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  • Easy skillet recipe for how to make succotash with lima beans, bacon, corn, okra, grape tomatoes. Classic southern side dish comfort food.
    Succotash with Bacon, Okra and Tomatoes
  • Easy instructions for how to make sweet potato french fries in an air fryer. Crispy and tastes just like deep fried but this recipe uses very little oil. Sweet potatoes make the perfect fries.
    Air Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
  • How to make refrigerator pickles with this simple recipe. Sweet and tangy, these dills have a crispy crunch with each bite.
    Refrigerator Dill Pickles
  • Easy recipe for white Texas sheet cake with birthday sprinkles made in a 18x13 half sheet pan. Thin layer cake with pink buttercream frosting for icing. Moist cake made with butter, sour cream, and sprinkles.
    Funfetti Sheet Cake
  • Sweet Thai Chili Smoked Chicken Wings Recipe - Simple instructions for how to smoke chicken wings with a delicious rub and a sweet and sticky Thai chili glaze.
    Sweet Thai Chili Smoked Chicken Wings
  • A delicious BBQ recipe of bacon wrapped smoked pork tenderloin with cajun seasoning.
    Smoked Pork Tenderloin Wrapped in Bacon
  • This unique bruschetta has toasted baguettes with melted mozzarella and parmesan. Topped with sautéed portobello mushrooms and drizzled with balsamic glaze.
    Portobello Mushroom Bruschetta
  • Easy instructions for how to make risotto at home so that it is creamy and tastes just like a restaurant. Made with arborio rice, parmesan cheese, lemon, broth and more.
    Lemon Parmesan Risotto
  • How to cook wings in Air Fryer that are crispy and taste like they are deep fried. Simple instructions for basic salt and pepper chicken wings. Add sauce after for sweet and sticky wings.
    Air Fryer Chicken Wings
  • Steamed mussels recipe with white wine, shallots, garlic and butter. The best mussels could not be easier to make at home with this simple and delicious recipe.
    Mussels with White Wine and Garlic
  • Easy instructions for how to make french fries in an air fryer. Crispy and tastes just like deep fried but this recipe uses very little oil. Russet potatoes make the perfect french fries.
    Air Fryer French Fries
  • Easy Texas sheet cake recipe made in a 18x13 half sheet pan. Thin layer chocolate cake with fudge like icing. Moist cake made with butter, cocoa, sour cream.
    Chocolate Sheet Cake
  • Make your own trail mix at home with a healthy mixture of ingredients. Dried cranberries, raisins, walnuts, cashews, peanuts, pepitas (pumpkin seeds) and sunflower seeds.
    Fruit and Nut Trail Mix
  • Easy pasta recipe with cheese filled tortellini, ground turkey, zucchini and spinach in a creamy tomato marinara sauce.
    Cheese Tortellini with Ground Turkey, Spinach and Zucchini Marinara
  • Homemade salad dressing recipe is made with dijon mustard, honey and vinegar. This sweet vinaigrette is perfect for spinach or salad of greens.
    Honey Mustard Salad Dressing
  • Candied Pecans
  • The best chicken noodle soup recipe that is quick and easy. Broth made with roasted or rotisserie chicken carcass. Soup has egg noodles, carrot, celery & onion.
    Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
  • Chewy oatmeal cookie recipe with diced dried apricot, toasted almonds and coconut. Fruity tropical cookie that is a nice change from raisin or chocolate chips.
    Oatmeal Apricot Almond and Coconut Cookies
  • Overhead picture of a bowl of snacks.
    Reese’s Pieces Trail Mix
  • Classic Hash Brown Casserole
  • Healthy trail mix of dried fruit and nuts. Pecans, almonds and cashews combine with the dried blueberries and apricots to make a trail mix perfect for snacking!
    Dried Apricot, Blueberry and Mixed Nut Trail Mix
  • Chocolate bark with a holiday Easter theme. Sweet dessert treat made with dark chocolate melts, white chocolate, malt Easter eggs and sprinkles.
    Easter Candy Chocolate Bark
  • How to Cook Chicken Breast in the Oven – Boneless and Skinless
  • Sweet and salty trail mix recipe made with caramel corn, marshmallows, M&Ms, toasted hazelnuts and mini pretzels. Chocolate, nuts and more, make for a great snack.
    M&M Rocky Road Trail Mix
  • Healthy trail mix with hearty combination almonds, dried cherries, pepitas, coconut strips and cacao nibs. This mix has no sugar but there is a chocolate flavour from the nibs.
    Almond Cherry Cacao Trail Mix
  • Simple recipe for how to bake cheddar cheese biscuits that are buttery, flakey and simple to make in the oven. Fresh baked and similar to Red Lobster's Cheddar Bay biscuits.
    Cheddar and Chive Biscuits
  • Make classic Swedish meatballs with cream of mushroom soup, milk and sour cream. Great with beef, chicken, turkey or pork meatballs in this creamy sauce gravy.
    Swedish Meatballs
  • Baked Chicken Meatballs Recipe Using Ground Chicken
    Baked Chicken Meatballs
  • Slow simmered lima beans that are buttery and creamy just like you get at Cracker Barrel or other southern country restaurants. Homestyle with ham or bacon.
    Lima Beans with Ham
  • Easy side dish recipe fo fresh sautéed green beans with walnuts, dried cherries, lemon zest and lemon juice.
    Sautéed Green Beans with Walnuts and Dried Cherries
  • A plate of cooked shrimp with a rice and bean side dish.
    Louisiana Style Barbecue Shrimp
  • A refreshing fruit juice that is both sweet, from the honeydew melon, and tart from the kiwi. The fresh mint gives the juice a cool twist.
    Honeydew Kiwi Juice
  • Close up picture of a bowl of Mexican rice.
    Cheesy Mexican Salsa Rice
  • Cheesy pull apart bread made with an artisan rustic round bread loaf, sliced and filled with grated mozzarella cheese, minced garlic, melted butter and parsley. Baked until cheese is bubbly!
    Cheese and Garlic Pull Apart Bread
  • This chewy peanut butter blondie has mini Reese' Pieces, chopped peanut butter cup minis and chocolate chips. A delicious dessert and alternative to a brownie.
    Reese’s Pieces and Peanut Butter Cup Blondies
  • Olive salad spread recipe for muffuletta sandwich made with green and kalamata olives as well as roasted red peppers, capers, celery and green onions.
    Muffuletta Olive Salad Spread
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Steve

Hi, I’m Steve

I am a foodie and a self taught cook who loves to prepare food for my family. This website is filled with lots of recipes highlighting my culinary journey.

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