Cheesy hash brown casserole (funeral potatoes) is a blend of cheese, condensed soup, seasonings and potatoes all baked together into a crowd pleasing classic southern potluck dish. You'll love this totally made from scratch version! ...
Holiday Recipes
The Easiest Cream Cheese Mints
Cream cheese mints beg to be eaten by the handful and make a simple treat for any party, shower or gathering you have on the books. Smooth cream cheese balances perfectly with peppermint for an indulgent sweet treat, but feel free to swap in any extract or flavor you like--the sky and the is the limit! ...
Fresh Apple Cake with Vanilla Cream Sauce
This fresh apple cake is the perfect cooler weather treat. Topped with a smooth and creamy vanilla cream sauce while the cake is still warm, you'll have a recipe hit on your hands you can to toss together every time you have fresh apples around. ...
Oven Roasted Turkey Breast with Salt Brine and Sage
Making your own juicy, oven roasted turkey breast that doesn't make you choke or look for the gravy to hide the dryness--is it possible? It is. Discover how a simple dry salt brine, some herbs and a few minutes in the oven transform one of the most notoriously powdery meats in to something better. ...
Classic Deviled Eggs
Classic deviled eggs aren't rocket science, but they do need the right balance of tangy, salty and lip-smackingly good ingredients that will have them gobbled up in minutes. Get the easy recipe that's never bland or boring. ...
Strawberry angel food lush
This strawberry angel food lush is free-form layers of cake, cream cheese, whipped cream and tangy berries with all the goodness you can want in a spring dessert. Have a potluck or graduation around the corner? Try these in a big 9x13 or individual servings for a special touch. ...
Sautéed Green Beans with Mustard and Shallots
Tired of canned green beans? Jazz up your next meal with these ultra-easy tangy sautéed green beans with mustard and shallots. Truly vegetables at their best! You know what's never, ever, ever gonna be a thing on this blog? Green bean casserole.Nope. Never happening.Because y'all...WHY? You're trying to tell me that canned green beans covered in canned cream of chicken soup is a ...
Caramelized Onion Dip with Bacon
Caramelized onion dip with bacon is a decadent treat with onions cooked low and slow so they're ultra sweet and blended with gruyere cheese (and all the good gooey things) for a dip you'll need for every get together. Make-Ahead Friendly Once a year we have a family Christmas party for our friends and family. I cram 50 or 60 people in my house and make them eat the kind of food I ...
Mashed Sweet Potato Casserole
Warm, hearty and covered in a crispy, sugary crumble topping, this mashed sweet potato casserole doesn't need any marshmallows to make it better. It's a true classic all on its own. ...
Homemade Au Gratin Potatoes
Homemade au gratin potatoes are baked up warm and hearty in a rich sharp cheddar cheese sauce and brightened with fresh thyme. It's a true treat you can make ahead and bake when you're ready--just try to let them cool! Sometimes I think the words I use to describe this blog aren't fair. I use words like easy. What I should say, is doable. Realistic or logical. That's who I am as a ...