These incredibly simple stove top pork chops blew my mind. You know those meals that you make and even though you are the one who cooked everything, you still can’t believe it came out of your kitchen? That’s how I felt the first time I tasted pork chops cooked on the stove top. In all honesty, I have never been a big fan of pork chops. In my experience, pork chops are typically dry, tough, or bland and they simply don’t interest me....
Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff is a creamy herb sauce filled with generous chunks of beef and slivers of mushroom. I love serving this stroganoff over thick pappardelle noodles or classic egg noodles. With a side of broccoli or green beans, this a dinner that everyone will love. In an attempt to pretend that fall has arrived here in the desert that I call home, I’ve cranked the a/c and embraced the hearty foods of colder weather....
Tangy, sweet, Memphis bbq sauce is so much tastier than anything store-bought! (And you can make it with just a few pantry ingredients!) Have you tried making barbecue sauce? If you haven’t, it’s time to give it a try. And if you have but you haven’t found a recipe you love yet, this Memphis-style barbecue sauce recipe just might be the one. Memphis BBQ Sauce This is a sweet and tangy barbecue sauce with a hint of spicy heat....
Two kinds of chocolate and real cream make this the best and easiest homemade chocolate ice cream you can make. The deliciously rich chocolate flavor of this recipe comes from the combination of both cocoa powder and melted chocolate chips. Homemade ice cream is one of my family’s guilty pleasures. My boys are forever coming up with combinations and ideas to try. But nothing beats a classic like chocolate. We use this as a base to add cookies, berries, and all sorts of goodies to when we’re craving something a little different....
Creamy, rich homemade fudge is my favorite holiday treat to give as gifts or serve to guests. Unlike traditional fudge recipes that boil on the stove and must be stirred constantly, each of these fudge recipes can be made in 10 minutes or less! This will be my last recipe post for 2021. I’m ready to curl up on the couch, read through my stack of books, watch our favorite movies, laugh and play all the silly games, and bake my heart out just for fun....
Light, fluffy, crisp-edged Whole Wheat Waffles are possible with just a few easy tips. Waffles are comfort food at its best. Breakfast or dinner, they are guaranteed to make everyone happy. Whole Wheat Waffles While whole wheat waffles will always be heartier than their traditional counterparts, they can also be deliciously crisp and fluffy. The secret is to not simply swap whole wheat flour for all-purpose and call it done. You need to adjust the liquids a bit and also allow a few minutes extra time for the flour to rest in the batter dissolve a bit further....
If you are a friend of mine on Facebook, you have already heard just how excited I am about these cookies. I decided months ago that I wanted a traditional chocolate chip cookie made with 100% whole wheat. Somehow that wasn’t nearly as easy as I thought it might be. After watching several batches of cookies flatten out and either fall apart or become way too crispy for my liking, I put the idea aside for a little while....
Creamy, rich, dark chocolate mint ice cream is generously filled with Andes Mints to create this scrumptious Andes Mint Ice Cream. Mint Chocolate Ice Cream If you’ve been churning ice cream with me for long, you know that I love a great mint ice cream. Peppermint Candy Cane Ice Cream is a Christmas-time proof of that. However, this Fresh Mint Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream is a softer, fresher mint flavor that just might blow your mind....
Warm blueberries and banana slices, soft oats and almonds, along with just a bit of brown sugar makes for an excellent and easy breakfast. Once a week, the kids and I run out to pick up our milk first thing in the morning. Slow cooked oatmeals are the perfect breakfast for those days. I can stir it all together and turn on the crockpot while we are getting ready to leave the house....
Steak bites are a weeknight mainstay of our meal-planning rotation. And these Cajun Steak Bites have just enough kick to please both my spice lovers and less adventurous eaters. Cajun Butter Steak Bites Steak bites are crispy bits of steak that cook up quickly and easily on the stovetop. I like to use a skirt steak cut into bite-sized pieces. Cooked with plenty of spices in a bit of butter, this is a guaranteed win of a meal in my house....
Chewy, thick, Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies with chocolate chips are a treat that we’ve enjoyed for a lot of years now. Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies It is no secret that I keep a full cookie jar. I have a house full of boys constantly on the prowl for a snack. I also stash lots of cookies and cookie dough ready to be baked in the freezer to avoid running out....
Crisp on the outside and roasted until fluffy on the inside, these potatoes were a simple side dish to prepare on a night when I really didn’t feel much like cooking. Lucky for me, my man decided to spoil me and make the rest of dinner on the grill. We are not grilling experts by any stretch of the imagination, but we are learning and he did an excellent job....
Fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, and basil are drizzled with a simple balsamic and oil dressing to make this simple Cucumber Tomato Salad. Tossed together just before serving, or made a few hours in advance, this refreshing salad is perfect for a casual dinner night or for feeding a crowd at a potluck. Cucumber Tomato Salad Inspired by an abundance of very ripe tomatoes, this salad (like so many of our recipes) was a spur of the moment decision and it was a great one....
Fluffy, creamy ice cream filled with strawberries and bananas is the perfect way to cool off this summer. After watching his older brother come up with a great recipe for Sriracha Chicken Dip a couple weeks ago, my middle son informed me that he was going to work on his own “recipe creation.” He came up with a short list of ingredients and we turned it into this ice cream....
Colorful, fruity cereal meets the smooth and dreamy world of ice cream in this Fruity Pebbles Ice Cream. Every scoop is loaded with the iconic rainbow crunch of a Saturday morning spent watching cartoons. Fruity Pebbles Ice Cream I made this ice cream a couple of different times in an attempt to get both the flavor and the texture I wanted. Let me just admit that the first attempt barely hit the “edible” mark....
These buttery, not-too-sweet cookies with a mild lemon flavor and a sweetly tart lemon glaze have been a hit with everyone who tries one. Glazed Lemon Cookies In my family, we’re all big fans of lemon desserts. From the best lemon bars you’ll ever taste to the lemon angel pie we make every year, lemon ice cream to lemon sorbet , lemon cheesecake to glazed lemon pound cake , there aren’t many lemon desserts that won’t make me smile....
These buttery, not-too-sweet cookies with a mild lemon flavor and a sweetly tart lemon glaze have been a hit with everyone who tries one. Glazed Lemon Cookies In my family, we’re all big fans of lemon desserts. From the best lemon bars you’ll ever taste to the lemon angel pie we make every year, lemon ice cream to lemon sorbet , lemon cheesecake to glazed lemon pound cake , there aren’t many lemon desserts that won’t make me smile....
This Date Nut Roll brings me directly back to my childhood. I remember watching my grandpa roll this on the kitchen counter every holiday when we visited. Crushed graham crackers, marshmallows, dates, pecans, and a splash of cream: none of these ingredients are remarkable on their own, but when combined they become something special. Date Nut Roll I can’t recall another occasion for which my grandpa ever worked in the kitchen....
Ground Beef Stroganoff puts a new spin on the classic dish. Easy and fast enough for any weeknight, this stroganoff tastes every bit as good as the original–maybe even better! This recipe has all the ingredients that we love from classic beef stroganoff combined in a quick and easy weeknight-friendly meal. Use ground beef to make this stroganoff for a fast dinner that still has an abundance of flavor. Fall is finally on its way here in Ohio and the cooler weather has me craving our favorite comfort foods....
Creamy orange sherbet is an old-fashioned frozen treat that I always associate with trips to visit my grandmother when I was a child. She loved sherbet and it was often found in her freezer. Orange Sherbet Orange sherbet is traditionally made with orange juice and milk, however, we’ve found that we like it best when made with heavy cream. It’s a richer combination of “ice cream” and “sherbet” when made this way....
