Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
Hello and happy February-almost-March! I have to preface this recipe by saying that I forgot to take nice pictures of the beans 🫣 So I apologize for not having pretty pictures of this recipe to entice you with! However, I promise they’re still very tasty, even if they don’t look very glamorous in these photos.…
Cheeseburger Hand Pies
Hello and happy new year! I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and hopefully got to spend some time relaxing with friends and family over the last few months. I was able to visit friends and family a couple times over the last few months and it was so needed! Now that the year is off…
Old School Cheeseburger Pie
This one is a classic, in my opinion. Growing up, my mom made cheeseburger pie all the time. It was a favorite and actually is still my brother’s favorite to this day. I hadn’t had it in years and then all of sudden one day I remembered it. I decided I needed to recreate this…
Cheesy Baked Penne
Is pasta considered a comfort food? If it’s not, I think it definitely should be! Pasta is so warm, comforting, and incredibly versatile. There’s so many different kinds of pasta, so many sauces to dress it with, endless combinations of things you can add to your pasta dish. You can have pasta as a full…
Savory Potato Soup
Soup season is once again upon us! And while I love the fact that the weather is cool enough to make soups and use my oven again, and actually enjoy fresh air with the doors and windows open, I don’t LOVE soup. It’s not that I hate soup, I definitely don’t. It just never feels…
Instant-Pot (Or not) Tamales
This is a really special recipe for me. This recipe was a collaboration between my best friend of about 15 years and myself. These are instant pot tamales. My best friend, Ashley, learned how to make tamales the traditional way from her family. If you don’t know, the traditional tamale making process usually takes place…
Hickory Smoked Barbecue Ribs
If you don’t know, my husband, Mike, is AMAZING at barbecuing, grilling, and smoking meat. Honestly, my husband is a really great cook in general. Anyway, when we have a family event at our house, he always barbecues some delicious meat of some kind and every one talks about it forever. I’m not joking. Mike…
Margherita Flatbread Pizza
I LOVE pizza! But then again, I don’t really know anyone who doesn’t. We have a saying that even bad pizza is still good pizza. Because honestly, bad pizza is still tastier than say, a salad. But I guess in a way, pizza IS like a salad because you can throw on pretty much any…
Not Your Mama’s Shepherd’s Pie
I’m not going to lie to you, I don’t really know the origins of Shepherd’s Pie or the “right” way to cook it. All I know is that it seems like everyone one pretty much knows what it is and a lot of families have their version of it. The problem is, I’m a really…
Cheesy Chicken and Veggie Pasta
This recipe is SO good you guys. It is my favorite recipe right now. The hubby and I eat it almost every week. It has all of our favorite things: pasta, kale, chicken, and LOTS of cheese, three different kinds to be specific! I can’t take 100% credit for this recipe. I found it originally…
Easy Shredded Chicken Tacos
This recipe is one of my all time favorites! It’s so easy, mostly hands off, and it comes out absolutely delicious every single time. Not only that, but it reheats well for leftovers! Also, you can customize it to your own taste with things like lettuce, or even diced onions, and it will still taste…
Homemade Alfredo Sauce
I know things have been a little crazy lately. Part of the craziness has the stores virtually empty, at least out here anyway. Thankfully, we were able to get a little extra at the store before this all happened. However, our options are still limited and I’m sure it’s that way for many others. So…
Delicious Dinner Rolls
Bread. The best thing to happen to humans, probably ever. Sandwich bread, rolls, baguettes, the almighty Olive Garden breadstick, bagels, pita… You name it, I love it! What I love about bread is the ability to do anything with it. Are you going to have a sandwich? Dip it in soup? Have it plain with…
Easy 5-step Broccoli Cheese Soup
It has been cold lately up here on the mountain. We even got a few inches of snow last Monday! With the cold weather, comes tasty, hot dinners. We like soup quite a bit around here. Not only does it taste good and warm you up from the inside out, but it’s generally pretty easy.…
Smoked Sausage Soup
I am not lying to you guys when I say, this soup is EVERYTHING! I needed a nice warm, winter soup to help with the colder weather here in the mountains that the hubs and I are not quite used to. I turned to my trusty cookbooks by my idol, Ree Drummond, A.K.A the Pioneer…
Green Chile Chicken Bake
This recipe is one of the reasons that I started this blog in the first place. It doesn’t look particularly fancy or even overly delicious, but boy, does it taste good! Not only that, but it is extremely easy to make, and pretty fast too. Many of my friends and family had asked me for…
Pork and Cheddar Empanadas
If you’ve never had an empanada, you are surely missing out. These do take some time and a little bit of extra effort, but I promise you won’t be disappointed. They are light, crispy, buttery, and filled with goodness! These particular empanadas are filled with cubed pork loin and cheddar cheese, but you can fill…
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