Rosemary Potato Chips I love it when I improvise and come across a yummy little treat. These are so fun, a different spin on new potatoes, these are tender with a borderline crisp, yum and fun! SOOO good! 6-10 red potatoes thinly sliced and ends removed 4 Tbl butter - melted 1 package dry Ranch salad dressing mix 1 Tbl Rosemary Melt butter in microwave and toss potatoes in butter, pour in seasoning and stir well. When potatoes are well covered in season pour onto a c

Chocolate Chunk Cake This is a shout out to my good friend Laura D. It tasted better when she made it though, other peoples food always tastes better to me, even if it is the same recipe. Oh well, this is still a fantastic chocolate cake! CAKE BATTER 1 box devils food cake 1 box chocolate pudding 4 eggs 1/2 c oil 1/2 c water 1 cup sour cream 2 handfuls chocolate chips (I prefer milk chocolate chips) Bake in 2 well greased/floured round cake pans 350 40-45 minut

Chicken Poppy Bake This yummy little creation was a very impromptu original... sort of... this was inspired from a brain cramp in the arena of "what to make for dinner...*&#@$!??" and a few dishes I have tried in the past... with a new spin... and it turned out wonderful. We all gobbled it up and it has been a family favorite since. 4-5 chicken breast 1 C sour cream 1 can Cream Of Chicken 1/4 C milk 3/4 tea garlic salt 1/2 tea pepper 1/4 + tea cumin (or to taste)

BBQ Flank Steak & Chicken Marinate the steak and chicken in this 1/3 C soy sauce 1/3 C Honey 2 Tbl brown sugar 1 tea garlic 1/2 tea lemon pepper Let meat soak up this yummy potion over night and grill on medium. Be careful not to over cook the steak. Flank steak is thin so it can burn and overcook easily. Glaze 1/3 Cup Brown Sugar 1/2 Cup Soy sauce Lemon Pepper Garlic Salt Mix together, should be grainy, baste meat generously while grilling. #Beef #Chicken

Whole Wheat Bread Wheat Bread 3 1/2 cups wheat flour 1 Tbl yeast 2 1/2 cups warm water Put these three ingredients in mixer (Bosch)knead hard 1 minute. Let rest 10 minutes. Add: 1/3 cup applesauce 1/2 cup sugar 1 Tbl salt 1 1/2 Tbl. lemon juice Beat hard one minute Add: 2 cups white flour Beat hard until dough pulls away from sides and gathers in a ball around hook. This can take up to 10 minutes. Once the dough is pulling away from the sides then pour into l

Tomato Basil Pizza on Whole Wheat Crust Tomato-Basil Pizza Whole wheat dough (below) or 1 package (10 oz) refrigerated pizza crust 2 + cups shredded mozzarella cheese, grated 1/4 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, grated 2 TBL. fresh basil leaves snipped, or 2 tsp. dried 2/3 cup mayonnaise 1 garlic clove, pressed 1/4 tea garlic salt 1/4 pepper/lemon pepper 4 tomatoes, thinly sliced Preheat oven to 350*. Lightly roll out pizza crust on greased 12x15" sheet or pampered chef

Potato Cheese Soup (Don't let the Basil Scare You) This came from an old friend years and years ago and has proven to be an absolute family favorite. It is a fabulous soup, not as typical because of the dash of basil but also doest overwhelm the soup either. It is a family favorite! 3 C potato - peeled, and cubed 1 C carrot - diced 1 C celery - chopped 1/2 c onion - diced 3 cup water 4 chicken boullion cubes bring to a boil on stop top and let simmer on low-med heat

Chewy Iced Molasses Cookies A perfect holiday cookie! YUMMY! 1 1/2 C butter - soft 2 C sugar 2 eggs 3/4 C Molasses 4 C flour 3 tea baking soda 2 tea cinnamon 1 tea ginger 1 tea cloves 1/2 tea nutmeg 1/2 tea salt Extra sugar to roll dough into before baking 1 bag white chocolate chips for icing (optional) - 1 bag will ice 1/2 a batch Cream, butter, sugar and egg together until creamy. Beat in molasses then combine dry ingredients. Beat well. You can refrige

Ratatouille Soup (So so GOOD!) Ben thinks I should call this Ratatouille Italian'o Soup because of the tortellini. This is inspired from a soup recipe I had of my sisters a few years ago but since I could not find the recipe, I winged it like I love to do and it was a HUGE success, just as good as I remembered. The problem with soups is they often times leave me hungry... well not this soup, it is hearty and D-E-licious! Perfect fall or winter soup! 6 C Water 4-6 Beef Bo

Pumpkin Drizzle Cookies Aren't these just the prettiest little holiday cookies? Delish too! 1 3/4 C sugar 1/2 C butter, softened 1 1/2 C canned pumpkin 1 egg 1 tea vanilla * blend well - then add 2 1/2 C flour 1 tea baking powder 1 tea baking soda 1/2 tea salt 2 tea cinnamon, slightly heaping 1/2 tea nutmeg, slightly heaping 1/2 tea cloves, slightly heaping Blend again until smooth and creamy. Scoop batter onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven at