeds a crowd. One … [Read more...]
When Life Gives You Craziness, Respond by Making…
{Imagine a countertop with 10 gallon size baggies. If you're curious, they look like this.} In order to prepare for all the craziness that will become my life in the next 4 weeks, I've decided to take the stress out of at least 1 area of my life...dinner. Between the contracts, earnest money checks, meetings, inspections, bubble wrap and packing tape, there's the last week … [Read more...]
Grilled Italian Chicken Panini
While I love a great salad for lunch most days, I also like to mix things up...and this panini is the perfect way to do that! It calls for things that you probably already have on hand...marinara, chicken, tomato and cheese. Panini sandwiches cook beautifully in a skillet, Panini press, quesadilla maker, and on the grill! Before we get to my favorite new Panini recipe, here … [Read more...]
Breakfast Enchiladas
Yet another enchiladas recipe for you. I'm starting to think I need to create a special enchilada section on the site! We just can't seem to get enough enchiladas these days. This is actually one of the first meals I've cooked from start to finish since coming out of the "blechs," mainly because it didn't involve raw meat. I used some ham that I've had in the freezer...and the … [Read more...]
Creamy Swiss Chicken Breasts
Creamy Swiss Chicken Breasts - The Easy Dinner You Need in Your Life My Aunt Marge makes this yummy recipe really often for church potlucks and sick friends because it's very easy to make, freezes well and the leftovers are even better the next day! It's so easy that the kids really enjoy helping out with this dish and it's one of those 'go to' meals that we can … [Read more...]
Peach Orange Punch
There's nothing better than sipping a sweet, delicious punch in the dead heat of summer. Whether you're by the pool, hanging out in the backyard, or escaping the heat in your own kitchen, you can't go wrong with this punch. This is the perfect treat because it will please adults and kids alike! My children and their gaggle of friends, love this. I also know that they are … [Read more...]
Baked Egg Baskets
Some months there are too many days at the end of the money. Twice a year I try to take that time and make as many meals as I can out of the things in the pantry that never seemed to get touched. It makes for some interesting meal combinations, but wasted food is the most inexpensive food! For this egg basket meal, we happened to have some leftovers from a BBQ. It was great to … [Read more...]
Pea, Feta and Red Onion Salad
Refreshing, simple, bold, balanced. Those are the four words that best describe this summer side dish. While this could certainly be made with raw red onions, it tastes 18 times better when you caramelize the red onions. They take on that sweet flavor from the sugar and oil during the caramelization process. And that sweetness brings out the sweet in the peas and is the … [Read more...]
Grilled Beef Fajita Taquitos with Avocado Ranch Sauce
I just love getting crazy in the kitchen, working hard to be creative with ingredients that I have in my pantry or freezer, to come up with a delicious and nutritious dinner for my guys! This meal is one of those! I chose tortillas. Flour tortillas specifically, because I have a weakness for them. They hold a special place in my heart. Whether they're stuffed with breakfast … [Read more...]
Mushroom and Pepper Grill-Fry
We have been doing quite a bit of grilling these last few weeks...because it's just too too too hot for this mama to want to heat up her kitchen. I've shared another delicious grill-fry for you guys over on the Mushroom Channel's blog...make haste to get the recipe, so you can grill it up next week! Mushroom and Pepper Grill-Fry … [Read more...]