I am a home cook with a passion for creating dishes using ingredients you can find at your local grocery store and share with friends and family. Food is all about sharing and I'm so happy to be able to share my creations with you.
Chicken Enchilada Casserole Hello friends, welcome to my kitchen! Today, I’m sharing a family favorite recipe for Chicken Enchilada Casserole. This recipe is from my mother’s regular rotation. Did your mom do the same thing and have a select number of recipes she rotated through? Not to date myself, butRead More →
Butter Pan Hello friends, today I’m sharing another family recipe. Butter Pan is a recipe from my mother and it happens to be my sister’s favorite dessert. As I’ve shared before, even as a child, I was never really crazy about cake. For my birthdays, my mom would decorate theseRead More →
BBQ Chicken Quesadillas Howdy friends! I hope you’re enjoying your summer. We’ve had a lot of rain lately, which has made everything green and lush. Here in Colorado, we have some of the most spectacular thunderstorms. Thunderstorms are one of my favorite things in the summertime. Hope dog doesn’t likeRead More →
Hope goes to the groomer’s about every 5 weeks. She’s got short hair, so she doesn’t need to be trimmed, but she does get a bath, ear cleaning and nail trim. We brush her teeth at home and she cleans herself like a cat, so she doesn’t get too dirty.Read More →
Printable A5 Recipe Cards Hello Friends! I’ve added more designs to my Etsy shop for all of you A5 planners out there. These Printable A5 Recipe Card templates print out on standard sized 8.5″ x 11″ copy paper and come complete with cut lines so that you can trim themRead More →
Baked Rotini with Meat Sauce There are very few meals that make this Italian girl as happy as pasta with homemade Marinara Sauce. I’m brought back to Friday night dinners at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. The entire family would come over and Grandma would make a huge pot of redRead More →
Creamy Rigatoni w/ Italian Sausage Hello Friends! I’m excited to share a recipe today for Creamy Rigatoni w/ Italian Sausage. The cream sauce in this dish is an enlightened version that won’t expand your waistline, but still tastes rich and decadent. Pasta is the ultimate comfort food. Growing up inRead More →
Meal Planning can be a challenge, especially for busy moms. You’re running the kids back and forth to and from school, to baseball practice and birthday parties. The house needs to be picked up. The dog needs shots, so you have to take him to the vet. Your in-laws areRead More →
As we go about our day today, grilling, laughing with friends, soaking up the sun on the beach, floating down the river and watching fireworks, let’s not forget. Our freedom came at a very high price. I am so grateful to live in a country where I am free andRead More →
Bacon Ranch Burgers Hello Friends! It’s summer (finally!) and grilling season is in full swing. Today, I’m sharing my recipe for bacon ranch burgers with you. Here in Colorado, we have all four seasons and each one has its own beauty. Coloradans are very outdoorsy and as soon as theRead More →