Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram Ummm I’m just so grateful you asked instead of moving forward with that plan?? It’s clear I’m raising my children to be super hygienic over here. Ariel in the house. She said she’s been putting it on everything lately. “My favorite so far is on a burger with mashed avocado and lime, topped with crispy fried onions. So good. I also had it on a hot dog yesterday and it was amazing....

This Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe is a family favorite! So have you ever tried my Aunt Shirley’s Famous Dinner Rolls? They are the butteriest, most pillow soft rolls of your life. I usually don’t even bother with real dinner when I eat them, just go for the gold with 3 rolls slathered in butter for dinner instead. Just kidding. I had you there for a minute, didn’t I? Come on don’t lie....

More breakfast favorites to try! Breakfast is a BIG deal. Well, at least to me! There’s nothing like a lazy weekend big ol’ breakfast. Or brinner, aka breakfast for dinner – a regular occurrence in our household. If you love breakfast as much as we do, you are going to love trying out these other favorites! But the joke was on me. To pass the time, she started playing the piano....

Serving individual rolls takes the hassle out of trying to cut and serve square pieces, that have just come out of the oven and are slip-sliding all over the place. It’s also a great way to make sure everyone has equal-sized individual portions. Any lasagna is good lasagna, let’s get real. Whether it’s a traditional oven-baked lasagna, easy ravioli lasagna, crockpot lasagna, white lasagna, veggie lasagna, or rolled lasagna. I love it all!...

I have an amazing Cajun Seasoning recipe that I am a little obsessed with. There is something about the combination of flavors in it that my husband and I just love. I have used it in many different recipes – this Cajun Chicken Creamy Pasta is our favorite – and I am so excited to have found another recipe it is perfect for. Blackened Shrimp is a fast and easy recipe that works as an appetizer or for dinner topping rice or in tacos....

Half and Half In the United States, we have a dairy product called half and half, which is essentially a mixture of half heavy cream and half whole milk. If you can’t find half and half, combine 1/2 cup heavy cream with 1/2 cup whole milk. The great news is that bread pudding is incredibly easy to make at home. This delicious recipe comes together with just five ingredients. Then we whip up a three-ingredient brown sugar sauce that you will want to swim in....

This traditional British pudding, Sweet Mince Pies and Brandy Snaps were ever present my home during Christmas time and it brings back such fond memories for me growing up during the holiday season. This is how Christmas looked, much like a postcard (referencing the picture). The highlight was a dense, fruity pudding covered with brandy, set alight, smothered with a rich brandy sauce, and adorned with a sprig of holly....

Nothing says summer more than a tomato Bruschetta! Whether you’re growing your own garden tomatoes this year, or you got them from your local farmer’s market, a tomato bruschetta is a must make this summer. And with tomatoes now available to us all year round, you can make this Bruschetta whenever you like. It’s one of my all-time favorite appetizers that I like to serve along with fresh Caprese salad, followed by my Italian Chicken Cacciatore, and finally, a homemade tiramisu!...

My son Truman is in the 5th grade and his buddies come over after school all the time, it’s the best. One afternoon I made cookies and they each had one. In the spirit of being the Cool Mom, I told them they could have one more. Truman’s friend Jayvyn turns to me and says, “No, that’s okay, I don’t want to spoil my dinner. My body is a temple....

Look! I did something crafty!! Shocking, I know. Usually my creativity is limited to the kitchen. I have been wanting one of these ornament wreaths for years now, but knew that if I tried it on my own it would look like a mass of Christmas balls that had been coated in catnip and thrown into a den of lions…so I waited until Eric’s mom was in town. She has that magic-female-craft gene....

This week I’ve been planning Quinn’s birthday party and I’m kind of in shock that she is going to be seven. I feel like I was juuuuust pregnant with her. The summer that I was pregnant with her was rough! Not only was I pregnant during the summer, but it had been just a few short months since we lost Elliot. I was so terrified during my pregnancy with Quinn....

Taco night is always a hit in our house. We make this Chicken Taco recipe literally once a week. It is one of our very favorites. So when I told my kids we were eating Chicken Taco Casserole for dinner they were already on board. Every single one of my kids not only like, but loved, this dinner. That is a small miracle in any home, and makes this chicken casserole a total winner....

Replacing Flour with Cocoa Powder A key to this double chocolate chip banana bread recipe is replacing some of the flour with cocoa powder. Most banana bread recipes call for two cups of flour. This recipe replaces 1/3 cup of that flour with 1/3 cup of cocoa powder which results in a double chocolate banana bread that tastes like cake! Every once in a while I will get a comment asking if that delicious chocolate chip bread can be made fully chocolate....

This recipe for sugar cookie bars are the perfect blend of buttery soft sugar cookie and delicious chocolate peppermint. It is so tasty! You start with the best sugar cookie recipe ever and then move on to what is lie a chocolate ganache with peppermint it. You end with these baking chips on top for a little pop of color and crunch. They would make an amazing holiday treat! If you are looking for other chocolate peppermint treats you are going to want to make these Chocolate Peppermint Cake Mix Cookies, this Peppermint Hot Chocolate, this Chocolate Peppermint Lasagna, and these Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread Cookies!...

A well-made cobb salad is a work of art. Delicious layers of fresh ingredients are combined expertly to create a beautiful, delicious, and satisfying salad that can be enjoyed as a main dish or a side. We’re adding diced chicken to this cobb salad, but you could add any type of cooked meat that you like. Anything goes when you combine crunchy romaine lettuce, crispy bacon, rich avocado, yummy veggies, hard-boiled eggs, and crumbled blue cheese with an amazing cobb salad dressing....

I’ve been meant to share this cookie recipe with you for ages now, but never got around to it. These buttery, full of flavor cookies are one of my all time favourite homemade cookies. I usually make them for cookie exchanges, or when I want to give someone a homemade gift with for a special occasion or without! Every time I baked these for a cookie exchange, or to give as a gift, I was always asked for the recipe....

If you can’t get enough of shrimp recipes, you are not alone. I’m always drawn to shrimp when I see it on menus, and I adore coconut shrimp. But don’t wait until you go out next to make coconut shrimp, when it is absolutely easy to make at home. Made with just five ingredients this is the perfect fun recipe. Pair it with my fantastic chili sauce and you will love it even more....

This salad is not your average potato salad! It’s made with small red potatoes, and dressed with a simple but flavorful creamy dill salad dressing. It’s my go-to salad that I take to BBQ parties and potlucks, and make it often for my family. If you love a classic potato salad, check out my Instant Pot potato salad. It’s great as you can save time and cook the potatoes and eggs at the same time....

This is by far the best Green Bean Casserole that I’ve ever made. Honestly, I wish I had doubled the batch so I had more leftovers to enjoy. If you’ve only ever had the green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup, you will be blown away by how delicious this fresh green bean casserole recipe is. Line up this classic green bean casserole for your Thanksgiving menu, along with my other amazing Thanksgiving sides like Crockpot Mashed Potatoes, Sweet Potato Casserole, and Sausage Stuffing....

The first time I heard about cucumber and yogurt in one sentence it was from a friend desperately trying to loose weight, which I dismissed unceremoniously because in my mind anything touted as a weight loss meal is usually unappetizing or something you are forced to eat because you want to lose those pesky kilograms you put on during festivals. Suffice it to say I never tried putting the two toghether....