If You Haven’t Tried Your Chicken Like This, You Ought To!

Growing up, my mother would either make a pot roast or baked chicken for our Sunday meal. I never cared which one she made because they were both delicious. However, my heart secretly belonged to the baked chicken. It was always so filling and good. I can taste it now as I reminisce! Now that I’m all grown up and have my own family, I started making a new version of my mother’s baked chicken. I make more of a casserole out of it; I guess you could say.

I wrap my chicken breasts in bacon, top them with swiss cheese, and smother them in a hearty cream sauce. It turns out perfect every time! This has also been a very easy meal to make on those days when you have to feed a large crowd.

I’m proud to say this chicken has become a major hit at family gatherings, everyone is always waiting for it! And they’ve all wanted to have the recipe!

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Quick Tip: Use toothpicks to keep your bacon strips from falling off the chicken breasts.

Growing up, we often visited a local bakery where they made cinnamon rolls.  My siblings and I absolutely loved going there, but they were only open a few months of the year.  It was such a disappointment when they closed for the summer! So, we decided we had to make our own.

Years later, I’ve finally found the best recipe for this.  It does not take too much rising time, nor is the process too long.  The cinnamon rolls are even better than the ones we used to buy and it makes enough for the whole family to share.

Recipe and photo courtesy of My Name is Snickerdoodle

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Quick Tip: Sprinkle more cinnamon in the filling for less sweetness and a stronger kick.

There is absolutely nothing better than a crispy, deep fried tortilla covered in cinnamon sugar.  Then filled with warm, gooey Nutella, fresh fruit, and topped with chilled, airy, homemade whipped cream.

Does that sound like a dessert? Basically, it is – but I have been known to make these special tortillas for breakfast, too! It’s a wonderful way to start your morning. If not every single day, at least on Sundays. Enjoy this with a cup of cold milk and you have the perfect treat you won’t want to share with anyone!

This recipe requires deep frying so it seems a little lengthy, but it truly is not. It only takes about 10-15 seconds to get the tortillas ready so you’ll be on your way to the next step in no time.  To make everything go smoothly and quickly, prepare your station before hand so you’re able to go through it all quickly.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Sophia Inza.

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Quick Tip: Push the tortilla down as it fries to achieve a golden color much faster.  Keep a close eye on it though so they don’t get a deep brown color.

For a long time I have been looking for a chocolate mousse recipe.  I have tried countless recipes and none seemed to turn out as creamy, airy and fluffy as I would like.  All the other recipes also had so many ingredients and were such a long process.

This recipe here has been a family favorite.  I have added variations to it as well and kids absolutely love it!  The mousse is the perfect texture and within just 20 minutes, you will have the best, and might I mention easiest, mousse you have ever tried.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Sophia Inza.

Quick Tip: Add more chocolate for a richer chocolate taste.

This past holiday season, I discovered apple crisp.  My mom made it for a gathering and I was hooked.  This was the best dessert ever.  I couldn’t get enough of it. I came home and searched for a great, simple recipe and found this one. This recipe only has 5 ingredients and will be ready to go in no time.  It is ideal for the holidays, but perfect year round.  There’s nothing better than having this apple crisp with a generous scoop of vanilla ice cream on a warm summery day.

Personally, I prefer to serve this apple crisp straight out of the oven, when it’s still hot. You know – when the ice cream melts all over it and creates this wonderful, gooey and delicious mess! But my son does not like this until it has cooled completely, and he always wants a dollop of whipped cream instead of ice cream. To each his own, I guess! It’s delicious, any way you want to serve it!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Hello Hue.

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Quick Tip: Remove the cinnamon if you simply want a sugary topping with no other flavors over your apples.

I don’t know about you guys, but when I go to a picnic or BBQ, I always head for the potato salad first. I love the stuff! However, most potato salads are made with white potatoes, and I prefer to make mine with red. There’s just something about those tiny little red-skinned spuds that I can’t get enough of.

I think you’ll all really like this recipe as it uses basically the same ingredients as traditional potato salad except for the spuds. I love the look of this salad, also. The way the red potatoes stick out in the sea of mayo and herbs makes my mouth water.

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Quick Tip: If you make this salad a day ahead, and it seems dry the next morning, add a few splashes of milk to the mix and stir.

Growing in the country, meatloaf was always a staple meal at my mother’s table. We were a meat and potatoes kind of family. Her recipe was so succulent, so juicy, and so savory that it made your hair stand on end just to get a whiff of the magnificent loaf of meat cooking.

Year after year, I’ve been making and serving my mother’s meatloaf to my own family. However, I felt like I wanted to add an interesting twist to the recipe and I experimented with adding in parmesan cheese. The parm combined with the tomato paste and flat leaf parsley gave the meatloaf a rustic Italian taste. We all loved it, and I anticipate that you will too.

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Quick Tip: If you don’t have any tomato paste, tomato sauce will serve as a fine substitute.