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Homemade Pizza Hand Pies Homemade pizza hand pies are YUMMY in my tummy! We love to take these pizza hand pies with us for busy days. We take them to practice when I wont’ have time to cook dinner. I wrap them in foil and put the pizza hand pies in a small cooler to […]
Perfect Pimento Cheese Pimento Cheese is one of my amazing husbands favorite snacks. Its a perfect as a dip for crackers. My husband loves it on crackers with salami. He also eats it on bread as a spread for lunch. Pimento is roasted red chili pepper that is pickled. You can buy them near the […]
Strawberry Cream Cheese Dip OMG! I threw this together for my daughter’s girl scouts valentines party that I forgot about! So I whipped this together. Its great for anytime of year too! Serve with graham crackers or sliced fruit. I personally loved it with the apples and the chocolate graham crackers best. Strawberry Cream Cheese […]
Seafood Fondue Recipe Every time I think of fondue I think of my friend Paula. She LOVES fondue! My family was having king crab legs for dinner (seafood sale) and wanted something to go along with it. We decided a seafood fondue sounded perfect! You can leave the lobster out to make this affordable to […]
Pumpkin Muffins with Pecan Streusel Topping I have probably said it before but I LOVE pumpkin! I made this recipe up and they disappeared before everyone in my family tried them or I got to take pictures. So I worked on another batch. Again they all disappeared, but not before I got a few pictures. […]
No Bake Cheesecake Bites Yum! That is what comes to mind when I think of Cheesecake. Its creamy sweetness just takes me to another place. Problem is its hundreds of calories for a piece. It also take a long time to make a really good one. These No Bake Cheesecake Bites are so easy and […]
Coconut Shrimp with Pineapple Sauce Coconut shrimp with pineapple sauce is so easy to make that my 12 year old made it! The coconut comes out so crisp and the pineapple sauce just makes it amazing. Its like pina colada shrimp! Super yummy! Coconut Shrimp with Pineapple Sauce Recipe: Ingredients: Coconut Shrimp: 1 1/2 pounds […]
Easy Grilled Pineapple Its pineapple season here in Florida! We usually end up purchasing a few each week. We have found also that we LOVE grilled pineapple! Its amazing. The grill marks make it look great and they bring out the sugars and caramelize a little. If you haven’t tried it yet you […]
Fried Plantains I used to hang out with a Puerto Rican family when I was a teen. Mammy made the best food! I loved the rice she made at every meal. I used to help her in the kitchen so I could learn too! I never did learn the rice, but she did teach […]
Pizza Pull Apart Bread What kid doesn’t love pizza? I know all 5 of mine do! Pepperoni goes fast around here. I came up with this because we had a last minute college recruiter coming over for my son. Lately we have lots of them coming and going. I whipped this up and put it […]
Mini Caramel Apple Pies in 20 Minutes Yesterday the girls wanted something sweet for a brunch type snack. I was wanting some apple pie but didn’t want to do all that work or wait almost 2 hours to eat a piece. These mini caramel apple pies are done in 20 minutes and they are yummy! […]
Pierogi: Potato filled Dumplings Pierogi are a special treat. They are some work to prepare from scratch but very worth it! The first pierogi I had were from a package bought in the freezer department. These are sooooo much better! Pierogi Recipe Ingredients: Dough 3 eggs 1 cup sour cream 3 cups flour ¼ teaspoon […]
