Author: jess

rice krispie treats

rice krispie treats

rice krispie treats are very simple.  just follow the directions on the box of rice krispies and for the love of all that is sweet and ooey gooey: do NOT, under any circumstances microwave your ingredients.  always melt them low and slow on your stovetop. 

mac n’ cheese

mac n’ cheese

this is another one of those woe is me… i miss some of my tasty favorites from michigan blog… 🙂 here’s looking at you, bar louie’s mac n’ cheese.  i still haven’t quite gotten the texture quite right, but this comes pretty darn close.  guess 

apple turnovers

apple turnovers

this recipe would qualify as “semi-homemade”.  however, when you’re hungry for breakfast in the morning, i think the quicker the prep time, the better.  🙂 1 tube reduced fat croissant rolls apple pie filling or fried apples from cracker barrel or chopped apples with brown 

peaches n’ cream oatmeal cookies

peaches n’ cream oatmeal cookies

i’m a true foodie.  i watched “cooking for real” with sunny anderson on foodnetwork that featured this recipe wayyyyyy back in 2008.  i’ve been thinking about making these cookies ever since.  i finally did it today!  i should have started making these cookies much sooner.  they 

pork chops

pork chops

pork chops remind me of a cartoon i grew up watching as a kid… i don’t know why, but they just do.  then it’s scat solo theme song gets stuck in my head… and then i want to make this dish.  it has been a 

cheesy potatoes

cheesy potatoes

this is a side dish that can go with any meal. i love this dish so much, i can eat an entire bowl and call it a meal. 🙂 2 lbs. frozen shredded hash browns, thawed 1 c onion, chopped fine 1 can cream of 

strawberry spinach salad

strawberry spinach salad

when you first see the ingredients to this salad, you’ll think eww.  that sounds awful.  but it’s not.  it’s quite delicious.  in fact, it was the first ranch dressing free salad i ever liked! 2 pkg. fresh baby spinach, rinsed and dried 1 1/2 qt. 

key lime pie

key lime pie

welcome to my fiftieth post! spring break with my family was always an awesome time.  we’d go down to florida, spend the week at the beach with grandma and grandpa and have a fabulous easter dinner, complete with steak, shrimp and key lime pie.  this 

chicken noodle soup

chicken noodle soup

easter dinner preparations were put aside for a little bit today so i could make my snot-filled hubby some chicken noodle soup.  sometimes when you’re feeling like crud, nothing tastes better than a bowl of soup, even if it is 72° outside. source 2 c 

baked zucchini

baked zucchini

ahhh, the tastes of summer…   i may have jumped the gun a bit on this blog, but i’m ready for the flavors of summer!  we had a garden growing up and it was full of delicious vegetables.  well, a few that i liked.  one