Kid Friendly – Baked Chicken Nuggets

This recipe is kid friendly, mother approved.  Your kids will love that they get their favorite, chicken nuggets, and you know that your child is getting a healthier alternative to fried fast food. These nuggets make a great after-school snack or a good weeknight meal with mashed potatoes and a salad.   Thanks for visiting!  

Healthy Morning Glory Muffins

This recipe is a healthy version of a Morning Glory Recipe that I saw in one of my Gooseberry Cookbooks, adapted to fit my preferences and to what ingredients I had on hand in the kitchen.  These muffins are very moist, with just the right amount of sweetness, so yummy you would never know that they are …

Kid Friendly – Pepperoni Cheese Pizza Casserole

This recipe takes all the good things about pizza and combines them with pasta to make a quick and easy, kid pleasing, great, one-dish casserole.  Perfect for your hungry family.  This dish has lots of ooey gooey cheese and lots of pepperoni's, just like your favorite pizza.  Yum!    I don't know about you, but Monday night is my …

Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad

When I was little, my Mom always made us chicken and tuna salad sandwiches for lunch.  They were the best, with Lays Potato Chips and a pickle slice ...I was a happy girl!  The other day I realized that I have not made chicken salad in a while.  I love chicken salad so many ways, I like it with …

Chocolate Peanut Butter Brownies

If you love chocolate and peanut butter ...crazy for coconut ...then you will love these brownies.  They are like a Reese's Candy Bar and a Mounds Bar rolled into one big chewy brownie. Moist and chewy wonderful bits of heaven in every bite.  Chocolate and peanut butter filled, with chocolate icing on top, sprinkled with coconut and chocolate …

Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have been on a baking kick lately.  Every weekend I am making something sweet to eat.  While this is fun and I enjoy doing it, my waist line is telling me wait! ...stop!  So I realize I can't continue to bake and eat these yummy delights till I pop  🙂   I am taking …

Vanilla and Chocolate Checkerboard Cake

Hello Everybody!  Happy Fiesta Friday!! Have you ever made a checkerboard cake?  I am sure lots of you will say you have, which is the answer I would expect with all the talented bakers here attending Fiesta Friday.  I have never made a checkerboard cake and often wondered how it was done.  After a little research from Google, …

Texas Style Omelette

For someone who only eats a decent breakfast on the weekends, I have a good collection of yummy recipes.  I love breakfast, however, during the week I get up too early and just don't have the time to prepare a large meal.  I usually opt for something light and healthy like a fruit protein smoothie.  By the time the weekend rolls around I …

Chicken Pad Thai

Happy Fiesta Friday!!  We made it through another week and now it is time to celebrate.  What better way to celebrate than with good food, drinks and good company.  I don't know about you but this makes me feel festive indeed! One of my favorite dishes ever is Chicken Pad Thai.  My first time to try this …

French Toast with Raspberries

Happy Saturday everyone!  I love the weekends and one of my favorite things about the weekends is being able to slow down and relax.  I can get up and take my time and make some of my favorite breakfast recipes.  French toast has always been a favorite of mine. This recipe is similar to the one my Mom made when I was …