Spring Brunch Strata with ham, potatoes and cheese #EBbrunch

egg strata recipe

Recently, I threw a fun egg themed brunch where I focused on creating recipes that use nutritious Eggland’s Best eggs. I thought I would share just one of the dishes that I served to my guests.

I decided to make a cross between a strata and . . . → Read More: Spring Brunch Strata with ham, potatoes and cheese #EBbrunch

Crockpot Cooking: Layered Barbecue Chicken Dinner

chicken crockpot dinner

Last week when I was planning out our menu, I came across a very easy slow cooker recipe for a complete barbecue chicken dinner in the slow cooker. Yum! I am all about making dinners that don’t need me to be in the kitchen for an hour before serving supper, especially on a busy weeknight!

Basically you . . . → Read More: Crockpot Cooking: Layered Barbecue Chicken Dinner

Eating Light - 400 calories or Less -- Healthy Meal Ideas Bookazine

7-layer dip recipe

The Spring 2012 issue of Eating Light – 400 Calories or Less! proves that eating healthy can be so delicious! This Hearst Magazine special edition bookazine is packed full of 103 easy recipes that all come in at 400 calories or less per serving! I’ve never seen one of these magazines before so I wasn’t sure . . . → Read More: Eating Light – 400 calories or Less — Healthy Meal Ideas Bookazine

Eating Light - Fettuccini with Spinach Pesto #recipe

Pesto Pasta Recipe

The Spring 2012 edition of Eating Light - 400 Calories or Less has 103 slimmed down versions of your favorites! Try this delicious and healthy pasta recipe that uses fresh herbs, cheese and spinach to create a gorgeous, lower calorie meal. Then, check out the Stuffed Pork Chops and  . . . → Read More: Eating Light – Fettuccine with Spinach Pesto #recipe

Eating Light - a healthier Stuffed Pork Chop #recipe

Stuffed Pork Chop Recipe

The Spring 2012 edition of Eating Light - 400 Calories or Less has 103 slimmed down versions of your favorites! Try this delicious and healthy pork recipe then check out the Fettuccine with Spinach Pesto recipe and 7-Layer Dip!

Eating Light – Stuffed Pork Chop Recipe Print . . . → Read More: Eating Light – a healthier Stuffed Pork Chop #recipe

My favorite Split Pea and Leftover Ham Soup #recipe

Split Pea and Ham soup

We had a wonderful Easter Dinner at our home this year! I made a large ham and luckily we had quite a bit of ham left on the bone after everyone had their fill. Never ever ever waste a good ham bone, it will make any soup taste out of this world! This happens to be my favorite Split . . . → Read More: My favorite Split Pea and Leftover Ham Soup #recipe

How to shape bread dough into a bunny bread bowl and buns!

bunny bread bowl and dip

This cute little bunny bread bowl will be the highlight of your Spring (or Easter) party! While you could easily use frozen bread {like this bread} to make this bread bowl, homemade bread is super easy to mix up and will taste so much better! I used a double batch of my favorite homemade roll . . . → Read More: How to shape bread dough into a bunny bread bowl and buns!

Overnight Dill Dip #recipe

dill dip ingredients

One of my very favorite appetizers to serve at family get togethers is the simplest one — dip and crudites! Dill dip is super easy to make and everyone usually likes the subtle flavor with veggies, cheese and crackers or bread chunks. This dill dip tastes best when made the night before so it can sit in . . . → Read More: Overnight Dill Dip #recipe

5-minute Fresh Egg White & Herb Breakfast Wrap - Spring #recipe

fresh egg white wrap

One of my very favorite things about living in the country, is being able to walk a few steps out my back door, and find breakfast waiting for me. Out in the coop, I gently slip my hand underneath Penny and find three warm eggs — the girls have already . . . → Read More: 5-minute Fresh Egg White & Herb Breakfast Wrap – Spring #recipe

{almost} Wordless Wednesday - the making of the rainbow cake

rainbow cake

When I saw an adorable rainbow cake on Pinterest awhile back, I knew that we would have to try making one of our own! St. Patrick’s Day was the perfect time to bake up this colorful treat and I think that my daughter Pie did a wonderful job! We had a bit of a mishap with the baby cake…

. . . → Read More: {almost} Wordless Wednesday – the making of the rainbow cake

Sweet & Spicy Foil Roasted Corned Beef #recipe

roasted corned beef

Whew, I am tired! I spent all day today baking and cooking. It was so worth it! Usually I throw all of our corned beef fixings in the crock pot and then let it cook all day. We’ve always liked it this way, it’s just plain good.

Today, I found out that roasting the corned beef similar . . . → Read More: Sweet & Spicy Foil Roasted Corned Beef #recipe

What's on our St. Patrick's Day Menu? #Pinterest

shamrock

I planned on making a few of these items ahead of time to share with you but my week got away from me . No matter! I’m sharing them anyway! While we aren’t Irish, we still enjoy celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a feast full of all the holiday foods — corned beef, cabbage, carrots, potatoes, Irish Soda bread…. Mmmmm! Here is what . . . → Read More: What’s on our St. Patrick’s Day Menu? #Pinterest

Favorite Blueberry Cake #recipe - guest post by VirtuousGirlhood.com

virtuousgirlhood.com blueberry cake recipe

This is RJ from Virtuous Girlhood.com and I’m so excited to guest post today!  I love blueberries. And my family has a favorite blueberry cake recipe. However, I’m sick of the same old cake. So I decided to re-create it. And this is the result of my afternoon in the kitchen. This recipe is really easy and is so . . . → Read More: Favorite Blueberry Cake #recipe – guest post by VirtuousGirlhood.com