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Everything my world finds yummy! We attempt to be healthy. I love my taste buds!
Meatball Subs My son LOVES anything with beef! He also loves Italian food. Meatball Subs with Homemade Marinara Sauce is one of his favorite meals to eat. I am no Italian but I think my version of Italian is pretty close. My meatballs are moist and my sauce is thick. The recipe for both is […]
Michigan Mule cocktail or mocktail I am a Michigan girl at heart. I was born and raised in a small town in the Southwest corner. My kitchen is decorated in apples and I love apple cocktails, hence my Michigan mule cocktail recipe. My Michigan mule cocktail came about when I received these adorable copper Moscow […]
Taco Salad #Recipe Taco salad in our house is a go to meal when we are running late on making dinner. My taco salad recipe only takes a few minutes to make and its a filling tasty meal. Using Doritos tricks the kids into thinking they are just having junk instead of a salad. You […]
Pot of Gold Recipe Instant Pot Pot of Gold Recipe Instant Pot is an amazingly easy dinner. Pot of gold is tomato soup with cheesy dumplings. It’s like a grilled cheese and tomato soup all grown up! The dumplings are oozing with cheese. Pieces of the dumplings break off and thicken the soup and release […]
Italian Wedding Soup Recipe My daughter Margaret and really like Italian Wedding Soup. We will sometimes open a can of it for lunch. Well I decided that I would make it homemade. Its got to be better right? Well it was. Even my none soup eaters quickly gobbled this up! Italian Wedding Soup Recipe: Ingredients: […]
BBQ Ranch Salad BBQ Ranch Salad started as a craving. My family loves chicken and salad for dinner. We usually just pile on random veggies along with grilled chicken. Last night I decided to make a pretty salad with the BBQ flavors I was craving. This BBQ ranch salad needed BBQ chicken, grilled corn would […]
Spicy Pineapple chicken kabobs are simple and very delicious. It’s ingredients I always have on hand in the summer and perfect for surprise guests. I entered this recipe in a contest for Hellmann’s but it is something we eat in our home during summers. Summer time requires quick food so there is more time for […]
Whether you call it Mac and Gumbo or Gumbo and cheese, we called it deliciousness. I created this recipe for a contest featuring Barilla pasta. The contest was to create a southern dish. What’s more southern than Gumbo and Macaroni and Cheese? I first made Mac and Gumbo on prom night in our town. We […]
Italian Stuffed Caprese Chicken #Recipe My Italian stuffed chicken tastes as fabulous as it looks. Do you like the flavor of Caprese? (appetizer of tomato, basil, & mozzarella) I love the combination and that is what inspired this dish. Its actually a perfect dish to serve for Mothers Day! Its simple and easy which is what […]
My Gyro Burger with Greek Fries is a wonderful Mediterranean treat. The burger patty is made very similar to an authentic gyro meat. Tzatziki sauce in this recipe is perfect for those with lactose issues; it’s not yogurt but instead it’s Hellmann’s mayonnaise! I added a Greek relish to this burger and why not add […]
Spicy Seafood Salad is great on a sandwich or as a dip with veggies and crackers. I used Hellmann’s new Spicy Dipping Sauce to give it the heat and most of the flavor. If you don’t want as much spice you can use half spicy dipping sauce and half mayonnaise. You will still get some […]
Shrimp Rockefeller is an amazing option to the decadent original Oysters Rockefeller. Everyone seems to know the name of the dish but not really what it is. I wanted to make the famous oyster appetizer for dinner one night and I knew my daughter wouldn’t be happy. She doesn’t like oysters. I decided to make […]
