recipes

There are so many fall flavors to enjoy! Though I do enjoy the wildly popular flavor of pumpkin spice, my favorite fall flavor is apple. I love apple pie, caramel apples, apple cobbler (like my Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler), and apple cider. When I saw a recipe for Apple Cider Cookies, I knew I needed to try them. They did not … [Read more...] about Apple Cider Cookies

This dish came to mind a few weeks ago, so I decided to replace one of the items on our menu with it. I used to prepare Chicken Normandy using a simple recipe from an old cookbook (Favorite Brand Name One-Dish Recipes). That recipe requires use of the oven. We’ve had weeks and weeks of 100+ temperatures, so I wasn’t going to turn the oven on … [Read more...] about Easy Chicken Normandy Skillet

My older girls love ice cream. With it being so hot outside this summer, ice cream makes a perfect treat! What my kids don’t typically love is green peas. However, after years of eschewing them, my oldest daughter decided a few months ago that she loves green peas. One day, as she was waxing poetic about the delicious flavor of peas, she asked … [Read more...] about Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream with Hidden Peas

The recipes that are most likely to catch my attention these days are those that are accompanied by words such as “easy,” “simple,” or “quick.” I simply don’t have time to prepare complicated recipes! This is the precise reason this recipe caught my eye. As you’ll see, it calls for staple ingredients and it is easy to prepare. … [Read more...] about Garlic Butter Chicken and Orzo Bake

I looked through several old cookbooks as we were preparing for a garage sale several weeks ago. I did end up parting with a few of the books, but I kept many of them because they contain recipes I still want to try! One recipe I wanted to try was this recipe for Creamy Lemon Pepper Chicken. The cookbook (the 2023 edition of Taste of … [Read more...] about Creamy Lemon Pepper Chicken

One of our local grocery stores sometimes has deals where if you buy X item, you get Y item free. If I need to purchase X item, I always get the Y item, even if I don't have an immediate need for it. I’m not going to turn down free food! Because of one of these deals, last month I got a free bag of corn tortillas. I didn’t have anything … [Read more...] about Chicken Tortilla Bake

If you were to find yourself at my house on a weekend, I’d likely serve you Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins for breakfast. My kids—all three of them—love these muffins! They ask me to make them every single week. However, after years of eating these muffins each weekend, I think my two older kids are growing a little tired of them. They’re … [Read more...] about Carrot Muffins

I’m busier now than I’ve ever been. Consequently, one of the greatest challenges I face in day-to-day life is getting nutritious and tasty food on the table for dinner each night. Once dinnertime rolls around, I’m tired and I often have a number of things I still need to accomplish. Easy-to-prepare dinners, such as this Dump-and-Bake … [Read more...] about Easy Dump-and-Bake Jambalaya