Chicken and Spinach Lasagna

Chicken and Spinach Lasagna

This chicken and spinach lasagna dish happened because I had a bag of mozzarella cheese leftover in the fridge and had no idea what I was going to use it in. We already had my homemade pizza a few nights ago, and I didn’t feel in a baked ziti mood so, chicken and spinach lasagna […]

Chicken Pot Pie

Chicken Pot Pie From Scratch

How about some Chicken Pot Pie?  At the restaurant, Sunday lunch was huge, and one of the most popular menu items was the Chicken Pot Pie.  Made from scratch and served on top of my scratch buttermilk biscuits, it sure does hit the spot.  We call this “southern comfort food” because it fills you up and […]

Beef and Cream Sauce

Steak Dinner with Cream Suace

Recently, my husband (Jim) and I celebrated 33 years of marriage. Our children treated us to a home-cooked steak dinner, and we ended up with leftover steak, which was almost as amazing as 33 years of marriage! So, I made a cream sauce and some potatoes to go with the steak, because it is a […]

Cajun Pasta

Creamy Cajun Pasta

My seventeen-year-old son, Jared, is always asking me to make this recipe. He loves it so much that when it was my turn to feed 40 varsity football player – yep – Cajun Pasta was the request, and they licked the plates clean. The recipe is easy to make! You can find variations of cajun […]

Creamy Baked Potato Soup

Creamy Baked Potato Soup

This creamy baked potato soup was on the top ten list at my restaurant. It is so delicious served with bacon, cheese, scallions, and hearty bread. It may just be the best comfort food around.

Easy Pizza Four Ways

Easy Pizza Low Carb Simple Recipe

“Easy Pizza Four Ways” was what I used to make for my family back when I was extremely busy with a restaurant and a photography studio and I didn’t have the time to make complicated meals for the family. For some reason, only known to my kids, they decided last night we needed to have […]

Busy Mom Cinnamon Rolls

Easy Cinnamon Rolls

These are the easiest cinnamon rolls ever – Thanks Pillsbury! Perfect for busy people, they are amazing as a breakfast treat!

Chicken Tortilla Soup

Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe

When I start feeling a winter cold coming on the first thing that pops into my mind is some chicken soup!  Around my household, we break the norm on occasion and go with this delicious Chicken Tortilla Soup instead of the traditional chicken and noodle (even though I have a kick A recipe for that […]

Shrimp Bisque

Shrimp Bisque

Making Shrimp Bisque and other soups was part of the daily routine at my restaurant. I have to say that the early mornings at my restaurant could be quite an “adventure”.  I chopped onions, peeled a hell of a lot of potatoes, created the specials, and made a soup every morning before opening.  Our customers […]

Cajun Parmesan Tilapia

Cajun Parmesan Tilapia

Fresh Cajun Parmesan Tilapia ingredients are something that falls into the category of “you can’t always get what you want” when you live in a small town. Don’t misunderstand me, I love living in Llano, Texas with its river running through the middle and its beautiful courthouse square but you have to make a road […]