Easy Parmesan Spring Noodles is a dead simple side dish that goes great with grilled chicken, fried tuna patties, or any other simple protein. These egg noodles come together fast, are full of tender spring peas and asparagus, and kids love to eat these noodles! You know how sometimes something is so simple that you don’t even think to write it down or tell anyone about ...
Recipes
Stuffed Godfather Meatloaf
Meatloaf stuffed with ham and cheese and topped with tomato sauce is perfectly easy to make for friends and family. The technique is simple, but the possibilities are endless. Dress it up with prosciutto or salami instead of ham. Try it with pepperoni and pizza sauce. Out of mozzarella? Try fontina instead. But whenever you make this Stuffed Godfather Meatloaf, do yourself a ...
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Fried Tuna Patties with Yogurt Dill Sauce is one of those rare combinations of cheap, quick and delicious. We must have eaten tuna patties ( or "tuna croquettes" if you want to get real Southern) at least once a week growing up. Embrace the canned tuna and whip up this family favorite! I have a deep, abiding love for fried tuna patties. Isn't that weird? I just can't ...
Nana’s Cheesy Potato Casserole
As quick and easy as it is delicious and satisfying, Nana's Cheesy Potato Casserole is your best bet for a simple weeknight side dish. Potatoes, cheese, butter and Cream of Chicken Soup combine to become a dish that is greater than the sum of its parts. These cheesy potatoes will impress adults and children alike. So take some to your next potluck, or just make them for your ...
Ricotta Parmesan Chicken over Spaghetti
Ricotta Parmesan Chicken over Spaghetti is a delicious and easy Italian inspired dish that your family will love! Serve over pasta or even zucchini noodles for a healthier version! Everyone needs a "go-to" dish. Something delicious and satisfying that takes less than 30 minutes to throw together. Ricotta Parmesan Chicken over Spaghetti is the answer in my book. ...
Southern Ham and White Beans
You can't get more southern than Southern Ham and White Beans. Traditionally made with a ham bone or ham hock, this budget friendly meal can feed a family just about all week long. Make a big pan of cornbread to go along with this and you will be in hog heaven! We, like many around here, make a ham for just about every major holiday. It's just what you do. Thanksgiving? ...
Creamy Rotini Veggie Pasta Salad
Creamy Rotini Veggie Pasta Salad is a classic pasta salad for picnics, potlucks and barbecues. Perfectly cooked pasta is tossed with just enough veggies and lightly coated in a tangy mayo dressing. Make up a batch to liven up any lunch or dinner. I am very particular about any kind of “salad” with mayonnaise in it. I have had more than my fair share of heavy, overly sweet ...
No Bake Buttermilk Strawberry Key Lime Pie
This No Bake Buttermilk Strawberry Key Lime Pie is an incredibly easy dessert to make. It is creamy and tangy with the perfect balance of sweet and tart and topped with fresh strawberries! Make this easy no bake pie for your next potluck pie or Easter dessert! Feel free to swap the berries out for whatever is in season. Of all the things in the world that I love to cook, ...
Traditional Holiday Glazed Maple & Brown Sugar Ham
Grandma's Traditional Holiday Glazed Maple & Brown Sugar Ham is a perfect centerpiece for your holiday table. This ham is easy to put together and only has 5 ingredients! When it comes to holidays, I'm a traditionalist. I will never have a hot pink tree. I will never leave Santa tofu bars and soy milk, and I will never serve fish for Christmas dinner.Yes, when it comes ...
Tuna Tuesday: Fried Tuna Po’Boy
Budget friendly tuna is balled up and deep fried to make a delicious version of the classic po'boy. Crispy and delicious, the fried tuna po'boy is an excellent lunch or dinner recipe! The Fried Tuna Po'Boy first appeared on this blog in 2010. I actually dreamed this one up all on my own (can you remember days before Pinterest? Me neither). Over the last 7 years it ...
Quick Cinnamon Cake Doughnuts
Quick Cinnamon Cake Doughnuts are super easy to pull off. Taking only 20-30 minutes from start to finish, these Quick Cinnamon Cake Doughnuts are the perfect morning treat! I am here today to shatter the illusion that making doughnuts is hard. I’m not sure where this idea came from, but if you ask the average home cook to make a batch of doughnuts they may ...
Big Italian Cobb Salad and Creamy Italian Dressing
This Big Italian Cobb Salad is full of all your favorite ingredients like salami, pepperoncinis, tomatoes, artichoke hearts and topped with a creamy Italian style dressing. If you've been receiving our emails you will know that my husband, Blaine, has joined the dark side and is now my partner in this little ol' blog. Here's his very first post, Big Italian Cobb ...
Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad
Creamy Spring Tuna and Sweet Pea Pasta Salad is a wonderfully refreshing springtime lunch or picnic dish. Make it up for your next potluck or whip up a batch to take to work this week! I, like many other people, love to garden. Vegetable garden more so than flower garden (although there are always flowers in my vegetable patch). There is something so satisfying about ...
Bacon Pimento Cheese + Guacamole = Guacamento
The Guacamento is a sinfully delicious sandwich that is made with equal parts bacon pimento cheese and homemade guacamole, then grilled and eaten in silence with your elbows out, just in case someone tries to steal it from you. This post contains affiliate links When I think of “sinful and indulgent” things in my life, my mind does not go straight to the gutter ...
Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken and Tomatoes
Sheet Pan Paprika Chicken is a quick to put together dinner. The chicken thighs are seasoned with smoky paprika and surrounded with fresh tomatoes and onions for a savory dinner you will love! There are hundreds, thousands probably, of different tools for our kitchens these days. There are a plethora of pots and pans, countertop appliances and new age gizmos designed ...