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 ...
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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 ...
Shrimp Scampi Zoodles -a Healthy Alternative to Pasta
This recipe for Shrimp Scampi Zoodles is a healthy alternative to eating fatty pasta without losing the flavor. One of my new favorite things is using my Spiralizer to make zoodles -- which are zucchini noodles. Veggie noodles are all the new craze which is how I came up with this delicious Shrimp Scampi Zoodles Recipe. ...
Phyllo Fruit Cups – An Easy 15 Minute Appetizer
Phyllo Fruit Cups are so easy to make that you will want to make them again and again and again. I love phyllo dough when it comes to making quick and easy appetizers. This summer, the grocery store had these in the frozen section and they were precooked and ready to use and on markdown for $1 a box. I bought several boxes because I knew I would use them for so many recipes -- including ...
Top 10 Recipe Posts of 2018
It's that time again to look back at 2018 and find out what my most popular posts have been! In this article, we are going to focus on the top 10 recipe posts of 2018. ...
Chicken and Dumplings
A few years ago, I tried my hand at making old-fashioned chicken and dumplings. I will say that this is one of the easiest and tastiest recipes I have ever made in my entire life! ...
Christmas Crack – a delicious salty crunchy and chocolatey treat
This Christmas Crack recipe has been around for many years! You may know it as Saltine Cracker toffee but around here, we call it Christmas Crack! Around here, the holidays mean lots and lots of baking. Yesterday, Kayla and I did something we have been wanting to do for a long time. We made some delicious holiday treats (like my amazing Peanut Butter Buckeyes) as well as some new to us ...
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup – Perfect for My Ultimate Get Well Care Package
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., Abreva, Breathe Right, Clorox, Robitussin, and Theraflu. All opinions are mine alone. #SoothesOfTheSeason #CollectiveBias When the cold weather hits, I am all about giving my friends who find themselves under the weather a get well care package. I don’t just give them a box of tissues and some medicine though. Nope -- I go all out. ...
Pizza Pinwheels – the perfect Party Appetizer for Everyone
These pizza pinwheels are some of my favorite appetizers to make during the holidays. During the holidays, we do a lot of party planning and hosting, so I make so many appetizers. I try to create appetizers that don't take very long to make, which is how I came up with these pizza pinwheels. ...
Cheeseburger Pasta – a One Pan Delicious Dinner Idea
If you grew up on Hamburger Helper, you are going to LOVE this recipe for Cheeseburger Pasta. Everything is cooked right in one pan! When my kids were growing up and money was tight, one of their favorite meals happened to be Hamburger Helper. Being on a tight grocery budget, it usually only cost about $3 to make this meal. When the little red box came out, the kids would squeal with ...
Pineapple Salsa – Perfect for Tacos or for Dipping
If you want a great salsa, my pineapple salsa is AMAZING! I love when I can find recipes that I truly fall madly in love with, the kind I cannot stop eating. And that is what I get when I make this pineapple salsa. The fresh taste of pineapple mixed with cilantro, lime juice, and tomatoes makes for a simple and refreshing new spin on the original restaurant salsa. ...
Pepper Steak with Horseradish Cream Sauce
Wow your special couchgating guests this season with this recipe for Pepper Steak with Horseradish Cream Sauce. This post has been sponsored by Silver Spring Foods. All opinions listed are 100% my own. One of our favorite things to do during the fall and winter months is to have friends and family over. Right now, we are heavy into basketball, and sometimes you will catch my husband and I ...
Baked Apple Cinnamon French Toast Featuring Bays English Muffins
This baked apple cinnamon french toast recipe and post have been sponsored by Bays English Muffins. All opinions listed are 100% my own. Eating breakfast has never been a favorite thing of mine. My husband, though, is a breakfast lover through and through. Me, I prefer to have mine for dinner. For some reason, breakfast tastes better at night. That is why I am so excited about partnering ...
Leftover Turkey Orzo Soup
If you have leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, you will want to make this Leftover Turkey Orzo Soup. This year for Thanksgiving, we had SO MUCH TURKEY. We fixed 3 different breasts and normally, we don't have a lot left over. This year, however, we did have quite a bit, so I had to be inventive with recipes. That is how I came up with this Leftover Turkey Orzo Soup. ...
Foodie Holiday Gift Guide 2018
My first ever foodie holiday gift guide is HERE and it’s jam-packed with my favorite products for the foodie lover in your life! ...
Brie Apple and Honey Crostini
This brie apple and honey crostini appetizer looks so elegant but takes less than 15 minutes to prepare. With the holidays here and many parties on your calendar, I figured I would share with you some of my all-time favorite appetizers. This is a brand new one to me that I discovered this year, but has quickly become a favorite for two reasons. It takes less than 15 minutes to make this ...
