Beer battered anything is usually awesome especially when you are from Wisconsin where we beer batter everything. Beer batter is definitely a Wisconsin tradition that gets handed down from generation to generation. Every family has their own recipe that they claim is “the best beer batter ever”, but it really comes down to personal preference. I know that I have gotten into ...
Sides and snacks
Lemon Garlic Roasted Vegetables
The holiday season is full of menacingly delicious dishes that are waiting around every corner to give you a heavy punch to the stomach and make you double over with gluttonous agony. From mashed potatoes and stuffing, to coma inducing turkey there are heavy foods on every plate just waiting to fill you up and put you in a sleeper hold. As much as we love these foods they tend ...
Bacon and Sausage Homestyle Dressing
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 ...
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 ...
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 now, ...
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 ...
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 ...