How to Make the Best Pork Tenderloin Recipe Step #1: Combine the maple syrup, vinegar, and red pepper flakes in a small saucepan. Turn the heat to high and boil for about 3 minutes, until the mixture has reduced to one-third of a cup. Here are a few other popular pork recipes to try: French Pork Chops with Apple Cream Sauce, Latin Pork Tomatillo Stew, German Pork Schnitzel, and Latin Pork Kebab Bowl....

on May 31, 2013, Updated Oct 01, 2021 158 Comments For as long as I remember, this Fudge Icing has been a special part of my Grandmother Verdie’s recipe collection. She’d make it each year to top my sister’s Chocolate Pound Cake Grandmother would make her for her birthday. While the Chocolate Pound Cake was just delicious on its own, it didn’t hold a candle to when it was topped with her fudge icing....

on Oct 08, 2024 6 Comments Deliciously fresh, this homemade apple pie filling tastes terrific in everyone’s beloved Apple Pie! And while it makes a fantastic apple pie, we love it for so much more! It’s so decadent served on vanilla ice cream, hot buttered buttermilk biscuits, and even your morning bowl of oatmeal! Since it’s easy to prep and cook in less than 20 minutes for the freshest apple pie filling, you’ll want to make this often, too!...

on Sep 26, 2011, Updated Sep 27, 2023 10 Comments Apple Pie Spice is one of my favorite spice blends to make and keep in my pantry for making so many recipes. It’s delicious in my homemade applesauce, and I especially love to keep it in my spice rack as I gear up for fall recipes like apple cider and holiday baking that surely involves apple pies. It’s delicious sprinkled in hot cocoa or hot tea with honey and lemon....

on Jan 27, 2013, Updated Feb 01, 2023 59 Comments Looking for more practical tips? I think you’ll love my buttermilk substitute recipe, how to make self-rising flour, and how to make homemade chicken stock and broth. Did you know that you can freeze eggs? Years ago, when we had our sweet pet chickens on our farm, we quickly realized that once we’d shared all that our neighbors, friends, and family wanted, we needed to find another way to preserve them....

on Mar 16, 2015, Updated Oct 28, 2021 29 Comments Key lime pie has always been one of those desserts that my husband immediately picks on a dessert menu. He inherited his love for it from his father. Light and fluffy, sweet with enough tart that it makes your mouth pucker just a bit, I have to admit I love it just as much as they do. And these key lime shortbread bars?...

on Jan 19, 2014, Updated Jun 05, 2023 5 Comments This Lemon Rosemary Potpourri is what I’m loving in my house right now! I love the smell of citrus and fresh herbs. It is so fresh and clean smelling and makes my house smell amazing. They are so perfect together! A little while back, I shared my Stovetop Potpourri recipe that I love to have going on my stove throughout the holiday season....

How to Make Mac and Cheese Step #1: Bring 6 cups of water to a boil in a large pot over high heat. Add the noodles and cook until al dente. Make sure not to overcook. This dish is full of smoky, savory, ooey-gooey goodness, with just a hint of sweetness from the apples. I absolutely love the combination of cheddar and apples, but for this recipe, I also added gouda for extra meltiness....

on Sep 13, 2013, Updated Feb 06, 2024 11 Comments It is so easy to make this fresh, bubbly, and loaded-with-flavor margherita pizza at home that you will prefer it over your favorite pizza restaurant! For my Margherita Pizza, I keep the ingredients fresh and simple. Tomatoes, garlic, basil, and mozzarella, along with my delicious homemade pizza sauce and pizza dough. It results in a pizza that adults and kids alike love and is a great addition to pizza night for family and friends!...

on May 15, 2014, Updated Sep 05, 2023 42 Comments I adore cheesecake. It is always a classic dessert recipe, but there are times, that New York Cheesecake tips the scale as an absolute, amazing favorite. Rich, lush, delicious and creamy – it always draws me in. Sometimes, I like to make individual servings, like this Mini New York Cheesecake recipe. Perfectly sized, everyone gets a portioned dessert all of their own....

