Creative Chicks

At our house the preferred jam of choice is Raspberry. Homemade. Hands down! I think there are a few kids who won't even try anything...

I happened upon this version by accident. Hubby has been bringing home LARGE zucchinis from work.  Apparently a few people are bringing the...

....otherwise known as stocking up when fresh corn on the cob is in season and on sale. This past week or two I've noticed that most...

This is one of our most favorite dessert recipes and it is so easy.  We've had to tweak it some with our daughter's food intolerance...

Every couple weeks or so I get together with a couple friends and we do lunch.  Sometimes we go out, but most times we do a potluck at one o...

I've been trying to expand my dinner repertoire lately.  In honor of the cold and snow that we are currently enjoying dealing with  he...

The first Saturday of December my friend Sarah hosted her annual cookie exchange. I love these, as I really am not a huge fan of making cook...

This recipe is based on our mom's minestrone soup. I just tweaked it a bit here today based on what I had and how quickly I could throw ...

So in Squash {Part 1} we gave you some info on winter squashes and how to can them, along with a couple recipes for Squash soup. It seems t...

Our cousin Tiffany and I have been slightly obsessed recently with all things squash. Winter squashes, unlike summer squashes, can be stored...

Super Delicious recipe from allrecipes.com My variations: I quadrupled the recipe so I could use the entire (Libby's large) can of p...

I don't like pickles, but I do like marinated cucumbers. Go figure! This is one of my all-time favorite recipes for cucumbers--if they a...

You all know about Bisquick® from Betty Crocker --pancakes, strawberry shortcake cakes, easy cooking, etc. Here is a recipe for homemade Bi...

My family has been in panic mode since we ran out of refried beans in the pantry a couple of weeks ago. To say that my family likes beans wo...

Every year I like to try some new canning recipe to #1 see if my family will like and then #2 to expand the variety of items in my food stor...

Gotta get prepared for the Valentine's Day weekend coming up. Last night we decorated some sugar cookies, ate some, and delivered some ...

One of the beautiful things about Fall are all the fresh apples. You can't beat homemade applesauce, cider, or the creme de la creme: ap...

I don't know if you are like me, but there are days (some days more than others) that I really don't want to cook dinner. However,...

I was introduced to this salsa by my cousin Tricia on the 4th of July. I could've eaten an entire bowl full of the stuff all by myself. ...

This is one of our family favorites and one that our Mom made for lots of years. This is one of the easiest recipes you'll come across a...