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What An Easy Casserole To Make!

Yesterday, my neighbor Anne burst through my front door and yelled out, “YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS RECIPE.” I rolled my eyes, because yeah, that’s Anne to think that everyone of her newfangled recipes is the best ever.  She opened my cabinets and pulled out a plate and then completely messed up my organized utensils drawer looking for a serving spoon.  She scooped up a hefty amount of casserole and plopped it on the dish.  She put it on a fork and hand fed it to me. And guess what.

It was GOOD.  It was the best cheesy hash brown casserole dish I had ever made.  It was gooey, had the perfect crunch and a beautiful golden cheesy crust over the top.  It was not overly salty or lacking in flavor.  I knew immediately I needed to keep the rest of this as well as the recipe to serve my husband for dinner.  He is the number one hash brown fan in the world.  My goodness, that man can eat it at every meal. Needless to say, he was thrilled when he returned home from work to find this.  He ate it straight out of the dish and didn’t even wait for the chicken I was making to be ready.  He filled up on this and then, had it for breakfast again the next morning.  It was a hit.

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 Quick Tip: Make some bacon and crumble it over the top.

This Was My Father’s Favorite Dish – Yum!

My mother never had a crock pot but that doesn’t mean she didn’t know how to slow cook food to perfection. My Dad was crazy about her sausage stew; Mom would make a huge batch of it, letting it simmer slowly for half a day. By the time we gathered around the dinner table the whole house smelled amazing and our tummies were growling. She didn’t have to call for us twice, that’s for sure!

Now, I really don’t have the time to stand by the stove all day (neither did my mother so I have no idea how she made it happen). That’s why I love my slow cooker – I can let it do all the work for me and then I just happily enjoy the results!

This hearty sausage stew is one of my favorite crock pot recipes. Probably because the flavor is almost identical to the one my mother used to make. Making dinner doesn’t get any easier than this! I make this stew year ’round but I think it’s perfect for the chilly fall and winter nights.

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Quick Tip: This recipe makes 6 servings.

Fill Your Belly With This Awesome Twist On A Classic

I’m sure most of you understand what a struggle it is sometimes, trying to manage your work and personal life, while making sure you’re kids are properly dressed and that there’s food on the table. They say it gets easier over time, but I don’t know! It seems to me some teenagers are even pickier than some 5-year-olds… Then again, some teenagers love food so much that I’m having a hard time keeping up with them in the kitchen.

I happen to have both kinds of teens in the house. The other one cringes inside whenever I try to serve a new, out-of-the-ordinary dish. She dares not say anything (smart girl…) but I can see she’s not really enjoying certain meals. My son is completely different. He eats anything and everything – and when I say everything, I really do mean everything. There was once a time when we used to have leftovers in the fridge, but we don’t, anymore.

Trying to keep both of them happy is quite a challenge, and I’m always on the lookout for recipes that are easy on my wallet but also tasty enough for my other teen.

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Quick Tip: Choose the salsa to your taste – I went with extra hot!

This Dessert Is Like Manna From Heaven, In The Middle Of The Craziest Weekdays

My mother makes a killer rice pudding! It’s something that our whole family keeps talking about, and whenever we gather together everyone is always looking forward to the dessert. One time, I think about ten years ago, my Mom made a huge mistake. Instead of rice pudding she served cake for dessert. The cake was amazing but we were all a little confused…

She did notice people were acting funny so she brought the thing up herself. Finally, one of my cousins built up enough courage to ask her if she had gotten tired of making rice pudding for the family gatherings. My mother started laughing so hard! She had thought we had gotten tired of eating it!

Needless to say, we’ve had the same dessert ever since. Every year she does come up with a special new tweak, though, to see if we like it better than the original. This year she used coconut milk to make the pudding and it was sooo scrumptious!

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Quick Tip: Instead of milk, try using coconut milk for a change.

One Glass Of Milk Won’t Be Enough When You Get Your Hands On These Cookies

I will never forget the day I tried making my first brown butter cookies. It’s kind of embarrassing… My husband and I were high school sweethearts so I was very young when I first met his parents. His mother was and still is a great cook and baker, and she asked me if I would like to bake cookies with her.

Of course I said yes; I was trying to be polite and make an impression, so I definitely didn’t mention I had managed to burn or otherwise ruin pretty much every batch of cookies I had ever tried making. She asked if I could brown the butter while she would stop by the store across the street, to get some more flour.

Gosh, it’s funny now but I wasn’t laughing back then… I swear I only turned away for a moment but somehow I managed to burn the butter. On top of it all, I was trying not to let my mother-in-law find out so I wanted to pour the burned butter out, but instead I burned my hand and basically threw the pan across the floor. The mess!! I was so embarrassed!

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Quick Tip: Keep stirring the butter throughout the browning process – you don’t want it to burn!

What A Change From Your Plain Ol’ Chicken Recipe!

Do you have Mexican Mondays at your house? We do – well, not always on Mondays but we usually have Mexican food at least once a week. What can I say; my husband and I really like the food and I guess we’ve raised our children the same way! The only issue so far has been that all of our favorite Mexican-style recipes have been filled with cheese. Lots of it.

There’s nothing wrong with cheese, of course, but when you’re trying to eat a little healthier and perhaps even shed a pound or two (or twenty, ahem) you kind of start looking at cheese in a different way. I still want to eat all that ooey-gooey goodness, but I try not to eat it every single day!

This recipe was like hitting the jackpot! It is Weight Watchers-approved, incredibly juicy and flavorful, and absolutely perfect for your Mexican meals. Try serving this with rice, potato wedges or maybe just steamed veggies, for an extra delicious and lean dinner!

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Quick Tip: Serve with rice or potato wedges.

This Simple Dessert Has Been Our Favorite For Decades – It Never Goes Out Of Style!

For most people, fall seems to be all about pumpkin. I do understand it, of course – I love all kinds of pumpkin desserts and I would happily eat them every day, if I had the chance. But still, when we enter this season I am always looking forward to making berry desserts. I have no idea why; aren’t berries supposed to be more of a summer thing?

Anyway, every year when we get to autumn, I always bring out my favorite berry recipes. I have a bunch of old favorites that go way back; some are from my grandmother’s childhood, even! I also try at least a couple of new, fairly modern recipes each year. But I always come back to the traditional ones!

This berry cobbler is one of those staples that I already know by heart. I switch it up by using different kinds of berries and sometimes I even use fruits for this – try plums or peaches, for example. And always, always serve this warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Yum!

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Quick Tip: I like using a mixture of different kinds of berries for this cobbler.