I am looking forward to hitting reset in January and getting back to our normal clean eating routine, but I have to share one last holiday treat with you all first! My sweet mother-in-law served us this cranberry side dish at Thanksgiving and I've been looking for a good excuse to make it ever since.
Read MoreI had no idea, until we started making it and handing it out last week, that so many family memories are intertwined with this simple treat.....
Read MoreYou may have seen these or even had them with chocolate on the bottom, but we never made them that way. When you leave the chocolate off, you get a gorgeous golden color all around and a deeply satisfying toffee taste. They are so simple to make and I've never met someone who didn't enjoy them. However, I've also never met someone who loved them as much as Grandmom and I do!
I think I like the cookies so much because there are so many memories of her wrapped up in them.
Matthew is always bragging about my cooking to other people which is just the sweetest thing.
He likes to say we have "restaurant quality food at home every night" and that's a compliment I will take!
I do find joy in cooking things that are fun to eat and don't leave us feeling bloated or stuffed afterwards.
This casserole is the perfect example of that.
It's quite flavorful without being too heavy.
I hope you'll give it a try!
Last week was Matthew's birthday week so I filled it with all of his favorite foods.
Such a sacrifice, I know! ;)
Now there's not a lot of football left, but the holidays are upon us and either of these dishes would be great to take to whatever get-together you're attending!
If you aren't familiar with Chickpeas/Garbanzo beans, don't shy away from this meal!
They are just the bland little beans that you make hummus or some Greek salads with.
Truly, they just end up tasting like whatever spices you add to them.
I typically like to eat this with some Tzatziki, but I just went with what I had on hand tonight.
That ended up being spicy hummus from Aldi which also a treat!
This recipe comes in clutch on those nights when your sweet tooth is nagging you, but you don't have any pre-made treats around.
Thanks for reading and happy baking!
Esta comida es muy delicioso!
But really.
After you make this, you will probably ask yourself, "Why haven't I thought to cook this sooner?"
If you're short on time or money, this is the meal for you!
Today I'm bringing you an old favorite, Fried Pickles, and something I hadn't made before, White Castle Sliders. The sliders are now officially my new favorite tailgate food! Matthew and I had to exercise some major self control to keep from eating all 15 of them ourselves!
Read MoreI have a confession to make: for most of my life, I refused to eat meatloaf!
As a little girl a loaf of meat sounded about as appetizing as a kitchen sponge, so even the promise of dessert at the end of a meal couldn't convince me to finish a serving!
Then I met Matthew and in an effort to learn to create his favorite meals, made meatloaf for the first time.
While it's still not a personal favorite of mine, I have come to appreciate meatloaf!
Especially in cupcake form!