Chicken Cacciatore
While looking for Mediterranean recipes to try while living in the Mediterranean we found this one, and it became a fast favorite. Adapted from: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/lighter-chicken-cacciatore Continue reading→
Simple Pasta Sauce from Scratch
We found a simple pasta recipe from a Instagram creator and Daniel made it his own, making it a little more complicated, but still light... Continue reading→
Grammy’s Mandarin Mid-Century Salad
My family has made this mid-century salad for holidays for my entire life. It's my Grammy's, my Mom's Dad's Mothers. It's reminiscent of my childhood... Continue reading→
Bok Choy Southern Style
This is a southern style way of preparing Bok Choy. We made this recipe up while growing bok choy in our garden. Continue reading→
Southern Fruit Cobbler
An Easy Dump Recipe
Quick and Easy Chicken Patties
Soy free comfort food was difficult to come by while we adjusted to Ammi's allergy. Daniel customized this recipe from several online for an approximation... Continue reading→
Sausage Balls
Sausage Balls are delicious, and these are no different. These are wonderful as an appetizer for get togethers with friends and family.
Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Soup
Daniel found and customized this recipe while I was down sick after coming home from our first international travel. He made two full pots in... Continue reading→
Instant Pot Spaghetti
Daniel customized this recipe from a recipe we found online and it's some of the easiest and best spaghetti we've ever had. Cooking the sauce... Continue reading→
Instant Pot – Chuck pot roast
This Chuck Roast is a great dinner when you want something comforting but don't want to put out that much effort. Continue reading→
Banana Buttercream Icing
I've found a new favorite butter cream icing. I'm still shocked how much flavor one ripe banana gave this buttercream icing. It's absolutely delicious. We used it the first time on some amazing Banana Muffin Top Cookies. Continue reading→
Banana Muffin Top Cookies
What do you do when you have over ripe bananas? I use to make banana bread. Not since we discovered these deliciously-decadent Banana Bread Muffin Top Cookies. We top them with Banana Butter Cream Icing, which put them over the top. They are fluffy, sweet, and amazing. Continue reading→
Instant Pot Beef Stew
This Beef stew is amazing. Daniel altered it to not have any soy, and he did an amazing job. It's delicious. Continue reading→
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
I love mixing it up for Daniel’s birthday every year and making him some new type of cake. In 2018, for his 36th, I made him this Pineapple cake. It was amazing. Continue reading→
Daniel’s Southern Country Biscuits
I've worked my way through several biscuits recipes. Some have eggs, some have yogurt, some are vegan. This recipe is simple, using only a few basic ingredients, but it reminds me of the homemade biscuits I ate growing up. Also, the simplicity makes a great base on which you can build with additional flavors/variations. Continue reading→
White Cake Cupcakes
I found a recipe for "Simple White Cake" on AllRecipes and after reading all the comments made some recommended adjustments. I also made a mistake and misread 2 eggs as 3 eggs. It was the best cake I've ever eaten, so I'm sharing it here. Continue reading→
Instant Pot Potato soup
We LOVE this potato soup! It's a guaranteed win, even when nothing else sounds good. Continue reading→
Mom’s Yeast Rolls
This recipe is my mothers, she's made these Yeast Rolls as long as I remember. They are finicky and need the correct weather, humidity, etc... Continue reading→
Meat Loaf (no soy or tomato)
We love meat loaf. In the past we used 80/20 ground chuck so there was some fat to stick the loaf together, then we added Lipton Onion Soup mix, store-bought bread crumbs, and tomato sauce. With our new soy-free diet, Lipton's and store-bought bread crumbs were out. Also, tomato can hurt an already sensitive stomach, so we wanted an alternative. Continue reading→
Chicken Cordon Bleu
Chicken Cordon Bleu is one of my personal favorite foods, and it's so hard to find someone who does a good job. Years ago I learned to make my own and perfected my recipe. I very rarely make this anymore because I've found local places that do as good as I do with so much less effort from me. Continue reading→
Hoppin’ John
I've eaten Hoppin' John for almost every New Years Day of my life. After introducing it to Daniel, it's a regular meal in our home. We have a simple version that we keep everything on hand for whenever possible. Continue reading→