This Cowboy Butter has been all the rage this year on TikTok and social media. It’s an easy dipping sauce that takes grilled steaks, meats, seafood, and veggies to a whole new level. Trust me, if you make this once, you will have this on a weekly rotation in your home. What Is Cowboy Butter? …
Sauces and Condiments
Cowboy Candy is the ultimate sweet and spicy mix! Perfect on burgers, sandwiches, nachos, or on their own! This time of year the jalapenos and banana peppers are in abundance. This is a great way to use them before they turn bad. This year, my jalapeno pepper plants have not been producing very many peppers. …
If you are like me and are swimming in cucumbers, the best thing you can make are these super easy Refrigerator Dill Pickles. I don’t even buy store-bought pickles anymore because I am so in love with how these taste. You can make this homemade dill pickle recipe in the refrigerator or countertop without any …
I love Olive Garden Salad Dressing — don’t you? It’s not the salad so much as it is the dressing. I have been all over the Internet comparing recipes. I have finally combined a few and have come up with the perfect dressing. This copycat Olive Garden dressing recipe tastes exactly like what you would …
In the gardening world, we try to use every bit of the fruits and vegetables we can. For this recipe, I am going to show you how to make strawberry syrup using the tops! Most of the time people throw them right into the trash. However, there is so much goodness in those strawberry tops. …
Make this Two Ingredient Cheese Sauce the next time you need a creamy melty homemade cheese sauce for your dishes. It is an easy recipe to make and your family will love the flavor! Now, this is not nacho cheese sauce, but I always use it for that. It does not have any spice in …
Learn how to make eel sauce for sushi and you will never go back to buying store-bought salty sauce again. Now, this is not like my homemade teriyaki sauce, which is delicious. This sauce has a very unique flavor. I’m starting this Sushi series by teaching you how easy it is to make a simple …
Love the strawberry cream cheese from the store? If you do, then you will LOVE this recipe for making your own at home. It tastes even better than the store-bought stuff. Cream cheese is my favorite condiment when I am eating bagels. Since I have been making my own at home, I have yet to …
This is the best and most authentic restaurant-style Mexican cheese dip you will ever taste. This easy recipe for restaurant-style Mexican Cheese Dip is my favorite cheese dip in the whole world. If you go out to a Mexican restaurant and you order the cheese dip, you will fall in love. Now you can make …
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 …
This homemade coffee steak rub will upgrade your boring steak dinner to a 5 star restaurant recipe! I am all about the dry rubs these days. My husband makes a MEAN steak — I mean it is restaurant-worthy. Recently, I got my hand in the kitchen and made these amazing coffee-crusted steaks using this delicious …
The best homemade garlic butter is simple to make! It has just 4 ingredients and is perfect for everything from potatoes, meat, and veggies to my favorite — garlic bread. Garlic bread and garlic butter are some of my favorite things! I make my own compound butter that I use for pork chops and steaks, …
This Green Pepper Jelly recipe is super easy to make and goes great over a block of cream cheese with some wheat-thin crackers. I don’t know about you, but I love jelly jars. The jars are so cute and some of my favorites are the ones with the gingham tops on them. I set out …
If you love eating at Rafferty’s then you are going to flip when I tell you that I have figured out how to make Rafferty’s Hot Bacon Dressing! Rafferty’s has always been mine and Stephen’s date night restaurant. It is a little on the pricey side, so we use it as a special place to …
This easy homemade spaghetti sauce with fresh tomatoes is simply one of the best sauces I have ever made. Perfect for using up all those tomatoes coming out of your garden for tomato season! During the month of August, everyone and their brother started giving me their tomatoes. I also like buying a lot of …
Making a delicious Pico de Gallo to on top of dishes like tacos, burritos, and grilled chicken is simple and easy. This condiment will soon become your very favorite. If you go to a Mexican restaurant, the best side item you can get besides a side of Restaurant Style Mexican Cheese Dip is Pico de …
This easy homemade hoisin sauce recipe uses common pantry ingredients. I love the sweet and salty flavor and the best part is you can make it as spicy as you want it. One of the most popular recipes on my blog that uses hoisin sauce is Mongolian Ground Beef Noodles. One of the things that …
Classic Basil Pesto is such an easy sauce to make and is so versatile. It’s fantastic tossed with pasta, or my favorite — on gnocchi! Making your own homemade pesto is so much better than store bought and super easy to make. Read on to learn how we make it. What Is Classic Basil Pesto …
Cranberry Mayonnaise is so simple to make and will light up those Thanksgiving leftovers. Here’s how to take your regular mayo up a notch. This time of year, my refrigerator is FULL of Thanksgiving leftovers. In fact, the leftovers started a few days ago. We brought home smoked turkey and cranberry sauce left over from …
This is the best turkey gravy recipe for your Thanksgiving turkey using pan drippings! So rich, so smooth and so easy! Thanksgiving is almost here and like me, I am sure you have your Perfectly Roasted Turkey in mind. The best Parker House yeast rolls have been planned. But none of that will be worth …
You are going to flip over this delicious Alabama white sauce. It is a famous sauce that is full of amazing tangy and creamy flavors. You will be craving this sauce more than you will regular bbq sauce. I love a good tangy sauce to dip my chicken in. When I make bbq at home, …
This Easy Buffalo Sauce is perfect for your next wing adventure! I love making my own homemade sauces and condiments. To me, they taste better than what you find at the store. Not only that, but you can also kick it up or tone it down however you want. My most recent recipe for a …
I have tried different homemade versions of homemade taco seasoning mix, but none of them tasted “just right”. I couldn’t figure out what it was that was making them taste so bland. But no worries! I kept playing around with it and now I created one that is perfect for just about any protein you …
Watermelon jelly sounds weird and ridiculous right? Let me tell you that this jelly has become a hit among my family and friends. If you are looking for a new flavor jelly to try, then you might like this watermelon jelly. This jelly recipe has a nice light melon flavor and will be perfect for …
Planning a sushi night at home? You are going to need some delicious dipping sauces for sushi — and this list will fit any craving you might be having. We love making sushi at home. We taught ourselves a few years ago how to make our favorite Tempura Fried Sushi Roll and I serve it …
Making your own pickled jalapeños is easier than you think. With a few simple ingredients and a couple of mason jars, you can easily make this recipe any time! I love hot and spicy anything. If you have known me for any length of time, then you know that Nashville Hot Chicken is my favorite …
Knowing how to make pumpkin pie spice mix at home will have you falling in love with this flavorful blend. You will never buy store-bought again after this! I cannot tell you how long I have been buying those small containers of pumpkin pie spice from the store. If you have ever bought them, then …
This green goddess dressing is the perfect combination of healthy and delicious that you will find. The tang from the Greek yogurt and lime juice pair well with all the veggies and herbs that give this dressing its beautiful green color. The other night, we went on the first date night we have had in …
Impress your friends and family by whipping up this Homemade Everything Bagel Seasoning Mix! Y’all — I have a love obsession lately with a certain seasoning mix — that delectable Everything Bagel Seasoning Mix. Since I make a lot of seasoning mixes homemade, I decided to try my hand at this one and I must …
If you have ever been to eat Japanese or Thai food, then you have had that delicious Yum Yum Sauce. Today, I am sharing my version of it and how you can serve it on your favorite cuts of meat too! The first time we went out to eat Japanese, we found this amazing sauce …