Top 5 Memorial Day Recipes

Memorial Day Recipes

I can hardly believe that Memorial Day is this weekend. It kinda snuck up on me this year. It’s ok, because I have some delicious go to recipes that are winners for a large or small group.  The don’t take long to prepare and they tast amazing! S’mores Cookie Bars Bacon Dill Potato Salad Summer [...]

Delightfully Glazed Gluten Free Doughnut Holes

Delightfully Glazed Gluten Free Doughnut Holes

Ask anyone at my house what is one food that we miss having for breakfast since my son as diagnosed with a wheat allergy. The answer would be a unanimous “DOUGHNUTS”. They sell gluten free doughnuts in the freezer section but they just aren’t the same as those piping hot fresh fried doughnuts that you [...]

Smores Gooey Butter Bars

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Tonight my patience was tested, and I am sad to say that it didn’t win. If my patience had won, these would be much prettier, but I wouldn’t have gotten this recipe typed up tonight. I was sitting here at the table and looked down at my sidekick. Yep, it was time. Neither of us [...]

Fiesta Stuffed Mini Peppers

Fiesta Stuffed Mini Peppers

It never fails. Every time I go to the grocery store I ask my Hubby what he wants me to get. The answer: “Get me something good.” In my Hubby’s terms this means something that can be popped in the microwave or oven for a quick snack. Basically all that junk I try to avoid: [...]

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Mother’s Day is this weekend, and my kids have already started asking me what I want. I love putting my feet up in the morning and enjoying my cup of coffee and a nice piece of coffee cake on the front porch.  There is a nest of baby birds in the palm tree in the [...]

Dulce De Leche Cookies

Dulce De Leche Cookies

I have been wanting cookies for days.  I guess I was just too lazy to get in the kitchen and make them happen. Cinco De Mayo is this weekend so I thought I would stick with that theme and make these decadently sinful Dulce De Leche Cookies. The cookies are a shortbread type and the [...]

Orange Carrot Cookie Recipe

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Many of you saw on facebook that one of my new neighbors brought us a plate of Orange Carrot Cookies with a handwritten recipe, and asked for the recipe. Here it is! Orange Carrot Cookie Recipe   Save Print Author: Jeanne Porter Recipe type: Dessert Serves: 36-48 Ingredients 1½ sticks of butter 1 cup sugar [...]

Strawberry Salsa

Strawberry Salsa

We all have heard of peach salsa and mango salsa, but how about a new twist? Strawberry Salsa! Yes, I have found the Salsa I love the best and it is full of strawberries. Don’t knock it till you try it. The strawberries replace the traditional tomatoes and add a bit of sweet contrast to [...]

Key Lime Pound Cake

Key Lime Pound Cake

Cinco de Mayo is coming up and it was time to whip up a dessert with a little kick.  This baby isn’t your typical pound cake, it is a Key Lime Pound Cake.  The citrus smell is intoxicating as it pours out of  the oven.  I wish I could bottle the smell in my kitchen [...]

Zucchini and Corn Medley

Zucchini and Corn Medley

I am always struggling to find new and inventive side dishes that everyone will enjoy.  With Spring here, I am hitting the Farmers Market on Fridays and stocking up on fresh veggies.  My helper and I decided to make something delicious with our veggies. This dish made everyone smile.  Could have been the pieces of [...]