Family Recipes

  • Easy Guacamole

    Holy Moly Guacamole! If you love avocado then, you will savor this spicy Guacamole recipe. The thing I most admire about guacamole are the many different ingredients you can use to make it as flavorful as you please.  For this recipe, I used four simple ingredients that I keep in my kitchen pantry. I cut…

  • Soft Shell Chicken Tacos

    How about having Soft Shell Chicken Tacos with your Taco Tuesday? As a matter of fact, you should not even wait for Tuesday. These Soft Shell Chicken Tacos go perfectly with any day! Making them is easy. This recipe can also be multiplied to make many batches. So, if you have a large family, or…

  • Chocolate Pecan Caramel Turtles

    Who doesn’t love chocolate? Especially chocolate combined with ooey gooey caramel and toasted pecans. Ahhh…a match made in taste bud Heaven. These chocolate pecan caramel turtles will give you a triple dose of extreme palate satisfaction. I believe that you will gladly like, I do, help yourself to another two or three. Who could blame…

  • Vegetable Lasagna

    Vegetable Lasagna is a staple meal in my household. From the very first moment that I ever tried it, I was hooked. My family much rather prefers Vegetable Lasagna to any other type of lasagna, which some might find surprising. However, I am sure that once you try this recipe, you will understand why we…

  • Mexican Rice

    Nothing rounds out a taco or enchilada night like a good helping of Mexican Rice. I like this recipe because it’s delicious and it reminds me of the rice served at my favorite Mexican restaurants. It’s also pretty easy to whip up. Any recipe where I can spend 2-3 minutes stirring things and dumping ingredients…

  • Vegetable Stir Fry

    The other day I ate a big lunch which resulted in me not being hungry around dinner time. Later, around 9 at night, I was really hungry. Since this time was a bit late for me to eat, I needed something quick to put together, but also something that was rather light. I decided on…

  • Oven Pot Roast

    Pot Roast is one of those dishes that totally completes itself. The juices from the meat and the vegetables that merge together in the cast iron skillet, permeate throughout the entire house.  You will delight in making this easy dish. I might even add that, it will easily become a household MUST! I always have…

  • Green Beans Almondine

    Growing up, Green Beans were a staple in our home. My mom would often serve them a few nights a week. She would boil hers in a big pot until the little peas fell out. They were heavily seasoned and often had some type of meat floating around in the big pot. Looking back now,…