Rustic Vegetable Beef Soup

In the mood for lots of vegetables and wanting something light for dinner, this soup was exactly what I was craving. I kept the vegetables...

Simple Turkey Salad

With just a little bit more turkey leftover from our Thanksgiving feast, this was a quick and tasty lunch for the kids and me. My boys enjoy...

Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Bowls and Tacos

A while back, my friend Jill described her family's pineapple tacos to me. I couldn't get them out of my mind. So, when pineapples w...

Chicken with Teriyaki Hoisin Sauce

To quote Jenn , this post is truly all about the sauce. I needed teriyaki sauce for a meal I wanted to make, so I went straight to the queen...

Beautiful Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

Despite the fact that I've been making our bread for a while now, I haven't been 100% thrilled with it. It seemed almost impossible ...

Slow Cooked Chili Steak Fajitas

These are the easiest fajitas that I have ever made. Simply layer the ingredients into the slow cooker and let it simmer on it's own. Wi...

Banana Brown Sugar Vanilla Smoothie

When I was a little girl visiting my grandmother, she made a banana smoothie for herself every morning. I can still picture her assembling ...

100% Whole Wheat Bacon Cheddar Sausage Biscuits

When I made the sausage and cheese biscuits a couple weeks ago, I knew right away that I wanted to try a 100% whole wheat version. I made t...

PIES and Pumpkin Spice Baked Oatmeal too!

Baileys Irish Cream Mousse Pie I absolutely love pies and this is my favorite time of year for baking them. I want you to be every bit as in...

Turkey and Walnut Salad with Cranberry Dressing

I don't know about you, but I am rarely in the mood for a heavy meal the day after Thanksgiving. Many of the recipes involving turkey a...

Sausage, Cranberry and Apple Sourdough Stuffing

Sage sausage, dried cranberries, fresh herbs and tart apples create the best stuffing I have ever tasted . I steered clear of stuffing for a...

Creamy Turkey Noodle Soup

Chunks of turkey, carrots, celery and thick egg noodles come together in a creamy soup to create a perfect after-Thanksgiving meal. My famil...

Simple Turkey Roasting for Beginners

This post could also be called, everything I wish I'd known that no one ever mentions about cooking turkeys. If you've been roasti...

Dark Chocolate Covered Butter Toffee

  In a perfect balance of sweet buttery toffee and bittersweet dark chocolate, this candy is one of my favorite holiday treats. Truth be tol...

Homemade Cranberry Sauce

Do you know how easy it is to make cranberry sauce? If you can boil water, I promise you can make cranberry sauce. For years, I bought it ...

Sneak Peek at the Best Stuffing Ever

Sourdough bread, sage sausage, granny smith apples, dried cranberries and plenty of fresh herbs combine to make a truly awesome stuffing. Th...

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes with Green Chile

Oh. My. Heavens. Someone needs to take the rest of these out of my house. I can not stop eating them. I tasted my friend Shannon's mash...

Southwestern Three Bean Soup

Southwestern Three Bean Soup is one of the simplest soups I make. Less than 30 minutes from start to finish and this soup is comprised entir...

Carver's Salad with Honey Cider Dressing

Crisp baby spinach, spring mix lettuces, tart apples, sweet raisins, crunchy almonds and the ultimate honey cider salad dressing all combine...

Spicy Tomato and Onion Dip

Spicy sriracha sauce and red chile flavor this dip and provide an excellent level of heat that is cooled just slightly by the sour cream. Th...

Cheddar and Sausage Whole Wheat Biscuits

In a perfectly timed coincidence, I found a forgotten package of little smokies in the depths of my freezer the day before Monet posted her ...

Texas Sheet Cake a.k.a. Best Chocolate Cake Ever

Several years ago, a friend of mine made this cake and described it in such a way that I absolutely had to try it. I've made this cake ...

Simple Roast Beef

Perfectly cooked roast beef is no longer a mystery to me. The roast turned out so beautifully, I can hardly wait to make another one and try...

Creamy White Chicken Chili

Tender chicken, soft white beans, green chile and plenty of spices in a creamy base much closer to a soup than a chili, this was an enormous...

Baked Mexican Pasta

Mexican Pasta? Sure, why not? I love Mexican food and Italian food always makes me happy.  Combining them made for a fun twist and a great n...