Family Recipes

  • Basic Vanilla Sheet Cake

    Good ole’ fashioned vanilla cake “almost” just the way grandma made it, but without the sprinkles, boxed cake mix, and canned frosting. When I was growing up and made trips down south to visit my relatives, my maternal grandma always had something sweet. The cake was a basic box cake mix with chocolate, vanilla or…

  • Glazed Meatloaf

    Growing up with southern grandparents, comfort food was always in full effect. I loved helping my grandma cook in the kitchen. One of the easiest comfort foods to make is meatloaf and making this was comforting. When seasoned right and cooked at just the right temperature for just the right amount of time, your meat…

  • Beef Chili

    Oh, the joy that comfort food brings. It is always a treat to have a hot and easy go-to meal that you can keep in your rotation. The wonderful thing about this easy Beef Chili is that it only takes 30 minutes to cook from start to finish. That sounds pretty quick, right? It certainly…

  • Cinnamon Rolls

    Ooooh. Ahhhh. Inhale…Try to Exhale and immediately Inhale again. Sounds like you are doing an exercise routine, but you are actually smelling the aroma of mouth watering Cinnamon Rolls baking in your oven. The cinnamon alone, might overpower your nostrils, but wait until you add the cream cheese topping as the frosting. More Ooohs and…

  • Chocolate Covered Strawberries

    Nothing says “I Love You” like Chocolate Covered Strawberries. How nice does it sound to be able to sink your teeth into some sweet and plump chocolate covered strawberries right now? Well, you certainly can be doing just that within 20 minutes if you follow this basic recipe. Although you can certainly eat these year…

  • Baked Tilapia

    Seafood dinners have been happening a lot more regularly in my house lately. I have been feeling a little nostalgic. It could be because I long for those days when I lived on the east coast and travelled only two hours to Maryland to indulge in seafood some weekends. It could also be that I…