Sweet Italian sausage + gooey melt-y cheese = the best game day any day dip, ever! I absolutely LOVE my cast iron skillet. When it isn’t grilling season, searing thick-cut pork chops or…
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How To Make Baked Potatoes Discover how to make baked potatoes with these tricks to lead your run-of-the-mill baked potato to its best life. Something as simple as baked potatoes may not…
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Texas doesn’t have all the cowboys, or Oklahoma, Nebraska and so on. Here’s the second part of my tell-all interview with my favorite Iowa cowboy. If you missed Part I Newsflash: There…
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This weekend there is a big game. I repeat, BIG. GAME. This I know, because I happened to get married on this BIG. GAME. weekend, nine years ago and most of my…
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I loathe writing these words, but today is the “last day of summer” to me. The Iowa State Fair is my favorite event of the year, but it also ushers in the…
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If you happen to be a troll of Pinterest, I’m sure you’ve seen a recipe for “Millionaire Spaghetti”, well I’ve taken that recipe, revised it a bit and made what is now…
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Mashed potatoes have to be the #1 comfort food of all time, and if you make them correctly, you will be dubbed the “#1 Cook of ALL TIME”. People fail good ‘mashed’…
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Simply roasting vegetables in olive oil, salt and pepper is one of the easiest ways to prepare a side dish, and also the most natural ways to coax the flavor out of…
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When basil and tomatoes are absolutely throwing themselves at you, it is nice to be able to do something a little different than traditional caprese. Here’s my spin on the traditional “Basil,…
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When your garden gives you lettuce, wash that stuff up and make some dressing that will complement it, and not completely overshadow it. There I said it… ranch dressing: I love you,…
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Julia Child was first to arrive on the scene as a culinary entertainer, in my opinion. She was so interesting to watch and cared so deeply about every recipe she created. I most…
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Old fashioned recipes are some of my favorites and this church cookbook staple is at the top of my list. Hands down, it was one of the favorite dishes I indulged in over…
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These are the top reader-selected recipes on my blog for 2014. There are still a few out there that I may include in a later post, but for now, all of the recipes…
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This week I lost a very special person in my life. My Grandma Madeline passed away on Monday morning. She was the inspiration and motivation for many of my different baking adventures. She…
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The Chicken Bacon Ranch sandwich craze hit about 10 years ago and I was ON-BOARD. Strips of chicken (grilled or fried), bacon, cheese of any kind and plenty of ranch dressing… how…