Who else loves fudge? I loooooove it. Peanut butter fudge? Yes! Chocolate fudge? Yes! Pumpkin Fudge, mmm. I made this easy homemade fudge recently and it lasted a full day. A full day! I’m surprised it even lasted more than 3 hours with me in the room. Easy Homemade Fudge Salty and sweet are a favorite combination of mine when it comes to sweets! And that’s what you will get in this easy homemade fudge recipe....
Easy to Make Shepherd’s Pie Shepherd’s Pie is one of my family’s favorite meals, especially on a cold Winter night. Not only is it delicious, but it’s easy to make with basic ingredients I usually always have in my kitchen. We make it with ground beef, but some people would say it’s only traditional if you use ground lamb – really, it’s up to you. I prefer making the mashed potatoes from scratch, but you can also use instant potatoes if you’d like....
How to Make Kabobs In The Oven Hi everyone! It’s so easy to make Shish Kabobs in the Oven! You don’t need a grill for BBQ kabobs anymore! Let me show you how! Can you believe it’s almost the end of May? Pretty soon it’ll be Summer and weekends will be filled with barbecues and picnics! I love a good barbecue but sometimes it’s hard living in the city. You either need to live in a building that allows grilling or you need to get to the park early to use one of the grills there....
It’s Winter but I’m craving Summer food. Maybe it’s the cold, or maybe it’s the post holiday slump, but I am dreaming of garden fresh fruits and vegetables right now! It doesn’t matter if it’s Winter or Summer where you are right now – you want this Roasted Cantaloupe Salad! Since it’s Winter in NYC, I’ll have to settle for store bought melon and tomatoes, but the greens will still come from our garden!...
There’s really not much to say about this slow cooker scalloped potatoes dish except that it’s delicious. The potatoes are soft (fork easily slides in), covered in a creamy sauce, with cheese on top and pieces of kielbasa throughout making it a full meal. I sure hope you try this recipe soon! Where does the name “scalloped potatoes” come from? Just some quick history on how scalloped potatoes got it’s name....
This delicious overnight oats recipe tastes just like peanut butter cookie dough! So if you love cookie dough flavors, you’re going to love this super easy and delicious recipe. One of the best parts is that it’s full of fiber and other nutritious value. It’s also great to make ahead of time and store for the busy weekdays ahead. You can even have a ton of fun playing around with different topping options to make this great recipe even better....
Sometimes other people just can’t see the beauty in things, but what are you going to do? I am obsessed with the béchamel sauce that holds together this macaroni and cheese dish. You’d think by looking at it the dish is full of cheese, but there is only 1/4 cup of cheese in this dish! The sauce is made slowly cooking the milk until it turns creamy, patience is key here....
Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies There’s 48 days until Christmas, but who’s counting? Ok, I am! To get you in the holiday spirit I wanted to share with you one of my favorite holiday cookie recipes, Peanut Butter Christmas Sugar Cookies. These are everything a sugar cookie should be: soft, chewy, melts in your mouth and delicious. I love soft cookies like my Cream Cheese Christmas Cookies, but I love these even more because they’re made with peanut butter!...
I hope you’re having a great beginning of the Summer. The temperatures are rising, the plants need more water and we’ve started picking more and more in the garden. Here’s what we’re picking in late June: sugar snap peas, broccoli, cucumbers, cabbage, carrots and onions. Cucumbers The cucumber plants started producing earlier this year, and we already have a few jars of pickles in the fridge! Broccoli The broccoli plants are almost done for the season, but they’ve done well producing some pretty big heads....
Breakfast Casserole Recipe Is breakfast one of your favorite meals? If not, it’s going to be with this cheesy Amish Breakfast Casserole! What’s not to love about crispy bacon, scrambled eggs, hash browns and cheese, all baked to a bubbly perfection in a 9×13 baking dish? This is a great recipe for relaxed weekends, holidays (Christmas morning, Easter Sunday, etc) or pot lucks. Some people have told me they’ve doubled the recipe for a large crowd (use 2 dishes) and there’s never any leftovers!...
