chicken · Dinners

Chicken Enchiladas with White Sauce (Ten Dollar Dinners)

Chicken Enchiladas These were a fast and yummy dinner!  Daphne gobbled them up and my husband proclaimed that I was going to make him fat. 🙂 I guess that’s a successful dinner… From Allrecipes.com Ingredients 1 tablespoon butter1/2 cup chopped green onions1/2 teaspoon garlic powder1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed… Continue reading Chicken Enchiladas with White Sauce (Ten Dollar Dinners)

chocolate · cookies · Girl Scout Cookie Recipes

Homemade Girl Scout Thin Mints

Homemade Thin Mint Cookies Yes.  I made thin mints.  They were easy.  You can make them too.  No more waiting, waiting, waiting all year long for that teensy tiny window of time when they are available to buy from the cute little girls in their cute little uniforms.  I personally prefer the shortbread girl scout cookies,… Continue reading Homemade Girl Scout Thin Mints

banana recipes · Cakes and Cupcakes

Banana Cake

Banana Cake I love banana bread, but I hate baking banana bread.  Why?  Baking things in loaves stresses me out.  I become nervous that it will rise too far over the top of the loaf pan, that it will cook unevenly, afterall, who hasn’t had an experience with cooking a sweet bread where the outside… Continue reading Banana Cake

cookies

Raspberry Lemon Shortbread

Raspberry Lemon Shortbread I love shortbread cookies.  I adapted these from What’s Cookin’ Chicago, and they are the perfect cookie for a tea party, bridal shower, or baby shower.  A lovely and basic shortbread is dressed up with a little lemon zest, and then filled with raspberry preserves.  This is a simple, easy cookie that… Continue reading Raspberry Lemon Shortbread

Seafood · Side Dishes & Salads

Easy Salmon Pasta Salad

Salmon Pasta Salad We had a BBQ at our house last night so my parents could meet my brother’s lovely new girlfriend, Katherine.  My dad BBQ’d some amazing salmon and he left me all the leftovers so I decided to make a salmon pasta salad for dinner with it tonight.  It. Was. Awesome. INGREDIENTS:1 lb… Continue reading Easy Salmon Pasta Salad

Appetizers and Dips

Italian Caprese Appetizers

Italian Caprese Appetizers If you’re ever in need of a simple, but elegant appetizer for a party or shower, look no further than these delicious Italian Caprese Appetizers.  Basil, tomatoes, and fresh mozarella are skewered and dipped into a delicious mixture of balsalmic vinegar and olive oil flavored with garlic and rosemary.  It is a… Continue reading Italian Caprese Appetizers

brownies · chocolate · Desserts

Coffee Cream Brownies

Coffee Cream Brownies Oh. My. Goodness.  These brownies are amazing.  A rich, fudgy brownie is covered with a so-good-you-could-eat-it-with-a-spoon sweet coffee cream and topped with chocolate ganache.  Not only are they delicious, they are also beautiful.  These would be great to have with coffee with your friends, a tea party, or to make for a… Continue reading Coffee Cream Brownies