Kelli's easy recipes for the home cook.
These days, I find myself putting more effort into lunch. With everyone home much more during the day and our family taking fewer chances with restaurants, we are cooking much more. But what to make for lunch? Leftovers? Cheese and crackers? PB&J? Tuna salad? These are all great lunch options. But some days, I just…
Have a few fresh peaches that you want to make into something delicious but cannot think of anything? How about this quick and easy peach galette using 4 fresh peaches and frozen puff pastry! You will not believe how delicious it is or how easy. It will not heat up your kitchen for very long…
These are some tip-top Crab Cakes! I have found an economical way to maneuver through this troubling time. Buy fish and seafood! These crab cakes are a wonderful way to use up the few items that are generally left available to buy in the grocery store these days. They are out of everything else, but…
Have you ever ordered Crab Rangoon only to find that it was mostly (or entirely) cream cheese? This Crab Rangoon is a crispy shell stuffed full of crab and cheese. We make it at least once a month. Sometimes we just make a pot of steamed rice and call it a meal. Make some tonight!…
Since we moved into our new house, it’s become family holiday central. We have family travel in for Thanksgiving and Christmas each year for the big family meal. Some family members stay for the holiday weekend while others just come for the day. When everyone is present, we have 20+ adults and children in the…
Do you have some leftover feta cheese in your refrigerator? At our house we love to make Gyros and Greek salad, both with feta cheese. We often end up with some leftover feta that sits in the refrigerator until it goes bad. This Feta Gravy over chicken recipe is an excellent way to use…
Have you heard about the new “updated” recipe on the Libby’s can? Don’t you hate it when they fix something that doesn’t need fixing?!?! I do! So — just to be safe, here is the Classic Libby’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe for your Thanksgiving table! Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe INGREDIENTS 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon…
It is so hard to get Rocket to eat any vegetables. Our 7 year old boy would really rather vegetables just disappear from the earth. He’s said so. But if there are any vegetables he might be willing to let touch his plate, it’s probably carrots. He’ll argue that he doesn’t mind potatoes, but this…
Andy has been asking for homemade macaroni and cheese for days. Not the stuff in the box! I like it the way my great grandmother made it and taught me to make it. Creamy and warm macaroni and cheese is a holiday staple in my family. But Andy asked, this week, why we have it…
We are having Baked Beans tonight at a family potluck. We are making them 2 ways and I will share those ways with you so you can either make both or choose the one that suits your family best. The only difference is whether you add cooked bacon or cooked sausage. Both are delicious! Southern…
We are always looking for tasty, easy one dish meals that don’t require very much prep time at all. Our family, like a whole lot of others, use rotisserie chicken as a super time saver. They taste great and are not expensive. Another of my favorite time savers is microwave mashed potatoes. This recipe…
Hi All! It is close enough to spring to play with some Peeps. I love how you can use props and make them do anything. Here are a few for your enjoyment.
This is a very easy cake to make with kids. I made this cake with Rocket and he thought it was really neat to put the cake batter on top of the marshmallows and he loved flipping it upside-down. Using a cake mix makes this really cook cake quick and easy. Give it a try…
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Our family is working on getting healthier and we have been using Weight Watchers recipes and concepts to do it. We’ll be sharing the best recipes we have made with you in the coming months. We still make great comfort food and not everything will be points driven at Kelli’s Kitchen. “Everything in moderation, including…
Hello 2019!!!! We are ready for an incredible year ahead! Here is a quick look aback at the most popular recipe (and one DIY) posts for Kelli’s Kitchen in 2018! Some were big surprises because they were written in previous years. Enjoy! 10. CINNAMON ROLLS WITH MAPLE GLAZE 9. SOCK IT TO ME CAKE 8. HOW TO SMOKE…
On just about any potluck spread, where I’m from, you will find cream cheese pinwheels. They’re one of my potluck favorites, and everyone else’s, too. I like these salami pinwheels even better because there is no flour tortilla involved. I love tortillas but they get kind of soggy in pinwheels. The salami in this recipe…
New Year’s Eve has always been fun with my mom. It’s full of junk food and movies and staying up late. Well, late can be relative. I am so thankful that Netflix has an anytime countdown for kids. I bet we all end up in bed by 11. One of our favorite New Year’s Eve…
Since we moved to our new house it’s pretty hard to find things. Lots of boxes are still packed and at a storage unit. We moved at Christmas last year so I knew where some Christmas decorations were but not most of them. I couldn’t find the ornaments for the Christmas tree, but I…