Category: Food and Recipes

• Dilly Pretzels and Veggie Dip

  If you’re looking for a new snack to try, these Dilly Pretzels and Veggie Dip recipes are just the thing! They’re both so easy to make—the pretzels are coated with a mix of herbs, seasonings, and Ranch dressing mix (how could that not be good?!)—and the dip is a savory mix of mayo, sour cream,…

  nancyc

  June 10, 2020

  Appetizers/Snacks, Entertaining, Food and Recipes, Spreads and Dips

  game day food, pretzels, savory, snacks, veggie dip

• Zesty Potato Spears

  If you’re looking for a new way to fix potatoes, this is a good recipe to try! I found this at MyFoodandFamily.com and happened to have just the right amount of potatoes to make it. These Zesty Potato Spears are made with both white and sweet potatoes, but if you only have white potatoes on…

  nancyc

  June 7, 2020

  Food and Recipes, Side Dishes, Vegetables

  potato spears, potato wedges, potatoes, side dish, Sweet potato

• Chocolate Chip Chocolate Syrup Brownies

  Awhile ago, I bought an old cookbook from the ’70s at a flea market and found several recipes tucked inside it that had been clipped from newspapers and magazines. And there was an old recipe card, too–for Chocolate Syrup Brownies. Since I already had some chocolate syrup in my fridge, I decided these brownies would be the perfect recipe to…

  nancyc

  May 31, 2020

  Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes

  brownies, chocolate chips, Chocolate Syrup Brownies, Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

• Upside Down Pizza

  Easy meal ideas are great in the warm weather months when you don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen! This Upside Down Pizza recipe is easy to prepare and you can even cook your ground beef or sausage and chop up some of the topping ingredients ahead of time to speed…

  nancyc

  May 27, 2020

  Food and Recipes, Main Dishes

  Casserole, easy casserole, main dish, Pizza, upside down pizza

• Patriotic Mini Ice Cream Sandwiches

  For a fun red, white, and blue dessert, make these Patriotic Ice Cream Sandwiches! They’re super easy to make, and they come together in minutes (you should freeze them for about an hour, though, before serving)! They’re so fun and colorful, and all you need to make them are store-bought mini ice cream sandwiches and…

  nancyc

  May 23, 2020

  Food and Recipes, Other Desserts, Seasonal, Summer/Summer Holidays

  Ice cream sandwich, mini ice cream sandwich, patriotic, red white and blue, Sprinkles

• Chocolate Chip Confetti Brownies

  These fun, colorful brownies are like a celebration in a pan! And with so much going on these days, we need to treat ourselves, right? This easy and yummy recipe is from an M&M’s promotional recipe card that I had for quite a while, and finally got around to making them!

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  May 12, 2020

  Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes

  brownies, confetti brownies, dessert, M&M’s

• Fruit-Topped Sugar Cookies

  One thing I like about these Fruit-Topped Sugar Cookies is how pretty they are! They just have the look of spring and summer with all that luscious fresh fruit on top of sweet, creamy frosting! And another thing I love is how easy they are to make!

  nancyc

  May 4, 2020

  Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Food Presentation, Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  fresh fruit, fruit-topped cookies, sugar cookies

• Sheet Pan Roasted Vegetables

  Recently, I’ve been posting recipes for sweet treats, so here’s a healthier recipe to balance that out! 🙂 I try to be good about eating my veggies and I eat raw veggies with dip every once in a while, but my favorite way to eat veggies is when they’re roasted. I just love them that…

  nancyc

  April 27, 2020

  Food and Recipes, Healthy Eating, Side Dishes, Vegetables

  healthy, roasted vegetables, roasted veggies, side dish, veggies

• Trix Marshmallow Bars

  With flowers starting to bloom and trees starting to bud, I’ve been enjoying the spring color outside. And it put me in the mood to make something colorful! I saw some Trix Marshmallow Bars at BettyCrocker.com and just had to try them out! I had forgotten how fun and colorful Trix cereal was–after all, I…

  nancyc

  April 23, 2020

  Candy and Confections, Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes

  Butter, Mini Marshmallows, Trix Cereal, Trix Marshmallow Bars

• Egg Nest No-Bake Cookies

  If you’re needing a sweet treat idea for Easter, here’s something that’s super-easy, and you may already have the ingredients on hand! Egg Nest No-Bake Cookies are fun and yummy, and I like to think they’re a little healthy because there’s a lot of oatmeal in them! 🙂 These cookies are just a variation of…

  nancyc

  April 11, 2020

  Candy and Confections, Cookies/Bars/Brownies, Food and Recipes, Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  Chocolate No-Bake Cookies, Easter treats, Egg Nest No-Bake Cookies, No-Bake, Spring treats

• Easy Egg Nest Cupcakes

  Here’s a super-easy Easter treat you can make, and the kids can help out with this, too! These Easy Egg Nest Cupcakes are so, so easy to make because you use cake mix for the cupcakes and a ready-made container of frosting. They’re decorated with either chocolate frosting with chocolate sprinkles, or vanilla frosting with…

  nancyc

  April 10, 2020

  Cupcakes, Food and Recipes, Seasonal, Spring/Easter

  Cake mix, Easter, easy dessert, Egg Nest Cupcakes, Spring

• Carrot Spice Muffins

  

  Carrot-themed recipes remind me of springtime and Easter—maybe because I tend to see a lot of product packaging with bunnies and carrots this time of year! I actually am not a big fan of raw whole carrots, but I do like raw shredded carrots. Strange, right? I’m not sure why! So I tend to have…

  nancyc

  March 30, 2020

  Breakfast/Brunch, Food and Recipes, Muffins, Biscuits, Scones

  carrot muffins, cinnamon, muffins, shredded carrots