All Recipes
Easy Copycat Chili’s Salsa
This Easy Chili's Copycat Salsa recipe that's pretty dang close to Chili's! It's a perfect recipe for Cinco de Mayo! There's a reason I don't go to Chili's as often anymore. I can't stop eating their chips and salsa! The combination of their thin,...
May ’20 Favorite Things
New Kitchen Pendant Light I have lived in this house for 17 years--the most I have lived anywhere in my life, people--and have finally replaced the ugly "chandelier" that hung here with this teak wood beauty. Since we were doing a partial upgrade on my kitchen...
Fresh Homemade Salsa
Fresh Homemade Salsa is a perfect way to celebrate National Salsa Month. Could you have guessed that? Because, you know, Cinco de Mayo. That is next Tuesday people, so here is a super easy, muy rico--and sometimes muy picosa--salsa recipe to add to your...
Mandarin Sunburst Salad
Mandarin Sunburst Salad just sounds fresh and bright, doesn't it? It has become one of our favorite salads because it's easy to prepare and, if you add some grilled chicken, it makes a great main dish. It's also pretty healthy, although you do have Ramen noodles for...
Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
The first time I made this Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread I could hardly stay away from it. I had to cut it up and take it to a Favorite Things Party just to save me from eating the whole thing! It is delicious. You really can't tell that the...
Book Bites: Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
This recipe for Cucumber Tea Sandwiches did not come from this book--I had found it in Better Homes & Gardens Magazine last year and wanted to try it. However, there is a Tea Shop in Mitford... Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon "This Mitford story presented...
Caprese Bruschetta
This Caprese Bruschetta is actually from a recipe that I shared on our old blog. I realized when I wanted to share this recipe with you this week, that the name didn't really match the way I had made this dish. I had substituted sourdough for...
Orange Rolls
I made Orange Rolls! Just look at that "hurricane" of goodness in that picture (you know, because of the spiral). Yes, that is exciting because I have been wanting to make these on Conference Sunday for years and just never did. Since our daughter and her...
Everyday Spaghetti
Everyday Spaghetti. No, I do not eat it every day. I could because it is that good, but then what about all the other yummy dishes that I would be missing out on? This spaghetti is super easy to make, and is made from things that were already in my pantry or...