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 my sauce from the store because I thought it was hard to make. The other night, I ...
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How to Make French Macarons
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter and I embarked on an epic food journey. We decided to try our hand at making one of the hardest cookies on the planet. We wanted to learn how to make french macarons. ...
How to Make the BEST Homemade Meatballs on the Planet
The first time I ever made meatballs, no one could eat them. I am not joking. Those things were hard as a rock and dry as a bone. I finally gave them to our big dog who wound up burying them and never eat them. Since then, I have been on the hunt for the perfect meatball recipe. I finally found it after some trial and error. Here is how you can make the best homemade meatballs on the planet. ...
How to Make Homemade Mozzarella Cheese
Last week Kayla and I decided that we would try our hand at making homemade mozzarella cheese. We had heard how easy it was to make, and we both love fresh mozzarella, so we decided to give it a try! ...
Chocolate Pecan Pie
I have been baking like a mad woman today -- 3 pies (one of which I am sharing with you today -- Chocolate Pecan Pie), sweet potatoes, one of my two turkeys, eggs for all kinds of things, cornbread for dressing -- and the list just keeps going! AHHH! :) My sanity will return sometime this weekend! ...
Chocolate Kiss Cookies
Kayla is really into baking now. She and a friend made these Chocolate Kiss Cookies during Christmas (that is why they are red and green). However, you can put whatever color sprinkles you want on them--red and blue for the 4th of July, pink and yellow for Easter, orange and black for Halloween--the possibilities are ENDLESS! ...
5 Pumpkin Recipes You Can Make Right Now
It's fall, and that usually means pumpkin time in our home! We spend the first part of fall visiting the pumpkin patch to get tons of pumpkins, and then Kayla and I set out to create delicious pumpkin recipes from the puree and seeds we get! ...
Chocolate Caramel Brownies
My daughter is quickly becoming a rockstar in the kitchen. I had NO IDEA that she would love baking and cooking as much as she did. The other night she had a taste for chocolate, caramel, nuts, and deliciousness. She found this recipe in one of my old cookbooks so we got to work -- in meaning I watched and supervised as my 14 year old created this scrumptious recipe for Chocolate Caramel Brownies. ...
Crockpot Beef and Broccoli
Tonight, I made a few new dishes for our Chinese meal. Homemade sweet-n-sour sauce, coconut chicken, and this delicious, "tastes just like takeout" Crockpot Beef and Broccoli. ...
Chimichurri Sauce
I found a new sauce that I love. Chimichurri :) yum, yum, yum! I have seen it on many different steaks, and to be honest, I always thought it was too hard to make. Then I realized how easy it is to make. If you are growing your own herb garden, that will make it even cheaper to make! (we are always about looking for ways to save money, right?) ...
Food Means Family – and My Most Asked Question — Why Do You Cook ALL The Time?
I get asked all the time, why do you cook all the time? It's funny that you should ask that because I have been thinking about writing a post on why I cook all the time. I guess the main reason that I do so much cooking is because I love feeding my family. To me, cooking is a way to show them that I care about them and love them. I hate to see families where the kids are always asking whats for ...
Homemade Potato Chips
I discovered a recipe by accident the other day. Want to know what it is? I found out that I can make homemade potato chips! They are so good. Look at them! ...
Kale Chips
My garden is over run with kale so I decided to put it to good use and make some kale chips. This recipe only takes minutes to make and the kids will love it if they are veggie eaters. ...
Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts + Some Great News!
Hey guys! I hope you all had a fabulous Memorial Day weekend. While we did not get to go anywhere this year, I was able to make a couple of new recipes! If you follow my page on Facebook, then you know about my test kitchen recipe for sweet and spicy mixed nuts. ...
Chinese Sweet Biscuits
One of my favorite things to eat at our local Chinese restaurant is the Chinese Sweet Biscuits that they have. After studying them for a few visits, I figured out that they are nothing more than biscuit dough that has been rolled up and fried and then rolled in sugar. SUPER easy and will be a wonderful compliment to any Chinese meal! I knew this was a recipe that I could make at home. ...
Popcorn Brittle
This weekend, I was watching Food Network (when am I not watching Food Network--right?) Big Daddy's house was on (one of my favorite shows EVER)--He was always my fave Next Food Network Star before he had his own show. I said he was gonna make it big! Anyway, after watching his show this weekend and seeing Kelsey (his guest host) make her popcorn brittle made ME want to make a batch--so I did and ...
Homemade Cheez Its
I told you I that I was gonna make some Homemade Cheez its! One thing is for sure, this recipe is SO yummy! I have been sitting on this recipe for several months. It comes from an old cookbook that a friend of mine owns. She let me borrow it to look through it and I ran across a bunch of different cracker recipes. This one just really got me all excited because I LOVE cheese crackers. ...
Homemade Wheat Thins
Yesterday I tried my hand at making homemade wheat thins. Oh. My. Goodness. These little guys are SO delicious! Addictive would be a much better word to describe them. And, this recipe are super easy to make. ...
Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting
Hello ladies! Hope you all are having a fantablous day today! We're over the hump, into Thursday, with Friday right around the bend--annnnnd--guess what else? It's time change weekend! :) Woot! :) Looking forward to gaining an hour in the afternoon so that I can stay out later and the weather will be warming up! Are you ready for the deets on this scrumptious Chocolate Cake with Strawberry Cream ...
Homemade Tomato Soup
Yesterday, I decided to try a new soup recipe. My hubby loves tomato soup, so I searched the Internet for the *perfect* recipe ;)! Lynn's Kitchen Adventures got my attention with her "Panera Bread Style Tomato Soup". I have only had a few things from Panera, but everything I have ever eaten from there has been delicious! ...
Homemade Pizza Rolls
Making these little homemade pizza rolls was really easy! These make a great snack or a quick homemade lunch if that is what you are looking for. ...
Fried Mozzarella Bites
I love mozzarella sticks, but I am finding that the ones they sell at the store kind of taste like cardboard--ewww! So here is my delicious recipe for Fried Mozzarella bites. ...