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I love the taste of a roasted vegetable. This recipe for Simple Roasted Asparagus is a favorite of mine and the best way to make asparagus. Growing up I was on the picker side. I would have never dreamed I would love asparagus as much as I do. Roasting vegetables takes them to a new level of deliciousness and these are amazing. How to make Simple Roasted Asparagus: Step one: Start by prepping your asparagus and snap off the ends. … [Read more...]
I love a good side dish recipe. These simple potato side dishes are my all-time favorite and perfect for the holiday season. Need a side dish for tonight? Look no further! These Potato Side Dish Recipes are some of our favorites. They are easy to make and all taste amazing. Lemon Herb Roasted Potatoes Sweet Potato Casserole Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Potatoes Loaded Baked Potato Casserole Cheesy Potato … [Read more...]
Nothing beats a warm apple pie. This Caramel Dutch Apple Pie is baked with fresh caramel and I serve mine with a caramel drizzle. My classic Dutch Apple Pie Recipe is one of my favorites and I've taken it a step further with this homemade caramel and it's delicious. Apple pie is easily my favorite dessert. Last week I made the homemade caramel sauce and I thought this mashup would be perfect. I added my homemade caramel to my apples and … [Read more...]
Sometimes the hardest part of dinner is the side dish. These simple Side Dish Vegetable Recipes are my families favorites and ones I think you will love also. These Side Dish Vegetable Recipes are some of my all-time favorites. From roasted broccoli to glazed carrots you will love each one. Vegetable Side Dish: Seasoned Roasted Vegetables Sweet Potato Casserole Cheesy Broccoli Casserole Lemon Garlic Roasted Broccoli Grilled … [Read more...]
This recipe for the Classic Cheese Ball is the perfect appetizer. Served with crackers or raw veggies it's a dish everyone loves. Nothing beats a Classic Cheese Ball recipe. They make the best appetizers that everyone loves. Cheese Ball Ingredients: Cream cheese: Softened enough that you can mix and form int a ball. Cheddar cheese: Shredded. Green onions: Diced Ranch Seasoning Mix: Dry seasoning. Usually, this is made of … [Read more...]
From pie crust to no-bake pies. These Pie Recipes are some of the BEST from around the internet. The great pie round-up is here! I'm a pie lover, I love all the classics, apple pie, pumpkin pie, pecan pie! I've been on the hunt for some fun new recipes a long with the best classic ones. Today I am sharing with my favorite pie recipes from the perfect crust to the best apple pie. Pie Crust Recipe: Making homemade pie crust is … [Read more...]
Are you ready to try the BEST, yes I said it the BEST, side dish recipe? I have to limit making this Cheesy Potato Casserole to holiday time, or when guests are over because I could eat up the entire thing! Potatoes covered with cheese and melted butter, yep it's so good! Plus this recipe can easily be made in the slow cooker. Just Check out my recipe for Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Casserole. The BEST Side Dish: My mom has been making … [Read more...]
The BEST side dish recipe ever. This Cheesy Broccoli Casserole is a recipe passed down from my mom and one of my all-time favorites. It's simple to make and taste amazing, a real crowd pleaser. Cheesy Broccoli Casserole: This Cheesy Broccoli Casserole is a recipe that was passed down to me and one of my favorites. Each and every Thanksgiving and Christmas my mom would make green beans casserole, potato casserole, and this … [Read more...]
This recipe is a family favorite. My mom passed down her cheesy potato casserole to me years ago and I have made it several different ways. This version, Cheesy Ranch Potato Casserole is just like the classic but full of my favorite ranch flavor. This Cheesy Ranch Potato Casserole is basically just love in a casserole dish. It's a recipe that was passed down to me from my mom and one that I love to now make for my kids. I've made it in … [Read more...]
Apple pie is a classic and my favorite dessert recipe. This Blue Ribbon Apple Pie is a highly request treat among my family. Along with my Dutch Apple Pie and Classic Apple Pie, we just can't get enough! Add this pie to your dessert menu, you will not be disapoited. Award-Winning Apple Pie: There is not much better than apple pie! It's the best dessert of all time and topped with homemade whipped cream you can't go wrong. This Blue Ribbon … [Read more...]
