Recipes Index
The objective here is to use food as a means to create stories of your own. My hope is that you use these recipes to make you just as happy as they have made me inventing them. Continue sharing my friends!
Easy Marble Cake – Via Box Cake
You can easily mix, swirl, and bake your way to a delicious homemade marble cake without spending hours in the kitchen.
Funeral Potatoes
This is a great and delicious side dish to serve with steak or any meat dish works great! Cheesy potatoes -- what's not to love?
Traditional Mexican Horchata
This classic horchata made with rice and milk is a refreshing, sweet drink and is perfect for any occasion or as a dessert.
Dr. Pepper BBQ Sauce
This is a sweet and tangy barbeque sauce that's so easy and tasty! Its great on chicken, pork or whatever is on the grill!
Gyoza Dumplings
Japanese gyoza are much like Chinese potstickers, but with thinner wrappers and are lighter and more delicate. Delicious!
Baer Mint Brownie
These are super delicious and one of the traditional dishes we always have at the holidays! But they're great any time of year.
Fried Cabbage with Bacon, Onion & Garlic
This is a delicious and healthy side dish for any fall or winter meal! Quick and easy to make.
Puff Pastry Squares
This recipe reminds me of homemade Pop-Tarts but made especially for you! It’s a great activity to do with your family or friends.
Quick & Easy Polish Pastry
These are so quick and easy -- great to get your kids involved in cooking! Like a jelly donut in a different delicious form!
Poppy Seed Pie Filling
This is a great addition to your sweet homemade bread or rolls! And homemade is so much better than store bought.
Easy 15 minute Ramen
This ramen is super quick and easy with lots of flavor! And you can easily make it special with whatever you want to add!
Homemade Peanut Butter
This is an easy to make homemade peanut butter that's as good as any you'll buy from the store.
Apple Pie Cocktail
This is the perfect drink for any fall or winter party, or even in summer -- add some ice cream to it and its delish!
Beer Cheese Soup
This is a delicious creamy soup and a nod to my home beer-loving state (Colorado). Its simple to make and so comforting!
One-Pan Meatballs and Rice
Easy dish to do for date night or for the family. Put this together quickly and pop it into the oven for a comforting meal!
Spinach & Pesto with Beef and Pork Stuff Shells
This oven meal is a favorite for a family meal or for a dinner night with friends! Its one that everyone will love!
Adobo Seasoning
A great all-purpose seasoning that is great on many things -- beef, chicken, fish, vegetables, rice, whatever!
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Blackening Seasoning
This Blackening Seasoning is so delicious with pan fried chicken to give it a nice deep rich flavor. Or add to fish, pasta or whatever!
Chicken Bacon Alfredo Pizza
Pizza with a Cheddar Bay biscuit crust and chicken, bacon and Alfredo -- what's not to love! This is a quick delicious evening meal!
Saucy Cherry Pepper Wings
This recipe has an amazing balance of heat and crispy wings that aren't overdone and dry. Better and easier than deep fried!
Breaded Mayo Chicken
The mayonnaise in this chicken dish doesn't even stand out, it just helps the chicken stay nice and juicy. Easy and delicious!
Cheesy Rice (Instant Pot)
This is a quick easy side dish if you're not feeling like doing a lot of cooking. It pairs great with chicken, fish, beef etc.
Marshmallow Rice Krispie Treats
Can't get easier than 3 ingredients to make these rice krispie treats at home! Great for parties, holidays, or any occasion.
Chicken Crack Pot Pie
This takes chicken pot pie to a whole new level with the Red Lobster biscuit crust! Delicious and quick for an evening meal.
Apple Cider Donut Bread Pudding
This doughnut bread pudding is the perfect fall dessert baked dish! This is a super fun easy way to use up leftover doughnuts.
Peach Cobbler
This is a delicious old fashioned recipe that's easy to make. Its so good during fresh peach season served with vanilla ice cream on top!
