This month’s theme for the Dishing It Up recipe hop is recipes that don’t require any heat.  I’m going to fudge a little bit for this week.  Somewhere along the line the chicken for this salad does need to be grilled, but when I make a salad I pull it out of the freezer and let it defrost on a plate so I’m not using any heat to make it for that meal.  My husband is sweet enough to grill {Read More}

Yesterday I made my first batch of crockpot BBQ pork.  I’d made BBQ pork many times, but always baked it in the oven.  This was the most delicious BBQ I’ve ever made!  Since I loved the outcome I’m sharing the recipe I came up with. Ingredients: for every 2 lbs or so of boneless pork tenderloin: garlic salt pepper 2 TBS minced onion 1/2 cup regular/original BBQ sauce (I used original K.C. Masterpiece) 1/4 cup water Directions:  Put minced onion {Read More}

My mom always made mac and cheese from a regular small box.  Nothing too exciting about that.  Every once in a while she’d find a great deal on the family size box or a shells and cheese box.  Those I really liked!  When I cook up a box of regular mac and cheese I always add a slice of velveeta, which means it’s not much cheaper than buying the shells and cheese box. As I’ve mentioned before, my mother-in-law is {Read More}

As most of you know, my husband is the real chef at our house (Little Turkey is the chef in training of course).  A couple of years ago he found a half bag of tortilla chips that were stale and decided to use them up.  We almost always have pulled chicken in our freezer and since rotel and shredded cheese are staples around here, this nachos recipe was the result.  I must say they’re really good, and I love that {Read More}

It’s time for another of my mother-in law’s recipes!  I hope you’re enjoying this cookbook she made for her kids as much as I am.  (Perhaps she should sell it!) I first cooked Mexican chicken about 8 years ago from a church cookbook she had also given me.  The two recipes and my adaptation are all very similar. Ingredients 1 bag regular Doritos chips 1 cup chicken broth 4 cups cooked chicken chopped or shredded 1 can Rotel 1 can {Read More}

About a year ago I asked for some recipe ideas because we’d been in a cooking rut for a while. You guys shared some great recipes that are easy to fix and that we really enjoy!  This is my variation of a recipe that reader Tiera suggested.  It’s become one of my favorites! Ingredients: 1 can biscuits (I use butter tastin’ biscuits) 1 lb. ground beef, cooked and seasoned with taco seasoning 8 oz sour cream 1 cup shredded cheddar {Read More}

My husband asks his mother to make a cheese ball for most holidays that we get together.  He absolutely loves it.  Well guess who has the recipe now?  Yours truly!  (thanks again for making us the cookbook Nana!) Having not grown up with fancies such as cheese balls, this was a new thing for me.  I can truly say that I’ve tried several and none hold a candle to Nana’s. Ingredients 1 bunch green onions chopped 1 jar dried beef, {Read More}

I am loving this cookbook that my mother-in-law compiled for all of her kids this past Christmas!  This recipe was super easy and my husband really liked it.  Little Turkey liked being able to help with it too. Ingredients 1 package of boneless skinless chicken breasts 2 small cans of biscuits – not butter flavored  (I used buttered anyway and used 1 large can) 1 can cream of chicken soup Directions Boil chicken, shred and return to broth On floured {Read More}