Meatball Subs in the Slow Cooker
This recipe is the first in a series I am calling Recipes From A Hotel Kitchen. If you’re new here (big ole Welcome!) I’m currently spending about 50 days in…
Peach Cobbler Crisp
I have been making peach cobbler this year in search of the perfect combination of cobbler and peaches. I came across this recipe on Betty Crocker and knew I had…
Italian Chicken Casserole
I found this hearty, delicious Italian Chicken Casserole . I love a good casserole, don’t you? Throw a bunch of ingredients together and bake. What could be easier? This casserole…
Best Pasta Salad Ever
This is by far becoming my favorite time of month It’s Mystery Dish Day!! This month was particularly fun because I got to make one of my most favorite summer…
Easy Blue Cheese Mac and Cheese Recipe
The other night, John and I were planning to have steak, mashed potatoes and a veggie for dinner, until I spoke with my sister, Angela. She was having company over…
Apple Crumble Muffins with Whipped Maple Butter
With autumn finally here and my apple tree in my garden producing soo many apples I’m literally drowning in a sea of them. We have to go out to the…
Carrot and Pineapple Cake
Things have been busy the last few days here, we have and are trying to jump through all the right hoops to ensure that everything is in place for the…
Chili Cheese CornBread
Our girls were small and our home was a little house on the prairie when I finally learned to make cornbread. Fortunately the little house had electricity (most of the…
SIMPLE CROCK POT MEATLOAF
I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf ofMom Central Consulting for the Beef Checkoff for Cats. I received products to facilitate this review and a promotional item to thank…
Homemade Caramel Corn
I think that the only time I really ate caramel corn (prior to this) was from those jumbo popcorn tins that people give as Christmas gifts. You know, with the…
LUSCIOUS FRUIT SALAD
Once you’re known as a food blogger (among friends and family at least) you can never again show up at a potluck or barbeque with a non-dish. A non-dish includes…
German Chocolate Fudge Cake, Gluten Free
The cake has a deeper chocolate flavor if you bake it ahead of time and once cool, wrap in plastic and refrigerate. I’ve waited as long as four days and…
Chocolate Framboise Layer Cake
This gluten-free chocolate cake is dressed up in Framboise flavored whipped cream and topped with fresh raspberries – and brought to you by great and easy desserts. Incredibly versatile, you could…
PEPPER STEAK
This meat was surprisingly flavorful and moist. I had some extra steak and really wanted to try it in the crockpot for a new and unique recipe. This dish is…
Impossibly Easy Cheeseburger Pie
Ingredients 3 large eggs1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef1 teaspoon minced garlic1 cup milk1/2 cup Bisquick mix1 cup shredded cheddar cheese1/4 teaspoon pepper1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 cup chopped white onion Instructions…
Pie Party Gluten Free Lemon Meringue Pie
The very first lemon meringue pie that our oldest daughter ate was prepared by her lemon-loving grandmother. In their house, if something wasn’t made with mayonnaise, it was at least…
AMISH WHITE BREAD
Over the years I have made this recipe for simple white bread many times and it has never let me down. Growing up in Tennessee with an Amish village not…
Fried Mashed Potato Balls
I love potatoes, I mean, I really do… They are my favorite food, I was a vegetarian for roughly three years, and I basically just ate potatoes. My dad used…
ROSEMARY LEMON GARLIC ROASTED CHICKEN
Roasted chickens are a God send. Can I get an amen? They make for a simple, nutritious and delicious meal with pretty much no cooking supervision and little preparation required.…
Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Muffins
Even if you forget to put sugar in these muffins, people will eat them (I may have done that once). Though that may tempt you, don’t skip the sugar –…
HOMEMADE CHICAGO STYLE DEEP DISH PIZZA
Ingredients: ½ cup tomato sauce2 teaspoons white sugar3 cloves garlic, sliced1 teaspoon dried oregano2 tablespoons olive oil1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)⅛ cup chopped green bell pepper1…
CREAMY TART LEMON BARS
These simple lemon bars are slightly sweet and tart. Full of lemon flavor and sure to win your heart. We all probably have a recipe for lemon bars, or two…
Macaroni and Cheese: The Goat Edition
Who doesn’t love a bowl of warm from the oven macaroni and cheese? If you raised your hand, read on. If you prefer chocolate, stay tuned. The original recipe we…
Chicken Pot Pie
As usual, I had chicken in the fridge and didn't know what I would do with it. For once, I wanted something that would make leftovers. So chicken pot pie…
German Meatloaf
You can eat it with any side or cold the next day on a slice of toast. I’ve got my Meatloaf recipe from my grandpa (like probably many of you…
Kielbasa Apple Caraway Sauerkraut Skillet
