This delightful fruit salsa is just the perfect balance of sweet and refreshing fresh fruit. A completely fun appetizer or an after dinner dessert, you cannot go wrong with these favorite fruits chopped up and served to a pleased crowd on crunchy homemade cinnamon chips. Move over salsa, dessert fruit salad just became a seriousContinue Reading
Mexican Chicken Chili
Mexican chicken chili is a hearty, flavorful and delicious Mexican chili that breaks up Taco Tuesday with all the spices you love. Perfect for a crowd or just to curl up on the couch with your favorite movie, this is an OH SO GOOD chili that will be on your monthly rotation. For us, MexicanContinue Reading
Blueberry Breakfast Cake
Blueberry Breakfast Cake is a delicious way to bring in the blueberry picking season! Packed with fresh blueberries and perfect as a pairing with your morning coffee (or dessert as well!) you can make and munch on this recipe all week long. Admittedly I kinda suck at eating breakfast. Two cups of coffee and thenContinue Reading
Burrito Pie
Burrito pie (or taco pie) is a delicious burrito casserole, made in the oven, for a one pan and totally stacked Mexican night. Full of your favorite Tex-Mex flavors and topped with all the best ingredients like sour cream and guacamole, this burrito pie is an easy to serve, easy to make, quick weeknight mealContinue Reading
Mexican Cornbread Casserole
Mexican cornbread casserole, made with creamy style corn, flavorful jalapenos and a shredded chicken, is not only a hearty side dish to feed a crowd, but also a great stand alone main dish meal. The added protein makes Mexican cornbread casserole perfect along side some Spanish rice, and the base of corn, mushrooms and cheeseContinue Reading
Easy Beef Stroganoff with Mushroom
Easy beef stroganoff is one of the best homemade family meals that tends to be a traditional family favorite. Tender beef and perfect onion and mushroom flavors, make beef stroganoff a time honored family meal passed down from generation to generation. Typically when 5pm hits the clock, everyone in my family starts with the “WhatsContinue Reading
BLT Pasta Salad
BLT Pasta Salad with ranch dressing is the one salad that needs to make it to your BBQ picnics this year. With fresh tomatoes, crunchy bacon, and homemade ranch flavor, the only question you will have is why didn’t I make more! There is nothing I love more than a hearty salad with bits ofContinue Reading
Chocolate Caramel Cookie Bars
Chocolate caramel cookie bars are a decadent rich dessert that is worth the time. You might as well call these millionaire magic bars because the minute you taste the melted chocolate and drizzled caramel, you will feel like you hit the lottery of desserts. Move over magic bars and chocolate chip cookie bars (sorry, IContinue Reading
Mandarin Salad with Chicken & Pasta
Mandarin chicken salad with tiny and sweet mandarin oranges and just the right amount of bow tie pasta, is a great spring salad full of flavor and textures. With a perfect delicious dressing and tiny slivers of almonds that bring an end crunch, you cannot go wrong with this salad at this years BBQ. IContinue Reading
Classic Macaroni Salad Recipe
Classic macaroni salad is a creamy and delicious pasta salad side dish perfect for parties, picnics and pot lucks. Mayo and honey mustard combined with sweet and tangy relish and boiled eggs, makes every bite a perfect pairing for your outdoor grilling menu. There is a reason it was on grandma’s table every holiday! IfContinue Reading
Quinoa Black Bean Salad
Quinoa Black Bean Salad is a perfect side dish for a crowd and an easy make ahead salad to enjoy all week long. Lightly balanced with flavorful cumin, lime, and cilantro, you can enjoy this fluffy salad easily as a no meat Monday main dish as well. As a parent, it can be pretty hardContinue Reading
Homemade Cream Corn
Homemade Cream Corn is a perfect corn side dish that adds a colorful and rich flavor to any of your main dish meals. Indulgent and delicious, you cannot go wrong with this mouthwatering and tasty corn dish as your next favorite way to enjoy this buttery veggie. Corn is one of the very few vegetablesContinue Reading
Southwest Couscous Salad