Easy – Bread Machine Bread
Sometimes a basic bread machine bread is the best way to get homemade bread, easy to do, and little prep time.
Chicken Alfredo Stuffed Shells
This is a great kid friendly, freezer-safe, meal-prep comfort food recipe. And its also delicious with turkey, pork or even a seafood combo!
Banana Cake and Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
This recipe was provided as part of the Family Recipes Collection. Check out the other recipes in this collection.
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
You'll love this lemony cream cheese frosting -- it's delicious on any cake you make, especially on our pumpkin cake recipe.
Oreo Chocolate Cake
What can go wrong with chocolate cake, more chocolate, and Oreos. Easy to make and easy to enjoy! And even better with milk!
Hammett Family Pickled Cucumbers
Who doesn’t love a jar of fresh pickled veggies? Everyone does, this is my mother’s recipe perfected and passed down.
Chocolate Fantasy Fudge
My grandma came across this recipe years ago on a can of evaporated canned milk and we've been making it ever since.
Cheetos Mozzarella Sticks
Who doesn’t love Cheetos and mozzarella sticks? Its like a mozzarella stick with a nice crunch! This is also good with Doritos chips as well.
Grilled Cheese with Deep Fried Cheetos
Grilled cheese is an American delicacy at its best, and this dish amps up that cheesy flavor with the combination of different cheeses!
Eggs Benedict with Hollandaise Sauce
This traditional special breakfast dish is easier to make than you'd expect. And so delicious for a special weekend brunch too!
Easy Hollandaise Sauce
Yes, Hollandaise Sauce can be easy! And its such a delicious sauce that's perfect on so many dishes -- not just Eggs Benedict!
Creamy Garlic Potatoes
This is super easy and it makes a great side dish that is perfect with meatloaf, chicken or any barbeque!
Breakfast Enchiladas
Yummy, egg and sausage enchiladas for breakfast! Make this for a special brunch or just a very favorite weekend breakfast!
Homemade Cheese Crackers
Make these with a great cheese that you really like, and they become so addictive you going to have to make more than you thought!
Homemade Ranch Sauce
Come on, homemade anything always tastes better than store-bought, right? You'll be happy you tried this one!
Easy Creamy Ramen
This ramen recipe is a quick and easy way to get a delicious bowl of chicken ramen with a great creamy sauce!
Easy Instant Pot Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
These delicious Roasted garlic mashed potatoes are so easy and quick in the instant pot, and they're great with any meal!
Old Fashioned Stuffing
This is my all time favorite stuffing. Great with your Thanksgiving turkey, pork chops, or as a side with any evening meal!
Amazing Turkey Gravy
The secret to any great gravy is the stock. This gravy made from the original turkey bones can't be beat!
Crack Turkey Chili
Welcome to winter where everything is cold and you want a nice warm bowl of soup or chili. This recipe great for warming you up!
Creole Potato Salad
This is an original recipe that includes all the things I think a good potato salad should have! This is not your mama's potato salad!
Lemon Pasta
Pasta Al Limone, or Lemon pasta is a Southern Italy tradition. This easy pasta dish is made with a delicious lemon butter sauce.
Chicken Katsu
Who wouldn't love this crispy and moist deep-fried chicken especially with rice or noodles on the side!
Chocolate Cobbler
Gotta love this chocolate cobbler with vanilla ice cream, this is a great dish for the holidays or just an addition to dinner.
Chex Party Mix (Tree-Nut Free)
Adapted from the Chex Party Mix on the back of the Chex cereal box. This is a nut-free version with a little more spice.
Homemade Pasta
This homemade pasta tastes can take up to 3 hours to complete, but its worth the effort! Homemade pasta is SO good!
Asian Hamburg
These beef and pork burgers with a wonderful Asian twist have a delicious sauce that go with them. Great on a bun or by themselves!
Peanut Butter Fantasy Fudge
This is our standard Christmas fudge recipe from the back of the marshmallow creme jar. Its always a winner!
