grandma’s cheesy tater tot hotdish

It seems that everyone has at least one or two recipes that are their favorites simply because they’re what grandma has made and served ever since they were little. Whenever they visit her house they smell those familiar, delicious, comfort food smells coming from the kitchen, and whenever they sit at her table they know…

peanut butter & jam swirl smoothie

Since I enjoy a smoothie almost every day as one of my meals, it’s fun to experiment with recipes and discover something new. I was craving a PB & J sandwich a couple days ago and decided to skip the bread and go straight for a smoothie. I’m so glad I did! This is delicious…

cheese-stuffed bacon bbq chicken

Can I just tell you how GOOD this chicken turned out? It was a spontaneous recipe that was the result of pretty much just throwing together a dish consisting of what we already had in the refrigerator. Chicken, Ellsworth Creamery cheese curds, bacon, barbecue sauce, and mashed potatoes! Oh myyyyyy. Seriously one of the best…

mary jane candied apples

Who doesn’t love browsing the aisles of an old fashioned candy shop? It’s one of our favorite things to do. Whenever we happen upon one we load up on salt water taffy, black licorice caramels, squirrel nut zippers, turtles, Zots, Razzles, Chuckles, Ice Cube chocolates…. Ohmygosh. There are so many! Recently I was in such…

soft gingerbread cookies {in a cake pan}

So many people have written to me telling me how much they enjoyed my soft sugar cookies {in a cake pan} that I decided to develop another recipe for cake pan cookies! This time, gingerbread! Just in time for Christmas. These are ridiculously easy to make, soft, chewy, and sooooo delicious! Have a tall glass…