Easy Homemade Mayonnaise is a rich, creamy condiment with a slight tang from lemon and stone ground mustard. I’ve been making mayonnaise for our family for several years, now. It’s so easy and I control all the ingredients. I choose the salt level, the type of fats to use and the flavorings. There are no…
Easy Roast Chicken is the delicious star of any family dinner or gathering. It takes about 15 minutes to prepare it for the oven and the result is a beautifully seasoned bird with crispy skin. The tender meat is scented with onion, herbs and lemon. It is delish supreme! Your family and guests will think…
Homemade Chimichurri Sauce has expanded my condiment thinking by 220%! lol Have you ever had chimichurri? I had definitely heard of it, but never eaten any, until this past week. You guys__it’s SO good! If you like spicy, the way my family does, you’re going to keep this in the fridge at all times. Chimichurri…
My scrumptious Homemade Ketchup recipe is delicious. My whole family goes through ketchup at what can only be called a record-setting speed. I buy the largest bottles, two at a time, so we never run out. They eat it on almost everything. Oddly enough, I’ve never been a fan. I LOVE fresh tomatoes, but just…
Delicious, homemade, healthy condiments are my solution to a healthier eating dilemma. I mentioned, earlier this month, that I started a *Whole 30 with my adult daughters, at the beginning of January. Condiments and Sauces that are Whole 30 compliant are very difficult to come by, unless you’re prepared to spend a premium. I’ve spent…
I first shared Delicious 10-Minute Taco Dip, with my first blog audience, in 2009. It is so scrumptious and super easy to make. Even your kids will become experts at making this family favorite snack that can easily become a simple Sunday Supper. It’s always a hit at parties, too. You’re going to be asked…
Homemade Refried Beans are going to rock your world! They are absolutely delicious — so flavorful and versatile. I would never eat canned refried beans, just by themselves. However, I would eat a whole bowl of these delicious beans. Guys, they’re so good! Why I Prefer Homemade Refried Beans They taste so much better! There’s…
Pineapple Avocado Salsa is light and refreshing. It’s completely delicious and 5-ingredient simple! If you’re trying to be true to any special diet, this recipe is Gluten-Free, Grain-Free, Dairy-Free, Whole 30 and Paleo. You get the crispy crunch of fresh cucumber, the soft, creamy decadence of avocado and the sweetness of fresh pineapple. And everything…
Tater Tot Casserole Supreme is one of those quick-fix suppers that makes life simpler when you have 12,000 different things going on all at once. It’s a hearty meal with vegetables, in a scrumptious cream sauce topped with cheese and crispy potatoes. Seriously, what’s not to love? lol Truly though, if your house is like…
This tutorial on making wool dryer balls is in response to a recent poll I ran on Facebook. The majority of participants asked me to incorporate lifestyle posts along with the recipes on the blog. Today, will be the first foray into that niche. This post is from the old blog and I originally ran…
Breakfast Casserole is one of those everyday, classic recipes that all people everywhere should have in their recipe boxes. It’s such a simple savory dish, but universally loved, it seems. This version has all our favorite breakfast items baked into one deliciously cheesy dish. Breakfast Casserole is crazy versatile. Change up the veggies you use,…
I love when a spin on a classic dish is even more delicious than the original. Baked Spaghetti takes everything we love about spaghetti supper and takes it to the next level. Tender spaghetti, layered with a meaty sauce and ooey, gooey cheese. Baked Spaghetti stretches one pound of ground beef to be enough for…
Some days you just need a break. You need dinner to be tasty for your family and on the table, without creating a lot of stress and dishes, for you. I get you. When you’ve had a busy day and 5:00 rolls around, sometimes the weariness can be overwhelming. You walk through the door and…
Without even the slightest hesitation, I can declare Frosted Drop Sugar Cookies to be our family’s all-time favorite Christmas cookie. If you polled them, it wouldn’t just be a wide majority. I believe you would get a 100% affirmative from each of them! They are soft, chewy, melt-in-your-mouth sugar cookie perfection. Frosted Drop Sugar Cookies…
Cranberry Pecan Filled Cookies are soft, pillows of brown sugar cookie with a wonderful tart-sweet cranberry and pecan filling. This is ALMOST not a new recipe for you guys. Earlier in our 12 days I made a date walnut version of this cookie, so I almost opted not to share this one. But Cranberry Pecan…
When I think of shortbread cookies, I picture those swirly cookies that show up in holiday tins around Christmastime. As a kid, I liked them, but there were so many other cookie options that they didn’t really hold my interest. My Orange Shortbread Cookies are melt-in-your-mouth delicious. They’re simple and they’re not overly sweet. The…
