This week we did something that only bloggers would do, we held what I liked to call a #Fakesgiving. We invited 4 family members over for a huge elaborate Thanksgiving dinner. Oh, and by huge I mean we bought a 22 pound turkey and too many side dishes(including the bacon and sausage homestyle dressing that I'm sharing with you today), plus an apple pie for dessert. Since we've ...
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Simple From Scratch Garlic Cheddar Bay Biscuits
We have included some affiliate links in case you need anything to help you make these awesome biscuits! I have a pretty popular recipe for Garlic Cheddar Biscuits that's been pinned almost 20,ooo times (that's a lot!) They're really delicious, but they don't rise as much as I would like. So I decided to go back to my favorite ever Red Lobster copy cat recipe for Simple From ...
Homemade Bisquick Baking Mix
If you know me, you know I love to cook and bake from scratch. I’m not crazy though, you won’t find me making from scratch pop-tarts or Girl Scout cookies...at least not yet. I do love making things like homemade pie crust and taco seasoning, because who wants mystery ingredients in their pie crust when you can make it with 4 simple ingredients? So I did it again. My favorite ...
Baked Bacon and Mozzarella Sticks
It's that time of the year, it's fair season! We just went to our local state fair a few weeks ago, and now the Wisconsin State Fair is in full swing until August 10th! I'm a foodie, so for me the State Fair is all about food. The common themes for fair food in Wisconsin is definitely lots of deep frying, lots of cheese, and bacon wrapped everything! I was at a breakfast the ...
Simple From Scratch Garlic Cheddar Biscuits
We have included some affiliate links in case you need anything to help you make these awesome biscuits! When I go to Red Lobster I'm mostly going for the garlic cheddar biscuits. I'm sure I'm not alone. Years ago I found a copycat recipe using Bisquick and I've been using it ever since. Then there's the box mix (which is almost as good) that you can actually buy in stores ...
From Scratch Biscuits
If it were up to me, biscuits would be a food group of their own. Fresh biscuits should most definitely be served with every meal. This recipe all started when I was watching Top Chef with AJ, why yes this Bravo addict got her husband addicted to a Bravo show. We're obsessed and now that they're getting down there with contestants we get completely stressed out everytime they ...
Mini Taco Pies
One of our favorite foods in our house was the good ol' taco ring. You know, the main course at that Pampered Chef party you went to in the 90's. Yep, we made that on a weekly basis. Taco meat and cheese stuffed into crescent rolls was all the rage. I needed to find a healthier solution to that meal. Pronto. While laying in bed trying to get to sleep, I was thinking up ...
From Scratch Baked Meatballs
Spaghetti is one of the staple dinners in our house, we have it about every other week. Spaghetti wouldn't be the same without great baked meatballs. Spaghetti is one of the greatest meals ever for so many reasons. It makes the best leftovers and lots of them! It's full of delicious pasta. It's super cheap to make. The entire family loves spaghetti. When I make spaghetti I ...
Spicy Garlic Parmesan Roasted Green Beans
Someone in our house just won't eat their vegetables, they grab a helping every time and they never clean their plate. They might even pawn off their vegetables to the dogs under the table when no one's looking. Ok, yeah I'm talking about myself, you caught me. I'm not a fan of vegetables, I'm so picky and it kills AJ a little bit. He grew up on a farm and can't get enough ...
BBQ Chicken Potato Skins
So we might not actually be grilling in Lambeau (I wish!) but we always put on quite an elaborate spread at home to watch the games. I love making these BBQ Chicken Potato Skins, these are pretty simple to throw together and I promise they will be a touchdown at your next game day gathering! There's basically no bad way to serve potatoes. Smothering those delicious ...