Chocolate Strawberry Celebration Cake

When I get my Taste of Home  magazines in the mail every month, I get so excited.  I love them.  I remember when they had a cake contest in ...

Creamy Scalloped Potatoes

My mom was raised in Shelley, Idaho, and her school mascot was a potato.  Yes, I'm serious.  It just made me laugh at loud thinking that...

Smashed potatoes

When I blog at night, my husband most likely is watching some kind of Home Improvement show, and with that in the background, my creative ju...

Breakfast Burritos

What is it about breakfast burritos that is so satisfying? I love those darn things! When I was a student teacher, there was a boy in the ...

Pancakes with Strawberry Syrup

Now, I know that these cute little heart-shaped pancakes with strawberry syrup would have been good to do on Valentine's Day, which is w...

Tortilla Soup

I don't recall ever eating Tortilla Soup. I've heard of it, I've seen recipes for it, and I decided that I must try this. I ga...

Steak Au Poivre

Okay... As if a mushroom cream sauce (not to be confused with Cream of Mushroom soup) isn't enough goodness to slather on a filet, I fo...