How to make a delicious homemade old fashioned potato salad recipe with red potatoes and hard boiled eggs in a creamy mustard celery sauce. This is our go-to recipe for Memorial Day, July 4th and any family reunion. This recipe is best made the day ahead.Most likely as a child I did not appreciate my mother's potato salad. Fast forward to life today and it's the highlight of every big family meal whether it's Memorial Day, July 4th, Easter - whatever the occasion my mother decides to ... READ MORE
Smoked Venison Backstrap Recipe
Venison backstrap recipe that makes a tender melt in your mouth cut of deer meat that will rival any filet mignon. This recipe is based on a pellet smoker but you can make it following the instructions with another kind of smoker or in the oven.Smoked Venison Backstrap As a hunter’s wife, one of the first lessons I learned was that the backstrap cut of the deer (or loin) is one of the tastiest and most sought-after cuts of meat - fit for a king! When cooked properly, it melts in your ... READ MORE
Pecan Sandies Cookies Recipe
Thick homemade buttery pecan sandies cookies that have the texture of shortbread with an added crispy nutty flavor. These cookies are one of our favorites made from my grandma's old fashioned recipe. This recipe makes 3 dozen cookies.When I stumbled onto this recipe, I knew it would be a hit. In my family any kind of crispy cookie like almond jelly cookies, shortbread or biscotti becomes a favorite. Finding this pecan sandies cookies recipe looked like a great recipe to try right out ... READ MORE
Orzo Pasta Salad
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
Chocolate Coconut Pie
Chocolate coconut pie with rich cocoa powder in place of flour with a chocolate almond filling and chocolate coconut glaze. Delicious!Chocolate Coconut Pie Have you ever had the experience of imagining a new dessert while eating another? You know we love homemade pie around here. The idea for this pie came to me while I was eating the amazing pear pie with almonds and raspberries. The pear pie turned out so good (one of our favorites!) that I thought back to how it was made and wondered ... READ MORE
Strawberry Angel Food Cake
Easy strawberry angel food cake recipe made with jello, cool whip, frozen fresh strawberries and angel food cake. This sweet no-bake make ahead refrigerated dessert is a summer favorite.Strawberry Angel Food Cake A good fresh strawberry dessert recipe is one of my favorites this time of year. While the strawberries aren't ripe to pick YET in Ohio, I do know that they are in other parts of the country which has me thinking about strawberry desserts like strawberry shortcake. And because ... 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
Homemade Chili Seasoning
Homemade chili seasoning made with only six ingredients that you might have in your pantry right now. This recipe will replace your seasoning packet in recipes like my simple chili recipe.For years I have bought the McCormick chili seasoning packet without thinking anything about it. It was just part of the recipe that I used month after month in the winter. However, a few months ago my father-n-law visited and I quickly found that my favorite chili seasoning had gluten in it. That ... READ MORE
Corn and Noodle Casserole
Easy corn and noodle casserole that is sweet with a bit of crunch from the crumble topping made from crackers. Pull this old fashioned recipe together for a unique side for dinner.When I first stumbled onto this corn and noodle casserole I was a bit perplexed. Corn and noodles are not two things I think of going together - most of the time. But like most old fashioned recipes I find these days, they're a bit different but typically very tasty. So I dove in - and loved it!Corn ... READ MORE
