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Jamie Schreckler

Balsamic Marinated Mushrooms in a baking dish
Balsamic Marinated Mushrooms Sides and MarinadesVeggie Sides
May 16, 2024

Balsamic Marinated Mushrooms

We love these easy balsamic marinated mushrooms to add to Mediterranean bowls or as a flavorful side dish with steak or chicken.  Great flavor and texture addition to so many meals!   Ingredients for Balsamic Marinated Mushrooms There are only a few ingredients involved in making these yummy mushrooms.  First choose your favorite 16-ounce package of white, baby Bella, or cremini mushrooms.  When selecting your mushrooms, if you can find a…
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spinach salad in white bowl. Cucumbers, pickled shallots, goat cheese and walnuts on top.
5 Secrets to Making a Great Salad Entertainment
May 8, 2024

5 Secrets to Making a Great Salad

Who doesn’t love a great salad?  Whether we are hosting, bringing a dish to an event, or making a lunch for ourselves, a great salad is a go-to. Over the years, we have learned a few secrets to making a great salad.  These 5 secrets to making a great salad provide endless options for your salad-making and allow for individual tastes and creativity! Summer Spinach Salad Secret #1:  Simple Homemade…
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Chicken enchiladas prepared in an iron skillet garnished with cilantro
Iron Skillet Chicken Enchiladas Main CoursesMainsRecipes
April 25, 2024

Iron Skillet Chicken Enchiladas

This Iron Skillet Chicken Enchilada recipe is a delicious one-pan meal that we love.  It has a smokey rich flavor that is unique and that everyone in the family enjoys. Typically, we are both suckers for green sauce-style enchiladas.  Tomatillos all the way!  This love dates back to our college days, when we both fell for the creamy tomatillo-style enchiladas by frequenting Chuy's or the Hula Hut on Lake Austin. …
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A rainbow made of fruit on a plate: strawberries, cantaloupe, green apples, blueberries, and grapes
Kid Friendly Meal Tips Entertainment
April 18, 2024

Kid Friendly Meal Tips

How to improve your child’s mealtime experience and increase food repertoire....   If you have ever had young kids, you have likely experienced the chore of trying to get them to try new things or to just finish a meal.  Or you’ve worked all day, come home and made a meal that everyone complains about.  It is so defeating!  We then start restricting our family meals to things our kids…
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A piece of chocolate cake on a white cake stand. Cinnamon sticks lay in a heart shaped blue bowl next to the cake stand.
Best Chocolate Cake Ever Baked GoodsDesserts
April 10, 2024

Best Chocolate Cake Ever

This cake is my absolute favorite and has been my preferred birthday cake since I was a child!  It has the perfect combination of light chocolate cake with a rich, velvety icing.  You can bake it like a Texas Sheet Cake or in a regular 9X13 glass baking dish. Either way it is delicious!   Best Chocolate Cake Ever Ingredients From the pantry, you will need all-purpose flour, sugar, baking…
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Many no bake cocoa oatmeal cookies laied out on wax paper
No Bake Cocoa Oatmeal Cookies DessertsRecipes
April 10, 2024

No Bake Cocoa Oatmeal Cookies

This recipe for no bake cocoa oatmeal cookies is a favorite fast and delicious dessert idea.  The combination of chocolate and coconut flavor with the coarse texture of oats makes these cookies uniquely appealing. This recipe has been floating around our family archives forever, however, none of us remember where it came from! It is scribbled on a scratch piece of paper in my recipe binder like an afterthought.  But…
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Roasted asparagus and pancetta on a white plate
Roasted Asparagus with Pancetta Veggie Sides
March 28, 2024

Roasted Asparagus with Pancetta

Asparagus is a favorite veggie in our house, and this recipe for roasted asparagus with pancetta is one of our go-to side dishes.  The pancetta adds so much flavor yet not any extra effort.   Roasted Asparagus with Pancetta Ingredients This recipe is simple, and you only need 6 ingredients.  First, shop for 1 lb. of fresh asparagus.  I like to find asparagus that is medium thickness when I am…
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Banana cake with rum butter glaze
Banana Cake with Butter Rum Frosting Baked GoodsDesserts
March 21, 2024

Banana Cake with Butter Rum Frosting

If you love the banana flavor, try this banana cake with butter rum frosting.  It is a family favorite for Sunday night dinner or just when celebrating having a few over-ripe bananas.  You will love the frosting which packs robust flavor and sweetness. Ingredients for Banana Cake For this recipe, you will need cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, sugar, salt, butter, eggs, 2-3 ripe bananas (equalling 1 cup when…
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Mediterranean Chicken Pasta Mains
March 5, 2024

Mediterranean Chicken Pasta

If you love Mediterranean flavors, this chicken pasta recipe will become a favorite.  This recipe uses fresh ingredients and is a light, delicious pasta dish, suitable for weeknight dinner or for guests. Adopted from our stepdad (Captain Ric), we have been making this dish for about 20 years.  It brings fond memories of family sailing trips in the Caribbean, as this recipe was always on the menu.  Light yet savory,…
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Tomatillos, 1 onion, 1 head of garlic, 1 jalapeno, and cilantro gathered in a wood platter.
Tomatillo Sauce AppetizersMainsRecipes
February 22, 2024

Tomatillo Sauce

We love this versatile tomatillo sauce made from fresh, roasted ingredients.  And, it is so easy!  Use this tomatillo sauce as a stand alone dip or to change things up on everyday tacos or in chicken enchiladas.     The Tomatillo Sauce Ingredients I am always inspired to make this tomatillo sauce when I see the produce section has plentiful, fresh tomatillos. For this sauce, you will need 10-12 medium…
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