Recipes for the busy cook!
COCONUT CREAM POKE CAKE Coconut Cream Poke Cake starts with a boxed cake mix and is covered with a creamy and sweet cream of coconut filling and a coconut topping! It’s another one of those easy cakes to make but tastes outta-this-world good. It’s cake that is similar to the PINA COLADA POKE CAKE. VIDEO INCLUDED…
BEST RITZ PINEAPPLE CASSEROLE Ritz Pineapple Casserole is a classic southern side dish especially at Easter. Pineapple, crackers and cheese combine to make the tastiest side to ham! If you’ve never eaten this particular dish of Southern Pineapple Casserole before, then chances are, you probably aren’t from the South. It’s a Southern thang. Well, I…
NO-PEEK CHICKEN Our most popular recipe from the LAST WEEKEND POTLUCK was this No-Peek Chicken from Everyday Mom’s Meals! I love a good chicken and rice recipe! Our other featured recipes include: Hummingbird Bread Pudding with Salted Caramel Sauce from Southern Bite, Buffalo Chicken Puff Pastry Pinwheels from Mighty Mrs. and Carrot Cake from Melissa…
THE BEST CROCK POT SWEDISH MEATBALLS After I shared the CROCK POT SPAGHETTI AND MEATBALLS recipe a couple of weeks ago, I got a bunch of emails from folks asking for more recipes like that one. It really is the simple things, isn’t it? Crock Pot Swedish Meatballs is now one one of the most…
RANCH AVOCADO EGG SALAD Ranch Avocado Egg Salad recipe is made with avocados, hardboiled eggs, shallot, ranch seasoning, mayonnaise. Low carb too! Serve as a wrap, in a sandwich, on toast or on lettuce! Honestly, it looks so ugly but the taste is AMAZING! I promise! HOW DO YOU KNOW IF AN AVOCADO IS RIPE?…
CROCK POT BEEF TIPS AND GRAVY Crock Pot Beef Tips and Gravy is a simple slow cooker recipe that is made with chuck roast, beef broth, cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix and a special seasoning. Want to make your own onion soup mix? Be sure to try my HOMEMADE DRY ONION SOUP MIX….
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST BANANA BREAD This really is the best banana nut bread recipe I have ever made. And I usually make it when I have some over-ripe bananas that are just begging to be used. If I catch them before they become too ripe then I will usually make SOUTHERN BANANA PUDDING. Those…
EASY INSTANT POT AMERICAN GOULASH This Easy Instant Pot Goulash is a one pot meal. Ground beef, spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, onion, garlic and macaroni noodles. All topped with cheese! Also called Slumgullion, American Chop Suey or Johnny Marzetti (depending on where you’re from.) 🙂 WHAT SIZE PRESSURE COOKER DO I NEED? For this recipe,…
HOW DO YOU MAKE GROUND BEEF STROGANOFF Beef stroganoff. Definitely a comfort food dish. For me, it’s up on the list near fried chicken and okra. I love the humble roots of stroganoff. It isn’t pretentious, it uses simple ingredients and it is a cheap dish that can easily feed your entire family. Just some ground…
Triple Lemon Poke Cake Our most popular recipe from the last Weekend Potluck was this Triple Lemon Poke Cake from Dance Around the Kitchen. You know how much I love poke cakes! Our other featured recipes include: Easy Creamed Hamburger Gravy from Soulfully Made, Stick of Butter Rice from 4 Sons ‘R Us and Mary…
HOW TO MAKE EASY AND CREAMY CHEESECAKE This is one of the easiest cheesecakes you will ever make. Cross my heart. And forget about all those cheesecake recipes from the past where you had to leave the oven door open for 5 hours after baking for the cheesecake to set. This recipe has an easy baking…
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT CUBED STEAK AND GRAVY I think my love for my slow cooker is pretty well known (well, at least to my family). It really is one of my most favorite kitchen appliances. It’s right up there with my stand mixer. It is the busy parent, busy worker, and beginner cook’s best…
HOW TO MAKE CROCK POT MISSISSIPPI POT ROAST Where has this pot roast been all my life? I had a bunch of folks over on The Country Cook Facebook page telling me that I just had to try this recipe. And y’all were not kidding! Holy cow this was amazingly tender and flavorful. I think…
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST EVER DEVILED EGGS These classic, best ever deviled eggs are a must serve every holiday or cookout. Plus, an easy tip and shortcut for perfect hard-boiled eggs every time! I am having a little fun with that recipe title – “THE BEST!” 😉 These really are just a classic deviled…
THE BEST CREAMY, CHEESY CHICKEN SPAGHETTI This recipe for Creamy, Cheesy Chicken Spaghetti is one I’ve been meaning to share for a while. But it was a recipe that needed to be tweaked. The original recipe I had for it was, well, kinda bland. It tasted fine but it wasn’t anything to get excited over….