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Homemade Not Storebought

Why homemade? Because you know what’s in the recipe, there are generally no weird words included – and in many instances it’s much cheaper. This doesn’t mean I don’t have a bag of frozen popcorn chicken on hand. My goal is to balance a mostly homemade life with those days when you don’t have time to do anything but preheat the oven. I generally try to put a homemade meal on the table 80% of the time. Busy kids and a busy life mean the family dinner table is becoming extinct. I think it’s way to important to a healthy life – so we eat together every night. I’m flexible on time, but i’m not flexible on participation, if you’re home, you’re at the table.

Homemade Fast Food Sausage Biscuits with Egg

Fast Food at Home – Sausage Biscuit Sandwiches

Save money every day by making these homemade sausage egg biscuits at home, or vary the recipe by using ham or English muffins instead. Perfect for a quick breakfast to start the day on the right foot!

Easy Dark Chocolate Ganache Frosting Recipe

This frosting is to – die – for! Really! Super simple to put together, really tasty – the coffee in the recipe makes this a complex frosting with easy instructions. Stop buying store bought frosting!

Sausage and Beef Bolognese Sauce Recipe

Homemade bolognese sauce with sausage and beef – perfect for a cold day or a day of freezer cooking. This sauce is wonderful the day it’s made, but watch out – day 2 or out of the freezer it’s phenomenal! Give it a try today!

Making Stock – The Basics

There is not one cook on the earth, professional or novice, that wont agree that homemade stock makes just about any dish 100% better. Here’s my technique for making basic beef or poultry stock.

Spiced Apple Chips – 2 Ways

Baking apple chips is easy, but dehydrating them works much better. This post goes over my trials and successes with making spiced apple chips at hime.

Sun Dried Tomato & Parmesan Peasant Bread

Crunchy and savory, this Sun Dried Tomato and Parmesan Peasant Loaf is an iteration of our no knead crusty bread and is dead simple to throw together. Give it a try today and make your family some killer pannini with this loaf – you can’t go wrong!

Jalapeno Cheddar Crusty Bread

I took the original no-knead crusty bread recipe and added some fabulous. Spicy and cheezy all at once, this Jalapeno Cheddar Crusty Bread is going to be a hit!

Raspberry Crumble Bars a la the Barefoot Contessa

Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa) makes amazing and EASY desserts. I tried her raspberry crumble bars and they were great. The best thing is, they can be modified into many different types of bars just by changing the extract, jam and nut topping. Pretty simple base recipe for creating a ton of variations. Try it today!

Spiced Chai Tea Mix Recipe

This Spiced Chai Tea Mix Recipe is perfect for summer or winter. Served warm or cold, it’s like a spicy hug for your soul. Give it a try and let us know what you think!