Southwest Chicken Burrito Bake

I've been looking for some new ways to eat chicken and came across this gem! This was so easy to throw together and it had my favorite southwest flavors.  I'm calling it a Burrito bake because it has all the elements of a burrito, just without the tortilla! I shredded my chicken a little too much I think, so make sure you leave your chicken in bigger pieces.  This was a quick, easy and … Read More

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

It's October and you know what that means...It's Pumpkin time!! I couldn't resist starting out October with a delicious pumpkin treat.  There's just something so addictive about the pumpkin/chocolate combination.  I've probably mentioned this before, but Adam doesn't like pumpkin (I know, I don't understand it either!) so I wasn't sure he would like these.  But he really loved them.  He said … Read More

Caramel Apple Cider Cookies

I know I've gone a bit apple crazy this month, making the apple cake, muffins and now these cookies, but I just couldn't help myself.  I had seen these on Pinterest and just couldn't resist trying them out.  I love apple cider and these cookies had all the flavors of apple cider and a sweet yet tart flavor and I loved the creamy caramel in the middle .  When these are slightly warm the … Read More

Apple Pie Muffins

Adam was out of town this past weekend so I wanted to take the opportunity to do some baking.  I knew I wanted to do something with apples and so I went through all the recipes I had saved and came back across this one.  I wasn't originally planning to do muffins, but I thought it would be good to have for breakfast and for Adam to take to his Monday meeting at work. Plus the name intrigued … Read More

Southwest Chicken Soup

Before we get to the recipe, I updated the side bar with some of my favorite apple dishes. Just click on the picture and it will link you to the recipe, also I've listed with clickable links to some great gameday appetizers. Now onto the soup! I think I mentioned this on here, but this summer my bible study took turns making dinner at each other's houses and we rotated each week. One week we … Read More

Red Velvet Gooey Bars

Adam is working a Men's Retreat this weekend and asked if I would make a treat for him to take to share.  Of course, I never pass up an opportunity to bake! I was a little short on time though, so I made a semi-homemade recipe.  Chess bars are one of my favorite treats, so buttery and delicious.  Well, come to find out these red velvet gooey bars are actually just like the chess bars that I … Read More

Hot Wing Pizza

So it's FOOTBALL time!!!! I'm super pumped my Titans are back in action, even though they lost this weekend it was still fun to watch.  And I love all NFL, so I loved watching all the games.  I thought I would make a gameday friendly meal and what says football better than pizza & wings? I found this recipe from my friend Nicole that combined the two! Winner! This had great flavor and I … Read More

Strawberry on Top: Inside my Grocery Cart

We've been running crazy this week, so I've only been cooking super easy meals like grilled chicken and veggies. So I thought it would be fun to give you a peek inside my grocery cart.  I recently had a big shopping trip as we were out of a ton of stuff so I thought it would be the perfect time to share what I normally purchase at the grocery.  I normally try to keep some healthy options … Read More

Fresh Apple Cake

So now that we are past Labor Day, in my book it's officially time for the weather to start cooling down and time for football, jackets, pumpkin spice lattes and lots of delicious apple recipes! I know it won't officially be fall until later this month, but to me Labor Day is the official end of summer. I mean the Y pool is even closed! I thought I would celebrate the entrance of fall and … Read More

BBQ Ribs

My in-laws make the best barbecue, especially ribs! Adam's uncle has a bbq restaurant down in Alabama and we actually have a secret family recipe bbq sauce that is out of this world! So sorry I can't share the sauce recipe with you, but I can share their super easy method for grilling bbq ribs.  They are masters at it! This was Adam's first time attempting them by himself and he did a … Read More