Artichoke Dip
This is the best dip for Holiday parties or for a hang out. Its always a favorite appetizer for any occasion.
Beef Manicotti
This is a wonderful dish for using your leftover shredded pork or beef roast from the weekend. Easy to make and delicious!
Belgian Waffle
These Belgian waffles are the greatest for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner! Try them with chicken or fruit on top or whatever!
Vietnamese Pho
This is our new after-the-holidays tradition; after all the holiday cooking it's nice to have an easy on-the-stomach meal.
Chicken Chili Crack
This chili is great for the cold winter months with Tortilla chips or Fritos chips! Its a whole delicious meal in one bowl!
French Bread (Via Breadmaker)
This is a great way to make homemade French bread using a breadmaking machine. And its delicious too!
Cavatelli Pasta
We wanted to try our hand at homemade cavatelli pasta so we found this really good recipe and its very easy to make!
Cafe Rio Copycat Sweet Pork Barbacoa
This Barbacoa sauce is a delicious Mexican-type sauce that works equally well for chicken, shrimp, beef, or pork.
Best Coleslaw
This coleslaw is a great and healthy side dish for Pulled Pork or a grilling dish for that spring or summer barbeque.
Homemade Pancake
Who doesn't love pancakes on a weekend morning? These are easy and fun to make and a treat for the whole family!
Hungarian Mushroom Soup
This delicious soup is hearty and great for a cold winter day. Paired with a panini or a salad and you have a whole meal!
Soft Hotdog Buns
You'll love these soft cheddar hotdog buns with any summer barbeque! They're easy to make and so good with a grilled hotdog or brat!
Alfredo Pesto Pork Sliders
This is a great weekday meal to use up that pulled pork you made at last weekend's barbeque! A delicious and quick meal!
Fresh Garden Salsa
If you love salsa like I do, this recipe is great on everything! Especially made with fresh garden tomatoes, you can't get better!
Overnight Oats
This recipe for peanut butter, chocolate chip oats is simple, easy and cheap. Its delicious as is, but easily changed to your preferences!
Perfect Soft Boiled Eggs
This is the perfect soft boiled egg, whether its for on top of toast for breakfast or for your ramen! Simple one-ingredient dish!
Homemade Pancake/Hotcake Dry Mix
If you have pancakes quite often like we do, its nice to have an easy way to make a few pancakes quickly.
Homemade Rolls
Who doesn't love the smell of fresh homemade rolls! We got the original recipe from Deep South Texas check out his video.
Creamy White Chili
This takes a bit to make, but its well worth the wait for this delicious creamy white chicken chili! We think its the best!
Copycat McDonalds Hotcakes
Who doesn't love McDonald's hotcakes! These are great and oh so easy to make!
Creamy Chicken Cobbler
This is a delicious and very easy to put together comfort meal for any night of the week when you're in a hurry!
Chocolate Forest Milkshake
This simple dessert is a delicious combination of chocolate and cherries. This is the perfect frozen milkshake treat for summer!
Beer Brats
This is a great recipe for your next summer barbeque! What could be better than a great beer brat!
Eggs on Cheesy Toast
Sometimes it’s the simple things dressed up a little that that are fantastic and become our standard go-tos!
Country Hot Beef Sandwiches
This is a great easy gravy recipe that is great for open-faced sandwiches, mashed potatoes, and even Salisbury steaks!
White Spinach Chicken Lasagna
If its winter and you want a nice comforting cheesy pasta comfort food, you can’t go wrong with this! Its delicious and healthy too!
Christmas Jam
This is a great fruity and winter spice flavored jam that's good for gifts or just to include on the buffet. And easy to make!
Easy Tree Nut-Free Pesto
Due to my wife’s severe tree nut allergy, she never had Pesto sauce so we make this homemade version and she loves it!
