Easy Family Recipes
These Halloween Spider Cake Balls are a gruesome treat everyone is sure to gobble up. As Halloween Party food goes these are destined to be a tradition. Scratch recipe included below, but by all means if you are not much of a baker feel free to use boxed cake mix and store bought frosting. Just make sure to follow the assembly directions, for the spider cake balls. More Easy Halloween Party Food Vampire Donuts Witch's Hat Treats Witch's Brew Candy Bark Spider Web Cookie Continue Reading
I adore cute reusable snack bags (and sandwich bags) for my daughter's lunches. Nicely made ones with liner that helps with food freshness can be pricey though. DIY Reusable Snack Bags I decided to make my little diva some of the eco-friendly bags myself this year. I found some adorable cotton print fabric and backed it with fusible interfacing for stiffness. The cuteness will certainly will make my daughter's lunch more fun & cheerful. The homemade snack bags are very handy Continue Reading
This Grilled Pecan Crusted Pork Tenderloin recipe holds a nice crispy nut coating even while being cooked on the grill! Time to get prepped for Labor Day grilling. It is a great time of year. The crisp excitement of fall is about to start, yet the warm weather fun can still be enjoyed. I created this Grilled Pecan Crusted Pork Tenderloin Filet recipe to help celebrate the holiday. It, of course, could be served anytime, and would even easily convert to an oven recipe if the weather was Continue Reading
An easy Asian salmon recipe for a quick yet tasty dinner. Wild salmon is grilled after a quick soak in Asian marinade. I make this grilled salmon recipe and slight variations of it quite often in the spring and summer, but it is a good choice any time of year. Easy Asian Salmon I got a great deal on wild Coho Salmon recently, so I thought I'd share my easy go to Asian marinade for grilled salmon. It is a super simple marinade of just 3 ingredients, but it does the job wonderfully. Continue Reading
I have some fun Star Wars snack for you today! R2D2 Granola bars are just the way for your favorite Star Wars fan to start their day... Don't you think? A plate of these little R2D2 granola bars would certainly be a hit at a Star Wars marathon party. I can think of no other way to prep for seeing the new movie. I can't believe Harrison Ford will be back after all these years! Well, enough rambling. Here is the granola bar recipe along with instructions on making the little icing R2D2s Continue Reading
Pickled green beans are an uncommon tasty treat. The recipe is easy and the dilly pickled beans are sure to be a hit with kids as well as adults. How to Make Pickled Green Beans Time to get into pickling and canning high gear. The late summer harvest bounty is here, and the perfect opportunity to make some not-so-everyday recipes. Why not start with this easy Pickled Dill Green Beans recipe. It would actually make a good first time canning project, as the brine works as Continue Reading
