My mom didn't make banana bread very often because she doesn't really like bananas, but my dad, sister and I did, so when she made it, it was a great day. I was pretty surprised at how easy this is to make. It's perfect for a cold late winter day. Mom's banana bread 2 cups … Continue reading Mom’s banana bread
My sister has a gift. The gift of making extremely amazing baked goods. This is one of my new all time favorites. Right up there with her pound cake recipe. She created this dessert using a hybrid of the recipes from Alton Brown and Joy of Cooking. Ingredients: 1 large ripe peach, halved, pitted and … Continue reading C’s Blueberry and Peach Buckle
Before the current big hullabaloo over this restaurant, J and I decided to figure out how to recreate our favorite chicken sandwich at home. Mostly because the nearest restaurant to us is more than an hour and a half away. This recipe is so close! With a bag of Oreda waffle fries, it's almost like you're there. Ingredients: … Continue reading Homemade Chick Fil A
We've been eating a home a lot more lately. Which means, when we're craving specialty food, we have to make it ourselves, while trying to use up the left overs.We had left over onions and green peppers from grilling and decided to try our hand at sweet and sour chicken adapted from this recipe. It … Continue reading Best Sweet and Sour Chicken
J made this recipe from Kraft for dinner earlier this week. We were surprised at the flavor and how filling it was! Easy Baked Manicotti 2 cups spaghetti sauce (divided)1-3/4 cups Ricotta Cheese (we used part skim)1-1/2 cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese1/2 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese1 egg (beaten)1/4 cup pesto (we used store-bought in a jar)12 … Continue reading Easy Baked Manicotti