Chocolate Rum Cake with Peanut Butter Chocolate Icing

This Chocolate Rum Cake with a creamy Peanut Butter Chocolate Icing and an ice-cold cup of milk (my husband actually puts a glass in the freezer to get it extra cold before the milk is poured in!) definitely satisfies that occasional, overpowering craving for something sweet and delicious! This chocolate rum cake was a favorite […]
Italian Cream Cake

This is a beautiful Italian Cream Cake with Cream Cheese Icing, Coconut, and Pecans. Pair it with a delicious cup of coffee for the perfect dessert.
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.
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie

I have three children, and they each have their own distinct personalities as well as their own favorite cookie. Raychel’s favorite is a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie. We have played with several different recipes over the years and have created our favorite rendition. Our cookie recipe is so versatile, I am sure you are going […]
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

I was sixteen when I made my first Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas. I found it in an old recipe book of my mom’s and made them for my boyfriend. I could not find all the ingredients at the only grocery store in my small Texas town so, I left those ingredients out :). The enchiladas […]
Easy Pizza Four Ways

“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 […]
Cornbread Dressing

Recently, I came across an email I had printed out. It was one my mother sent me in 2000 when I was living in Melbourne, Florida, and about to experience my first Thanksgiving away from family. The email was the recipe for my great grandmothers’ cornbread dressing. The recipe was typical for one being passed […]
Busy Mom Cinnamon Rolls

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

This marvelous meatloaf recipe was one I came up with for Sunday meals at the restaurant. My mom gave me a recipe years ago that was similar and used the same basic sweet sauce. But as you will discover as you follow me I am notorious for modifying everything. So here is another easy recipe […]