Ultimate Crack Potato Soup
It’s winter and who doesn’t want a good-fashioned potato soup! This recipe is so good its addictive!
October Fall Punch
This is a delicious punch for any party or get-together, but especially for fall and your Halloween or Thanksgiving gathering!
Fresh Autumn Broccoli Salad
One of the best fresh salads ever! This recipe is quick to put together and nutritious and delicious! It'll be one of your favorites!
Ramen with Ham and Soft boiled eggs
This is great for when you want a comforting cup of ramen. You can jazz it up and make as fancy as you want!
Skull Pizza’s
Happy Halloween! Every Halloween party needs to have these skull pizza - calzones! They're so fun!
Pizza Sauce
I don't know about you, but the store bought Mariana tastes so sugary so we make our own, its so cheap and easy to do!
Best Bourbon Butter Syrup
Just add some Evan Williams or your favorite bourbon to some Maple syrup and you've got a great new syrup for any dessert!
Pumpkin French Toast
For a delicious French toast with a great fall addition try this easy and fun to make Pumpkin French Toast!
Quick & Easy Poutine
Who doesn’t love French fries! This Canadian dish with cheese and gravy on top is a super rich and delicious side!
Bold and Spicy Pickles
This recipe makes at least 6 quarts of perfectly spicy dill pickles; not too spicy and not to tame! Hope you enjoy!
French Onion Soup
This is a delicious classic recipe and is worth the effort it takes. Especially when starting with our Basic Brown Stock.
Sloppy Joes
This recipe is always so popular with our family and friends! Just as easy as store bought, and SO much better!
Apple Risotto
This recipe originated from the anime show Food Wars. We have cooked a few recipes from the show, but this is by far our favorite.
Basic Congee
This is a delicious congee, or rice porridge that can be served as a great side with any lunch or evening supper.
Carrot Parsnip Soup
This soup is a healthy delicious side that pairs well with seasoned pan fried chicken breasts and maybe a really great bread!
Homestyle Mac and Cheese
I have tried many mac and cheese recipes, but this is without a doubt the best mac and cheese recipe I have tried!
Milk Toast
This is a Midwest recipe that my mother gave me that was passed down from her father to help when you are feeling sick..
Pellet Smoked Pork Butt
Smoking a pork butt is an art, not an exact science. Doing a great pulled pork takes practice, but I hope this gets you started!
Charcoal Smoked Pork Butt
Doing a great smoked pork butt takes time and practice! Plan on some time for this method, but the results are amazing!
Pork Sliders
These pork sliders are a quick and delicious meal for a weekend evening dinner with homemade or bought pulled pork!
Beer Cheese Sauce
This beer cheese sauce is easy to make, and good with almost anything, but really good with soft homemade pretzels.
Quick and Easy Pizza
Make this Quick and Easy cheatza pizza your own by using your favorite toppings.
Homemade Fried Chicken
Homemade deep-fried chicken -- what's not to love! Serve this ultimate comfort food to friends and family for a great meal.
Smash Burgers
Smash Burgers are my absolute favorite! A great juicy burger with those crispy edges -- YUM! This recipe is from Guga Foods.
Sausage Gravy with Biscuits
This is the best sausage gravy recipe -- great for breakfast or dinner. You can serve with any biscuits or even potatoes.
Amish Poor Man’s Steak Burgers
This is an affordable but delicious and quick recipe for any evening night you need a nice comfort meal!
Black Forest Cake
If you love traditional Black Forest Cake, this is an easier version that we think is amazingly delicious!
Breakfast Pizza
Pizza is always delicious right? Well how about for breakfast? Some days this is our favorite kind of breakfast food!
Easy Calzones
We have tried this several different ways and its great with whatever sauce or ingredients you use! And quick and easy to make!
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Ihop copycat pancakes
This recipe makes the perfect fluffy pancake similar to my favorites at Ihop. I added my own twist for taste and flavor.
