Salted Toffee Bars

These were really yummy and really easy, highly recommend! 1 (17.5 oz) pouch sugar cookie mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 cup toffee bits 1 (11 oz) bag caramel bits or caramels, unwrapped 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt 1 Heat oven to 350. … Continue reading

One Pot Lemon Basil Orzo and Vegetables

Another yummy way to use up some of that garden zucchini. I doubled the lemon and it was perfect. 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 medium zucchini, sliced 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 8 oz (1 cup) orzo pasta 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth 1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained 1 … Continue reading

Easy Mexican Chicken and Beans

This was a really quick and easy one pot dinner. You could serve it as is or wrap it in tortillas or make a salad out of it, whatever your family likes. 1 pound uncooked chicken breast strips for stir fry 1 package (1 oz) taco seasoning mix 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained … Continue reading

American Goulash

I remember hearing the word goulash when I was a kid and thinking to myself, I don’t want to eat something called goulash but I was wrong, goulash is delicious! And also a one pot meal. And also pretty easy. 1 pound lean ground beef 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 cups … Continue reading

Lighter Mediterranean Pasta Bake

One word – YUM! 8 oz uncooked bowtie pasta (about 3 cups) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1″ cubes 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped onions 1 small zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and then into 1/4″ slices (about 1 1/2 cups) 2 jars … Continue reading

Barbecue Chili with Corn

This was really good. It has a little smokey sweetness to it that I think comes from the beans and if you eat it with Fritos Scoops, that salty and sweet combo is just perfect. CHILI 1 pound hamburger 1 large onion, diced 1 (22 oz) can Southern Pit Barbecue Grilling Beans, undrained 1 (14.5 … Continue reading

Chocolate Zucchini Snack Cake

If you don’t tell, no one will know there is zucchini in this cake, not even your veggie hating kids. 1 box German chocolate cake mix (I used a chocolate fudge cake mix) 2 cups shredded zucchini 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 1/2 cup chopped nuts, I used … Continue reading

Easy Christmas Tree Cookie Bars

These were really very easy and so cute and bonus, tasty too! I took them to our “borrowed” grandkids and they loved them! 1 (17.5 oz) pouch sugar cookie mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 4 oz cream cheese, softened 1 egg around 54 pretzel sticks 1 tub green frosting various sprinkles around 27 gold star … Continue reading

Snickerdoodle Apple Cobbler

The hubs loves stuff like this. Me? Not so much, I’d rather have a piece of chocolate cake but I love him so I make him desserts like this every now and then. He said it was really good! It has a sugar cookie topping instead of a regular cobbler biscuit topping and I think … Continue reading