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My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

My Best Chocolate Chip Cookies are my family's go-to classic cookie. Too dry.  Flattens out too much.  Doesn’t taste great. No, no…I’m not talking about THIS recipe!  I’m talking about all the recipes I tried up UNTIL I found this recipe.  I...

Crescent Lasagna

Crescent Lasagna

Sometimes it's just fun to look through old cookbooks and find yummy recipes to serve your family, like this Crescent Lasagna.  And it doesn't look like your typical lasagna, at all, although it is smothered in melty mozzarella and parmesan goodness. We were at...

Lemon Pie Tarts

Lemon Pie Tarts

Lemon Pie Tarts are a 2-ingredient wonder! When a recipe is not only easy and quick but also impressive-looking, you know you’ve got a keeper.  And these Lemon Pie Tarts fit the bill. I had been seeing them on Pinterest but, not being much of a lemon-lover, I...

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

There are bunches and bunches of recipes out there for Homemade Chicken Pot Pie.  I have personally probably made 4 or 5 of them myself.  One was accidental, like when I made chicken soup and had enough to make chicken pie.  Another was a recipe for...

Quick Skillet Rolls

Quick Skillet Rolls

Quick Skillet Rolls are just right for dinner and don't need much prep time! I love my cast iron skillet.  Love, love, love.  If you're not cooking with cast iron, it's time to jump in! Many recipes for yeast rolls that I find make too many.  Well, can...

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

To top off your Costa Vida Sweet Pork Salad, you will need this Creamy Tomatillo Dressing.  And just so you know, it makes a lot so you might not need to double it like I did the other day.  Goodness. I had a 1/2 gallon of the stuff.  I mean, it is so...

Tiger Butter Fudge

Tiger Butter Fudge

With only three ingredients, this Tiger Butter Fudge is a winner! Whether it's for a family night treat or to take to a friend (or to hoard and not share...I won't judge) this super easy fudge goes together fast.  The hardest part will be waiting for it to...

Cilantro Lime Rice

Cilantro Lime Rice

As promised, here is the recipe for Cilantro Lime Rice, which has got to be part of your Costa Vida Sweet Pork Salad.  Or burrito.  You choose.  I think you might want to serve it as a side to some other meal or Tex-Mex entree. This is absolutely...

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fat Bombs

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fat Bombs

Fat has long been considered the other "F word" but to those of us living a low carb/high fat lifestyle, fat is our friend.  What we lack in sugar, we make up for with higher fat meals and occasional treats.  Whether or not low carb peeps should be having...