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03.01.2024
Vodka Gimlet
This classic Vodka Gimlet recipe is the perfect combination of sour and sweet with the delicious taste of lime. Made with just vodka, simple syrup, and lime juice, if you love great vodka drinks, make this vodka gimlet cocktail! One of my husband’s very favorite cocktails is the Vodka Gimlet. He limits himself to about…
02.29.2024
How to Measure Flour
This guide on how to measure flour will ensure that each of your baking recipes turns out fantastic regardless of whether or not you own a kitchen scale. Whenever I have a reader tell me that a recipe did not turn out correctly, my first question is always: How did you measure the flour? That…
02.28.2024
Black Bean Soup with Andouille
Black Bean Soup with Andouille is one of our family’s favorite meals! Made with just a handful of simple ingredients, this is a great go-to hearty dinner. This absolutely delicious black bean soup is one that we have been making for years! It’s one of Nathan’s and my favorite dinner recipes. It’s filling, delicious, and…
02.27.2024
Instant Pot Corned Beef
You will love this delicious Instant Pot Corned Beef. It is easy to throw together but has the most delicious flavors. This is a perfect St. Patrick’s Day dinner, but it’s great all year long. With St.Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I thought I would give you another great way to make Corned Beef!…
02.23.2024
Taco Pinwheel Recipe
This simple Taco Pinwheel Recipe is going to be your new go-to appetizer. An easy party snack with tons of great flavor and you make them ahead of time! One of my very favorite food groups is appetizers. Now before you go talking about that not being a food group, I’m going to stop you…
02.22.2024
Crock Pot Sloppy Joes
These Crock Pot Sloppy Joes are only 15 minutes hands on time! These homemade sloppy joes are the perfect dinner recipe to come home to. With three kids in about 97 activities each, family dinner time is a hot commodity. Gone are the days that felt forever long, and here we are at that time…
02.21.2024
Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
This old fashioned Peanut Butter Cookie recipe creates cookies that are slightly crisp on the outside, chewy and soft on the inside, and have the best peanut butter flavor. There is something that is so comforting about baking; I can’t quite put my finger on it. Maybe it is the meditative process of carefully measuring…
02.20.2024
Butterscotch Muddy Buddies
Butterscotch Muddy Buddies are a simple twist on your favorite puppy chow treat! If you love the flavor of butterscotch, these are going to be your new favorite party snack. Muddy Buddies are my absolutely number one weakness. In fact when I made this recipe, I told my neighbors they had to take some before…
02.18.2024
Mississippi Pot Roast
Mississippi Pot Roast is an incredibly popular and easy slow cooker dinner recipe. With just five simple ingredients, you can make comfort food your family will love to come home to. Our family loves slow cooker dinners. They just relieve so much stress during busy weeks. It is great to have something easy to come…
02.16.2024
Paloma Recipe
My Paloma recipe is the perfect delicious cocktail with a great low calorie option. If you like margaritas you will love this great drink. My favorite foods are Mexican inspired – I love it all – tacos, salsa, guacamole, chips, and of course the drinks. This Paloma fits right in there. Made with tequila and…
02.15.2024
Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Tortilla Soup is the perfect dinner! Made with simple ingredients, but tons of flavor, this comforting soup will warm you to the core. This Chicken Tortilla Soup is one of my family’s very favorites. It is rich and delicious flavor, but the cooking method is really simple and it is made with easy to…
02.14.2024
Chicken Tortellini Soup
This Chicken Tortellini Soup is so easy and will warm you to the core. This amazing, comforting soup is the perfect easy dinner recipe that will win over even the pickiest eater. Our family could eat soup a few times a week throughout the winter months. It is so filling and when you pair it…












