Do you have recipes that every time you make them it makes you think about a friend or family member? Maybe you are making a family recipe that has been passed down from generation to generation. Or maybe it’s a dish that you enjoyed with a friend and you can’t make it without thinking about…
Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix – My Chicken Fried Life
When I was in the 7th grade, my science teacher allowed us to bring in our own mugs and packets of hot chocolate to class every day. He would boil water in beakers and we thought he was the coolest teacher ever. We would sit around our lab tables sipping on hot chocolate and learning…
Boston Cream Pie Parfaits – My Chicken Fried Life
These amazing Boston Cream Pie Parfaits came about by complete accident but sometimes that’s how the best recipes are created. We were prepping for a dinner for our youth group leaders. It’s a very small thank you for the time and energy they devote to our ministry. We literally couldn’t accomplish what we do without…
Baked Fontina – My Chicken Fried Life
A couple of weeks ago we had a friend coming over to hang out after our Saturday night church service. I knew we wouldn’t be home until 7:30 and I was going to be crunched for time so I decided to make a couple of easy appetizers. A quick search of my Pinterest boards revealed…
Compost Cookies – My Chicken Fried Life
If you read this blog very long, you’ve probably realized that I love to share food with friends. I love creating delicious meals and sitting around our table with people we love to enjoy the food I’ve prepared. When I heard about the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, I was totally excited. Making cookies to…
Sugar Cookies – My Chicken Fried Life
Do you decorate sugar cookies as part of your Christmas traditions? I have fond memories of decorating Christmas cookies with my family during December. We’d drag out the dough mat and grab a rolling pin and get to work. There’d be flour everywhere and we eat as much icing and sprinkles as we put on…
Chorizo Queso – My Chicken Fried Life
Growing up, queso was a staple at our house. My mom would melt a block of Velveeta cheese with a can of Rotel tomatoes in the microwave until it was a bowl full of deliciousness. We would then proceed to eat our body weight in corn chips and cheese dip. Somewhere along the way we…
Baked Potato Dip – My Chicken Fried Life
If you’ve been reading this blog from the beginning, you’ve seen this recipe for Baked Potato Dip before. But please don’t go searching for it on the site! It’s from the early days where I wasn’t sure what in the world I was doing on the blog and I didn’t know how to take pictures…
Captain Crunch French Toast – My Chicken Fried Life
Do you have a tradition of what you eat on Christmas morning? For the last 4 years I’ve made Pioneer Woman’s French Toast. It’s easy because it’s made the night before and then it bakes while we open presents. It’s inexpensive and delicious which makes it one of my favorites. Although I love tradition, I…
Mini Chipotle Shrimp Tostadas
Remember when I told you that I was obsessed with shrimp? Well the obsession continues. We’ve enjoyed shrimp scampi during a recent at home date night, there was the Pesto Shrimp with Quinoa and shrimp tacos have become a part of our regular rotation. Buying shrimp in bulk and frozen makes it one of the…
Snickers Pie – My Chicken Fried Life
I hope that you are enjoying these 25 Days of Entertaining as much as I am! I am optimistic that you have found a recipe or 2 that has made your holiday entertaining a little easier. I’d love to hear from you in the comments below if you’ve had a chance to try any of…
Ham and Cheese Sliders – My Chicken Fried Life
One of my favorite things about cooking is creating an interesting and flavorful recipe using very basic ingredients. Sure, I love to make a gourmet meal with a list of ingredients that I had to go to multiple stores to secure. But I also love making a delicious lunch for my family with a handful…
Frosted Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Cookies – My Chicken Fried Life
There are so many reasons why I love technology (and probably just as many reasons why it drives me crazy!) but one of my favorite inventions is Google. It is not uncommon for me to look in the pantry at a couple of ingredients then do a Google search for a recipe to make with…
Pan Seared Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries, Pecans and Gorgonzola – My Chicken Fried Life
As I was prepping my Thanksgiving menu, I realized that I needed a vegetable to round out the meal. Typically bundles of green beans grace the table but I was wanting to try out a new recipe. It seemed like most of the blogs I usually read were featuring recipes with brussels sprouts so I…
Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie – My Chicken Fried Life
Is it just me or is it hard to believe that it’s already December? We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and have already kicked off the holiday season by putting up our Christmas tree. This was the second year in a row that we went to a tree farm to get a tree with friends. …
