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Easy and Quick Fiesta Soup Recipe

Published October 07, 2019 Leave a Comment

Looking for an easy soup recipe? Try making this quick fiesta soup recipe. You'll love the slightly spicy, cheesy flavor of this soup - but you'll love even more how quickly you can make it! The weather finally turned cool this weekend. It took much too long (in my humble opinion) but now the temperature has cooled off dramatically. We are bundling up and sleeping under cozy blankets and ready to eat lots of soup. We eat a lot of chili in our house but I like to have some variety in our soup rotation. When I need a slow cooker soup, I chose my 5 ingredient potato soup. When I need … Read More...

How to Can Salsa – A Delicious & Easy Salsa Recipe

Published August 21, 2019 Updated September 11, 2019 Leave a Comment

Canning homemade salsa is a very easy process and makes delicious salsa you can enjoy year round. This easy salsa recipe is delicious and includes step by step directions for how to can salsa.  Growing up in Texas, I learned to love salsa. I will eat it with chips, on top of potatoes, and of course, on my breakfast tacos. I love a good homemade salsa too and once I tasted my Aunt Renee's homemade salsa, I knew it was a salsa recipe I needed to learn. I don't can a lot of things but homemade jam and this easy salsa are my go-to canning recipes. This salsa recipe is so simple, it's … Read More...

Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake Recipe

Published April 01, 2019 Updated September 25, 2019 Leave a Comment

This chocolate chip coffee cake is an easy breakfast recipe - perfect for chocolate lovers! #chocolate

As I've said before, there is no bad time for chocolate. I will eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner - or any time in between. Chocolate makes everything better. And when you can start your day with a chocolate chip coffee cake - why not? I like coffee cakes for breakfast, especially when I am hosting company because it is an easy breakfast option. You can easily make a coffee cake the night before and serve it for breakfast the next morning. It's a toss up if I like blueberry buckle or this chocolate chip coffee cake more. They are both tasty - probably because they both have a … Read More...

Easy Taco Soup Recipe You Can Fix and Forget

Published February 11, 2019 Updated October 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

This easy taco soup recipe is so delicious! I love that I can make this crockpot taco soup in only minutes! #easyrecipe

I think I have an obsession with easy recipes. I love to cook for my family but I love it even more when I am cooking an easy recipe that everyone loves. Almost all of the recipes I share on blog are easy recipes. They are recipes any one can make, with regular ingredients and very little prep. When I made my Aunt Renee's easy taco soup recipe last month, I knew it was past time to share it on the blog. This easy taco soup is exactly what the title says. You can assemble in a matter of minutes, simmer in the crock pot, and enjoy a delicious dinner whenever you are ready! One of my … Read More...

Easy Wassail Recipe

Published November 30, 2018 Updated August 17, 2019 Leave a Comment

Easy Wassail Recipe - I love homemade wassail! And this recipe is so simple and absolutely delicious. A great winter drink!

Do you know this old English carol? "Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green. Here we come a-wandering so fair to be seen. Love and joy come to you. And to you your wassail, too. May God bless you and send you a Happy New Year. And God send you a Happy New Year!" Some may sing it as caroling but I still like the old version that includes wassail. Perhaps that is because we grew up drinking wassail at Christmas! This song reminds me of the Boar's Head Festival (where they always sang this song) and my Mom's delicious homemade wassail. Almost every year for our Epiphany Open … Read More...

Freezing Cinnamon Rolls: 3 Different Ways

Published November 17, 2018 Updated September 25, 2019 14 Comments

I've always wondered how to freeze cinnamon rolls! Now that I know how to freeze cinnamon rolls, I can enjoy homemade cinnamon rolls easily in the morning! #homemadecinnamonrolls

Ah, cinnamon rolls. Is there anything better than a fresh cinnamon roll, dripping with frosting, hot from the oven for breakfast? The thing about cinnamon rolls is that they take time to make. I love them but I rarely make them (much less first thing in the morning) because of the time element. I knew if I could figure out the trick to freezing cinnamon rolls, so I could still have them fresh in the morning, it would make me quite happy. Freezer cooking lover that I am, I decided to do some research on this precise topic. I happily discovered it is much easier than you might think to freeze … Read More...

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