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Simple Pizza Crust

Simple Pizza Crust

This simple pizza crust recipe is easy to put together and makes a delicious canvas for your pizza creations! I've had this recipe for years, ever since my mother-in-law gave me my first ever stand mixer.  This simple pizza crust recipe was in the recipe booklet...

Eventually Chicken Soup 2.0

Eventually Chicken Soup 2.0

The back story on this Eventually Chicken Soup 2.0 recipe started in November of 2011. My sister, Julie, had recently started a food blog and had invited myself, our sister Amy, my daughter Kelsey and about 10 or so other friends to share recipes on a regular basis....

Buttermilk Pancake Syrup

Buttermilk Pancake Syrup

I have never known any other syrup, but maple, for my pancakes, waffles, etc. Then one beautiful, cold, sunny morning, my son-in-law made griddle cakes (that could definitely be another post--did you know you put Cream of Wheat in there?) and served them with this...

Easy Copycat Chili’s Salsa

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

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

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

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

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

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...