Any excuse to make light & crispy waffles is okay by me! For years I struggled to get the airy crisp just right, but so worth the trial & error. 1- Make sure you’re baking powder is fresh – your waffles won’t rise well if it’s old 2- DON’T OVER MIX – I know it’s […]

Creamy Mac N Cheese Sometimes I wonder why I ask for requests. “We want a homemade creamy mac n cheese”. Those are the words I heard when I asked what my son’s high school friends wanted for lunch the next day. Living 8 minutes from the high school means that my kids come home for […]

These chicken taquitos have been a game changer for lunch time at our house! While we do eat them for dinner, the convenience of them turns them into a quick snack or lunch most of the time. These taquitos are wonderful fresh out of the oven, but when I make a large batch, most head […]

Even if you don’t think you like Sloppy Joes Family Favorite Sloppy Joes are not what I grew up eating. We had Sloppy Joes for dinner about once a month (my brother couldn’t ever remember their name so he called them Messy Bill’s). Because we own a cattle ranch beef was served a lot. There […]

When I think of German Chocolate cake I immediately think of this recipe. I’ll admit it, I’m a German Chocolate cake snob, and I don’t intend to change that. A cake made with canned frosting is no temptation to me at all. Growing up I had no idea you could buy ANY frosting premade, but […]

Quick & Easy dinner coming at you…and it’s one our family favorites! Nachos Supreme! . Eat it with a fork or as a dip with tortilla chips. . Leave it as is, or add your favorite taco toppings to it!

Sliced up on top of our amazing Alfredo Sauce, added to the top of a salad, or eaten as a main dish all on it’s own. No matter how you serve our Grilled Italian Chicken, you can’t go wrong! This Grilled Italian Chicken is pack Full of flavor A highly requested meal in our house […]

Planning a menu will save you time and money Planning a menu may seem daunting and overwhelming. Menu options may either seem redundant, or there are so many choices you don’t know where to start. However you feel about menu planning, I promise once you get it down, it’s hard to live without. Those nights […]

Sharing my love of spending time in, and gathering together in the kitchen, the heart of the home, is a dream of mine! If you get nothing else from any of this, I pray you realize how truly important spending quality, meaningful time together with your family (blood related of not) really is! I learned […]

You know how growing up you assume everyone has it as good as you? I just assumed everyone had cousins that lived nearby that got together for any reason we could find to be together. I also assumed every recipe for banana bread was as good as my Grandma Doris’s. I was proven wrong on […]