How to Make Your Own Sun-Dried Tomatoes will show you how simple it is to take the bounty of the summer and enjoy it all winter long. “It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.” – Lewis Grizzard Nothing compares to the taste of a tomato at the height of…
Recipes
Easy Charcuterie Board Ideas
Easy Charcuterie Board Ideas will give you ideas on how to build the perfect platter for your next gathering or family meal. “My last supper would be a charcuterie smorgasbord with every kind of meat, and sauces to dip them in.” – Kelis What is a Charcuterie Board? I just love charcuterie boards, there’s something so…
Slow Cooker Chicken Bone Broth Recipe
Slow Cooker Chicken Bone Broth Recipe will help you make the most nutritious soups for your family and friends. “Soup is a lot like a family. Each ingredient enhances the others; each batch has its own characteristics; and it needs time to simmer to reach full flavor.” – Marge Kennedy It’s so simple and inexpensive to…
The Perfect Penne Pesto Pasta
Perfect Penne Pesto Pasta is one of the easiest dishes to make that tastes great. Have you had pesto pasta at home and it didn’t taste as good as you’ve had in a restaurant? Yours had a stronger pesto and oil flavor, but the restaurant’s pesto tasted rich and creamy? “It’s a comfort to always find…
Homemade Perfect Pesto Recipe
Homemade Perfect Pesto Recipe is so darn easy to make, there’s no reason to buy it at the store. It’s a great recipe to use up all your basil you’ve been growing. “If you’ve got a plot the size of a car or a tiny yard in Italy, you’re going to be growing tomatoes and basil…
Honey Pecan Chicken Salad Recipe
Honey Pecan Chicken Salad Recipe is such an easy and delicious that I stumbled upon that I had to share it with you. It’s the perfect recipe to take to a potluck or to serve those picky eaters at home. Who doesn’t love chicken salad? “Chicken salad has a certain glamour about it. Like the…
13 Must-Try Salad Dressing Recipes
13 Must-Try Salad Dressing Recipes will have you craving more greens in no time. Why buy bottled, when you can make your own homemade salad dressings in just minutes? “Lunch is a big huge salad with every color in it. From leafy greens to purple to herbs, fresh-cut herbs mixed into it for flavors. I…
Refreshing Homemade Iced Tea Recipes
Refreshing Homemade Iced Tea Recipes will give you the inspiration to make an amazing new version of this wonderful beverage. “But I try to steal other moments. Sometimes I get up very early in the morning and enjoy a quiet house and cup of tea before the craziness begins. Other times, I’ll take a quick walk…
Best Homemade Lemonade Recipes To Try
The Best Homemade Lemonade Recipes To Try will have you sipping a refreshing drink on your front porch in no time. Why stick with just plain lemonade, when there’s an array of other flavors you can add to make your taste buds happy? “I live in New York and it’s the greatest city, but sometimes…
Low-Carb Cabbage Soup Recipe
Low-Carb Cabbage Soup will be your new go-to recipe for an easy healthy dinner recipe idea. Finding something fast and healthy to make for dinner that your entire family will love can sometimes be hard. This recipe fits the bill. “I’d say I’m a good cook. I have a lot of German recipes that I…
Lick-the-Bowl Creamy Cheddar Apple Soup
Lick-the-Bowl Creamy Cheddar Apple Soup will have you thinking you’re dining in a gourmet restaurant. It’s really that good. “The poets have been mysteriously silent on the subject of cheese.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton One of the most difficult things about doing a food blog is having to wait until all the pictures are taken…
Prize-Winning Pork Chops with Apples and Stuffing
Prize-Winning Pork Chops with Apples and Stuffing recipe that is SUPER simple to make and your family will love it. “You can never put too much pork in your mouth as far as I’m concerned.” – Lewis Black I found this recipe in the Taste of Home magazine and it won a monthly prize for…
Decadent Pecan Praline Bacon Recipe
Pecan Praline Bacon Recipe is as good as it sounds, and it sounds delicious. “Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” – Doug Larson You know how you have that one recipe you whip out when a special occasion is in order? This recipe is it. …
Delicious Creamy Asparagus Soup
Delicious Creamy Asparagus Soup is a yummy way to make everyone in your family think you’re a gourmet cook even if you’re not. It’s simple to make and tastes amazing. “You know, when you get your first asparagus, or your first acorn squash, or your first really good tomato of the season, those are the moments…
Creamy Baked Lemon Noodles
Creamy Baked Lemon Noodles is a delicious and easy recipe that everyone in your family will love. It’s a perfect side dish for chicken or fish. “I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade…And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party.” – Ron White…
Yummy Pesto Deviled Eggs
You have to bring an appetizer to a party, and you don’t want to bring the same old thing. Don’t worry, this recipe has you covered. Yummy Pesto Deviled Eggs are the perfect appetizer to bring because they are easy to make, yet look like you’re a gourmet chef. “By some people the meal itself…
Cream Cheese & Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs
Who doesn’t love scrambled eggs? It’s time to take your recipe to the next level. I crave a creamier texture and I found that adding cream cheese to the mixture creates the perfect recipe. Cream Cheese & Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs will let you make the perfect scrambled eggs that everyone will love. “My last…
Sautéed Bell Peppers with Goat Cheese & Capers
Sautéed Bell Peppers with Goat Cheese and Capers makes the perfect side dish for dinner that you’ll make again and again. Bell peppers are amazing vegetables that don’t get the press it deserves. I love the sweet bell peppers the most and finding recipes that make them the star of the show are difficult to…
Crazy Good Roasted Buffalo Potato Wedges
Potatoes. Can you ever get enough of them? The great thing about potatoes they are the perfect side dish for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Crazy Good Buffalo Potato Wedges will have you eating more of this delicious vegetable. “I love potatoes – they’re my favorite food.” – Trisha Yearwood Not only do you get the…
Parmesan Butternut Squash Risotto
There’s something about risotto that warms the heart. Parmesan Butternut Squash Risotto is the perfect fall dish to welcome a new season into our lives. “If you’re cooking for a woman, make a good risotto and a salad. If you don’t have time to make dessert, you can go and buy some macaroons to have…
Best Sautéed Mushrooms Recipe
Mushrooms. Don’t you just love them? I definitely get on a mushroom kick at the first sign of fall. This The Best Sautéed Mushrooms Recipe is my favorite for when I crave a side of those tasty veggies. “The sudden appearance of mushrooms after a summer rain is one of the more impressive spectacles of the…
Wine Soaked White Peaches
This is one of those recipes that’s crazy good. Don’t you just love having fruit for dessert? Even better is fruit with wine. Summer is the perfect time to have a refreshing light dessert. Wine Soaked White Peaches will give you that height-of-the-summer flavor you’ve been craving. “An apple is an excellent thing – until…
Four-Ingredient Vanilla Glazed Pecans
Four-Ingredient Vanilla Glazed Pecans is an easy and tasty recipe that would be great on salads, a topping to ice cream or just to snack on. “Pecans are not cheap, my hons. In fact, in the South, the street value of shelled pecans just before holiday baking season is roughly that of crack cocaine. Do…
Chicken with Blackberry Thyme Cream Sauce
Chicken with Blackberry Thyme Cream Sauce is one of those recipes that you’ll become known for in your inner circle. “I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable.” – Todd Barry Do you have problems with your mother-in-law? Invite her over and make this chicken. On the outs…