Guava Cheese Turnovers (Guava Pastelillos)
I love to try new (to me) ingredients. I was watching food network the other day and Daisy Martinez made these turnovers using Guava Paste. I had never heard of this interesting ingredient and immediately sparked my interest so I went to my local grocery store and sure enough they had it. The flavor of […]
Barbecue Chicken Pizza
I ran across this recipe from Sunny Anderson and knew immediately my family would love it. That and I had a sticky chicken in the crock pot and needed a way to use the meat, perfect. This pizza was very quick to put together and with a store bought pizza crust couldn’t be easier. I […]
Stuffed Corn Tortillas
In the ideal setting, I like to cook by myself, in the peace and quite of my home, where I can concentrate or even experiment with new recipes at my leisure. But in reality I live with two boys and a busy husband, this doesn’t happen very often. The boys are getting to the age […]
Cake Batter Ice Cream
My parents had us over for the 4th of July and I brought this Cake Batter Ice Cream. I wanted something cold, tasty and easy to make. This recipe hit the spot. It was extremely creamy, smooth and silky with a wonderful rich cake flavor. I got a big thumbs up from all that tried […]
Cajun Chicken Pasta
Want to add a little spice into your life? Your in luck with this recipe, it’s spicy, it’s creamy, it’s noodle-y, it’s delight to your senses! Heck, even the men folk in your life will love it. You could easily add some of your cajun favorites like shrimp, crawfish or sausage, whatever floats your boat. […]
Freezing Tomatoes
*If you like recipes like these be sure to stop by my new E-cookbook E-licious .* One of my favorite things to do with excess ripe garden tomatoes is to freeze them whole. Yes, frozen whole tomatoes, it’s as easy as it sounds! I love this because it doesn’t require any cooking, chopping, peeling, canning, […]
Lemon Buttermilk Pudding Cake
Lemon desserts are my favorite, so when I ran across this recipe on Brenda’s blog I knew I had to try it. This dessert is light and airy on top, and pudding smooth on bottom with the delicious tang of lemons and buttermilk. Can I get a mmmmm??? Also lately I love any recipe that […]
Fried Patty Pan Squash
*If you like recipes like these be sure to stop by my new E-cookbook E-licious and use code SQUASH50 to get the book 50% off ,making it only $2.50 for over 45 recipes!* This is the first year we successfully grew patty-pan squash. Oh how my Mom was so looking forward to this squash. She […]
Jalapeno Margarita
I was browsing some recipes the other day and came across this one for Haberno Margarita’s. They instantly sparked my interest I have a deep love for all things margarita. I had to try these, but using our garden jalapenos instead. The flavor of the margarita’s were outstanding, a slight heat was present, but not […]
Zucchini Marmalade
* Be sure to check out my new The Chickens page at the top right of my header.* I know what you thinking Zucchini Marmalade, this chick has lost her mind. DT was very skeptical but I can ensure you he is now a believer, this marmalade is delicious. A reader Diana shared this recipe […]