Summer orzo pasta salad made with feta cheese, basil, dried cranberries and orzo pasta. This unique pasta salad is bursting with flavor in every single bite.Orzo Salad I am so excited to share with you one of my all time favorite recipes. This orzo salad recipe just screams summer. I first had it when we lived in Virginia Beach years ago. My cousin fixed something like this and it was a recipe I just could not get off my mind. The sweet flavor with the tartness of the feta cheese is ... READ MORE
Deep Dish Pizza Recipe
Delicious homemade deep dish pizza recipe with a thick crust, a stack of mozzarella cheese and slathered in sauce. This easy recipe is our go-to pizza recipe every Friday night.Since the boys were little we've had pizza movie Friday night - as they call it. I make homemade pizza and we all enjoy it while watching a movie. For years I made a regular pizza crust but after venturing to Toledo last fall for a concert we had our first deep dish pizza at Pizzapapalis and we were ... READ MORE
Venison Tamale Pie
Venison tamale pie seasoned with chilis, green pepper and chili powder. Topped with homemade sweet stoneground cornbread biscuits and baked using high heat. This dish can be on the table in 45 minutes!The weather is warmer up here in NW Ohio and that means less time in the kitchen and more time at the park across from our front house! Tonight’s dinner includes one of our favorite ways to use ground venison; a sweet and savory dish that reminds me of the good ol' days…With the ... READ MORE
Easy Meatball Recipe
This easy meatball recipe makes the best homemade baked meatballs! You can make these ahead and freeze them for a busy day or add them to a big plate of noodles and spaghetti sauce for a simpler delicious dinner.Easy Meatball Recipe Sure, it's easy to rip open a bag of meatballs you bought at the store. But I found this easy meatball recipe that's almost just as simple. I was looking for some easy recipes with ground beef in my little recipe box I received for our wedding. I thought ... READ MORE
Ravioli Casserole
Delicious baked inside out ravioli casserole made with ground beef, pasta and spinach. This make ahead casserole recipe is the perfect weeknight meal!When my grandma hand wrote " good" on a ravioli casserole recipe from a newspaper, I knew it was going to be so. In looking for something to get out out of our rut of weeknight meals, the recipe looked perfect for my family. When it comes to casseroles our favorite is this enchilada casserole or this cheesy potato casserole recipe, but it ... READ MORE
Jiffy Cornbread Casserole – 30 Minute Recipe!
This Jiffy cornbread casserole recipe is easy to make with the layers of hamburger, cornbread and cheese. Packed with a rich hearty flavor, it's the perfect weeknight meal.When I stumbled onto this Jiffy cornbread casserole recipe from my grandma's recipe box, the first thing that struck me was that she had hand written on the card when she had served this to family. I just love it. Because of that, I knew it would be a great recipe because it had been made multiple times.Why ... READ MORE
Slow Cooker Beef Stew – Hearty Old Fashioned Recipe
This slow cooker beef stew is rich in flavor! The tender beef is simmered for hours with carrots, potatoes, onions and celery to create a thick and tasty beef stew for a cold winter evening.Now that the polar vortex is over, let me share with you how we survived. This hearty beef stew! I made this stew multiple times because of it's rich flavor. In all honesty, my favorite part is that I could throw it all in the slow cooker and deliver a delicious HOT dinner in the evening. Key ... READ MORE
Venison Roast Recipe
Slow cooked in the oven, this mouthwatering venison roast with carrots, onion, potatoes is topped of with homemade flavorful gravy.If you haven’t figured out by now, I love to cook with venison. When you are married to a hunter, it’s just one of those things. Whether it's bone-in venison steaks using the Instant Pot or how to make hunter’s casserole with ground venison, they're all a family favorite.Today I’m excited to show you how to make a mouthwatering venison roast with ... READ MORE
Slow Cooker Vegetable Beef Soup
Hearty homemade slow cooker vegetable beef soup flavored with basil, oregano and salt. An easy recipe because of the base of delicious carrots, celery, potatoes, stew meat and frozen vegetables.With all the chilly, snowy days we've been having in Ohio, I've been wearing out my crockpot making soup almost each and every single night. There's something so nice about getting dinner ready in the morning and then having a hot bowl of hearty soup ready whenever we're sitting down to dinner. ... READ MORE
Homemade Macaroni Casserole
Homemade macaroni casserole made with kielbasa sausage, lots of fresh veggies and bathed in a from scratch cheese sauce.During these long, chilled evenings, I get excited to cook yummy comfort food to feed my family. Homemade macaroni and cheese is always a favorite, but the cheesy noodles somehow get devoured before the side of steamed vegetables. There has to be a better way… wait a minute …why not put the veggies IN the macaroni and cheese? Never mind the purists, this is a delicious ... READ MORE