Meatball Stew uses the scrumptiously spicy meatballs I taught you to make, early in the fall. Pull some out of the freezer or mix up a new batch to get the maximum flavor from this delicious, comfort-food stew. (You could, technically, buy a bag of frozen meatballs to use in this recipe. But, I promise…
White Chocolate No-Bake Cookies are the solution to needing Christmas cookies when you’re out of time and out of energy. This recipe was created in a moment, just like that, when I found out about 9:30 in the evening that someone in our family had signed up to bring cookies to work with them, when…
Checkerboard Sandwich Cookies are a delicious twist on slice and bake sugar cookies. They’re a yummy sandwich of soft, chocolate and vanilla cookies held together with scrumptious buttercream icing. To “Christmas” them up, I added some crushed candy cane around the edges. You guys, they’re SO good! I couldn’t be happier with how they turned…
These lovely cookies are crisp around the edges, with soft, chewy centers. Cranberry Pistachio Oatmeal Cookies are a perfect addition to any Christmas cookie tray! No extra decoration is needed, since they are already studded with red and green “jewels” in the cranberries and pistachios, plus, the creamy white chocolate chips. They’re a little sweet,…
Soft Chewy Ginger Cookies are my choice for Day 6 of #12DaysOf ChristmasCookies. Guys, I love these cookies! I LOVE all the warm spices of fall and winter. Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves are flavors and smells that make me swoon. lol I even buy candles in those fragrances and burn them year-round. There’s…
Chocolate Mint Chip Cookies happen to be one of my husband’s favorite cookies. They’re fudgy and chewy and studded with creamy, melty chocolate mint chips. Forget about visions of sugar plums, THESE are the cookies dreams are made of. lol Yeah, I’m kinda partial to them, too. So, imagine my distress when my small town…
Peanut Butter Blossoms are another Christmas classic and my selection for the fourth day of the #12DaysOfChristmasCookies blogger event. Who doesn’t love the peanut butter and chocolate combination? It’s only natural to pair them in a scrumptious holiday cookie. These will be some of the first cookies to disappear off your holiday dessert table! It…
Once you have baked with Homemade Vanilla Extract, you will never go back to adding store-bought vanilla to your family-favorite recipes! Homemade Vanilla Extract is a must in my kitchen, now. Certain recipes can never have the rich, depth of flavor we recognize and love, without the addition of vanilla. It has never been more…
It’s Day 3 of “12 Days of Christmas Cookies” and my cookie selection is another classic. Snickerdoodles mix the warmth and spice of cinnamon into a traditional sugar cookie. They’re a little crispy around the edges and soft and chewy in the middle. Mmmmm…a perfect cookie, in my mind! The other nice thing is they…
I’ve been making this savory, comfort-food dish for years. Easy Hamburger Stroganoff has actually been a long-time family favorite. It seems that I will go months and months without making it and then for some reason it comes to mind, again. I had some ground beef I needed to use up, today and I thought…
Just a quick reminder that we have TWO fantastic giveaways running, right now, at the Glenda Embree blog. If you haven’t registered for both, I’ll hope you’ll stop by and get registered. Just click that GIVEAWAYS link in the upper right hand corner of my home page or use the links, below. KitchenAid Stand Mixer…
Date Walnut Filled Cookies are tender, pillows of caramel-y cookie. And they’re my second entry in the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies event. These tasty cookies are moist and loaded with delicious, homemade date nut jam. These cookies are a nod to an old classic Christmas cookie, but with my own twist. The tender cookie…
12 Days of Christmas Cookies recipes is here! Woot! Woot! For each of the next twelve days, I will share a new Christmas cookie recipe. And the great news is, three other fabulous bloggers are doing the same thing! There will be recipes from my friend Arlene, at Flour on Your Face; from Lois at…
Chocolate Crinkles are fudgy, chewy, “please don’t interrupt me” delicious! And they are cookie #1 in my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies posts. This recipe is one that I made as a kid and have continued baking for my own crew. It’s a hands-down family favorite! I think you’ll love it, too. How to Make…
I’m away from this desk until the 1st of December! I will be baking and cooking and celebrating with family. I’ll also be getting some exciting things ready for all of you! Beginning December 1, 2019, I and a few of my blogging friends, are kicking off Twelve Days of Christmas Cookie Recipes! We will…