Emilee’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
I always have to smile when I look at my recipe card for these cookies. Emilee was an instructor at my gym. She taught a grueling one hour body pump class, and she would often bring treats to pass out at the end of the class. Seems a little counter-productive but her class was very…
Garlic Chicken Pizza
At dinner tonight, when I asked my boys to raise their hands if they liked this pizza, they all raised their little hands as high as they could. Then one added, “But I like Pizza Hut better.” Hard to compete with Pizza Hut I guess!I added some mixed greens tossed with oil and balsamic vinegar…
Mini Berry Tarts
These Mini Berry Tarts are the perfect small bite dessert to serve at brunches or baby showers. They are easy to make, and everyone loves them so much. Everyone always wants the recipe, and I’m happy to pass it along. This recipe has a major shortcut, and I am not ashamed… it’s refrigerated cookie dough….
Mac and Cheese
My sister in law introduced this recipe to our family, and my son recently requested it for his birthday dinner. My favorite thing about this dish is the “real” breadcrumbs on top. It’s so worth the extra couple of minute it takes to run some crusty french bread through the food processor or blender. If…
Best Ever Steak Sandwich
Originally, I had set out to make onion straws. The sandwich was just supposed to be a vessel for the onion straws. I had some leftover steak from dinner last night. I also had some really good pretzel slider rolls I found in the Costco bakery section. I added a creamy garlic steak sauce, and…
Grilled Peaches With Yogurt Cream
I was introduced to “yogurt cream” on an episode of Pioneer Woman. She made a yogurt cream berry parfait. I’ve had a couple of peaches on my kitchen countertop for a couple of days getting nice and ripe, and decided to grill them to caramelize the sugars and then top them with the yogurt cream….
Green Smoothies
We do green smoothies almost everyday. My kids call them salad smoothies, and they love to see how much spinach they can stuff into the blender. It’s a great way to ease that mommy guilt when you let your kids have popcorn for breakfast. There are so many variations and ways to change it up,…
Balsamic Butter Penne With Roasted Red Peppers
This pasta recipe has a unique flavor that comes from allowing the balsamic vinegar to reduce. This mellows and sweetens the flavors, and also thickens the vinegar which allows it to adhere nicely the penne. I added some leftover slices of grilled steak to the pasta make it a little more substantial, but it would…
Strawberry Mini Trifles
I really can’t even call this one a recipe. It’s not even semi-homemade… It’s just really easy, and really good. Costco makes the best pound cake in their bakery. It is sold in a three pack and is called “All Butter Loaf”. And that it is! Layer the pound cake with freshly whipped cream, and…