on Oct 16, 2014, Updated Jun 14, 2023 90 Comments It’s a busy weeknight and if I haven’t planned ahead, I start to think about what’s for supper. It’s a question I know we all ask ourselves all the time! These are times I am happy to remember this One Pot Penne Pasta. I am always thankful that it’s such a quick and easy recipe. And my family absolutely loves it!...

on Apr 14, 2015, Updated Jun 30, 2023 10 Comments My family spent last week in Disney for our Spring Break. While we were there, we ate at all of our favorite restaurants, tried so many delicious new treats, and walked a gazillion miles! We loved it! One afternoon, I decided to hang back at the RV to catch up on a few things (like laundry!) while Bart and Sam went for swim at the pool....

How to Make Pfeffernüsse Cookies Step #5: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius). If you have a double oven, then preheat both ovens. Here is the original Mennonite Peppernuts recipe card that belonged to his mother. You can tell its age from being typed and darkened with time and baking stains. This is a cherished recipe! We have improved the instructions, which are quite lacking in this card, as well as the baking temperature and time, so please use the updated recipe at the end....

Our neighborhood Farmer’s Market opened up this past weekend so we dropped by to pick up some goodies. I brought home fava beans, Mexican mint, and Pipicha (pictured, above right). While I’d never heard of Pipicha before, the farm owner selling the herb explained to me that Pipicha is an herb commonly used in Mexican cooking. It tastes like a cross between cilantro and mint, with hints of lemon and anise....

on Jan 22, 2015, Updated Nov 16, 2023 15 Comments An appetizer that I’ve always loved is the classic pigs in a blanket. You know the one where you wrap cocktail wieners in croissant dough and bake them until they are golden brown? I can’t get enough of those bad boys! And I’m not the only one around here that feels that way! It seems like they always disappear faster than you can make them – or at least they do around my house....

Guys, are we the last people on the planet to try the savory dutch baby?? Maybe you’re like me, and have heard rumors of these fabled recipes, but haven’t yet decided to try one out. Or, maybe you’re super cool and trendy and you were all over this thing a few years ago. Either way, I demand that you stop what you are doing and either make sure you have the following in your house or add them to your grocery list at once:...

on Jul 22, 2014, Updated Oct 07, 2021 10 Comments I’ve always loved my Mama’s hush puppies. As a little girl, I’d stand and watch as she mixed the hush puppies together using the leftover components from where she and Daddy would cook fish following a day on the lake. Friends and family would come over and we’d have one of the best, yet simplest of southern meals – fried catfish, hush puppies, baked beans, coleslaw, all followed by a pineapple upside down cake....

on Dec 09, 2016, Updated Nov 09, 2023 31 Comments Macaroni and Cheese is one of those dishes it seems that everyone enjoys – my family certainly loves it! This Southern Macaroni and Cheese recipe features special ingredients that make it a unique, tasty, and favorite side dish for family suppers any night of the week! Baked in the oven with a crunchy butter cracker topping, it’s cheesy, creamy, and delicious!...

How to Make Spanish Beef Empanadas Step #1: Sift the flour and salt together into a large bowl. Add the cold butter pieces and use a pastry blender to work the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs. I made these ground beef empanadas on a Sunday, and they were a hit with my husband while he watched football. We had leftovers, so I enjoyed them for breakfast during the week. The empanada dough needs an hour to rest in the fridge while you prepare the filling, and from start to finish, it takes about 2 hours....

Today’s post is sponsored by my friends over at DaVinci Wine through Kitchen PLAY. Thank you for supporting the brands who support this site! I am absolutely flush in tomatoes right now and I couldn’t be happier about it. There’s nothing like enjoying the bounty of harvest this time of year! My garden has had its ups and downs this year (nothing to do with my inability to remember to take care of it, I’m sure), but one thing I’ve got is beautiful tomatoes....