Create a fun and reusable Advent calendar with leftover Halloween candy! Simply place the candy into small bags for each day, and enjoy the sweet surprise every night leading up to Christmas. It’s a festive and clever way to make use of extra Halloween treats! DIY Halloween Candy Advent Calendar Hi, I’m Pamela and leftover Halloween candy drives me crazy! It just sits there in bowls in my kitchen while my kids circle it every night....
This Juicy Thanksgiving Turkey is the ultimate centerpiece on the holiday table. Dressed in herbs and butter while surrounded by tender roasted vegetables, every bite of this Thanksgiving classic is moist and delicious! The best juicy turkey recipe with butter This is the best Thanksgiving turkey I’ve ever made! Extra moist and full of flavor, you’re going to fall in love with this Juicy Thanksgiving Turkey on the first bite just like I did....
Homemade Irish Potato Candy that’s easy to make, no baking needed! This old fashioned candy looks just like potatoes! Made with cream cheese and powdered sugar. Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Candy Irish Potato Candy is a favorite treat where I grew up in Pennsylvania, right alongside other Pennsylvania Dutch classics like Shoofly Pie and Amish Potato Stuffing . There used to be a candy store in the mall (remember when everyone went to the mall to shop?...
Cheesy Meatball Texas Toast Casserole is an easy dinner meal, baked in the oven for 30 minutes. It’s made with Texas Toast, meatballs and slices of cheese. This super easy casserole dish is sure to be a family favorite (my kids love it!). Everyone loves buttery garlic bread and sauce covered meatballs with melted cheese on top! Use this delicious recipe in the future if you’re looking for quick, last minute meals....
“Hey quick, come over and check out this béchamel sauce” I yelled to Matthew. “What?” he responded. “Get over here, you have to check out this sauce. It’s so beautiful!” I demanded. Nicely. Begrudgingly he arrived at the stove. “What?” “What? Did you just what this sauce? Look at it!”. “What?” Am I married to a man who can’t see and appreciate the beauty of this white sauce? “What? What again?...
It’s that time of the year again… a sugar snap pea planting post! Every year I post about them with pretty much the same pictures and details, and every single year I post about them with crazy enthusiasm. I mean there’s no garden without sugar snap peas growing! Last year we grew a bunch of sugar snap pea plants but this year (as always) we kicked it up a bit. There will be 93 sugar snap pea plants!...
Make this healthy Santa vegetable platter with cauliflower, bell peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and black olives for Christmas! It only takes 10 minutes to put together, perfect for a busy holiday week! Easy Santa Vegetable Tray This Santa Vegetable tray is always a hit at Christmas time! It’s quick to make for a party snack and appetizer, or just to make for fun with your family so your kids can fight over who gets to eat Santa’s eyes....
Slow Cooker Cherry Tomato Sauce is a creamy, easy-to-make recipe using fresh garden ingredients like cherry tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. Simply throw everything into the crockpot and let it simmer into a rich homemade tomato sauce. Perfect for pasta, pizza, or preserving—this is a must-try crockpot tomato sauce you can serve fresh, can for later , or freeze for easy meals ! Slow Cooker Cherry Tomato Sauce If you are picking bowls of cherry tomatoes right now, this is the tomato sauce recipe that you need!...
This hearty vegetable-packed slow cooker chili is a wholesome, one-pot meal brimming with black beans, corn, tomatoes, and a medley of fresh vegetables. Perfect for meal prep, cozy dinners, or using up pantry staples, this chili is hearty, flavorful, and sure to please everyone at the table Hearty Vegetarian Chili for the Slow Cooker This vegetable-packed slow cooker chili is a hearty, flavorful meal that’s perfect for busy weeknights or cozy weekend dinners....
Turn a broken cake into delicious chocolate peanut butter cake balls. The perfect no-waste dessert when your cake crumbles or won’t come out of the pan. What to Do When Your Cake Falls Apart What do you make when your chocolate cake falls apart? One minute it’s pure happiness — your cake is in the oven, smelling dreamy, and you’re already surfing Pinterest for frosting ideas that will “wow” everyone. The next minute… disaster....
