This is one of our favorite salads.  We especially love the ‘Semi-Homemade’ Creamy Italian Dressing.  It is also delish on Italian Subs.     Creamy Italian Garden Salad with Chicken Ingredients Lettuce Red Onion Black Olives Banana Peppers Tomato Shredded Parmesan Cheese Croutons Grilled Chicken Breast, Sliced (We love this, this and this marinade) Creamy […]

           This recipe was from a restaurant that my parents loved when I was a teenager.  They were so sad when the restaurant closed.   I remember when I first heard about ‘copycat’ recipes online.  I googled it just to see if I could find the recipe, and low and behold, […]

  I love including fresh herbs and citrus juices in my marinades, but let’s be honest, we don’t always have that stuff on hand.  That’s why I came up with a marinade that ONLY uses things I always have in my pantry. The combination of flavors is so delicious! We buy the huge family packs […]

          I woke up to 2 sick kiddos yesterday.  Bless them.  On the way to the kitchen for one of my many trips for medicine, popsicles, ice water, and soup, I quickly scanned my refrigerator door for my menu plan to see what would be the easiest, most hands off thing […]

                                         We have been busy moving all weekend!  What better time to take advantage of the crock pot right?  These bbq chicken nachos were perfect!  We were able to keep the shredded bbq chicken in the […]

Good Morning!  Today I am sharing one of our favorite chicken recipes.  It puts those shake and bake kits to shame and it is made we all real food ingredients I usually have on hand.  I am by no means an ingredients snob, but in this recipe, the fresh breadcrumbs and fresh garlic really make […]

These Caramelized Onion & Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas are one of the best Mexican dishes in the world! Crazy good comfort food! You can’t go wrong with chicken, caramelized onions, cream cheese, heavy cream, monterey jack cheese all in one dish! Break out the stretchy pants! It’s WORTH IT!!!!!     Break out your stretchy […]

Anytime we grill chicken we always make extra for the next night.  These ‘Brown Sugar Bacon & Chicken’ Grilled Cheese Paninis are one of our absolute favorite ways to use up leftover grilled chicken.  They are a bit time consuming for a sandwich but oh my goodness are they worth it.  The brown sugar bacon […]

Alfredo Sauce was something that took me quite a few tries to get right.  It is something I would order any time I saw it on the menu at a restaurant, but it is one of the few things I didn’t prefer ‘homemade’.  That is until I found Emeril Lagasse’s alfredo sauce recipe which used […]

    This is one of our favorite ways to use up leftover chicken!  This recipe makes a ton so it is a good one to use to ‘make one and freeze one’ for a busy night!  It makes 1 13×9 or 2 8×8 casserole dishes.  This is not a ‘from scratch’ recipe, but it […]