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04.12.2025
Sirloin Tip Roast
A Sirloin Tip Roast is such an easy and delicious dinner idea. With just five minutes of prep, you will adore this flavorful meal. My husband and I were just talking the other day about how we got by with mainly main dishes for dinner for so long, but now with older kids, it just…
04.11.2025
Sour Cream Chicken
Sour Cream Chicken is an easy delicious dinner that your family will love. A simple creamy marinade makes for moist chicken – everyone will want seconds! This very simple chicken recipes comes to you courtesy of my grandmother’s church lady friends. It has all the makings of an old school recipe, and I think you…
04.10.2025
Italian Soda
An Italian Soda is such a delicious and fun recipe. Grab a few different flavors and set up a soda bar! My kids absolutely love exciting kid-friendly drinks as a treat. So you better believe that these Italian sodas are a huge hit for them. Made with just three ingredients, you will get such a…
04.09.2025
Lemon Buttercream Frosting
This Lemon Buttercream Frosting whips together quickly and is absolutely irresistible. This is perfect for all of your cakes and cupcakes. Frosting is one of my biggest weaknesses. Like give me a quiet room, a bowl of frosting, and a spoon, and I’m a happy girl. And homemade frosting could not be easier to make!…
04.08.2025
Instant Pot Rice
Instant Pot Rice is my favorite way to make rice. It is an easy set-and-forget method that is perfect when you are making dinner. Our family eats an intense amount of rice. It is one of our favorite ways to stretch a meal further. We love making rice to put on the side of our…
04.07.2025
Crab Stuffed Salmon
Crab Stuffed Salmon is an easy dinner recipe that is sure to impress. If you are nervous about cooking fish, follow our simple instructions for the perfect recipe. I could eat salmon almost every single day. It is delicious prepared so many different ways. And it is good for you too. In this Salmon Stuffed…
04.06.2025
Pasta Primavera
Pasta Primavera is such a delicious springtime dinner. Made with fresh veggies and pasta, you will love this delightful and bright meal. One of the things that I love most about this delicious and delightful pasta recipe is that the veggies get to shine through. Six different vegetables come together to make the bulk of…
04.05.2025
Spinach Quiche
There isn’t anything better than a homemade quiche, and this spinach quiche will absolutely fit the bill. You will love this amazing brunch recipe that can double as a dinner! If you’ve never made a quiche from scratch, I’m so excited you are here! Well, I’m happy you are here, even if you’ve made a…
04.03.2025
Instant Pot Chicken
This Instant Pot Chicken is such an easy and delicious way to make shredded chicken. With only five minutes of prep time and 20 minutes in the pressure cooker, this Instant Pot chicken breast recipe is perfect. Whether you are making a recipe that calls for cooked chicken or you are meal prepping, making the…
04.02.2025
Creamy Tuscan Chicken Pasta
Tuscan Chicken Pasta is a delicious easy dinner that comes together in 30 minutes on the stovetop. Your family will love the rich flavors of this fast dinner. The other day a friend shared with me how similar her toddler’s sense of humor is to her’s and how much laughing they do. It occurred to…
04.01.2025
How to Blind Bake a Pie Crust
Learn how to blind bake a pie crust with this simple tutorial and step by step photos. Perfect for any pie recipe that starts with a partially baked crust. There are so many things about baking that intimidate new bakers, and one of those things is working with pie crust. I have an easy-to-follow pie…
03.31.2025
Tamale Pie
Tamale Pie is a classic that is getting a delicious update in this great recipe. You will love this from scratch comfort food! Sometimes when I think of old school comfort food recipes like this one I am . . . less than excited. So often those recipes lack flavor for the sake of being…