Banana Oat Cookies that taste just like banana bread! This healthy, easy to make recipe makes 3 dozen cookies filled with oatmeal, walnuts, and chocolate chips! These cookies are soft and packed with protein and fiber to make the best breakfast or dessert! What I love: cookies, bananas, banana bread. What I don’t love: overripe, brown bananas. With a bunch of bananas in the kitchen ripening quickly, there’s only one thing to do… make Banana Oat Cookies!...
Inspired by King David Tex-Mex style breakfast tacos, these are my family’s absolute favorite! Made with savory breakfast sausage, fluffy scrambled eggs, creamy refried beans, and melted cheddar cheese, these tacos are wrapped in soft flour tortillas and baked to perfection in foil. Easy Breakfast Tacos Made with Scrambled Eggs, Refried Beans and Pork Sausage These warm, cheesy breakfast tacos are a family favorite, whether it’s breakfast, dinner, or somewhere in between!...
These easy to make Christmas Cream Cheese Sugar Cookies are so soft because they’re made with cream cheese! Dip each cookie into vanilla sugar glaze and top with red and white sprinkles! Recipe makes 48 cookies. Super Soft Cream Cheese Cookies Let’s make a cookie tin for the holidays! We need snowball cookies , peanut butter blossom cookies , pistachio shortbread cookies and these super soft cream cheese sugar cookies!...
Green Tomato and Tomatillo Chutney that tastes sweet and tangy! It smells just like an Indian chutney! This is a great garden recipe if you have both green tomatoes and tomatillos to pick . Store in the refrigerator or can to preserve. Green Tomatoes and Tomatillos Have green tomatoes and tomatillos in the garden? This chutney is such a good way to use them together! This recipe is based on my tangy Green Tomato Chutney , but we’re adding tomatillos and sweet yellow onions to this one!...
Simple green tomato jam made with unripe green tomatoes, sugar and lemon juice on the stove top. You can either store it in the refrigerator or can it to preserve. This makes (2) 1 pint jars of green tomato jam. Green Tomato Jam Recipe I love this tomato jam so much! It’s sweet. It smells so good. It brings me Summer time joy spreading it on toast in the morning, especially in the Winter when I open up a jar I canned....
Step-by-step instructions on how to store blueberries, keeping them fresh and sweet for weeks! The secret is a paper towel! Sort and remove damaged berries, refrigerate in a dry container, and wash just before enjoying. Also includes directions on how to freeze blueberries. We love blueberries, but we don’t like mushy softened blueberries. Besides baking with them (like yummy blueberry scones , blueberry pie and mini blueberry muffins ), and making blueberry smoothies , my family just loves snacking on them....
This leftover spaghetti casserole recipe is an easy dinner meal made with leftover spaghetti noodles tossed in pasta sauce, then topped with cheese and baked until golden brown. What to do With Leftover Spaghetti? When I make spaghetti, there are always leftover noodles. And while I love a good pasta night, I’m not the biggest fan of plain spaghetti as leftovers. Instead, I turn those extra noodles into something even better —a cozy, cheesy Leftover Spaghetti Casserole for the next night’s dinner!...
Make yourself this dairy free orange smoothie with watermelon and banana for a healthy snack soon! Orange Smoothie Recipe I’m a “all fruit” smoothie kinda girl. Throw the fruit in a blender, blend for a few seconds and ta-da, your healthy smoothie is ready. Although milk makes smoothies more creamy, I prefer this smoothie without milk. The taste of the citrus and fruit really come through and it’s a delicous drink for breakfast or a afternoon snack....
Easy and quick Polish Noodles, aka Cottage Cheese and Noodles. This family friendly comfort food made with egg noodles, cottage cheese and sour cream is filling and delicious. Cottage Cheese and Noodles If you’re looking for a buttery, sour-creamy, noodly, polishy noodle recipe that only takes around 20 minutes – this is it! These Polish Noodles are comfort food in a bowl! Buttery egg noodles are mixed with onions, cottage cheese and sour cream making a creamy noodle dish!...
Sautéed red onions, quickly caramelized on the stovetop in butter and olive oil. The key is cooking them on low heat, stirring often until they are sweet and perfectly caramelized! This easy, homemade caramelized onion recipe makes about 1 cup—perfect as a topping for burgers, sandwiches, salads, or as a flavorful make-ahead side dish. Quick Caramelized Red Onions We love making caramelized onions with all our garden onions. Slow Cooker Caramelized Onions are delicious, but sometimes we want them fast so I started making them on the stovetop to get them on the table quicker....
