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Favorite Lemon Meringue Pie

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I love a lemon meringue pie when it is just a tad bit tart. The contrast between the sweet meringue and the tart lemon is so good. I’ve been promising to post my recipe for over a year now and today is the day.

I have been ‘cheating’ and using the store-bought pie crusts from the dairy section but nobody has complained yet. You could also use a graham cracker crust or one of the vanilla crumb crusts I’ve seen at some stores.

**Special thanks to my son-in-law @moments2lifephotography for the amazing cover photo! Continue reading “Favorite Lemon Meringue Pie” →

Momma’s Blackberry Cobbler

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I was in a baking kinda mood on the 4th of July and decided to make a couple of different desserts. This was one of them as it is so easy to make. I hadn’t made one in a while so I had forgotten how good they make the house smell too.

I mixed the berries up and let them sit about 30 minutes or so to blend well. I used that time to make up a Lemon Meringue Pie and a Nanny’s No Bake Coconut Cream Pie. All three of these were super easy to make and so good to eat.  Continue reading “Momma’s Blackberry Cobbler” →

A Special Christmas Treat

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Ok, so I’m not entirely sure what the real name for this should be but this is the name we came up with last night. Papa D has been talking about this dessert that his Granny would make and how much he enjoyed it and would love to have some. The only problem was no one had the recipe nor did anyone know the real name for it.

When he explained it to me I thought it sounded similar to the Blackberry Dumplings my mom-mom always made. Yummmmmmmy! So for the past few months, I have been researching and trying to find this mysterious recipe. I’ve gone through some of my old cookbooks and then looked online too. I’ve found many similar recipes but nothing that seemed to fit what he was describing so I figured I’d just kind of ‘wing it’ and make my own recipe. Continue reading “A Special Christmas Treat” →

Cheddar Chicken

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I made this last night and sent the leftovers to a neighbor. We had mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, and some sauteed yellow squash with the chicken. Mr. Neighbor made sure to tell me how much enjoyed it when I saw him this morning.

Mr. Awesome also told me this evening that all he heard about today, all day long, was how good this chicken was. If you haven’t already given this recipe I try I encourage you to do so soon!

Cheddar Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 lb package of chicken tenders
  • 2 sleeves Ritz crackers, finely crushed
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/4 t pepper
  • 3 c. cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 t parsley flakes
  • 1/2 mayo

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400.
Grease a 9×13 pan or large baking sheet.
In a small dish or pan (I use a pie plate) mix together the cheese, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt, and pepper.
Coat each piece of chicken with mayo and then roll in the cheese and cracker crumb mix.
Place the chicken in the greased pan.
Cover the pan with foil and bake for 30- 35 minutes.
Remove the foil, bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is golden brown and crispy.
Enjoy!

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This is a huge favorite here at our house. So much better than any chicken nuggets you can buy also. My kids love to eat them with ranch dressing.

Cheddar Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 lb package of chicken tenders
  • 2 sleeves Ritz crackers, finely crushed
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/4 t pepper
  • 3 c. cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 t parsley flakes
  • 1/2mayo

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400.

Grease a 9×13 pan or large baking sheet.

In a small dish or pan (I use a pie plate) mix together the cheese, cracker crumbs, parsley, salt and pepper.

Coat each piece of chicken with mayo and then roll in the cheese and cracker crumb mix.

Placethe chicken inthe greased pan.

Cover the pan with foil and bake for 30-35 minutes.

Remove the foil, bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until the chicken is golden brown and crispy.

Enjoy!

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Grandma’s Mac N Cheese w/low carb alternative

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Now I do confess that in years past I used boxed macaroni and cheese a lot because: 

  1. it’s cheap
  2. it’s easy
  3. I was too tired to make the real deal

However, I did try to make this recipe every so often and on special occasions and/or holidays. You can add a little ham or meat to make this a hearty main dish!

Things have changed over the years and we rarely buy the boxed stuff anymore at all. We’ve even adapted this for our low-carb eating and that recipe is below.

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