If you like chocolate, you will love this brownie recipe! These brownies are full of chocolate flavor. They are a perfect little dessert for school lunches, or for your next carry-in. This recipe makes about 16 brownies, so I usually double it and put it in a 9 inch x 13 inch baking dish. This […]
What to do with Leftover Turkey-Turkey Pot Pie
This one is a classic, Turkey Pot Pie, it’s simple to make and delicious. Here are two ways to make this easy recipe! Okay, you have some leftover turkey, what to do… Does your family get tired of leftover turkey after the holidays like mine do? Here is a great turkey recipe, plus, I’ve added […]
Mama’s Ham Gravy on Biscuits
Ham Gravy on Biscuits! Who would have thought such an easy inexpensive recipe would be such a big hit with my family. I came across this recipe in a magazine, so I tweaked it, as usual, and gave it a try. Now my family requests it all the time. One day I started making this dish […]
Cooking with Kids, Monkey Bread
Do you remember making Monkey Bread as a kid? This is a super easy recipe for kids. I think this recipe is in every church cookbook I have ever seen. Monkey Bread makes a great breakfast or brunch treat that kids can help make (with a little help from Mom or Dad). It bakes […]
Mama’s Spicy Ginger Crinkle Cookies
These spicy ginger cookies are made with molasses and ginger. The dough is rolled in sugar and then baked. You get a delicious spicy cookie with a beautifully crackled top. My husband loved this soft, chewy cookie. If you like them crispier, bake them longer. Mama’s Spicy Ginger Crinkle Cookies Recipe: 3/4 cup shortening 1 […]
Cooking with Kids, Apple Crisp
This is a fun, easy recipe for kids! We got my daughter a miniature baking set for Christmas a few years ago. She uses it all the time. I would like to share the Apple Crisp recipe she makes in the 2 small ramekins she got with the set. She even got a little set […]
Cooking with Kids, Create Your Own Omelet
Slumber party fun, we had the kids cook! When my oldest daughter had a slumber party, we decided to have the kids cook breakfast (well, brunch, by the time they got up). They had so much fun! Create Your Own Omelet, Ingredients: Large Eggs (2 per child) Bacon Bits (real bacon) Pepperoni Pork Sausage, cooked […]
Our Herb Garden
I love to cook, and having fresh herbs available to me makes cooking so much more fun. We transplanted/planted our herb garden early in the Spring. I can’t believe how well it has done in its new location. Here is what we planted: Sweet Basil Chamomile Chives Flat Garlic Chives Dill Lavender Lemon Balm Marjoram […]
Mama’s Beef Barley Soup
Mama’s Beef Barley Soup is a perfect way to warm a cold winter day. It is easy to make, thick, warm, and delicious. While I was making this soup, my kids were insisting that they do not like barley. After they tried it, they said “Mom, you actually made barley taste good; this is yummy!” Ingredients […]
Mama’s Pumpkin Bread
This Pumpkin Bread Recipe is very moist and has awesome pumpkin and spice flavor. You can add a cup of chocolate chips and/or 1/2 cup of nuts (hickory, pecans, or walnuts) for added interest and flavor, if desired. I make several of these at a time, wrap them up, and freeze them to enjoy later […]