Vicki’s Chicken Casserole

Whenever I volunteer to take a meal to someone, this seems to be the one I fall back on. Probably because it’s simple, fairly inexpensive, and it’s gotten great reviews from the people I’ve taken it to. This week...

Strata with Asparagus, Sausage, and Fontina

This weekend I helped to host a baby shower for Mike’s cousin at our house. I was in charge of the food, and I was pretty nervous about it. I get nervous anytime I have to cook for anyone...

Yellow Cupcakes with Sticky Chocolate Icing

I had high hopes for these cupcakes. I got the recipe from the pioneer woman (check out her website if you never have – it’s one of my favorites!), and they looked amazing. Light, moist yellow cupcakes topped with...

Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas

Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas

Last week I decided to try a new version of quesadillas. Our normal recipe is pretty simple – cook chicken, mix with salsa, create quesadilla with chicken and cheese. It doesn’t get much easier than that. But I had...

Black Raspberry Muffins

Am I the only one out there who would rather bake with black raspberries than blueberries?? I LOVE black raspberries! I realize they’re harder to find, but if you’re lucky enough to know where to find some, you need...

Cheese Straws

These are seriously somewhat addictive. At least that’s my opinion – I don’t think Mike was a huge fan, but I probably could have eaten half the batch last night after they came out of the oven. They taste...

Green Smoothies

  Don’t be alarmed by the color, but this is, in fact, a green smoothie. You might ask what would take a perfectly good smoothie and make it the color of spinach, and the answer is, surprisingly enough, spinach....

Strawberry Shortcake

My parents and my grandma came to visit last weekend, a couple days after my dad’s birthday. To celebrate their arrival (it had been many months since they were last here) and also my dad’s birthday, I made one...

Oreo and Fudge Ice Cream Cake

For memorial day, we had a picnic at Mike’s parents’ house, and I was in charge of bringing dessert. This dessert is really easy to make, looks somewhat impressive, and tastes great. The recipe uses ice cream sandwiches to...

Blueberry Buttermilk Cake

This is a great tasting, easy to make cake. As soon as I saw the recipe, I knew I had to make it. Mike and his dad have spent the last couple of days working on our bathroom –...