Jiffy corn casserole is the creamy, buttery side dish our family has made every Thanksgiving and Christmas since 1995. You stir it together in one bowl, and it bakes up golden and fluffy every single time. The best part is you can put it together the day before and let it rest in the refrigerator…
Homemade Corn Relish with an Electric Pressure Cooker If you grow corn in your garden or love to stock up at the farmers market, I have the perfect recipe for all that extra corn. This is our family’s sweet corn relish, and it is one of those recipes I look forward to making every single…
Take leftover mashed potatoes & make the most delicious weekend breakfast, Potato Pancakes. Using the Instant Pot, you can make potato pancakes even if you do not have leftovers. How is this related to an Instant Pot? Well, a mistake I made while making potato salad resulted in the most delicious breakfast the next day. Planning ahead…
Enjoy the vibrant flavors of Extra Lemon Pasta Salad with Basil Herb Vinaigrette, a perfect dish for dining al fresco. This pasta salad features fresh herbs, light and simple ingredients, and a zingy lemon kick that brings extra freshness to every bite of this easy pasta salad recipe. Everybody loves a good pasta salad and…
Christmas punch recipes do not get much easier or more nostalgic than this one. This Christmas Raspberry Sherbet Punch has been on our family’s holiday table for generations, and it never lasts long. Bright red, bubbly, and made with just a handful of simple ingredients, it is the kind of drink that makes any gathering…
Valentines is a fun holiday for everyone in the family. You are going to love these 10 Fun Valentines Party Ideas. Think of Valentine’s Day as a time to teach and demonstrate love to each other in the family and to friends and neighbors. What better way than to have a fun Valentine’s Day lunch party….
Cranberry Fluff is a perfect recipe for a side dish or dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It has the sweet taste of all the Cool Whip Fluff recipes with a little tartness of the cranberries. Add a cubed apple for a little crunch. You can use sugar-free instant Vanilla pudding, add the cranberries, pineapple, pecans,…
Pina Colada Ambrosia Salad is a tropical flavored fluff recipe. The recipe is a modern version of the traditional 50’s ambrosia side dish. Ambrosia my aunt use to make and tell me it is called “food of the Gods”. Like the traditional version of ambrosia, Pina Colada Fluff is made of whip topping, pineapple, and coconut…
Easy Watergate salad recipe is a big bowl of fluffy pistachio Watergate salad that reminds me of Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the retro recipes from the 1970s. This creamy, light dessert (you could even call it a snack dessert) gets its name from a Washington DC hotel, not the scandal of the same name. Rich, creamy,…
When I found out that we were having friends, who were visiting family from out of town, over for dinner I wanted to have a vegetable dish with a little spice. Because our garden is full of zucchini deciding that a zucchini dish was in order was an easy pick. Spicy Zucchini Noodles Side…
As the garden becomes more abundant in the hot days of July and August, as the tomatoes overwhelm our kitchen, this Easy Fresh Tomato Pasta Salad is one of my husband’s favorites. When the children were little I used to make this often, as our children like to eat just plain Pasta with Parmesan cheese,…
When the garden is booming with zucchini this zucchini cheese casserole is a great way to have a quick & easy dinner. It is like a lasagna without the beef and egg. You can add as much cheese or a little as your family likes. I wanted to have the richness of a good baked…
Get your kids to play outside all summer along with a picnic campout theme party in your own backyard. Like you, I am always trying to get my children outside in the beautiful summer weather. We have long winters here in Ohio and when it is sunny and warm I want to take full advantage of…
Making hard-boiled eggs in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker could not be easier. As with all recipes for the Instant Pot, you load it up, add water, set the dial, and you are hands-free. Making a large batch of hard boiled eggs for your family is also much safer. No pot of boiling water on…
A quick homemade Mac & Cheese recipe can be easily made in half the time with an Instant Pot or Electric Pressure Cooker. When time is short and the family is hungry you can have dinner on the table in no time at all. I love my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot especially for Mac & Cheese as…
When my children were little ones, every Valentine’s Day we baked cut out heart-shaped sugar cookies, and one day I decided that the same cookie cutters could be used to cut out heart-shaped Bisquick biscuits as a symbol of my deep love for our children. They loved the shapes so much I have baked shaped…
Homemade cranberry sauce is one of those recipes that looks fancy but could not be easier. It takes just 3 ingredients and about 15 minutes. Fresh cranberries, sugar, and water are all you really need. Once you make it from scratch, you will want to ditch the can for good. It tastes brighter and fresher…
In so many homes, the classic green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup is a tradition to serve for both Thanksgiving & Christmas. Creamy, crunchy, and full of green bean flavor. So simple to mix together, it can be prepared the day ahead. This quick & easy casserole is perfect for any family gathering….
If crisp fall air and beautifully changing colored leaves remind you of savory bubbling chili on the stove, fall chili reminds me of my Grandmother Mable Landfear’s cornbread. Her traditional recipe from the early 1900s is easy, most, and simple to mix together. When you have a house full of little ones, our favorite box…
Easy Bread Machine White Bread Dough Recipe. Nothing makes a house feel like home other than having the smell of fresh bread baking. With our busy lives, you may not think you can have that warm fluffy bread ready for your family to eat. But you can with the convenience of a bread machine and…