Strawberry Balsamic Chicken Salad

In the summer months, fruit is in abundance up here in Washington. Recently, we went to a strawberry farm and picked our own berries. Of course, I picked way way way too many and had to find some ideas to use them before they went bad. I absolutely love to mix fruit into my salads. […]

Rosemary Garlic Bread

As we have established several, several times, I love to bake. I usually stick to sweets, but over the last year, I have been trying my hand at making more pastries that are more on the savory side. Since having an over-abundance of herbs, including rosemary, I decided to make some yummy bread with it. […]

Mustard Cream Chicken

This chicken with its delectable, creamy, and tangy cream sauce is one of my family’s favorite quick dinners. This chicken dish is one of those meals that I know my kids will slurp up and it instantly transforms plain ole chicken breasts into a gourmet dish. Ingredients 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts salt, pepper, garlic […]

Tomato Soup

It is STILL winter. I feel like this cold weather up in the PNW has lasted a little too long. I am naturally a cold-natured person and I just overall need anything I can get to warm me up on a cold day. These cold and dreary days call for a big ole cup of […]

Sloppy Joes

Sloppy Joes are a meal I associate with my childhood. My mom would crack open a can of Manwich, sauté some onions and bell pepper with ground beef, and boom, easy weeknight meal. But as I have entered my own culinary experience with my own kiddos, I find myself gravitating away from the canned stuff […]

Lasagna

Let me start out by saying: this is THE best.lasagna.ever. So rich, so hearty, and so dang good. I had never made homemade lasagna prior to marrying Aric (it is one of his absolute favorites). It always seemed so hard and I am NOT a fan of ricotta cheese. But, being the good wife I […]

Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread

Cornbread is one of those types of breads that I associate with the colder months that are filled with soups and chili and all things hearty. There are a million different cornbread recipes and some people like it sweet, while others prefer their cornbread savory. This recipe is definitely a savory version, but I have […]

Tres Leches Cake

Tres leches cake, which translates to “three milks” cake, is one of my favorite cakes to make. It is also one of my favorite cakes to eat. While meal prepping before Aric returned from his deployment, I just K N E W I had to make this naughty thing. If you were to ask him, […]

Croissant French Toast

My husband’s all-time favorite breakfast food is French toast. Sometimes, I find that French toast can get boring and kind of, well, soggy. So, I decided to try and mash up two French items together. Croissants and French toast? Seems like a no-brainer to me. It turned out better than expected and I may not […]

Chocolate Chess Pie

Y’all, I have a confession to make: I love pie. I could eat pie every single day for breakfast. However, I feel like I don’t get to eat pie as much as I would like to, as it is typically a “holiday dessert.” While this delectably fudgy pie is one of my staples to break […]