Easy Blackened Chicken Alfredo
This chicken alfredo recipe is simple and loaded with flavor! It'll quickly become one of your favorites!
Green Chili
This recipe is amazing on breakfast burritos, eggs, or by itself! It takes a while to cook but in the end is worth the wait!
Ti Malice Hot Sauce
This is a delicious fruity and very spicy hot sauce that originated in Haiti. It is a creole-type hot sauce.
Short Rib Stuffed Shells
This recipe is one of the most amazing rib recipes I have had! The ribs in a red wine reduction sauce is to die for!
Pumpkin Autumn Harvest Soup
This Autumnal Harvest Soup is similar to Trader Joe's, but homemade with wonderful autumn veggies! Delicious!
Egg Fried Rice
This dish is delicious as a side or even a light main dish! Its very flavorful when you start with our Everyday Rice recipe!
Everyday Rice
Rice is a great side dish with anything! Or try it in our Egg Fried Rice or Onigiri -- always delicious!
Kendra’s All-Purpose Seasoning
This BBQ rub seasoning is great for all types of meat, pork, chicken, beef, rice and so much more!
Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Traditional chocolate chip cookies -- delicious especially warm out of the oven with a cold glass of milk!
Raspberry Liqueur
This homemade raspberry liqueur is fun and easy to make from your homegrown raspberries and is a good gift for the holidays!
Pumpkin Cake
This recipe is an old (and very much loved) family recipe. Not sure where it originally came from but its delicious!
Cream Cheese Frosting
This delicious and creamy frosting is great on our pumpkin cake or any other cake or even cupcakes -- a great classic!
Golden Delight Bars
These chocolate chip cookie bars are super easy to stir together. With the taste of traditional chocolate chip cookies they're a sure hit!
Ham and Potato Quiche
This delicious homemade crustless quiche will be sure to please at your next breakfast or brunch or just a lighter evening supper!
Japanese Milk Bread
This Japanese Milk Bread recipe is straight from our King Arthur cookbook. The enriched bread is so soft and flavorful from the tangzhong starter!
Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas
This dish is quick and easy to bring together for a satisfying family meal or party and everyone will love it! Delicious, cheesy and filling!
Super Soft Burger Buns
These buns are light and fluffy with lots of flavor, but also can hold up to a good burger and won't break down!
Creamy Chocolate Frosting
This chocolate frosting recipe is rich and creamy and super quick to whip together. Its delicious for cakes or any other dessert!
Easy White Cupcakes
These amazing home made white cupcakes go perfectly with our chocolate frosting! If you love homemade cake these will be sure to be a hit.
Easy Chocolate Mug Cake
This delectable treat is so easy and quick to stir together and is just the perfect size for a quick one- or two-serving dessert!
Garlic Cheese French Bread
This cheesy baked homemade bread is a popular staple in our house. This cheesy bread is delicious with butter or toasted.
Basic Brown Stock
This basic brown beef stock is an amazing foundation for several soups and sauces. It can be frozen in cubes and pulled out as needed.
Slow Cooker Crack Chicken
This easy chicken dish is a favorite of ours! Serve with pasta and salad for a complete meal or as a delicious appetizer!
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
These cookies are so addictive and yummy with a glass of milk for anyone who wants to enjoy a holiday treat! And pretty too!
Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
These super moist yummy chocolate cupcakes are some of the best I've had! You can try them as cupcakes or a single sheet cake.
Homemade White Bread
This easy basic white bread has a short list of ingredients, and is perfect for sandwiches and melts! It also freezes well.
Multi-chip Cookies
Who doesn't love a perfect chewy chocolate chip cookie with a nice glass of milk? These perfect multi chip cookies are sweet, and delicious!
Creamy Ham and Potato Soup
This cheesy and quick ham and potato soup is perfect for those winter days when you want a hot hearty chowder!
Homemade Baked Beans
These zesty homemade baked beans are super easy and will be sure to be a hit with your summer get-togethers or any evening meal!