Thanksgiving Menu 2013
I realize that it’s the day before Thanksgiving but if you are like me, you may do being a little last minute prep too. I thought I’d take some time to walk you through our Thanksgiving menu. We actually got to do a trial run of Thanksgiving recipes while we were in Lubbock a few…
Tomato Basil Soup
When I started writing this blog I read countless articles and blog posts about blogging. Things like how to blog so that people want to read your content or how to take pictures and use lighting. What I found so interesting was that almost everything I read talked about how much you would grow and…
Muffaletta
During both of my pregnancies, I craved deli sandwiches. As in all I wanted to eat was fresh baked bread piled high with meat and cheese, which made sandwiches all I could think about. My doctor recommended that I not eat deli meat that hadn’t been throughly heated while pregnant so I was not able…
Signed Copy of The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year Of Holidays – A Giveaway
Congrats to Michelle Peterson! You are the Giveaway Winner!!! ****************************This Giveaway is Now Closed****************************** Y’all, I got to meet Ree Drummond! As in The Pioneer Woman! When I read that Ree had a new cookbook coming out I immediately searched to see if she would be in my area. I knew I had to met…
Eclair Cake
One of my favorite parts of writing this blog is when my friends call and ask for recipe recommendations. While I never claim to be an expert on cooking, it makes me feel like my contribution to the food blogging community has value. I am grateful that you trust me enough to take my recommendation…
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
We were shocked to see our first snowflakes today. To say I was unprepared is an understatement. The temp dropped significantly and I didn’t even wear a coat while we were out today. Thankfully I grabbed coats for my kids and I was able to convince Blythe it was a good day to wear socks….
Pesto Shrimp with Quinoa
Shrimp is my current obsession. I recently made a trip to Whole Foods to buy shrimp for tacos and I got to chat with the man in the fish department. He was so knowledgeable about the products they sold and actually pointed me to a less expensive product that better met my needs. The prices…
Jalapeno Bacon Burgers with Guacamole
I’ve been a bit in a recipe writing rut. I’ve felt uninspired and frustrated that I’m not doing much creating in the kitchen. Sure, I’ve been cooking because we all have to eat but I haven’t made a recent recipe that I impressed myself with (read that as I don’t like sharing recipes that you…
Rolo Brownie Trifle
There is a small group of people outside of my husband and kids that regularly taste test recipes for the blog. Besides 2 of our students, the other members of our Grub Club eat lots of new recipes. The idea for our Grub Club was that we all like good food so we would get…
Peanut Butter Cookies with Reese’s Cups
I don’t know about you but right now life seems crazy! All our activities are in full swing and we are back to being busy. I enjoyed the lazy days of summer but I like being back on a schedule. While I appreciate the structure, my cooking has been suffering. We’ve been eating quick and…
Steak and Gorgonzola Pizza
Remember when I wrote about attending my first blog conference? Once of the best meals that I had on that trip was at a restaurant called Reserve in Kansas City. I never expected such an amazing meal from a restaurant inside a hotel but I still dream about those shrimp corn dogs. They were seriously…
Thank You Readers Giveaway!
Congrats to Alana Mitchell! You are the Giveaway Winner!!! ****************************This Giveaway is Now Closed****************************** If I were being totally honest, I still have moments when I wonder what in the world I’m doing writing this blog. With all the other things that want and need my attention, I sometimes feel so silly using my time…
Loaded Nachos
I’d be the first to admit that I love to celebrate all milestones but birthdays are my favorite celebration. One of our students recently had her birthday so we invited her to dinner to celebrate. Kelsey is one of our students that has become like family. In addition to being one of Blythe’s favorite babysitters,…
Oven Roasted Ribs
If you are on Pinterest or read any other food blogs, you know that everyone is on a pumpkin and apple kick in celebration of fall. While we’ve finally had our first couple of cooler days, I am just not ready to hop on the fall flavor bandwagon. I’m not ready to let go of…
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Bites
On Sunday night we kicked off youth group. We like our first event to be a monumental bash so this year we decided to start the year with an art gallery. Our youth group is full of incredibly talented artists so they brought their work for us to display. There were drawings, paintings and photographs…