A Slice of Life
Homemade Bang Bang Sauce I like to use bang bang sauce on fried shrimp or chicken as a dip. The zesty sauce is made with mayo, Sriracha sauce, and other spices and is excellent with shrimp rangoons as well. When I have it in the refrigerator, …
Lemon Almond Breakfast Bites Making lemon almond breakfast bites ahead of time saves my world. They’re crazy tasty and refreshing too. These breakfast bites are nice because I can make them after ingesting a couple gallons of coffee. They store well in the pantry and can be …
Restaurant Style Asian Fried Rice As I receive compliments and requests for my restaurant style Asian fried rice, I think to myself, “What makes this so special?” Perhaps, it’s because my husband talks it up. He likes to do that. Perhaps, there is something about …
White Meatloaf My step-father has been hinting about wanting meatloaf for a couple of months now. I won’t say it’s every time he comes over, but I hear about meatloaf more from him than I have from anyone else before. I think he’s passive-aggressively asking …
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Have you ever bitten into a peanut butter cookie and it’s just too rich? That’s me. I love peanut butter out of the jar or on toast, but when it comes to candy, cookies, and pies…it’s always overdone. This cookie …
Chicken And Dumplings Recipe Highlights The first thing I do is chop all my veggies and chicken. I toss a couple of tablespoons of butter in the stockpot and cook the veggies until translucent. Then, I add in the chicken to the veggies and cook …
Creamy Roasted Vegetable Soup I really like raw veggies most of the time. I’m am amazed when people visit my home and are surprised that my kids like raw veggies too. I thought everyone ate them. We’re not vegans or vegetarians, but sometimes I like …
Crispy Sesame Chicken Have you ever been to sitting somewhere, and you suddenly crave the sweet and savory, crunchy yet gooey and sticky goodness that is crispy sesame chicken? I get that craving all the time. Unfortunately for my diet, my children have inherited this …
Flipping Fresh Flapjack Pancakes Today my monsters wanted pancakes. Pancakes it is. I am not much of a breakfast eater, but everyone else in the house loves breakfast. We even have breakfast for dinner occasionally. I typically cook an army’s quantity and freeze it so my …
Brussel Sprouts with Rosemary and Shallots Most people have memories of their mothers forcing Brussel sprouts down their gullets as children. At least, that is what TV would have me believe. I, unfortunately, don’t have such memories. Brussel sprouts were not introduced into my diet …