a blog to share my love for family and my passion for cooking traditional recipes and modern creations
The Best Easter Trifle Dessert is layer after layer of flavor. The bright and festive layers consist of strawberry cake, vanilla pudding, Funfetti vanilla cake morsels, pound cake, graham crackers, cream cheese and Cool Whip. The trifle is topped off with Whoppers Mini Robin Eggs. …READ MORE
Simple Slow Cooker Orange Apricot Glazed Carrots are the easiest way to throw together a side dish that everyone will love. Butter, brown sugar, orange juice and zest and apricot preserve come together to make the perfect glaze to cover your carrots in. These are …READ MORE
Simple Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a no-fuss way to turn a strawberry boxed cake mix into something unique and wonderful. The moist cake will be topped with a frosting whipped together from cream cheese and Cool Whip. Fresh strawberries and red sugar …READ MORE
Better Than The Buffet Chicken Lo Mein delivers all of the classic flavors of your favorite Chinese noodle dish. Soy sauce, boneless skinless chicken thighs, mixed veggies, ginger and garlic make this a dish that’s big on flavor but comes together in just 30 minutes …READ MORE
Better Than The Buffet Battered Chinese Fried Shrimp is a New England Chinese restaurant favorite. The simple and flavorful batter uses only 6-ingredients and will give you the perfect crunchy yet fluffy bite. The flavorful breading compliments the succulent sweetness of the jumbo shrimp. Part …READ MORE
Better Than The Buffet Crab Rangoons are easy to make and packed full of flavor. They are the perfect finger food to make for any party appetizer. One of my favorite traditions that we started in my house is to cook our own Chinese food …READ MORE
With only a few ingredients, you can have the most sensational Easy Dark Chocolate Peppermint Fudge. It takes less than 10 minutes to make the perfect dessert or holiday treat that you can give as a gift. Nothing screams “decadence” like a delicious dark chocolate …READ MORE
NOTE: This post was updated on 11/22/2021 and originally published on 11/23/2020. Santa’s Favorite Hot Cocoa Cupcakes are made with a chocolate boxed cake mix, making this an easy and spectacular holiday treat. The cake mix is elevated with packets of hot cocoa mix. The …READ MORE
Crispy Parmesan & Olive Oil Smashed Russet Potatoes are a phenomenal side dish and a great way to mix up your usual potato game. Olive oil, parmesan cheese, garlic powder and butter flavor these russets to perfection. Smashed potatoes are one of my all-time favorite …READ MORE
Simple Lemony Oven Roasted Whole Chicken is everything wonderful about a traditional and classic chicken with big lemon flavor. This succulent chicken is topped with lemon pepper seasoning, lemon juice, lemon zest and stuffed with lemon wedges. It doesn’t get more classic and simple than …READ MORE
