Hearty calico beans, rich in flavor with the combination of bacon, ground beef, kidney beans, butter beans and pork in beans. Baked in the oven, they're the perfect tender (yet easy to make!) side dish.When I stumbled onto this recipe I immediately knew I had to make it. It reminds of of this slow cooker baked beans recipe. The snow was falling outside during a snow storm and this hearty, warm side dish (that we ate as a main course for lunch) sounded absolutely divine.Packed with ... READ MORE
7 Layer Salad
Traditional seven layer salad that can be made the night before! This layered salad is bursting with texture and flavor with the onion, green peppers and peas. Topped with a miracle whip dressing that's easy to make!Bacon! Okay, now that I have your attention, I'm sharing a traditional seven layer salad recipe that I found in my grandma's recipe box. It had been awhile since I had enjoyed this salad and to be honest, forgot how good it was!Let's also talk about the fact that this ... READ MORE
Poppyseed Dressing Recipe
Homemade poppyseed dressing that is the perfect sweet addition to your salad! Don't be intimidated to make your own dressing when it's so easy to do! Let me show you how.This time of year there's nothing like a fresh salad to make you feel like spring just might be on it's way. When I stumbled upon this homemade poppyseed dressing recipe in my great-grandma's recipe box, I thought I should give it a try. I don't know why I haven't made salad dressing on my own in the past, especially ... READ MORE
Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
I ❤️ my instant pot and I also ❤️ mashed potatoes. The combination in making Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes is 👏 🙌 - aka high five worthy.So here's the real question. To peel or not to peel? I've always been a mashed potatoes with peel kind of girl. It's a combination of the fact that I love the texture it adds - without the peel it makes it feel slightly not homemade. Got peel? - you know it's homemade. I also, more importantly, don't like to peel potatoes.I've shared my crockpot ... READ MORE
Instant Pot Mac & Cheese
Easy and fast instant pot creamy mac and cheese made with evaporated milk and Velveeta.I finally took our instant pot out of the box and made instant pot mac and cheese! It's cheesy (obviously), it's creamy and it's a quick recipe that's done in 10 minutes because of the instant pot! Using Velveeta and sharp cheddar cheese it's made with less ingredients than the very popular slow cooker version. It's also made in less time. 🙌Confession time. The instant pot has been in my ... READ MORE
Slow Cooker Baked Beans with Bacon
Crock pot slow cooker baked beans with bacon. This is a homemade recipe, made with from scratch sauce and is simply the best ever!Well, my friends, today we are going to slow cook baked beans with homemade sauce and bacon! I know it's winter and baked beans are typically a cookout food, but do you realize how much healthy protein and fiber is packed into a serving of beans? In our household, they are worthy enough to be a year round cuisine. This recipe is not your typical "pour a can of ... READ MORE
The Best Dinner Roll Recipe
Soft buttery dinner roll recipe - and the dough is made in the bread machine! 👏This is the best dinner roll recipe. There I said it. I stand by it. I won't take it back. My family is a bit of a connoisseur of all things bread. It's my dad who takes 20 minutes to pick out a loaf at the grocery store. My brother who is picky with all food. And then there's me who will only eat rolls when they are really, really worth it. So when I started making these amazing homemade dinner rolls, they ... READ MORE
How to Make Crockpot Mashed Potatoes
The ultimate crockpot mashed potatoes recipe! 🥔Crockpot Mashed Potatoes Well, I wish I had figured this one out years ago. I've always gone the boxed potatoes route because making my own real mashed potatoes was reserved for Thanksgiving. And who am I kidding? My mom made them at that time. So, for a special occasion a few months ago, I decided to make REAL mashed potatoes. And to be honest I was dreading it. It makes such a mess and the steps all have to be accomplished when you're ... READ MORE
Kale Salad Recipe
Don't be afraid of this delicious kale salad recipe! It's packed with flavor with a simple five ingredient dressing and dried cranberries.The charisma for kale has been around for a few years now. More and more people are growing the nutrient rich cabbage in their garden these days. The most popular variety, curly leaf, is pictured here in my backyard this week where kale is in full bloom. Even though it has been around for centuries, people like me are learning to love its hearty ... READ MORE
Easy Broccoli Casserole & Our Holiday Traditions
Every year my family gets together and shares the traditions of Christmas. We are a family of planners so traditions come very naturally to us. They are our routine. I didn't realize until I was an adult how much I loved our traditions and the consistency they bring to the holiday season. From what we eat Christmas day for dinner, like the easy broccoli casserole I'm showing you today, our family is rooted in our traditions.Now that I have kids of my own, we enjoy the same traditions ... READ MORE
