The weather is finally cooling off here. Here in North Texas, we got our first 'arctic freeze'. That's code for low 40's! It's time for some soups and yummy chili. One of my favorite soups is a good taco soup. I love all the things you can pile on top of the soup too :) I know there are many versions of taco soup but here's mine... Taco Soup: 1 lb of meat (I use turkey) 1 ... Read More
Pumpkin Sheet Cake
I was pinning some Fall recipes and came across this Pumpkin Sheet Cake recipe. I'm not much of a pumpkin person but I thought it sounded really good and I had almost everything on hand (except the pumpkin!) Taste of Home recipe and Picture Pumpkin Sheet Cake: 1 15 oz can of pumpkin 2 cups of sugar 1 cup of canola oil 4 eggs 2 cups of flour 2 tsp of ... Read More
Banana Bread
My daughter and I love to bake banana bread or muffins. The prep is pretty easy and while the bread is cooking it makes the entire house smell so yummy. Whenever I spy a few bananas starting to turn brown I know it's going to be banana bread time! Here's our favorite recipe to follow. It's easy peasy and you probably have the ingredients on hand ... Read More
Spinach & Cheese Quiche
Looking for another easy-peasy meal idea? I've got one of those dump-it-all-into-a-bowl-and-you're-done kind of recipes for you. It's simple, versatile, and can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Spinach & Cheese Quiche My husband and I like spinach, so this is a winner for us. If your family is not a fan of spinach, then simply leave it out and consider ... Read More
Sunday Bagels
Sunday's at our house or known to be bagel sandwich days. It's an easy after church, brunch type lunch that we all look forward to. My parents got us started on these and they are so yummy. It's been going on almost every Sunday at our house! What you need are good bagels. Not the frozen kind! Good bakery bagels you slice up and toast. Fry some bacon (or microwave like us) ... Read More