Sharing recipes and traditions from our family heritage
Sweet and super moist homemade banana nut bread. A simple and easy old fashioned recipe, with only 8 ingredients! I love to make banana bread. It seems that whenever I buy bananas the kids eat a few and then the rest just sit there. So sometimes I freeze them for smoothies but I can only …
Delicious sloppy Joes all done in the slow cooker! With simple ingredients, it’s easy to feed the whole family. This is my grandma’s old fashioned recipe for sloppy Joes, then I added a few tweaks to it. First I swapped the ground beef out for ground turkey, because, why not? You can’t taste the difference, …
Monkey bread made with frozen rolls, brown sugar, pudding mix, and butter. Just layer it all in a bundt pan for an easy breakfast treat! This recipe is pretty simple! Just layer in the ingredients, let it sit out to allow the rolls to rise, and bake it in a bundt pan. That’s it! This …
Sweet and tangy cucumber salad in a homemade red wine vinegar dressing. Perfect summer salad to use up your garden vegetables! It seems like whenever I plant a garden I just can not wait for all the vegetables to start coming in. Then when they actually do come in, there are sooo many! I end …
A refreshing summer drink to cool you off on those hot summer days. Made with fresh blueberries, a homemade blueberry syrup, and honey whiskey. What better way to cool off in the summer than this whiskey lemonade? I just love the combination of flavors in this drink. All the sweetness from the blueberries with the …
Classic Romanian pickles flavored with banana hot peppers, garlic, and dill. Crunchy and delicious with a spicy kick! “Putting up Pickles!!” my mom sings, as we are prepping for this canning job. “What?” I ask. “That is what they used to call it after you can the pickles”, she says. I just laugh. There are …
Moist and fluffy zucchini pineapple bread! Easy to make, enough for 2 loaves or makes great muffins! This zucchini bread is so simple to make! Also it makes almost a double recipe, enough for 2 loaves or a bunch of muffins! I usually like to make 1 loaf and 12 muffins, just to mix it …
Smooth and creamy homemade guacamole that tastes better than store bought! So easy to make with just a few simple ingredients! I love to make my own homemade guacamole! The stuff from the store is ok in a pinch, but this recipe is way better. What I also love, is that you can add or …
Toasty and flavor packed cheesy chicken quesadillas. An easy weeknight or lunch meal to satisfy any craving. These Quesadillas are flavor packed to the max! Marinating the chicken before cooking it, then sauteing the onions in a little brown sugar and butter before combining both in the Quesadilla, brings a big flavor. I love to …
Delicious turkey meatloaf smothered in a Tex Mex gravy. Fast and easy to make on one sheet pan in the oven. Combining a Tex Mex flavor with meatloaf was an instant hit in my house. It’s a whole new take on meatloaf night! I also love making the meatloaf into mini individual servings. It switches …