Chicken Fried Dinner
The problem with making a good chicken fried dinner with steak, mashed potatoes, and cream gravy is that it is not an exact science. This type of cooking is something probably learned while standing beside your grandmother or your mom. Fried Chicken can be made with flour and milk or with flour and buttermilk or […]
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Lemon Apricot Cake
This Lemon Apricot cake is great for those days when you just feel like you need a good cake! Late in the day and the sweet tooth starts to call me, and there is nothing in the house, so I head to the pantry and grab a yellow cake mix. But, who wants just a […]
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Taco Soup
This Taco Soup recipe is for those nights that you want something really easy to make! I use the word soup lightly because it isn’t soupy at all. I love to make this on cold nights and serve it with shredded cheese, Tostada chips, and some avocado. Taco soup is excellent reheated, and it also […]
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Cajun Pasta
This is possibly the most requested recipe from my seventeen-year-old and his friends. The recipe is easy to make! I have added an instructional video to show you just how easy! You can find variations of Cajun pasta, but my recipe has the perfect balance of spice and cream for a great pasta experience.
Chocolate Chip Scratch Pancakes
Chocolate Chip Scratch Pancakes are for when you have kids you are always looking for ways to feed them breakfast! I am very lucky that my husband gets up and makes breakfast on weekdays but he is always complaining about having limited breakfast options for our picky eaters. Well, this weekend, I decided to give […]
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Mexican Pork Chops
When I was a little girl my mother used to make Mexican Pork Chops. They were always one of my favorites but I have not made them in years. Recently, I came across the recipe in my old recipe box and started craving them. So, tonight I decided to make them for my family for […]
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Easy Cajun Parmesan Tilapia
The other night I got home late from a school event, and my family was starving! I had not planned, and I was in a big rush to get some dinner on the table. So – I went to one of my favorite 20-minute recipe which I call my Easy Cajun Parmesan Tilapia. It is […]
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Easy Chicken Spread Appetizer
So, I really didn’t have any plans for the Super Bowl. Just hang with my husband and my son for the day… and then my son says “Hey Mom, can some friends come over and watch the game?”. Of course, I say. “No problem”, I say. Next sentence, “Great Mom, they want to know what […]
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Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
Just recently my mom called me to tell me she had pneumonia! Scary, right? Well, after I made sure she was taking care of herself, my next thought was to make her some chicken noodle soup. So, I made up a pot full and took it to her. This is a simple recipe that is […]
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Easy Baked Ziti
To me, this Easy Baked Ziti is an example of how cooking doesn’t have to be complicated. When I was cooking every day in the restaurant I loved it, but when I was at home with no sous chef and no dishwasher (my husband always complains about the number of dishes I can dirty up […]