Breakfast or dessert, you pick, This Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread is easy to make and so good you may just want it for both. Simply cut and pint your cinnamon rolls then roll them in a cinnamon-sugar mix. Baked and then drizzled with icing. Not only was this Cinnamon Roll Monkey Bread delicious it was also easier to make than homemade monkey bread! No mixing dough at all I just used three cans of cinnamon rolls! I cut them into small pieces to … [Read more...]
This cheese ball is a classic. I grew up with this recipe and it was passed to me from my mom who got it from her mom. It's a favorite of mine and one that I think you will love also. My Mom has been making this cheese ball for as long as I can remember. Even though it was served at every family gathering, we all still love it to this day. The cheese ball is a messy food to make though! You gotta get your hands in there to mix it all up. A … [Read more...]
These Roasted Brussel Sprouts are tossed in oil and seasoned to perfection. Roasted in the oven this recipe will put a smile on your face. My Favorite Side Dish: I have to start by being completely honest with you. It was only a few months ago that I tried a Brussel Sprout for the first time. I was a bit of a picky eater growing up but developed a taste for many things that I refused them. I thought I would give them a try and ended up … [Read more...]
Peppermint is the perfect flavor for this season! These Peppermint Sugar Cookies are topped with a peppermint cream cheese frosting and one that you need to add to your baking list! Peppermint Sugar Cookies Sugar cookies are so much better loaded with a sweet cream cheese frosting. These Peppermint Sugar Cookies are whipped with cream cheese to be super light and fluffy! I added peppermint extract to give them the perfect seasonal flavor. … [Read more...]
This Chocolate Peppermint Fudge is the perfect treat. With just a few ingredients and the perfect peppermint crunch you are going to love this recipe. Chocolate Peppermint Fudge Fudge is one of my favorite treats. It's so easy to make and I mean all that chocolate, how can you not love it. For the Christmas season I had to add peppermint! To this Chocolate Peppermint Fudge I used a standard fudge recipe with a little bit of peppermint … [Read more...]
No baking and done in just 15 minutes this simple Oreo Bark is a must try recipe! When it's frozen just break apart and serve. Oreo Bark The perfect treat made with just two simple ingredients and done in 15 minutes or less. This Oreo Bark is a must try recipe. This Christmas season I have baking up a storm. Gifts for teaches, neighbors, and treats for family night. When making treats for gifts I love adding some bark into the mix. It's … [Read more...]
This Christmas Popcorn is the perfect Christmas treat. We serve it every year during our Christmas movie night and it's a favorite with the entire family. Christmas Popcorn One of my favorite parts about Christmas is movie night! We have Christmas movie night a few times a week doing the holiday season and we love having Christmas treats to go with them! This Christmas Popcorn is one of my favorites. It's simple to make and taste amazing. … [Read more...]
This is the best fudge you will ever make! Made with chocolate chips and Andes mint chops melted until smooth. This Andes Mint Fudge recipe is a must try. Mint and chocolate is the best combination. I don't think there are another two ingredients that make me happier! Andes have always been a favorite of mine this Andes Mint Fudge is amazing. Andes Mint Fudge Ingredients: Chocolate Chips Andes Mint Chips Sweetened Condensed … [Read more...]
With just a few ingredients this Christmas Fudge makes the perfect Christmas time treat! It's topped with festive colored candies and loaded with chocolate flavor. Fudge makes the perfect Christmas treat! It's great to pass out to neighbors, that is if you can stop eating it! I quickly learned that fudge is my kids' favorite treat! My middle son has been asking for it all day long! I ended up hiding some in the freezer so it could last us … [Read more...]
This Corn Pudding is a southern classic. Made with sweet corn and cream corn then baked to perfection. You are going to love this recipe. Corn Pudding I love corn! It was that one veggie I would eat as a child and still one of my favorites. I even got the nick name cornbread head as a child! My Granny would make corn all the time and any recipe with it still reminders me of her. This corn pudding is simps to make and taste amazing. I hope … [Read more...]
