Share Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Cooking Time: 45 minutes plus cooling time Baking Cookies Desserts Make Ahead Isn’t it strange which memories really take root in our minds? I think back on things I should remember vividly, and come up blank. But,... Christine Carlisle September 19, 2018 Like 34 Read More Comment
Share Almond Joy Cookies Baking Cookies Entertaining Gluten Free Make Ahead Vegetarian ***Feel like you’re seeing double? Yes, this is a repost of a previous recipe. I’m reposting it for the holidays, as it’s become quite popular, and I’m adding in a... Christine Carlisle December 21, 2016 Like 184 Read More 30 Comments
Share Everything Spice Coated Cheddar Cheese Ball Appetizers Entertaining Make Ahead Party season is upon us, and that means that party food is upon us as well. Is there anything better than a fabulous spread of munchies? I don’t think so.... Christine Carlisle December 1, 2016 Like 7 Read More 1 Comment
Share Thanksgiving Recipe Roundup: Top Ten Recipes for a Delicious Thanksgiving Appetizers Baking Desserts Dinners Entertaining Healthy Holiday Make Ahead Salads Side Dishes Soups Vegetables Tis the season to start stuffing ourselves, and our turkeys. Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year? I am. And you know what? I love cooking... Christine Carlisle November 11, 2016 Like 9 Read More 1 Comment
Share Old Fashioned Slow Cooker Chicken Stew Healthy Make Ahead Slow Cooker Soups Vegetables Is anyone else out there having a rough time getting into fall this year? Fall is my favorite season, and I’m just not feeling it yet. I’m usually one of... Christine Carlisle October 5, 2016 Like 8 Read More Comment
Share Rice Cooker Cajun Shrimp and Grits AND a Hamilton Beach Giveaway! Dinners Entertaining Fish Make Ahead Seafood I know what you’re thinking. Shrimp and Grits in a rice cooker? I thought exactly the same thing. But, when my friends at Hamilton Beach offered me their spectacular, multi-functioning... Christine Carlisle September 14, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Summer Gazpacho Dinners Entertaining Gluten Free Healthy Make Ahead Soups Vegetables Vegetarian I love gazpacho in the summertime. And every year, I don’t make it nearly often enough. This year, I somehow made it all the way... Christine Carlisle August 23, 2016 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Italian Deli Pinwheels Appetizers Dinners Entertaining Make Ahead Sandwiches Remember that outdoor concert I went to? The one I where I brought those sweet little blueberry cheesecakes? Well, I brought these fabulous little pinwheels there too. My friend... Christine Carlisle August 10, 2016 Like 4 Read More 1 Comment
Share Mini No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecakes Desserts Entertaining Make Ahead Sauces Vegetarian Outdoor concerts are one of my favorite ways to spend an evening in the summer. We’re very lucky to be surrounded by many different opportunities for musical evenings where we... Christine Carlisle July 29, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Sugared Lemon-Rosemary Scones Baking Breads Breakfast Entertaining Make Ahead For a while now, I’ve been wanting to recreate a scone I found at my favorite local coffee spot. I stumbled across it quite by... Christine Carlisle June 28, 2016 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Spring Pea Soup Entertaining Gluten Free Healthy Make Ahead Soups Vegetables Vegetarian I think it’s here, folks. For real this time. I think we can (finally) safely say that Spring has arrived and won’t take off again. I know it’s a risky... Christine Carlisle April 15, 2016 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Greek Wheat Berry & Veggie Salad Healthy Make Ahead Salads Side Dishes Vegetables Vegetarian Spring is in the air! Well, kind of. I mean, we’ve had a couple of really warm days lately and the trees are getting confused, but I think we’re still... Christine Carlisle February 23, 2016 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Roasted Beets with Horseradish Vinaigrette Entertaining Gluten Free Healthy Salads Side Dishes Vegetables Vegetarian I don’t know about you, but this week is a pretty busy one for me. So busy, in fact, that I contemplated just letting the... Christine Carlisle December 22, 2015 Like 4 Read More Comment
Share Sour Cream Cranberry-Almond Pound Cake: Mix Up the Holiday with OXO On Baking Desserts Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead A few weeks ago, I was using my hand mixer while baking up something in the kitchen, and I mentioned to my husband that it seemed that the mixer I’d... Christine Carlisle December 9, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Cauliflower Gratin with Tomatoes and Feta Gluten Free Healthy Make Ahead Side Dishes Vegetables Vegetarian In this house, the side dishes generally play second fiddle to the entrée. I’m usually spending so much time with the main part of the meal that the side dishes are... Christine Carlisle December 1, 2015 Like 1 Read More Comment
Share Pear Streusel Kuchen: Inspired by the New Holiday Film, Love the Coopers Baking Desserts Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead Do you live in the Indianapolis area? Do you love a good holiday movie fix? Well, hang tight, because at the end of this post,... Christine Carlisle November 5, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Chocolate Pots de Creme with Marshmallow Whipped Cream Desserts Entertaining Holiday Make Ahead Doesn’t that look like something you’d want to curl up with after a long day? Pot de Creme is just one of those desserts that, when offered, I can’t resist.... Christine Carlisle October 30, 2015 Like 0 Read More Comment
Share Slow Cooker Kielbasa with Sauerkraut & Apples AND a Hamilton Beach Stay-or-Go Slow Cooker Giveaway! Dinners Slow Cooker If you’re an avid reader of this blog, you know that I love a good meal that I can make in my slow cooker. In fact, Fall is my favorite... Christine Carlisle October 27, 2015 Like 5 Read More Comment
Share Oven Baked Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs Cooking Time: 3 hr 25 min Dinners Entertaining Make Ahead Vegetables Sometimes, things just don’t go your way. Like, when you’re planning on asking your husband to grill kebabs for dinner, so you have everything prepped and... Christine Carlisle October 22, 2015 Like 50 Read More 12 Comments
Share Slow Cooker Moroccan-Spiced Beef Stew Dinners Make Ahead Slow Cooker Soups It’s official! The first new slow cooker dish of the fall season was a huge hit! This delicious variation on regular beef stew was just the perfect thing for dinner last night.... Christine Carlisle September 24, 2015 Like 2 Read More Comment