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…
Halfway Homemade
Classic Libby Pumpkin Pie Recipe
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…
Southern Baked Beans
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…
Crock Pot Italian Sausage Queso for New Year’s Eve!
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…
Peanut Butter Bundt Cake for Fall
Top Girl, here! Bringing you one of my favorite kinds of cake. Some people prefer chocolate cake and others prefer vanilla cake, but my favorite has less to do with flavor and more to do with shape. My favorite cake is a bundt cake and almost always with no icing. I like my bundt cake…
Super Smooth Body Lotion with Essential Oils
This DYI Super Smooth Body Lotion works incredibly well, is easy, cheap, and makes GREAT Christmas presents! Eliot’s Eats originally first made it and I just love it. I like to dress it up with a migraine essential oil blend to really get that boutique lotion smell. I have made several batches of DIY Body…
Queso Monkey Bread
Are you ready for Football season? Tailgating? Feasting? What about holiday parties coming up soon? Yep — me too! I love cooler weather and snacking. This Queso Monkey Bread with Chorizo (or spiced up hamburger meat) fits the bill. I always give credit when credit is due but honestly, I had to remake this recipe…
Rotisserie Chicken ala King
Chicken ala King. An oldie but goodie that is versatile and tasty. If you use my shortcuts it will become an easy weeknight meal. If you remember it, the taste will bring back great childhood memories. If you never had it – you will love getting all the food groups into one dish that your…
Speedy Tortellini Toss
Looking for a quick and easy meal to make as it heats up outside? This meal does not require an oven; it’s all quick stove top cooking. You can serve Tortellini Toss hot as a main dish or cold as a pasta salad. You can use what you have on hand, I was out of…
Take-Out Asian Chicken At Home
Originally, my friend and former co-worker Tana wrote this recipe down for me and while her handwriting is great, I lost the recipe in the bottom of a purse and only found the wadded up piece of paper when cleaning it out to use again. I recognized some words as I’ve heard her use them…