Recipes

APPETIZERS

Appetizer Wreath

Bacon Wrapped Dates

Beau Monde Dip

Deviled Eggs

Sausage Cheese Balls

Spicy Meatballs with Cranberry Sauce

Three Cheese Spread

SNACKS

Candied Pecans

Chex Mix

Chickpea Snacks

Granola

Popping Popcorn in a brown paper bag

BEVERAGES

Double Chocolate Hot Chocolate Mix

Spiced Cranberry Punch
My favorite punch. Delicious hot or cold.

BREAD

Biga Bread

Baking Bread

Cheddar Cornbread

Flatbread Pizza

Focaccia

Harvest Grain Bread

Multigrain Yeast Bread

Pizza Braid

Pizza Dough (the one we use most of the time)

Pizza Dough (another good one)

Rhonda’s Rolls This is the recipe we’re using for dinner rolls and hamburger buns.

Rosemary Bread

Tangy Buttermilk Cheese Bread Makes wonderful rolls for hamburgers, pulled pork, etc.

Quick Breads / Muffins / Biscuits / Crackers

Banana Muffins

Cheddar Bay Biscuits (scroll down the post for the recipe.)

Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

Cornbread

Irish Soda Bread Scones

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins

Rosemary Crackers

CANDY

Almond Truffles

Candy Jumble

Cherry Fudge Truffles

Chocolate Creams

Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

Christmas Mice

Date Balls

Homemade Chocolate Fudge

Minty Cream Cheese Truffles

Mocha Truffles

Oreo Cherry Truffles

Oreo Truffles

Raspberry Truffles

COOKIES and COOKIE BARS

Brownie Biscotti

Butterscotch Gingerbread Cookies

Chocolate Peppermint Shortbread

Cranberry Orange Cookies

Daniel’s Cookie Bar Bites
They can also be made as little pink or blue hearts for baby showers, Valentine’s Day treats, etc.

Eggnog Cookies

Elfin Bites (shortbread cookies)

Holiday Icebox Oatmeal Cookies

Holiday Petits Fours

Honey Peanut Butter Cookies

Macadamia Nut Shortbread Cookies

Nutmeg Logs

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Peanut Butter Bars

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Peppermint Meltaways

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookie Bars

Sugar Cookie Crisps

Sugar Plums
Technically not cookies, but not really candy, either. For sure, easy to make and delicious!

Toffee Bar Crunch Biscotti

Triple Chocolate Cookies

DESSERTS

Apple Upside Down Cake

Blueberry Crumb Cake

Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cheesecake

Chocolate Mug Cake Mix / Scroll down the post for the mug cake mix recipe.

Cookie Sheet Pie

Crock Pot Apples

Ginger Cake Trifles

Ooey-Gooey, Moist and Chewy Brownies

Peach Cobbler

Poppy Seed Muffins

Pumpkin Cake
And the Cream Cheese Frosting you need for the Pumpkin Cake.

Raspberry Pie

Pie Crust Recipe

Snow Ice Cream

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Strawberry Shortcake

Supernatural Brownies

Triple Chocolate Mess
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SALADS

Mexican Chopped Salad

Pear-Walnut Salad
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***MAIN DISH***

BEEF

Alton Brown’s Pot Roast
This is fabulous! A family favorite!

Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

Crock Pot BBQ Beef for Sandwiches

Enchiladas

Four Ingredient Meatballs

Mongolian Beef
I like to make this with broccoli and serve over rice.

Tacoritos

CHICKEN

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Baked Chicken with Penne

Bacon-Provolone Chicken Sandwich

Chicken and Noodles

Chicken and Spinach Quesadillas with Avocado Sour Cream

Chicken Caesar Wraps

Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Salad

Crock Pot Brown Sugar Chicken

Crock Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu

Crock Pot Rotisserie Style Chicken

Roasted Lemon Chicken with Veggies

Rosemary Ranch Chicken

Simply Great Chicken

PORK

Country Pork Chops and Gravy in the Crock Pot

Crunchy Baked Pork Chops

Hearty Ham Casserole

Marinated Pork Tenderloin
My husband’s favorite main dish.

Oven-Roasted Kielbasa and Cabbage

Spicy Shredded Pork
I follow the pork recipe’s ingredient list, but I don’t blend them. I put the roast in the crock pot and throw everything in on top. I know it’s not the same as roasting it, so it’s different than the meat the original recipe would produce, but it’s still delicious! And easier. 🙂

SEAFOOD

Baked Salmon with Honey Mustard Glaze

Baked Tilapia with Mayonnaise/Parmesan Spread Recipe is under the TUESDAY menu item.

Simple Marinated Shrimp

Spicy/Herbal (Barbecue) Shrimp

Stir Fried Shrimp

TURKEY

Crock Pot Turkey

Crock Pot Turkey Tetrazzini

PASTA and RICE

Baked Spaghetti I use Ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese. Dish can be heated in microwave rather than the oven to save heat during warm weather.

Baked Ziti

Cheesy Baked Shells and Broccoli

Crock Pot Lasagna Scroll down the linked post for the recipe.

Easy Mac and Cheese

Fuss-Free Ravioli and Cheese Bake

Greek Chicken Pasta

Julie’s Fake Baked Ziti

Parmesan Rice

Rice with Summer Squash

Spaghetti Sauce, Quick and Easy

Spicy Creamy Tomato Pasta

Stuffed Shells Florentine

Tortellini with Mushrooms and Ham

SOUPS

Beefy Cheesy Tomato Soup

Cheeseburger Soup

Cheesy Ham and Bean Soup

Cheesy Potato-Sausage Soup

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

Chicken Cheesy Tomato Soup

Chicken Taco Chili

Chicken Tortellini Soup

Hearty Lentil Soup

Heat Free Chili

that Potato and Hamburger Soup with the French Onion Dip in it that Mom used to make

Tomato Soup

***VEGGIES***

Grilled Veggies in Foil Packets

ASPARAGUS

Grilled Asparagus

BEANS

Cowboy Beans

Ham and Beans

BROCCOLI

Crustless Broccoli and Cheese Quiche with Bacon

CORN

Corn on the Cob in the Microwave

Jiffy Corn Casserole

MUSHROOMS

Baked Mushrooms in Creamy Parmesan Sauce

PICKLES

Refrigerator Pickles

POTATOES

Accordion Potatoes

Baby Baked Potatoes

Oven Fried Potato Wedges

Quick and Easy Home Fries

Roasted Ranch Potatoes

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

SUGAR SNAP PEAS / SNOW PEAS

Sugar Snap Peas with Cherry Tomatoes Scroll down this page for the pea pods recipe.

ZUCCHINI

Baked Zucchini Sticks