What I love, What I do, (from the Kitchen)

 Pool Gogi 1 1/2 T sesame seeds 1/4 c green onions, finely chopped 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 t salt 1/4 t black pepper 1 T sesa...

(originally posted this recipe earlier this year.  Today I made it but substituted applesauce for the shortening,  1/2 c. applesauce for 1...

Buttermilk Syrup  (Been looking for this one for quite awhile) 1 cube of butter 1 c. sugar 2 T. corn syrup 1/2  c. buttermilk 1 t. ...

This little girl doesn't know how "lucky" she is.  Her talented Mommy created this rainbow cake to celebrate her 1st birthda...

Tex-Mex Tortilla Soup 2 whole large chicken breasts, skinned   and boned,                                      2 c. water           ...

One of my favorite things to do for St. Patrick's Day is to add the green food color to change up normal foods.  When I did waffles t...

Peanut Butter Cups 1 pkg. graham crackers 2 c. peanut butter 4 c. powdered sugar 2 sticks softened butter, not melted 1 pkg. choc...

Feeling a little ambitious today as I start my largest batch of homemade noodles ever.  Intending to share with others and have a meal for...

For years I have been trying to find a "copy cat" recipe for the cheddar biscuits at Red Lobster.  I have tried many and they fai...

Crock Pot Sweet BBQ Chicken 6-8 Boneless, skinless chicken thighs (Original recipe calls for Chicken breasts) 3/4 c. Noh Hawaiian Bar-...

  Pasta Fagioli 2 lbs. ground  beef (next time I will make it with sweet Italian sausage) 1 onion, chopped 3  carrots, chopped 4 ...

Parmesan Rolls (like Magelby’s) 25 frozen roll dough (preferably the Terrel's brand) 1 c. Parmesan cheese (the powdered kind) 4...

My daughter Natalie finds these beautiful blueberries for me and I have learned to love them.  We love them enough that we are trying to g...

Soups are some of my favorite things to make. I have a large arsenal of recipes that I like to use.  This one was on the old "Thirty M...

Slow Roasted BBQ Ribs Barbeque Sauce 2 T. brown sugar                                                  1 t. paprika               ...

I got the urge to make Chicken Pot Pie for dinner a week or so ago.  The recipe I have makes a huge batch, big enough that I always made ...

  Broccoli Soup 6 c. chicken broth ½ c. onion 2 t. salt 2 heads broccoli, cut into small pieces  1 1/2 c, butter 1 1/2 ...

Fudge 4½ c. sugar 1 can evaporated milk 2 sticks butter 1 pint jar of marshmallow cream 1 t. vanilla 1 pkg. semi sweet or milk c...

    Rosemary Orange Butter   1 c. butter, softened 2 T fresh Rosemary, finely diced 2 T orange juice 1 orange rind, finely ...

Wild Rice Turkey Soup   1 box Uncle Ben's Wild Rice ½ c. green onions 1 ½ c. turkey 8 strips fried crumbled bacon 3 14.5 oz...

Butter Horn Rolls   2 c. milk, scalded 1 c. butter 1 c. sugar 3 t salt 2 pkgs. yeast 1 c. water 6 eggs, beaten 8-10 c. flour...

    Pumpkin Roll 3 eggs, beat on high for 5 minutes. 1 c. sugar gradually added to the eggs 2/3 c. pumpkin (stir into the above m...

I love dishes!  I used to collect dishes for different holidays, weddings, special occasions, etc.  Until a few years ago I learned of the ...

Orange Bread 3 c, flour 2 c. sugar ¾ c. orange juice 2 eggs ½ c. oil 1 c. milk zest from 1 orange 1 t vanilla 1 t baking pow...

This is one of the cookbooks I have collected over the years.  I chose this recipe because I literally had all of the ingredients in m...

German Chocolate Cake ½ c. shortening 1 ½ c. sugar 3 eggs, beaten separately pinch of salt 1 t. soda 1½ c. buttermilk 1 tsp van...

  After craving these for many months I finally broke down and made these sweet rolls. I used  the remaining mashed potatoes from anoth...

(individual portions for tonight and one for a freezer meal for another night, multitasking)     Shepherds’ Pie or Green Bean Casser...

Tomatillo Dressing 1 jalapeño pepper, minced finely 2 tomatillios, cut into pieces ½ bunch cilantro, chopped Juice from 1 fresh lime ...

While making potatoes for chicken pot pie I knew that I had Shepherd's Pie on my menu and also wanted to the  make Cinnamon Rolls tha...

(for this post/batch I only did a half of a recipe and still had enough for 2 ramekins for a dinner, a freezer meal for the "Gourmet...