When my kids were growing up they loved this meal. These flavors just go together. Something you might not know about me is I LOVE SAUERKRAUT!!! When I was in grade…
Honey Garlic Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Sooooo, I have a confession to make. I’ve never cooked with brussels sprouts until this week. Crazy, I know. There has just always been something about them that not only…
Paleo Carrot Cake
Let me tell you, last week were able to go to Lake Powell with my Aunt and Uncle. We were celebrating their anniversary. Usually Charlotte does these delicious Paleo desserts…
BBQ CHICKEN LETTUCE WRAP EGG ROLLS
Did anyone else ever realize how much fun it is to wrap things up in egg roll wrappers and then eat them? Like, I just discovered this is a thing,…
LIGHT + QUICK CHICKEN & BROCCOLI TERIYAKI
Chicken & broccoli is not only a staple in millions of households across the country, it's also a staple in my heart. As in, if one day I woke up…
Maple Twisty Donuts
Need a crazy good holiday breakfast recipe? If you miss Krispy Kreme, you might find these kind of the same only different. The dough is not as light, and they…
Double Chocolate Brownies
My rich and fudgy grain free brownies are 100% flour free – meaning you won’t find anything like almond flour or coconut flour in this recipe! So what other ingredients can you…
PALEO LEMON LOAF
Lemon is so refreshing! When I start thinking about desserts for spring and summer, my mind naturally goes to lemon. It just seems right. I was a little late to…
PEACH UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
Golden peaches caramelize under a buttery cake topcoat in the oven. This Peach Upside Down Cake beats them all. no contest. I make this for a dessert but secretly always…
Amish White Bread
I love this bread! It's a bit dense, sweet, and tastes great with butter. However, I am one of the few people who had difficulty with the recipe. It took…
The Best Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls You’ll Ever Get!
Cinnamon Rolls are inherently American. After all, the famous American dinner is hardly complete without one. And most people these days get away without making their own rolls simply because…
PUMPKIN CHICKEN CHILI
Crockpot chili for the season with pumpkin, chicken, corn and chickpeas. The pumpkin elevates an everyday, mundane chili into something exciting. Pumpkin is a unique and unlooked for ingredient in…
APPLE, CHOCOLATE CHIP AND WALNUT BUNDT CAKE
Hello everyone! So I recently went apple picking, and I must say – I went a little overboard. I have had more apples laying around than I know what to…
Taco Pizza Recipe
I was browsing Pinterest for some lunch inspiration the other day when I saw a pin for a taco salad pizza. I haven’t had a taco pizza for a while, and…
LOW FAT BAKED ZITI
Did you completely eat your weight in easter food yesterday? Because I definitely did. But it was a free pass right? The last holiday we get to stuff our faces…
POTATO PANCAKES
I love cooked breakfast foods. But really, I like breakfast foods at about 11:00am, because it takes me a while to wake up and become functional enough in the mornings…
Ovenbaked Salted Caramel S’mores Casserole
It may be nearing August but we still have another month of delicious summer BBQs and campfires to look forward to this year. If you didn’t quite make it out camping,…
MANGO SORBET
Eating Mango Sorbet on a warm, slow Sunday afternoon reminds me of childhood summers in Mobile, Alabama. It gets crazy hot and humid in Mobile. As a kid, I ate every kind…
Orange Creamsicle Cake Doughnuts
Hello friends! So I know I mentioned to you that I had big news to share with you today. It turns out I now have TWO big things to share…
Melt In Your Mouth Ribs in Only 2 Hours With Pompeian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Disclosure: I was provided with a free sample and a gift card to facilitate my review. No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100% my own. When I was…
Spice Up Your Game Day With Buffalo Chicken Dip
This month’s FamilyFun Magazine had a coupon insert, with a recipe for Frank’s RedHot Buffalo Chicken Dip on it, and from the moment I saw it, I just knew I had to…
Slow Cooker Meatball Subs Recipe
My parents watched Kayleigh for us overnight last weekend, so John and I actually had some time to relax for a while. We’ve both been super busy and feeling under…
Slow Cooker Stuffed Peppers Recipe
I have been on a slow cooker kick for the past couple of weeks. Pretty much every night, I have made something for dinner in my slow cooker. It’s so easy to throw a…
Individual Apple Crisp with Miso Caramel
Skinny jeans. Smart phone over blackberry. The ice bucket challenge. Kale in everything. When it comes to trends and bandwagons, I’m usually one of the last people to hop on.…
Individual Peach Cobblers
There’s an old Southern saying that if peach cobbler is good, a single-serving peach cobbler of your very own topped with vanilla ice cream and served just as the sun…
