Last month, Kayla was playing around in the kitchen with two of our favorite food items — bacon and onion, and she created this delicious Spicy Bacon Onion Chutney. This condiment is perfect on just about anything — on top of brie cheese, piled high on a juicy hamburger — or even served over pasta. …
This super-easy homemade marinara sauce can be made in less than 20 minutes and is so full of flavor! I am all about making things homemade these days. Cooking for me is a favorite hobby so trying my hand at creating something delicious just makes my day. If you want a super-easy marinara sauce to …
Want to know how to make homemade butter with a KitchenAid Mixer? Keep reading to learn all about this super easy process. When my husband and kids gave me a KitchenAid Mixer for Christmas almost 10 years ago, I promised myself that I would find every excuse in the book to use it. Since then, …
This easy homemade alfredo sauce is my go-to sauce any time I am wanting a good pasta dish. It’s simple and easy so no need to buy store-bought ever again. For the longest time in my kitchen, the only alfredo sauce I would use was the jarred stuff you find by the spaghetti sauce at …
I started making the best pot roast seasoning blend a few months ago and it has really upped the flavor of my classic pot roast! It’s super easy to put together. One of my favorite dinners to fix for my family is my Classic Pot Roast. It is so simple and delicious. During the fall, …
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 …
Make your own easy homemade pizza sauce with this simple recipe! We love making homemade pizzas. I shared my homemade pizza dough recipe with you the other day and now I get to share with you my super easy homemade pizza sauce. It literally takes minutes to make this sauce and if you already have …
Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce is so easy to make and is perfect for ice cream, coffee, dips, and more! Read on to learn how to make your very own caramel sauce. There is NO reason in the world to go to the store and buy a bag of caramels that cost you an entire kidney …
This easy homemade hot fudge sauce goes perfect over ice cream, in your coffee, and more! No more having to run to the store to grab a bottle, just make your own at home. This post was originally published on August 13, 2012. During the summer months, we eat a lot of ice cream and …
This recipe for garlic herb butter is so easy to make and will make those grilled steaks, chops, and chicken taste absolutely delicious! My herb garden is overflowing right now with the most delicious herbs. Because of that, we have been working on creating some really amazing food — including this easy garlic herb butter. …
This homemade sweet and sour sauce is so easy to make and uses pantry ingredients you already have on hand! I loving creating homemade Chinese takeout from home. It is so much cheaper and the taste is something you just wouldn’t believe. Before now, anytime I made Baked Sweet and Sour Chicken, I always bought …
This is the best and most authentic restaurant-style Mexican cheese dip you will ever taste. This 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 it at …
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 …
This recipe for how to make eel sauce for sushi will become your favorite sauce from this point on. If you love Sushi, you will love the next three posts I have for you! I’m starting off my Sushi series with how to make your own sushi eel sauce. Many Thai and Japanese restaurants serve …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
My daughter is the BOMB when it comes to making coffee syrups. Her recent creation — Pumpkin Flavored Coffee Syrup is the best she’s made yet. One of our favorite coffees of all time is the most sought-after coffee — the Pumpkin Spice Latte. From the moment August hits, we count down the days until we …
Montreal Steak seasoning is one of those pantry staple blends that you need to have on your shelf. It is the perfect blend to use on those nights when it’s the perfect night for grilling up some steaks or burgers. This Montreal seasoning is made right from the spices you already have on hand and …
This Greek Tzatziki sauce recipe is exactly what you are going to want to make the next time you are craving something with a Greek flare. I experimented a lot this month with different Greek flavors. I made my own Greek Seasoning, and then I created this delicious gyro sauce and put it on my …
I am all about saving money at home by making my own spices with what I have on hand in the pantry. This one for my delicious homemade Greek seasoning blend is pure perfection and packed FULL of flavor.
This is the best bbq dry rub you will ever make. I use this anytime I am making ribs, pulled pork and more. I love creating my own spice blends to use on our dishes when we cook. You may remember a couple that I have shared with you in the past — the Paula …
I love making my own homemade spices and sauces. It has saved us so much money on the grocery budget just by using pantry items I already have on hand to make sauces and spice mixes. Today, I have a fun one for you — the easiest enchilada sauce you will ever taste! I discovered …
In an effort to eat less processed foods, our family is on a journey to making lots of homemade goodies — like this recipe for homemade mayo. I did something this week that I am SO proud of — I made homemade mayo — from scratch. I have always thought making this was hard as …
You will love my quick and easy blueberry sauce. It’s perfect for ice cream, pancakes, and as a topping on some deliciously good pound cake! I have found my all time new favorite sauce that I have been using on EVERYTHING lately. This delicious quick and easy blueberry sauce takes minutes to prepare. The longer …
My recipe for bacon jam is one that has quickly become a favorite around here. Served over Al Fresco Sweet Apple Chicken Sausages for the perfect bite of deliciousness. I received complimentary coupons from Al Fresco in exchange for this post. Anyone who knows me knows my love of all things bacon-related. So WHY did …
You may remember last week that I shared a recipe with you about how to make the perfect poached egg — but you know what goes great with a perfectly poached egg? My 3 ingredient hollandaise sauce.
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 …