Month: July 2020

Cinnamon Crunch French Toast

Cinnamon Crunch French Toast

30 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Intermediate Years ago, Kenny, my sister-in-law, Emma, and I all went to a restaurant for breakfast. We had a corn flake crusted french toast that was to die for, so I had to recreate it in 

Grandma Berger’s Waffles

Grandma Berger’s Waffles

30 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy This is a special treat my mom makes every Christmas for our immediate family in honor of her mom. 3 eggs1 1/2 tsp. salt2 cup milk1 cup sugar1 cup shortening (you can use oil or 

Grandma Bichler’s Sloppy Joes

Grandma Bichler’s Sloppy Joes

1 hour 15 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy

As a kid, you have those recipes that your grandma made that were just so good! This is definitely one of them! I usually use red pepper instead of green, but that’s just based on my taste. Enjoy!

1 ½ lbs. ground beef  
1 large onion, chopped   
1 stalk celery, chopped 
1 green pepper, chopped 
1 can tomato soup  
1 cup ketchup*    
1 tbsp. celery seeds
1 ½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. black pepper 
2 tbsp. flour
1 tbsp. brown sugar 
1 tbsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. prepared yellow mustard 

*Substitute 1 can tomato paste + 1 cup water

Directions:

  1. Brown meat in shortening, if meat is lean; otherwise, brown beef in it’s own fat. 
  2. Add celery, onion, and green pepper.  Simmer until tender.
  3. Add remaining ingredients.
  4. Cook slowly for 1 hour.  Serve mixture in split hamburger buns. Makes 15-18 sloppy joes.
Mama D’s Veggie Pizza

Mama D’s Veggie Pizza

2.5 hours || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Moderately Easy This is one of my mother-in-law’s specialties! It’s such a great recipe, and it’s really versatile. You can put whatever veggies you desire! 2 tubes crescent rolls2 8 ounce cream cheese½ c mayo1 package 

Light but Large Homemade Meatballs

Light but Large Homemade Meatballs

45 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Moderately Easy These meatballs are a bit healthier because they have ground turkey in them. The turkey helps keep them from getting to heavy and making you really tired after you meal (you know what I’m 

Instapot Butter Chicken

Instapot Butter Chicken

40 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Moderately Easy

My neighbor shared this recipe with me: https://twosleevers.com/instant-pot-butter-chicken/ and it was phenomenal! I made a few changes, though, just purely based on what I had in my fridge and pantry.

What I used instead:

  • I used crushed tomatoes
  • I did not use the Tumeric
  • I usually don’t have heavy cream around my house. I have used both the following I mixed together some whole fat plain Greek yogurt and milk, and I used some coconut milk.
  • I used salted butter
  • I used butter instead of ghee in the rice
  • I did not use cilantro because my husband hates it!

I’d highly recommend getting some naan to eat with it and soak up the amazing sauce!

Nacho Bake

Nacho Bake

40 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy Filling Ingredients: 2-3 cups of pulled seasoned pork (you could use seasoned ground beef or turkey)3/4 cup of sour cream3/4 cup of salsa1 can of rinsed black beans (could use any beans; I wanted to 

Instapot Seasoned Shredded Pork

Instapot Seasoned Shredded Pork

90 minutes || My rating: 10/10 || Difficulty rating: Easy This recipe is to die for and it’s so easy! It’s great to make for a party or to store excess in your freezer for future occasions. This pork is perfect to put in quesadillas,