This easy Baked Ziti recipe brings this classic family favorite to the next level. It combines noodles, meat sauce and cheese in the ultimate comfort food. Why You’ll Love this Recipe! Today’s recipe is always a family favorite.  And not just my family!  I have taken this dish to lots of family’s when someone was sick or had a new baby and it is always a big hit.  After they enjoy their dinner, they always request the recipe.  It is also a delicious dish to make for company. You will love how easy it is to make this delicious baked ziti.  Double the recipe and share w ..read more

This creamy Greek Tzatziki Sauce is perfect on your favorite meat, a gyro, kebab, a dip with pita bread or used as a salad dressing. It’s quick and easy to make and tastes delicious. Why You’ll Love This Recipe Tzatziki is a yogurt based sauce that is popular in Mediterranean or cuisine. It’s made with simple, fresh ingredients. It is simple to make and comes together in minutes. It is rich and creamy and tastes good on everything. You can serve it as a dip for veggies, add it to your gyro or other meat dishes, enjoy it with pita, or use it as a salad dressing. Ingredients Needed Plain full ..read more

This 4th of July fruit pizza is made with a tender sugar cookie crust, topped with a sweet cream cheese layer, strawberry puree and fresh fruit. It’s the perfect patriotic July dessert. Why You’ll Love This Recipe! If you are planning a BBQ or party for the next week or anytime this summer and need a fun, patriotic dessert you might want to make Fourth of July Fruit Pizza  This is actually a recipe I shared  before – Strawberry Pizza.  It is one of our family’s favorite desserts to make during strawberry season so I decided to change it up a little bit and make it a flag fruit p ..read more

Strawberry Layer Cake with 7 Minute Frosting is the perfect summer dessert. Layered with fresh strawberries and fluffy frosting it is pretty and delicious. Why You’ll Love This Recipe Strawberry Layer Cake is a delicious alternative to strawberry shortcake! Strawberry shortcake is a classic, but it can be dense and dry if you aren’t careful. This strawberry cake recipe is moist and delicious and covered with a delicious 7 Minute Frosting. If you are looking for a more traditional strawberry shortcake, try this recipe! The vanilla cake is soft and tastes delicious, the strawberries are always ..read more

Blueberry Crumb Bars are a delicious layer of blueberries sandwiched between a shortbread crust buttery crumble topping. Why You’ll Love This Recipe! These blueberry crumb bars have all the flavor and texture of a blueberry pie but are easier and quicker to make! No pastry crust required. You can use fresh or frozen blueberries although I do prefer fresh! And you can easily substitute another fruit or berry for the blueberries if you prefer. Ingredients Needed Granulated Sugar Baking powder All-purpose flour Butter, cold Egg Salt Lemon Blueberries, fresh or frozen How to Make Blueberry Cr ..read more

Nothing beats a fresh homemade flour tortilla. Making them at home is so easy and you will never buy store bought tortillas again. Why You’ll Love This Recipe! I could just eat homemade tortillas for dinner, just add a little butter and salt. it’s the way my dad taught me to eat them. You could also dip the flour tortillas in some of this yummy salsa that I keep in my refrigerator. Once you see how easy they are to make with a handful of simple ingredients, you’ll never buy store-bought tortillas again. The flavor and texture is amazing. There are so many ways to use them. Use them to ma ..read more

This Cinnamon Ice Cream recipe is an all season ice cream.  Serve it in the fall and winter with your favorite pie or cobbler and in the summer enjoy it on a cone or on an ice cream sandwich! Why You’ll Love This Recipe! Several years ago we had 12 straight days of snow here in Portland.  I originally posted this recipe back during that snow storm.  We had been stuck in the house because of snow and ice and we needed a treat.  When I announced I was making ice cream for dessert my daughter replied, “It’s too cold!”  My son, Logan’s reply was “It’s never too cold for i ..read more

Make perfect slow cooker shredded chicken every time in the crock pot! It is ready to use in all kinds of favorite recipes including soups, salads, wraps and tacos. Why You’ll Love This Recipe! Meal Prep: I love to keep slow cooker shredded chicken on hand. It can be used so many ways, on top of a salad, in a soup, on pasta, in a casserole, rolled up in a tortilla and lots of other ways.  If you have chicken on hand you always have something for dinner. Tender Chicken: Cooking chicken in the slow cooker gives it a nice tender texture. The process is so easy and the flavor is great too. C ..read more

Zucchini Muffins with lemon glaze and a delicious streusel topping will have everyone wishing for more zucchini!  The perfect way to eat more veggies. Why You’ll Love This Recipe! There is never such a thing as no much zucchini when you hve this recipe! These zucchini muffins are delicious, have amazing texture and are topped with a lemon glaze and streusel topping. You are going to want all the zucchini you can get!! You can make these muffins without the glaze and struesel too, but I think the lemon glaze is the crowning glory of these muffins.  A simple glaze of powdered sugar an ..read more

This delicious Chess Pie is a classic southern pie that is so easy to make. Sweet and gooey, just one bite and you will be hooked! Why You’ll Love This Recipe! I was first introduced to this pie when I was reading an article in the Oregonian FoodDay and saw a recipe for a Chess or Crack Pie they were selling at the Momofuku Bakery in Manhattan.  They were selling for $44 a pie!! The title of the article is what caught my attention. “You’ll get hooked on Crack Pie”. I knew I had to make it right away so I’ve come up with my own version and it is totally addictive! Tips Use a 9 ..read more