Triple Layer Brownies
I’ve seen a few variations of the cookie dough topped brownie floating around, and I wanted to try my own version because I’ve had some leftover cookie dough in the freezer. I love the addition of the chocolate covered graham cracker on the bottom of each brownie. It lends a nice crunch and almost acts…
Pesto Stuffed Chicken With Sun-Dried Tomato Cream
My cousin Kari served us this amazing pesto stuffed chicken when she invited us over to their house for dinner years ago, and it was the first time I’d ever heard of pesto! I was impressed and thought she was so fancy. Now Kari cooks in her own lovely little kitchen in Scotland! The chicken…
Peach Hand Pies
If your favorite part of a pie is the crust, these are for you. For this recipe, I used a frozen Marie Callender’s pie crust that I had in my freezer. True confession: I call myself a baker, but I have not yet mastered homemade pie crust, and so I cheat. Honestly, between the convenience…
Farro with Cashews and Currants
Sauce, a Fox Concept Restaurant, has a Salmon and Kale salad that I love. The first time I ordered it, I saw that one of the ingredients in the salad was farro, and I had no idea what it was. I almost didn’t order it, thinking it was probably some weird vegetable, but I decided…
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….