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Side Dish

Green Jell-O Salad

As odd as this recipe may look it has been one of my long time favorites passed down from my Grandma. It’s simple to make and stands out in a line of dishes. It’s great when you need a semi-quick dish but don’t want to spend a lot of money on something super fancy. Ingredients […]

Appetizers

Buffalo Chicken Dip

Quick, easy, and great to share at an event! Always a crowd pleaser. Ingredients 2 cans of chicken (5 oz each) found next to the tuna 8 ounces of cream cheese at room temperature (if colder cook time will take longer) 8 ounces (1 cup) of liquid ranch 6 ounces of Franks hot sauce (I […]

Main Dish

Picnic Chicken

Summer picnics can be a lot of fun but deciding what to take can be a challenge. Do you try to take something warm and eat it quickly or take something cold? This recipe is one of my favorite! It starts cold but still taste good if it warms up a little bit. Ingredients 2 […]

Breakfast, Main Dish, Side Dish

Bakin’ Bacon

There are so many ways to cook bacon but when you hate doing dishes as much as I do there is on go to method with easy clean up – baking. Ingredients Bacon Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees (I used the convection setting to speed up the process) 2. Put aluminum foil in […]

Dessert

Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

There is something irresistible about a soft, warm, chewy, chocolate chip cookie with a cold glass of milk. Yes this recipes makes a bit more than two people should eat, but that is why I put some on wax paper and freeze them. That way they are ready to go for any last minute occasion […]

Side Dish

Basic Baked Potato

Sounds simple, just a basic baked potato. I promise they are not all created equally! If I had to guess I’d say the aluminum foil wrapped potato is the most common. However, at some point in time I stumbled across a cooking method that made the outside of the potato crispy and delicious and haven’t […]

Dessert

Apple Crisp

Growing up both my grandmas had apple trees, which meant I was spoiled with all kinds of delicious apple desserts. Now that I have two of my own trees this apple crisp recipe has become one of my favorite go to desserts. It’s fast, easy, and delicious served warm with ice cream! Ingredients 3 cups […]

Side Dish

Pecan Kiwi Salad

Salad. Another one of those things I find I don’t eat all that often. It’s not that I don’t like them, I just prefer a hamburger. So when I find a good side salad that isn’t just a standard ranch salad that I actually like, it’s kind of a big deal. Ingredients Lettuce (or any […]

Dessert

Scotcheroo (Rice Krispie) Roll Ups

Ingredients Chocolate filling 3/4 cup butterscotch chips scant 1/4 cup peanut butter 3/4 cup chocolate chips Rice Krispies 6 cups rice krispies 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup karo syrup 3/4 cup peanut butter Instructions 1. Grease a large 10 x 15” pan, line with heavy duty aluminum foil, then grease the foil. 2. In a large, greased […]