To say my family loves to barbecue/grill/smoke meat is an understatement, and these Spicy Beefed Up Baked Beans are a favorite side to all grilled meats! Years ago, my sister in law Deddie gave me a recipe where she added ground beef to her baked …
When someone doesn’t care for chocolate but will eat half of this Hershey Bar Cake in one sitting, you know the recipe is good! Complete truth, that someone is my husband. And although he has never really been a chocolate fan, it looks like he …
No other salad – or dish – that I have made over the years has caused a stir quite like this Favorite Italian Green Salad with Avocado. That is a bold statement but an accurate one. It is just a simple iceberg salad with a …
One of the go-to salads that I like to take to loved ones is this Twisted Green Salad with Jalapeno Ranch dressing. It is also wonderful to serve while at the lake or the beach. The “twisted” part of the salad is the fusilli pasta …
Delicious and easy, these Sauteed Red Peppers with Asiago are a simple five ingredient appetizer. Oh and might I mention that of those five ingredients, two of them are the cheese and the crackers you serve with the peppers! So what we have here are …
Simple and easy to make, this Chopped Salad with Salami and Mozzerella has a delicious Italian vinaigrette that can be served on any salad. Full of protein, it makes a great lunch or can be served for dinner as a main dish. When starting the …
The “Mother” referred to in this Mother’s Cream Cheese Pound Cake is actually my mother-in-law, Marie. What a wonderful example of love she was to our family! And she taught this Marie (me) the joy of serving others through food. She passed away a few …
You haven’t really tasted gnocchi until you’ve had this Fluffiest Potato Gnocchi. At least that was what I was told when I went to dinner at my good friend Monica’s house. Monica and her husband Robert are the most gracious and entertaining hosts and both …
If I had to pick a recipe that is on rotation in my house several times a week, all year round, it would be this Simply Perfect Oven Rice. Known to my family as “ReeRee Rice” (my nickname is “ReeRee”), it has the perfect ratio …
In looking for a recipe to use up extra oats I had in the pantry, I came across these Gluten Free M&M Monster Cookies. On the Just A Taste website, these Monster Cookies are cute oversized cookies decorated with candy eyes; hence the “monster” in …
Salty and crispy on the outside, tender and creamy on the inside, these twice baked potatoes are a family fave! Topped with cheddar cheese and chives, they are a super side! They can also hold their own as a main dish with a simple salad …
Comfort in a bowl — this Crock Pot Creamy Chicken Tortellini is it! A hybrid between a soup and a stew, I make this constantly for my family and friends. So easy to get started in the crock pot and have ready when you get …