Thanksgiving

As usual, we had some awesome food for Thanksgiving day. Wednesday night we had Friendsgiving with our neighbors where I cooked my 1st turkey….turned out pretty good! I have only helped my mom and dad with the turkey in the past, but figureded I would give it a try. I just slapped some…

Pumpkin Eclair Cake

Looking for an easy and different dessert to feed a crowd for turkey day?? This Pumpkin Eclair Cake comes together in 10 minutes with just a few ingredients! I wasn’t sure if pumpkin and chocolate would go together but I like pumpkin chocolate chip bread so figured I would give this a try…

Enchilada Steak Bake

We had some leftover steak…. I know who has leftover steak? But we did so I wanted to make something out of it so I made this Enchilada Steak Bake. Literally 4 ingredients…Steak, 1 can of green enchilada sauce, tortillas, and cheese. It turned out really good! Just start by pouring the enchilada…

Classic Lemon Meringue Pie

This Classic Lemon Meringue Pie has layers of pie crust, a light lemon curd, and perfect meringue on top. Great for holidays, birthdays, or anytime you feel like baking a classic dessert. I used to despise making this Classic Lemon Meringue Pie…but now that it is Mike’s birthday request, I have gotten better…

Taco Stuffed Shells

We eat a lot of Mexican inspired food around our house. These Taco Stuffed Shells are aweome. They are just a few ingredients and super easy. I have made these Taco Stuffed Shells in the past with beef and taco seasoning (or you could use ground turkey). This time I chose chorizo sausage…

Halloween Cupcakes

Just for fun, I made these cute Halloween Cupcakes to help celebrate this month. I was planning to make my chocolate cake recipe and share it with you…but then realized I didn’t have a few of the ingredients and now that it is a wee bit harder to run into the store for…

Instant Pot Steakhouse Chili

This Instant Pot Steakhouse Chili is honestly the best pot of chili I have made in a long time. This has steak, corn, and some BBQ sauce which just puts a nice spin on the classic pot of chili. I made it in our Instant Pot in an hour! Don’t have one? No problem,…

Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake

A little bit of pumpkin pie? A little bit of cheesecake? YES PLEASE! This Caramel Pumpkin Cheesecake is the perfect Fall dessert with caramel swirled into a creamy pumpkin cheesecake filling.  It’s that time of year…everything pumpkin. Well I am not a huge fan of pumpkin flavored things, but I love this recipe….

Crock Pot Pot Roast (Just Like Mom Used to Make)

Crock Pot Pot Roast There is nothing better than some good old comfort food for Fall. This is my favorite time of the year to cook and the best time to cozy up at night with an awesome dinner that reminds me of my childhood! This Crock Pot Pot Roast (Just Like Mom…

Sweet Beginnings

Welcome! If you know me you know that I am always cooking, baking, grocery shopping, and eating (a fair amount I might add). So… my day basically revolves around food. I guess I should add that I work in a restaurant and have been in the food/hospitality business since I was 12…..I know…….