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Roasted Chicken Breasts
I’ve been watching so much Barefoot Contessa on TV. I decided to copy her roasted chicken technique. It’s so simple, I had to make it. I admit it! I get in cooking routines and forget to try something new.
Now, this ‘technique’ is not new to the cooking world, it’s just new [...]
Vanilla Pancakes
After making Awesome French Toast from last weekend, I was curious how vanilla would taste in my pancake batter. My kids thought I made flat cupcakes for breakfast, and of course, they ate every bite! Notice that this is not a sweet batter, I skipped the sugar, knowing that there would be maple syrup added [...]
An Unusual Apple Recipe
My family really loved that awesome Apple Crisp I made a couple of weeks back. But before these apples meet their fate, I used them for a table centerpiece over the weekend. Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, inspired me to use leaves from our beautiful Red Oak tree to add a natural layer [...]
Most AWESOME French Toast!
For some time now, I’ve wanted to make really good French toast. I’ve eaten plenty of not so good French toast from restaurants. I’ve eaten so much that I thought I really didn’t like it at all.
This morning my life is turned around. I feel a new spring in my step. My kids and husband [...]
Mexican Stack Salad
I devoured a Mexican Stack salad for lunch today. It has an odd combination of ingredients, but MAN, IT IS GOOD! The Mexican Stack Salad is perfect for pot luck gatherings. If you have enough guests attending, each person picks one or two ingredients to bring to the meal.
HERE’S ALL YOU NEED FOR THIS TASTY [...]
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Before I served the Simple Cocoa Brownies the other night, we enjoyed these sweet potatoes buried under mini-marshmallows. It really put everyone in the mood for the holidays. And, it was practice for the big day, Thanksgiving.
Sweet potatoes are always around, but honestly, I never think to eat them until now. Their [...]
Easy Cornbread Pancake Recipe
This is the fastest way to get cornbread to your table. I’ll make cornbread pancakes every time we have pinto beans for dinner. My kids love’em! If you know how to cook pancakes, you can make these EASY.
When I’m feeling sassy, I use a freezer bag as a piping bag and fill it with cornbread [...]
Beans n’ Cornbread
“Beans, beans, the musical fruit!“
Tuesday night, we had friends over to the house. You remember from the Simple Cocoa Brownies recipe? For dinner, we ate baked ham, mashed potatoes and sweet potatoes. I heard that! Yes, I know I served two starches. Half the crowd consisted of children that I [...]
Simple Cocoa Brownies
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I served these wonderful Cocoa Brownies last night after dinner to my family and friends. You should have seen the light saber duel that took place in my kitchen over the last brownie! My husband lost to an 8 year old Jedi Knight who was a master in the ways of the force.
I [...]
Harvest Apple Crisp
Let me tell you from personal experience,
THIS APPLE CRISP IS AWESOME!!!
This recipe is so quick to throw together with no fuss. You could make it a day ahead, but you would have to hide it from your family.
Do not leave this dessert unsupervised before serving, the crunchy topping will start to disappear. If [...]