Hey all, It’s the end of August which means we’re spending a lot of time in the garden picking vegetables. Tomatoes, peppers, kale, carrots, onions, beans, eggplant and so much more is being picked! This is the time of the year where tomatoes can turn quickly, so we need to keep on top of the vegetables with a couple picking sessions a week. Here’s what we’re picking right now!...
We have tacos at least once a week, if I’m lucky maybe 2-3 times. No matter if we’re eating them in a shell, in a bowl or in a casserole form, we always need Refried Beans! I don’t think it’s Taco Night without the beans. Refried Beans Recipe This is my favorite Refried Beans recipe and it’s so easy to make. All you’ll need is a can of black beans, a jalapeno pepper chopped up to add some spice, and cilantro/salt/pepper to season....
You guys. This pie is incredible. The pie crust! The sugary fruit filling! Everything tastes so good! I might have eaten half of this pie in a day because I couldn’t stay away from it. It’s that good. Even though this recipe is “gluten free”, I’m going to be honest and say you won’t be able to tell. I admit that many times you can tell when a recipe is gluten free, but not this one....
Make It Easy Many ham glaze recipes suggest that you boil the ingredients, but honestly, if you’re making a ham on the holidays, you’re probably already trying to make up time. For this recipe you don’t need to boil anything, just throw the ingredients in a bowl and mix with a spoon. That’s it. What is Ham Glaze Made Of? This recipe uses simple ingredients that you most likely have in your pantry to make a sweet glaze that the entire family will love....
Mini pizzas recipe Pizza is a staple in my household and we eat it OFTEN. When we don’t want to spend the money on takeout, we make Pizza Casserole, Lasagna, or these homemade Mini Pizzas instead! We use Pillsbury Grands biscuits from the refrigerator aisle to make these individual pizzas. The biscuit dough is soft, buttery, and makes the perfect golden brown pizza crust. You can top your pizzas with homemade pizza sauce or your favorite storebought brand, as much or as little cheese as you like, and with literally any topping....
Aloe Vera Juice When you think Aloe Vera what do you think of? Probably sunburn. As a kid my parents would slather Aloe Vera on me after every day at the beach on family vacation. As a adult Matthew slathers Aloe Vera on me after every long garden day. What can I say? I’m pale and burn. I’m here to change your ideas of Aloe Vera though (but I’m not here to change your ideas of always covering up in the Sun!...
Recipe Using Leftover Baby Food Finally, no more feeling bad about all those leftover jars of baby food you have. I’ve been asked in my Sweet Potato Baby Led Weaning Cookies recipe about what to do with baby food, and finally I have a recipe solution for that. Now you can make these Baby Cookies using jarred baby food! And even better, they taste good, so good the entire family can eat them!...
Mexican Chicken Salad As some of you know I’m not a huge salad eater and that is pretty much a sin coming from a gardener. To get to me eat more salads, I have found that if I make it more Mexican inspired it becomes a instant hit. I gave this salad a Mexican taste with ingredients and spices and I loved it so much we had it for dinner twice in 1 week!...
We compost because there is no need to put kitchen/garden scraps in the trash when it can be turned into beautiful compost and reused in the garden. Plants love it. The planet loves it. So everyone, put your hands together.. let’s give it up to the star of the hour, compost! How to make compost?Essentially compost is made by mixing 50% green materials with 50% brown materials (1:1 ratio). Store your kitchen scraps (green materials) in the fridge, try to chop them as small as possible as they will decompose more quickly this way....
This no bake chocolate pie recipe with a delicious Oreo cookie crumb crust is the perfect combination if you love double the chocolate and sweetness. The creamy filling is made with melted chocolate and a cool whip that makes the perfect chocolate ganache when set in the fridge overnight. I can’t emphasize enough how easy this recipe is to make—no baking is required either! The Best No Bake Chocolate Oreo Pie Recipe If you’re a big chocolate lover, this is the perfect dessert with a chocolatey, creamy filling and Oreo cookie crust!...
