Summer Rice Bowl

I came across a recipe on Instagram by @dianemorrisey that looked so delicious that I went out and bought the ingredients almost immediately. Her recipe calls for shrimp but my husband doesn't like sea food so I used chicken instead. She didn't really provide specific directions for the recipe because it's a "mix a bunch...

“The Best” Chocolate Chip Cookies

A few weeks ago my neighbor made chocolate chip cookies and even though I am trying to cut back on sweets, I ate two of them because they were so good! I asked if they were homemade and she said yes, it's her grandmother's recipe. She took a picture of the recipe card and sent...

Peanut Butter Bourbon Chocolate Cake

Our friends regularly host us for dinner at their house and my job is to bring dessert. I've made peanut butter pie, chocolate chip cookies, cheesecake, coffee cake, and key lime pie. This time I wanted to try something new and I recently came across this peanut butter bourbon chocolate cake recipe on the Ready...

Sausage Potato Soup

With rainy and cold weather this week, it was the perfect time to make homemade soup. I came across this recipe by the Cozy Cook and decided to give it a try. We loved it so much that I made it twice this week - on Tuesday and again on Saturday. Ingredients 1 teaspoon dried...

Peanut Butter Pie Cups

This weekend I made peanut butter pie cups to take to a friend's house. The recipe was inspired by this one by The Kitchen is my Playground except I decided to make them in muffin tins so that they were already in individual serving sizes. I also used a different crust. Ingredients1/3 box of graham...

Chicken Tortellini Soup

Today for dinner I made a new soup recipe that I found through Pinterest. It turned out great and I decided to share it since it was relatively easy, full of flavor, and perfect for winter. The recipe is from A Spicy Perspective and can be found here: http://www.aspicyperspective.com/creamy-chicken-tortellini-soup/ A few notes, just based on...

Grandma’s Peanut Butter Cookies

My dad has gone on and on about the delicious peanut butter cookies of his childhood so my mom and I decided to make some after we got the recipe from my grandmother. Here is the recipe: 3 cups flour1 cup granulated sugar1 cup brown sugar1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup shortening2 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla2 teaspoons baking...

Thanksgiving Menu

I hosted my first family Thanksgiving dinner this weekend! Normally my husband and I travel a few hours to have two meals on Thanksgiving day - one with my family and one with his. But my parents' house was becoming too small to fit the growing family and my husband and I wanted the opportunity...

Avocado Chicken Melt

Hello! This weekend I made panini sandwiches with roasted red peppers, chicken, cheese, and avocado. They turned out great! Here's how I made them: I cooked 3 chicken breasts by boiling them in water for 15 minutes. I prefer poaching over other cooking methods because it keeps the chicken from drying out. After the chicken...

Grandma Shirlee’s Coffee Cake

This is a recipe I got from my husband's grandmother. I am not sure where she got it... perhaps from an older cookbook, a friend, or a family member. We make it often because it's really easy and quick and everyone always likes it. Ingredients 1 box of yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines or Betty...