This easy recipe for making Homemade Vanilla Extract needs to be your next experiment in the kitchen. You will not believe how easy it is to make your own vanilla extract from scratch. If you don't know a lot about me or my daughter, let me be the first to tell you that we LOVE baking sweet treats around here. Because of that, we use a lot of vanilla extract in our baked goods (like this ...
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Grilled Brat Tacos with Lime Horseradish Slaw
This recipe for Grilled Brat Tacos has been sponsored by Silver Spring Foods. All opinions are 100% my own. I don’t know about you but grilling season is one of my favorite seasons throughout the year. In fact, I love it so much that when we get to the new house that we are buying, my husband and I are installing an outside kitchen so we can grill all year round. ...
Mint Julep – a Non-Alcoholic Version Perfect for Derby Day
If you want a taste of Mint Julep without alcohol, I've got you covered. This super easy drink is perfect for Derby Day and great for those people in your family who are not drinkers. I have been a Kentucky girl my entire life and you know what? This girl has never been to the Kentucky Derby. I have driven past the tracks many times in my adult life, but I have never really been and watched ...
The Best Red Velvet Cake You Will Ever Make
Cakes are used on so many occasions – on birthdays, weddings, promotion, awards and more. It is a delicious dessert that many people like. And, there are countless varieties of cakes available in the market including this delicious red velvet cake. ...
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
Chocolate Chip Banana Bread-This is a super moist banana bread loaded with ooey gooey chocolate chips. This will be everyone's favorite banana bread recipe from here on out! One of my favorite desserts to eat is Chocolate Chip Banana bread and it is something that I can make all year round. I used to just make it in the winter time, but now, I make it during the hot summer months ...
Grilled Pork Chops with Garlic Herb Butter
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SimpleNaturalSmithfield #AllNaturalPork #GuaranteedTender #CollectiveBias This recipe for grilled pork chops with garlic herb butter will become your favorite way to grill this spring and summer! One of my favorite things to eat on the grill is boneless pork chops. Pork chops, or as ...
How to Make CBD Chocolates
These CBD Chocolates were made in collaboration with Veritas Farms. All opinions are 100% my own. Everyone loves chocolate right? In fact, it is everyone's favorite dessert, especially for me and my family. A few of my friends have started taking CBD oil to help with anxiety and moods and to also help with sleeping better. ...
How to Set Up the Ultimate French Fry Bar for the Big Game Day
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of McCain Foods. The opinions and text are all mine. #MyMcCainPotatoes #CollectiveBias Nothing gets our blood pumping more than the big game days that happen during March and April. Our family happens to be huge basketball fans and when it's that time of the year, we go all out when it comes to the food. ...
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Chocolate Molten Lava Cake is my all new favorite dessert. Not only is it super quick and easy to make, but the flavor is so decadent. Ove the last few months, I have fallen in love with a certain dessert. I have seen Chocolate Molten Lava Cake made many times and I honestly thought it was really hard to make. Now in our house we LOVE cake and we make a lot of different kinds -- Pecan Pie ...
Hawaiian Pork Kabobs with Coconut Rice
This recipe for Hawaiin Pork Kabobs has been sponsored by the Ohio Pork Council. All opinions listed are 100% my own. When the weather starts warming up, all I can think of is getting outside and grilling. One of my favorite cuts of meat for grilling is pork. It is so versatile and can be made in so many ways, like my delicious Hawaiian Pork Kabobs. ...
Lemon Chicken Piccata – Dinner in under 30 minutes
This Lemon Chicken Piccata dish is a very impressive chicken dish that takes no time at all to prepare. It is simple light fried chicken in a tasty lemon, butter, and capers sauce. Perfect with pasta for a quick and delicious dinner. Kayla and I love getting in the kitchen and experimenting with new dishes. She is all about cooking the sweets, but I am all about cooking the savory -- ...
Homemade Honey Wheat Bread
This honey wheat bread is perfect for all kinds of sandwiches, breakfast toast and more. This recipe for a simple homemade bread that is made with wholesome ingredients is the perfect bread recipe to start out with -- especially if you are new to making bread. It uses a combination of whole wheat and white flour, and it’s sweetened with honey. ...
Easy Strawberry Shortcake
This Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe is made with freshly made sweetened biscuits, homemade whipped cream and lightly sweetened strawberries in less than an hour. I love when my daughter gets an itch to make something new in the dessert area. Since Spring is here, we both have been wanting to try our hand at making homemade strawberry shortcakes from scratch. This Easy Strawberry ...
Homemade BBQ Sauce – Simple and Easy to Prepare
This homemade BBQ sauce will hit every button you have when it comes to flavor! It's super easy and uses regular pantry ingredients. I have been on a roll here lately with making my own homemade condiments. If you have missed them you need to check out my posts for homemade ranch dressing, making your own mayonnaise, homemade ketchup and more. Now -- I can add homemade bbq sauce to ...
Homemade Ranch Dressing — Perfect for that Steakhouse Salad!
This salad is perfect and complete because of the delicious homemade ranch dressing on top! Read below to get the recipe and learn how simple and easy it is to make your own. For the last few years, I have been making my own homemade dressings and spice mixes. Since I discovered how easy it is, and it tastes so much better, I haven't even considered store bought. One of the most popular ...
Best Ever Slow Cooker Beef Stew
Best Ever Slow Cooker Beef Stew made with tender chunks of beef, loads of vegetables and a simple mixture of broth and spices that yields the easiest and most delicious beef stew ever! When your husband tells you that you have the best ever slow cooker beef stew and it is better than his favorite (which happens to be Dinty Moore), you know you have hit upon a recipe that will become a ...