Everything Seasoned Cocktail Weenies
These everything seasoned cocktail weenies are so easy to make. They make the perfect holiday appetizer. A few months ago, I jumped on the Everything Bagel seasoning that can be found at Trader Joe's. The only problem is we do not have a Trader Joe's here, so I looked online at Amazon and found it. I had never had this seasoning before, but have heard so many people talk about how delicious ...
Easy Homemade Egg Rolls Featuring Twin Dragon Egg Roll Wrappers
This recipe for Easy Homemade Egg Rolls has been sponsored by JSL Foods. All opinions listed are 100% own. If y'all know me at all, then you know I love to make my own restaurant versions of food at home. I am a home cook with a love for all things unique and delicious -- which is why our family prefers to make our Chinese takeout food (like these Easy Homemade Egg Rolls) at home instead of ...
Movie Theater Stovetop Popcorn (+My NEW Secret Ingredient)
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #EasySqueezy #CollectiveBias One of my all-time favorite holiday snacks is making a big bowl of movie theater stovetop popcorn for me and my family to snack on while we watch Christmas movies. I have been making this popcorn for years, but honestly, it didn't start with me. It started ...
Cranberry BBQ Weenies
These Cranberry BBQ Weenies are the perfect party appetizer! If you are like me, when Thanksgiving comes and goes, you probably have a TON of jellied cranberry sauce left over. I know I do. I stock up on it the couple of weeks before Thanksgiving (who can resist a .30 can of cranberry sauce?). Once I stock up and everyone has had their fill of holiday food, I have to find creative ways to ...
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies – The Perfect Christmas Cookie
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies are a brand new recipe I discovered. These are super easy and delicious and are great for those Christmas Cookie exchanges you'll be a part of soon! I love finding a cookie that not only my family loves, but one that holds up well for traveling, and would go great for any Christmas Cookie Exchange. ...
Easy Restaurant Style Salsa
This easy restaurant style salsa can be whipped up in no time! Goes perfect for game day, and all parties and get-togethers, or when you are at home and are craving a bowl of chips and salsa. Now, did you really think you were going to get through a week here on my blog without hearing about something to do with either chips and salsa or tacos? ...
Classic Caesar Salad and Michael Angelo Meals Make Dinner Time Easy
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #KitchenCraftedItalian #MichaelAngelosMeals #CollectiveBias Y'all know how much I love cooking and experimenting with new recipes. That is how I discovered my love for a Classic Caesar Salad. For years, I steered clear because of the dreaded "a" word (aka anchovies), but after ...
Super Easy Thanksgiving Side Dishes Anyone Can Make
These Thanksgiving side dishes will make your dinner go off without a hitch. Thanksgiving is almost here and it is time to start menu planning what you will be serving on your dinner table. Over the years, I have shared several of my favorite Thanksgiving sides, so today, I have compiled a whole list just for Y'all! ...
Taco Dinner Skillet – a 15 minute recipe your family will love
This 15-minute Taco Dinner Skillet is exactly what you need during your hectic busy weeknights of running the kids to all the festivities and after-school functions. I love when I can find an easy meal that not only takes me fifteen minutes to make but also a meal that my family falls head over heels in love with. This 15-minute Taco Dinner Skillet is both. I discovered this delicious ...
Crockpot Apple Cider – the perfect fall beverage
This post for Crockpot Apple Cider has been sponsored by Ball Canning. All opinions listed are 100% my own. I love every year when I can make a new apple recipe. This year, I finally got around to making Crockpot Apple Cider. If I would have known how easy it was to make this, I would have done it a lot sooner! ...
Mrs. Renfro’s Salsa Can Help You Spice Up Your Dinnertime Hour
Compensation and/or products were provided by Mrs. Renfro's Salsa in exchange for this post. All opinions listed are 100% my own. I love when I can find delicious products on the market that help me create yummy recipes for my families. Y'all know how much I love my Mexican cuisine, so when I was asked to review Mrs. Renfro's Salsa varieties -- I jumped at the chance. What goes better with ...
Mummy Dogs – the Perfect Spooky Lunch for Your Kid
These mummy dogs are super easy to make and make for a great spooky lunch for your child. Serve them with Welch's Halloween Fruit Snacks for the best lunch ever! When my kids were little, they were all about the fun food I used to make for them during their homeschool lunches and when they were in private school. Their friends used to beg to trade lunches because the things I made for them ...
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds-A Fall Favorite of My Daughter’s
These roasted pumpkin seeds have to be one of my family's favorite fall snacks. Other favorite fall pastimes happen to be sipping hot chocolate by the window, picking apples, visiting the pumpkin patch and carving pumpkins together. ...