Gifts from the Kitchen, Last Minute Lemon Loaf Cake with Lemon Lime Glaze

Happy Mother’s Day!  🌷 I hope you Moms are being properly pampered today!! Do you need a last minute sweet treat for Mom? This is what I call a pantry cake, meaning, you can whip this up easily from things you have on hand If you don’t have lemons, you can flavor it with vanilla, … Continue reading

Gifts from the Kitchen, Show and Tell!

I thought we could play a little game today, Show and Tell!  I’ll share my favorite kitchen tips, and would love for you to share yours too…if you have a special trick or secret you’d like to share, leave it in a comment and I will post them all together in a few weeks! I … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, Picnic Sliders with White BBQ Slaw

Don’t tell anyone around here, but I don’t like sweet tea….shhhhh….it’s almost against the law not to like this Southern staple~so I decided to try it in a different way… When I saw these Sweet Tea Chicken Sliders over at Half Baked Harvest I was totally intrigued~ The name of the original recipe is Sweet … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Sweet and Sour Chicken

This is the best sweet and sour chicken I have ever had and it’s EASY! Hungry Husband loved it and you can make it in advance.  That makes it a perfect recipe to me. You probably have all the ingredients on hand You dip chicken cubes into cornstarch and then in beaten egg and into … Continue reading

the Organized Life, Buttermilk Chicken

Marinate your chicken in buttermilk. This is such a time saver, and its so easy.  About every 2-3 weeks I buy some boneless chicken breasts and a quart of non fat buttermilk.  I put the chicken in a large ziplock bag and pour in enough buttermilk to cover it. Put the baggie in the fridge, … Continue reading