• your FAVORITE enchilada at home (trust me)

    Yesterday I shared with you my favorite Slow Cooker Mexican Shredded Beef.  Today it is all about using that shredded beef to make AMAZING Shredded Beef Enchiladas. Trust me you will not need to go to your favorite Mexican restaurant after you have these enchiladas…at least I don’t have too. Beef and Bean is the BEST (according to The Hubby) Anytime we go to our local Mexican restaurant The Hubby will get a beef & bean burrito and I will usually get enchiladas.  Sometimes I will get cheese enchiladas and sometimes I will get beef enchiladas, but my favorite is a shredded beef version. There is only one place close…

  • A last minute must make

    New Years Eve is here!  I cannot believe 2017 starts tomorrow.  2016 has been a crazy year and I want to make sure to finish it off with a bang, and these Sausage Balls are a perfect way to do that. Bring on the balls These have been a must have at all of our holiday parties since I was a little girl.  They were always a favorite of mine, but especially of my brothers. To this day the minute December 1 hits my brother calls me and asks for this recipe because it is sausage ball season. Simple and so good The funny thing is my mom made this recipe…

  • Soup for the gang

    I don’t know about y’all but we are all about watching all the college football games that are happening this week.  For us football and food go hand in hand, and I love dishes that can sit on the stove and people can get when they want it…and this taco soup is that kinda meal for sure! Taco Soup?  Yes, Please Ok, I know you may be looking at this post a little side ways and asking taco soup?  And I understand, I was not sold on it either, until I made it.  This soup brings together everything I love about traditional tacos into a soup, perfect for this winter.…

  • Brown Sugar + Buttermilk = YUMMY Pie

    Thanksgiving is in 4 days.  YES, only 4 more days until it is TURKEY time.  Now I know you probably already have your menu set, but you might want to rethink the dessert table for this super simple, but AMAZING Brown Sugar Buttermilk Chess Pie. Pie like no other Do you have a favorite pie from childhood?  You know that one pie that someone special made, or one that you always got a particular restaurant if you were “good”.  For my mom that pie is Buttermilk Chess Pie from Furr’s Cafeteria. My mom grew up in Brownfield, Texas.  It is a small town in West Texas not too far from…

  • Like no Brownie (Pie) I have ever had

    Brownies are a favorite in our house.  I have made almost every brownie version imaginable.  One of our favorites are these Oreo Caramel Brownies and these Pumpkin Caramel Brownies are a perfect option for this Thanksgiving.  Oh but wait there is so much more to brownies now. It is Pie time… Pie is a must have at our Thanksgiving celebrations.  Do you have pie for Thanksgiving?  What kind are a must?  Pumpkin, sweet potato, apple? In our family there is always a fruit pie of some sort, a pumpkin pie, and normally a pecan pie (I never said we were very exciting).  This year though I wanted to shake things up a…

  • a twist on a sugar cookie

    I love cookies.  Chocolate chip cookies, shortbread cookies, brownie cookies, sugar cookies, peanut butter cookies…really ANY cookie.   A few weeks ago I decided to bring 2 of my favorites together into one delicious cookie and make a Peanut Butter Sugar Cookie. A little something for everyone Each fall The Hubby takes some of his customers little yummies with calendars from his company.  This year he wanted cookies to give out.  He asked for his favorite chocolate chip cookies (recipe will be posted soon) and also for a peanut butter cookie. Well I couldn’t give him 2 traditional cookies, so I decided to change up the peanut butter cookie a little, don’t…

  • Mom Dibert’s Corn Casserole

    The sis-in-Law’s mom, Cathleen is an amazing cook.  Everything I have had from her has been so, so good.   She is very well known for her pies, but she is also known for this corn casserole. Bring on the corn When Cathleen said she wanted to bring this casserole to our Early Thanksgiving Pot Luck Dinner I was so excited.  I personally LOVE corn casserole, and my brother had told me how good her was so I couldn’t wait to try it.   A few days before though she told me she wasn’t sure if she could make it as they were having new floors installed and she didn’t…

  • Bourbon + Bacon this Thanksgiving

    Every Thanksgiving there is always a sweet potato casserole of some kind.  Last year I did a casserole that had a little something for everyone (recipe can be found here) but this year I wanted to take it to the next level. It all starts with Bacon In my family if you want to make everyone happy you can add bacon to it and everyone will LOVE it.  I was hoping this little trick would work for sweet potatoes as well.  You see there are a few people in my sweet family that are not sweet potato fans.  This is proof that not all people are perfect, just kidding (not…

  • Slow Cooker Creamy Goodness

    We are just over 2 weeks away from the The Big Turkey day and today is all about a side that can be made in the slow cooker…freeing up your oven space.  Make sure and keep check back this week for additional recipes from our Early Thanksgiving Pot Luck Dinner. Still to come… A family tradition For every family get together at my grandparents, holiday or not, my MeeMaw would always have creamed corn on the table.   She would make big batches of it and then freeze into serving size portions.  It was always so rich and creamy with the perfect hint of sweet in each bite. I have…

  • a “healthy” mash

    Mashed potatoes are a must have at all of our Thanksgiving celebrations and our Pot Luck Thanksgiving was no exception, but these have a little twist that surprised everyone. Make sure and check back often to get these recipes very soon… Pot Luck Fun One of the best parts of a Pot Luck dinner is never really knowing what is going to be coming through the door.  And while this is a Thanksgiving Pot Luck I did have a pretty good idea of what to expect my Sis-in-Law really surprised me. She said she was bringing the mashed potatoes and I LOVE mashed potatoes so I was super excited. Only she told me…