Sweet, with just a bit of refreshing tartness, this easy pink lemonade is a summer treat to enjoy all year long! Since moving south, one of our favorite summer drinks is homemade lemonade. Our favorite local restaurant makes different lemonades throughout the week, and their pink lemonade recipe is amazing. I wanted to see if I could recreate that at home to enjoy more often. I spent some time researching… Continue Reading
No Fail Homemade Hollandaise Sauce
One of the basic mother sauces, you will love how easy this homemade hollandaise is to put together. Great for eggs Benedict, vegetables and more! A classic hollandaise sauce is the key to a great eggs Benedict. It’s the perfect topper for crispy toasted English muffins, with basted or poached eggs. Some will put Canadian bacon, ham, or regular bacon as well. However, making a good sauce can be heartbreaking…. Continue Reading
Making A Sourdough Starter
With a fully mature sourdough starter, homemade bread without commercial yeast is possible. *originally posted September 2017* Did you know that you can make your bread without the dried yeast packets? YES, you can! All you need is some flour and water. Flour and water mixed together can catch the wild yeast in the air, creating a sourdough starter. Sourdough starters have been used for centuries, before the commercialization of… Continue Reading
Easy Chicken Recipes
Chicken is one of the most versatile meats. It can go from casseroles to sandwiches, and even as the main star of the recipe with ease. These easy chicken recipes are family friendly, and will make your weeknight dinners quick and delicious!
Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
The perfect combination of sweet and tart in a light delicate cookie. You’ll love this cranberry white chocolate chip cookie recipe. The first person who decided that cranberries and white chocolate should go together is my hero. It’s sweet, yet tart and they balance each other perfectly. My family loves the combination in these cranberry white chocolate scones, so I knew that making them into cranberry white chocolate chip cookies… Continue Reading
Cauliflower Dressing (low carb, keto, gluten free)
Perfect for the holidays, or any time of year, this cauliflower dressing recipe is a delicious side dish that is not only low carb and gluten free, but keto diet friendly! Do you feel overstuffed, and even bloated after a large holiday meal? I mean, who doesn’t feel that way, right? It may NOT be just the amount of food you are eating, but the ingredients in the food. For… Continue Reading
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Quick Bread
Moist, fluffy, and rich, this peanut butter quick bread with chocolate chips is the perfect treat with a cup of tea or coffee. Peanut butter and chocolate. Two foods, when on their own, are delicious. But when combined, they make magic together. Like in the popular candy bar, for sure. So, I knew I had to take those two favorites and make them into one delicious quick bread recipe. This… Continue Reading
Homemade Easy Granola Recipe
Make your own healthy homemade granola cereal and skip the box! This is the best granola recipe that you can easily customize! Raising my family meant our budget got stretched often. I had three very active kids, who were in taekwondo. Their classes were 3 hours long, 5 days a week. To say that they ate a lot was an understatement. In order to keep our grocery budget under control,… Continue Reading
Easy Homemade Peppermint Mocha
Enjoy the minty fresh flavors of this decadent, rich, peppermint mocha any time of year! When the days start getting shorter, the hubby, Frenchman and I love to enjoy hot beverages in the evening. The kind that make you want to curl up with a good book, soft blanket and just forget that the world exists for a while. You too? What is it about a hot cup of our favorite… Continue Reading
Homemade Barbeque Sauce
A little tangy, a little sweet, a little spicy, and a little smoky. This easy homemade barbeque sauce has all of that in an easy to make recipe! You’ll never need bottled sauce again! Grilling season is a year round thing in our home. We love the smoky, tangy taste of all things barbeque. Hubby and the boy could almost drink barbeque sauce, they enjoy it so much. The bottled… Continue Reading