Flavorful and delicious apricot upside-down cake is a fun spin on the old classic! A friend of mine offered apricot trees for me to pick this year. The one tree was loaded. Like seriously loaded with fruit. The limbs were bent down so far my kids were able to help pick, and we loaded up …
Baked Ziti is a great twist on lasagna. It has amazing flavor and has tons of cheese. It’s perfect served with garlic bread. Recently Dear Friend and Little Thing moved in with us. We don’t know what this adventure will hold. But so far it has been good. Dear Friend has help with Little Thing …
Chicken BLT Taco Salad recipe is great for summer time when you want food that isn’t so heavy and it doesn’t require using your oven. In the summer, we tend to eat lighter. The heavy food just doesn’t sit well when we are hot. In fact it doesn’t even look appetizing. Back when I lived …
Cheer on Team USA while they compete in the Olympics with these fun & yummy 40 Team USA Recipes!! The Olympics start in 8 days!! The opening ceremony is August 5th and at our house, we are VERY excited! I love watching all the countries march together in the ceremonies. We love all the different …
Dark chocolate and berries come together in this delightfully light and fluffy salad! Is Dark Chocolate Berry Salad a salad or a dessert? It’s up to you! My sister-in-law makes a Pistachio Pudding that’s delicious and super easy! I got the recipe from her, and have made it several times, but right before the 4th …
Cooling and refreshing, Virgin Frozen Watermelon Margaritas are a fun mocktail the whole family will enjoy! Plus check out the fabulous KitchenAid giveaway after the recipe card! During the summer, I love having fun recipes on hand that can help cool us off. I make a lot of popsicles, but I wanted to try making …
Green Chile Penne is a yummy & easy family dinner. It’s great for a fast weeknight dinner. We eat a lot of pasta at our house. I mean a lot of pasta! And a lot of the pasta we eat is what I call “homemade hamburger helper.” Basically, I like to combine hamburger and pasta …
This Tamale Pie recipe is a vintage, tasty, recipe that is not the prettiest food you’ve ever eaten. The other night for dinner I wanted something different. Lots of times I want a recipe that uses ground beef, but not one that has rice or pasta in it. And sometimes those recipes are hard to …
How to Can Diced Tomatoes from beginning to end. Canning tomatoes is a great way preserve your garden to use through the winter and spring. Last year I had 24 tomato plants in the garden. I wanted a lot of tomatoes to can. And I sure got that. We canned tomatoes for weeks. I also …
Looking to use up some of the corn from your garden? Or just love corn? Try out these 30 amazing corn recipes! Ah, Summer!! We’ve been having a great summer so far. The kids have been playing in the pool, & we’ve been picnicking in the park and enjoying being outdoors and having no set …
Deconstructed Cabbage Roll Casserole is a 30 minute meal that takes the great flavors of cabbage rolls and turns it up a notch and makes it super easy to make. A few years ago I tried making cabbage rolls. The Hardworking Husband loved them. I hated them. And I never made them again. Then the …
Fun, patriotic 4th of July Marshmallow Pops! After a camping trip last year, we had a lot of leftover marshmallows. It was several days before Independence Day, so I decided to try and use the marshmallows up for a 4th of July picnic we were attending. Making marshmallow pops is really easy. You can customize …