Easy Green Bean Casserole

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It’s that time of year for one of my favorite veggie dishes – Green Bean Casserole. Loved by many, loathed by others (like my brother), it’s one of the easiest dishes to make. What you need 1 can cream of mushroom soup 3/4 cup milk 1/8 tsp black pepper 16 oz frozen green beans (thawed) [...]

Quick and Easy DIY Thin Mints

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Beat the summer heat with this no bake recipe! I don’t know anyone, with the exception of my finicky husband, that doesn’t like thin mints. And what happens when it’s mid-June and all the Girl Scout cookies are gone? You make your own, that’s what happens! If you watched the season premier of The Next [...]

World’s Easiest Pulled Pork Recipe

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Pulled pork has been one of my favorite meals for quite some time. With this easy recipe, it soon might be yours too! What you need: Boneless pork roast (I usually get between 1-2 lbs) one medium onion one bottle BBQ sauce of your choice lemon juice brown sugar a crockpot How to prepare: Throw [...]

Easy and Healthy Tater Tot Hotdish Recipe

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The first thing that I think of when I hear “Tater Tot Hotdish” is the Duggars. Michelle says it’s JimBob’s favorite! But really, who doesn’t love anything to do with tater tots? Unfortunately, many of the recipes have some higher fat/calorie ingredients in them so I decided to modify it a little bit. Based on [...]

Sweet Potato Pie with Truvia

My 30 day challenge with Truvia has ended, and I can tell you that I am really a fan of the product. I hope to see it in more restaurants and coffee shops in the near future so that others can give it a try and decide to make the switch too! I will leave [...]

Baking with POM Wonderful!

I’ve blogged before about POM Wonderful pomegranate juice and the benefits of drinking it, including the fact that it is full of anti-oxidants. But did you know that POM can also be used to bake some delicious goodies? You’ll still get all those great anti-oxidants while treating your sweet tooth to something delicious! Here are [...]

Cooking with Carnation

Recently I had the chance to ask some questions of best-selling author, Pam Anderson who is a food columnist for USA Weekend, Better Homes and Gardens, and the author of the cookbook series The Perfect Recipe. Here is what she had to say! 1. As a working mother of a toddler, finding time to do [...]

Pumpkin Blondies

This recipe has been a hit on a local message board, so I thought I would share it with my readers – I love anything pumpkin! Pumpkin Blondies2 cups flour1 tbsp pumpkin-pie spice1 tsp baking soda3/4 tsp salt1 C (2 sticks) butter, softened1 1/4 C sugar1 egg2 tsp vanilla1 can pumpkin puree1 pkg (12 oz) [...]

Thanksgiving Desserts

Here are a few of my favorite things to make for dessert for Thanksgiving – just about my favorite part of the meal! Paula Deen’s Pumpkin Pie 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened 2 cups canned pumpkin, mashed 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg plus 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten 1 cup half-and-half [...]

Easiest Pulled Pork Recipe

I’m a HUGE fan of pulled pork sandwiches. In fact, when I had Oakland A’s season tickets, I used to get one every game. That means about 81 pulled pork sandwiches a year. Never got old. Now that I live far away from Oakland, I make my own. It couldn’t be any easier 1 boneless [...]