As each of our children turned five or six, they already knew how to make their own Taco Dip. Yes, this is true. We are a family which holds a deep and abiding love for our appetizers and some of […]
Stuffed Breakfast Biscuit Muffins
Nov20
In the realm of all things food, there’s nothing I love more than breakfast food. At any time of the day, breakfast is my mantra. It speaks comfort to me. My Copycat Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole? ALL. DAY. LONG! My Delicious […]
No Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies Recipe (aka If you’re in a HUGE pinch dessert)
Nov16
Over 20 years ago, I received my handy dandy Recipes for Youth Group Survival cookbook. Yes, as a junior and senior high youth director, my high school kids wanted to make sure I knew some of their favorite Desserts for Teens and […]
Cream Cheese Banana Bread Mini Loaves with Maple Glaze
Nov10
These are it! We love any kind of banana bread variations in this home. Healthy Banana Oatmeal muffins with natural sweeteners (one of the most popular recipes on my blog), Traditional Banana Bread, Easy Banana Bar recipe with Cream Cheese […]
Easy Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Recipe
Oct7
I admit, sharing this easy Homemade Hot Fudge sauce recipe is a gift to chocolate lovers everywhere. Can you imagine receiving this as a gift “just because?” Oh my!! To take it up even a notch further, add a touch […]
Fresh Peach Pie Filling to Freeze & Make Ahead
Sep26
As you stare at this computer screen, I’m most likely enjoying a piece of homemade and oh-so-deliciously fresh, peach pie with crumble topping. Yes, hot out of the oven with a scoop of ice cream melting down the edges, it’s […]
Kitchen Tip: How to Peel Whole Peaches Quickly
Sep24
When our son decided to go to school in South Carolina, it never clicked in my mind that one of the bountiful blessing that would come from all our trips to watch his football games are the fresh peach stands […]
Triple Berry Quick Bread (using homemade baking mix)
Sep16
Raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, yes, I love them all. We are definitely a very berry kind of family and since our daughters make daily smoothies, we stock bulk quantities of frozen fruit in that freezer of ours. So as I […]
Healthy Pumpkin Coffee Cake (using homemade Bisquick)
Sep8
Someone has to stop me!! I am besides myself with trying new recipes using my Homemade Bisquick Mix and I nearly ate this whole Pumpkin Coffee Cake by myself. Fortunately, I’m focusing on creating treats that are low fat and healthy, […]
Easy Homemade Bisquick (Baking Mix)
Sep3
There’s a reason that Bisquick has been one of America’s favorite convenience products since 1930. It allows us to not only whip up fresh biscuits in minutes, but pizza crust, coffee cakes, pancakes, waffles and my fall favorite – Homemade […]
Chicken, Cheddar and Broccoli Braid
Aug18
It was over 15 years ago when I first used America’s beloved Crescent roll dough to a form a braid; a delicious, edible, almost gourmet like, braid that I could serve. Not only serve to guests because it was so […]
Easy Butterscotch Torte
Jun23
Do you love browsing old church cookbooks as much as I do? Honestly, one of my favorite recipes come from sweet Edna and Edith’s collections . Those ladies know how to cook and they understand the definition of comfort food […]
No Bake Chocolate Eclair Cake
Jun20
It’s hovering at 92 degrees here in NC and our upstairs air conditioning has been out for weeks. Yes, adding more freon didn’t work, so it’s a whole new unit for this family and apparently, every air conditioning repairman has […]
Glazed Apple Bread
Jun9
There are certain foods in which you can’t just stop at one piece. You try. You really do, but they are just that good! You tell yourself that you will cut one small serving size and then walk away. You […]
From My Bed & Breakfast: Peach Puff Pancake Recipe
May15
Did you know it’s always been my dream to own a bed and breakfast? As a teenager, I would imagine sitting on my front porch sipping coffee with my guests. Yes, sipping coffee, swapping stories of adventure, and then parting […]
