Month: July 2020

Dinner, Gluten-free

Slow-Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Caccciatore is simple Italian comfort food at its best. This slow-cooker version makes a good Sunday dinner, since it’s so easy to prepare. It’s a family favorite of ours and frequently requested by my pickiest eater. I love that it’s loaded with lots of veggies, even if my kids can’t […]

Dessert, Pies

Sweet Cherry-Almond Pie

When the trees are bursting with ripe, ruby red cherries, it’s time to make Sweet Cherry-Almond Pie. I got lucky this year when my neighbor offered to let me pick as many cherries as I wanted from her huge tree. My hubby and kids got out the ladders and collected […]

Dessert, Dinner, Main Dish

Easy Blender Crêpes

This is a versatile and easy-to-make crêpe recipe. I’ve used it for sweet crêpes, savory crêpes, and the beautiful 30-Layer Crêpe Cake that my daughter always asks for on her birthday. If you’ve never made them before, it may take a few tries to get them just right. No worries […]

Dinner, Main Dish

4-Cheese Lasagne

This is a slightly richer version of a favorite comfort food – with a goat cheese-ricotta mixture layered with robust tomato sauce, sausage, mozzarella slices, sheets of pasta, and parmesan. Oven-ready lasagna sheets cut out a step and make this recipe a little easier to make. Check the notes for […]

Breakfast

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

If you’ve never tried Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, now’s the time. This recipe comes from my husband’s family in Memphis. It makes for a wonderfully filling breakfast – my hubby and teenagers love when I make this. I’m a big fan of the black pepper on the biscuits and in […]

Dessert, Pies

Summer Peach Pie

This Summer Peach Pie is quite simple to make but its flavor is perfection. For some reason, peaches taste even better when cooked. Use the freshest peaches you can find. I usually wait till I can get them from my own tree or at a local fruit stand. The ones […]