I love decorating our home with country style signs and signs that have that rustic, homemade look, but they are often quite costly! Making my own home decor allows me to use an array of materials, customize it to my liking while allowing me to be creative, which I find to be quite relaxing! I…
Carrot Cake with Caramel Icing
It is February 3 – National Carrot Cake Day, so we thought, why not make the most delicious carrot cake!?! My family enjoys carrot cake, which we leave much more basic but it is a tried-and-true old recipe and one of our favorites. We especially enjoy topping it with a caramel frosting that my dad…
Quinoa Pizza Soup
We love a nourishing bowl of soup and eat it year round! This Quinoa Pizza Soup was a soup my daughter ‘L’ requested! She wrote a list of ingredients that she would like to include in the soup, went grocery shopping and then we created this delicious hearty soup! It is thick and tastes just…
Homemade Vanilla
I enjoy the flavor of homemade vanilla so much more than store bought, and homemade could not be easier to make! I find I use much less homemade vanilla than the store bought version, whether it is pure or artificial. And when I discovered what goes into store bought vanilla to give it that vanilla…
Reuben Style Stuffed Peppers with Homemade 1000 Island Dressing
The Reuben dates back to 1926 New York — although I have never tasted an authentic Reuben sandwich, I enjoy making my own variations which are delicious in their own right! Not only do we love the flavors of a Reuben but we equally enjoy stuffed peppers. I like making a variety of stuffed peppers…
Simple Teriyaki Chicken
Teriyaki chicken is one of our family favorites. I have been making this savory chicken recipe for about 10 years now, and it’s my family’s most requested meal! It has a great tangy flavor and is easy to double for a large meal or to save some for freezer dinners and leftovers. This meal is…
Loaded Veggie Pizza
We enjoy old fashioned style cooking because it uses simple ingredients most of us have in our kitchens. Old fashioned meals are hearty and feed a hungry family. Pioneers made due with what they had and created delicious meals from few ingredients. This loaded veggie pizza is much the same because it uses a few…