The Best Recipe for Making Homemade Pasta Noodles (plus a look at the Kitchenaid Pasta Press Attachment)
This recipe for homemade pasta noodles uses only 3 ingredients! Over the Christmas holiday, my family gifted me with a Kitchenaid Pasta Press attachment -- the one that makes the cute little noodle shapes like fusilli, rigatoni, elbow macaroni -- yeah -- that one. I was so excited to get it because I have been wanting it for years. The thing is -- I had NO CLUE how hard it was going to be ...
Joanna Gaines Chocolate Chip Cookies
After having one of Joanna Gaines Chocolate Chip Cookies, I knew this would be the way we would continue to make our cookies. Click below for the recipe and learn how you can make these as well! After we visited Magnolia Market and tasted one of those delicious chocolate chip cookies, I knew I was going to come home and pull out my cookbook and make a batch of them. ...
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Ideas – Over 30 Ideas to Help You Celebrate
St. Patrick's Day Dinner should be a fun and interesting event. Check out these recipes for more ideas to help you celebrate the luck of the Irish. St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner and what better way to celebrate than with a delicious dinner like the ones below. If finding something good to make for this Irish holiday has you stumped, then look no further! ...
The Best Meatballs You Will Put in Your Mouth
These are the best meatballs that you will ever put in your mouth! A few years ago, anytime I need meatballs for a meal, I would head to the freezer section at the grocery store and buy a huge bag. They were great -- at least I thought they were. But then, Kayla and I decided to try our hand once at making them homemade. Ever since then, no other meatball on the planet compares to ...
Blistered Green Beans
These blistered green beans are absolutely delicious! You will want to make them over and over again. All my life, the only way I have ever had green beans are the true Southern way -- cooked in bacon grease or with a ham hock until there is pretty much nothing left. The beans are really soft, but the flavor is amazing! But then, someone introduced me to green bean bundles -- where you ...
Pecan Pie Cake – A Perfect Southern Dessert
This Pecan Pie Cake will become your family's favorite pecan dish ever. Read below to find out how to make this amazing dessert. My husband loves pecan pie. It is one of his favorite desserts in this whole world. A few weeks ago, we discovered a recipe where the baker combined the elements of pecan pie with a cake, and WOW! We both agreed that this is the way to eat a pecan pie. Everyone in ...
Herbed Spatchcock Chicken
This herbed spatchcock chicken is so flavorful and juicy! A couple of weeks ago I was watching one of my favorite Food Network shows, Worst Cooks in America. Tyler Florence has always been one of my favorite television chefs. During this episode, Tyler made Chicken Schwarma, a delicious spatchcocked chicken served with Tzatziki sauce and hummus. Now, my husband is not about to eat hummus ...
Chinese New Year – Celebrate with Over 50 Recipes
One of my favorite things to do is to make our own Chinese takeout right here at home. For years, I thought it would be too hard to do until one day I actually decided to give it a try. Do you know what I found out? It's one of the easiest things to do! Since Chinese New Year is next week beginning February 5th, I thought I would share with you a huge roundup of some great Chinese dishes to help ...
One Pan Gluten Free Chicken Broccoli Pasta
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NewYearNutrition #CollectiveBias My recipe for Gluten Free Chicken broccoli pasta has a secret ingredient that I cannot wait to tell you about! Keep reading for the recipe and my new favorite pasta ingredient. 2018 kicked my butt y'all. I mean for real. I started back in February of ...
Simple Classic Chili – a great hearty dinner
This Simple Classic Chili is a basic recipe for a simple classic chili. It's made with lean beef, two different kinds of beans, and a pantry spices to make this classic chili perfect for the big game or any get-together. One of our favorite go-to meals around here, when the weather gets super duper cold, is my Simple Classic Chili. I always get a craving for chili around this time of ...
Lemon Hummus- the Perfect Low Carb Snack
Need an easy low carb snack? This Lemon Hummus is delicious and there is no tahini in it! I love when I can find a snack that truly suits every taste bud I have and this lemon hummus fits the bill. I am not a huge fan of tahini, so I played around with this recipe until I could get it just right. And the best part? It is tahini free! ...
Southwest Chicken Quinoa Salad
This Southwest Chicken Quinoa Salad is made with leftover chicken from the night before that has been seasoned with cumin, salt, and pepper. The other night we had tacos and my delicious restaurant style Mexican Cheese dip. When we were finished, we had a lot of meat leftover - both ground beef and shredded chicken breast that I had seasoned with salt, pepper, and cumin. I froze the ground beef ...
Tropical Fruit Tea – A Delicious and Refreshing Twist on Southern Tea
This tropical fruit tea will become your all-time new favorite drink -- I promise! Last week our family took a drive down to Cadiz, Kentucky to a delicious barbecue joint we had been hearing about. While there, I decided to order something else to drink other than water. On the menu, they had this "fruit tea", and since I love tea anyway, I decided to ask our waitress about it. ...
Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork
This recipe for Instant Pot BBQ Pulled Pork will become a staple in your house like it is mine! I am a huge believer in the Instant Pot, pressure cookers, slow cookers and any other way that helps me create delicious meals for my family! The other night I was cut short on time and forgot to put my pork butt in the crockpot earlier that day. Thank goodness I had my Instant Pot handy. It made ...