Southwest Couscous Salad with Black Beans, chopped peppers and crunchy corn is a perfect side salad that can be served hot or cold. If you haven’t tried couscous, you must get behind this not-quite-a-pasta, not quite-a-grain dish that is served all over the world in International cultures. Typically when you see couscous ingredients, they areContinue Reading
Italian Easter Bread | Braided Egg Bread
Italian Easter Bread is a Braided Bread with Bright colored Easter Eggs that makes a stunning display for holiday tables. Although delicious on its own, this sweet bread side dish can be served with icing or cinnamon butter and this recipe makes 4 individual Easter Bread nests for your family to enjoy. Bread is myContinue Reading
Orange Bread with Orange Glaze
Orange Bread with fresh orange glaze and infused orange syrup is the perfect citrus happy breakfast bread you have been waiting for. With delicious orange zest and a yummy texture, this orange bread is an easy to make and easy to love bread recipe. Ooh, bread. Bread is like…my weakness. I can honestly tell youContinue Reading
Blueberry Cake Donut with Lemon Glaze
Blueberry Cake Donut with Lemon Glaze is an easy homemade donut recipe that will get your breakfast (or dessert) kicked off in the right direction. You will not believe how easy it is to create a tower of homemade donuts for your family to enjoy! For us, hitting the donut shop isn’t as closeContinue Reading
Ham and Pea Salad
Ham and Pea Salad is a perfect southern side dish meant for lazy summer days and lunch with friends. Quick to make and easy to serve up, you will adore the chunks of delicious cheese and ham that make this pea salad just a bit extra. Ham and Pea Salad Recipe Creamy pea saladsContinue Reading
Asparagus Stuffed Chicken
Asparagus Stuffed Chicken a fast and easy chicken breast recipe that will knock your socks off. Roll out your chicken and stuff with melty cheese and perfect asparagus spears to create an under 30 minute recipe that you can enjoy any night of the week. Asparagus Stuffed Chicken I cant say that everyone in myContinue Reading
Cajun Chicken Alfredo
Cajun Chicken Alfredo is a creole kick tossed with fresh linguine for a delicious spicy weeknight meal that fills you up. Dish this recipe up with your favorite side dish for a perfect under 30 minute recipe that you will put on rotation every month. I pretty much believe that pasta with any dish makesContinue Reading
Buffalo Brussels Sprouts
Buffalo Brussel Sprouts, a crispy, crunchy and perfect way to enjoy a brussel sprout, can feed a crowd and then some. This buffalo breaded tiny bite of veggie will change your mind about traditional brussels sprouts and keep you, and your guests, coming back for more. When it comes to recipes, nothing beats simple ingredientsContinue Reading
Neiman Marcus Dip | “Million Dollar Dip” Recipe
Neiman Marcus dip is the 5 minute dip smothered with bacon and cheese and ready to wrap your chips and veggies in a taste of deliciousness. Typically a perfect appetizer, this Neiman Marcus dip often goes by the name Million Dollar Dip. Million dollar, 5 million dollars – doesn’t really matter the name, its certain toContinue Reading
Alice Springs Chicken (Outback Copycat Recipe)
Alice Springs Chicken, an Outback Steakhouse Copycat Recipe, is a mind blowing copycat recipe that will trick your senses into thinking you are out to eat instead of in your own kitchen. Dripping in honey mustard sauce and crispy bacon, this Alice Springs Chicken Recipe is your new favorite OMYGOODNESS meal. I have two favoriteContinue Reading
Funeral Potatoes with Hash Browns and Ham
Funeral potatoes, hash brown casserole, or potato hot dish – whatever name you call it, this casserole bake never has any left overs. Often brought to parties or as aptly named, funerals, “funeral potatoes” are a southern comfort, totally filling, and hearty side dish recipe perfect for a crowd. This hash brown casserole isContinue Reading
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham is a delicious country potato bake that has just the right amount of flavor with a great way to use left over ham. A perfect side dish, these casserole looks beautiful in presentation and tastes deliciously cheesy. There are often side dish recipes that remind me of growing up. Watergate saladContinue Reading
