Buffalo Cauliflower and Broccoli Rice Bowl

Buffalo Cauliflower and Broccoli Rice Bowl

Are you rushing around getting ready for Thanksgiving?  This may be my most favorite holiday…..         ……a time for family, appreciation and being thankful for everything that we are blessed with in our lives…..no matter how     small! One item that … Continue reading

Creamy Shrimp and Chicken with Cheesy Grits: Holiday Recipe

Shrimp recipes-Holiday Recipes-Mezzetta Memories

Don’t you love the Holiday Season?  Pulling out the tree (yes….we have a fake one), decorating it with long treasured ornaments, hanging the stockings on our mantle, and making loads of food to enjoy with family and friends. This month … Continue reading

Hearty Italian Sausage and Potato Bake

Italian Sausage Bake

I know that this Hearty Italian Sausage and Potato Bake will be added into your menu rotation.  It is quick and simple…… AND can be prepped in under 10 minutes. Did I tell you how amazing it smells while baking? … Continue reading

Blackened Chicken Alfredo Casserole

Chicken Alfredo

As we are back to the cold, dreary weather {Mother Nature was such a tease yesterday} I thought it appropriate to share one of the best comfort foods around….. Blackened Chicken Alfredo Casserole!  Blackened Chicken …. Creamy Alfredo …… YUM!!  … Continue reading

20 + Crock Pot Recipes

Slow Cooker Recipes

I am trying to be a little more organized this year….getting complete meals onto the table every night….and these 20+ Crock Pot Recipes certainly do make the job a little easier for me!  I love my crock pot, always have … Continue reading

Easy Black Beans and Spanish Rice

#LoveEveryMinute @Minute_Rice

I am so excited to find Minute Rice latest product……Minute Ready to Serve Rice.……ready in the microwave in just 60 seconds!  I will have to confess that after getting home from work, I do not have the mental or physical … Continue reading

Pepperoni Bubble Bread {Monkey Bread}

Pepperoni Pizza Monkey Bread

Pepperoni Bubble Bread {Monkey Bread} will never be compared to the sugary sweet confection that we all know and love.  I fell head over heals in love with Monkey Bread when my Mom first introduced it into our lives when … Continue reading

Jalapeno Chicken Salad

Chicken Salad

I love chicken salad, and this Jalapeno Chicken Salad ranks very high on my list.  It is a keeper, and I have been making it for years.  Chicken Salad is very versatile and can be eaten as a salad, on crackers for … Continue reading

Alice Springs Chicken {Outback Steackhouse knock-off}

It has been years since I have been to Outback Steakhouse, but I still remember their Alice Springs Chicken!    I ordered it every time we dined there.    Nothing original about me!    I like something, I stick with it.    Some would say … Continue reading

Cauliflower Pizza Crust!

Cauliflower Pizza Crust-no carb pizza crust

Can I be honest?  Going carb free (or virtually carb free) absolutely sucks!   It is one of the hardest things I have done…..and I am only 3 weeks in!     Someone please give me a carb….. Why am I torturing myself?  … Continue reading

Cozy by the Fire Fiesta Chowder!

This past Saturday the heaven’s finally opened up and gave our landscape a reprieve.  I love a good rainstorm….. thunder and lightning….even better!      We have had such a mild winter, having 80+ degree weather in the month of February, it was … Continue reading

White and Black Bean Salad!

 In a short 7 weeks summer will be upon us…..and I am not ready!  As much as I love to bake, I think it’s time to focus on lighter dishes for a while.  Still coming to grips with my decision!    … Continue reading

Parmesan Crusted Baked Salmon!

  I think this is the first Easter that my Mom and Dad have not spent it with us.  That may be an exageration, but it has been at least since Nigel killed the Easter Bunny in ’07. The boys … Continue reading