Archive for August 2014

Mom's Soft and Moist Zucchini Bread

My mother has been making the yummiest moist Zucchini bread for as long as I can remember. The name sounds like some health food bread meant...

alina 10:33 PM Cake Edit

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

A friend made this for the dessert at a work gathering and OH MY GAH! It was DIVINE! Never before have I ever wanted to just stick my face i...

alina 10:44 AM Cake Edit

Perfect New York Cheesecake

Cheesecake is my husband’s favorite, but I’ve always been scared away by horror stories of falling and cracking. Well, his birthday is this ...

alina 10:08 AM Dessert Edit

The Best Lemon Bars

I made these last night and they came out perfect! I’ve been searching for a recipe that’s just right, not too sweet/lemony. One change I ma...

alina 9:21 AM dinner Edit

Gram's Galumpki

My mom made these at least once a month throughout my childhood. The only difference was she used tomato juice and thinly sliced onion on t...

alina 8:19 AM Dessert Edit

Cream Cheese Apple Coffee Cake

As the mornings start to get a little colder and fall begins to really get into full swing, I find myself craving coffee and baked goods in ...

alina 6:59 AM Bread Edit

Easy Homemade Bread Recipe

An Easy Homemade Bread Recipe: A little background My family is full of really fantastic cooks. My stepmom, my mother-in-law, my sisters--al...

alina 6:53 AM dinner Edit

Perfect Chicken

Pinterest is fantastic as I am sure that you all know! I saw this recipe for the perfect chicken and have made it several times. I use it fo...

alina 6:50 AM dinner Edit

Bacon Ranch Chicken Bake

I tried this for dinner last night and LOVED it! I used different bacon and different ranch but it was still amazing! Next time I will make ...

alina 6:06 AM Dessert Edit

Pan Fried Cinnamon Bananas

Tried them and worked out great! Replaced the olive oil with coconut oil and added a little vanilla extract instead of sugar. Once I had the...

alina 1:04 PM Dessert Edit

Crunchy Granola Bars

It's a simple recipe that uses ingredients I almost always have on hand. To ensure that these bars are super crunchy, the recipe calls f...

alina 12:04 PM dinner Edit

Simple Homemade Sausage Patties

Assembling pork sausages is a snap and, as always, if you use best-quality ingredients, it's hard to beat homemade.From the book "M...

alina 9:42 AM dinner Edit

Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole

This creamy casserole can be made a day ahead, refrigerated and then baked just before dinner. Using frozen vegetables makes this dish a cin...

alina 6:55 AM dinner Edit

Broiled Lobster Tails

Here is a fancy way to bring a little "surf" to any "turf" dinner! It's pretty easy too... You will need: 2 lobster...

alina 7:16 PM Dessert Edit

Cookies n' Creme Cupcakes

Milk's favorite cookie, in cupcake form. These cupcakes are the best chocolate cupcake recipe I've ever made, with a whole oreo cook...

alina 2:26 PM dinner Edit

Pioneer Woman Perfect Salmon

I love seafood. If it came out of the ocean, I love it. Lobster, mussels, oysters, crab fish, sushi, I love it all and then some. I love to ...

alina 9:57 AM Dessert Edit

Billionaire Bars

So easy and so good! 1) The butter separated from the caramel mixture after about 5 mins, but patience and a whisk brought it back by the ti...

alina 8:56 AM Cookies Edit

Master Chocolate Chip Cookie

I found this on Pintrest and they looked the best out of all the cookies I saw! I just made them for my family and they loved them. I used a...

alina 7:09 AM dinner Edit

Crockpot Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Pasta

Cooked this for dinner last night and it was amazing! I didn’t have time to cook it in a crock pot so I ended up cooking it on the stove top...

alina 6:12 AM Dessert Edit

Cheesecake Crescent Rolls

Cheesecake Crescent Rolls Ingredients: 2 cans of Pillsbury Crescent rolls 2 (8oz each) package cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/4 ...