My family’s favorite Real Texas Chili recipe made with ground beef, beans, and adjustable chili spices. Perfect with homemade cornbread! (with slow cooker and Instant Pot options too) There’s nothing like a steaming bowl of chili and a piece of from-scratch cornbread to warm you on a cold day. At my house, it ranks right…
Comfort Food
The Best French Onion Soup
The Best French Onion Soup. The most delicious and flavor packed french onion soup that’s super easy to make and topped with a slice of baguette and gruyere cheese for dunking. Simple and easy comfort food perfect for chilly days. Early on in marriage I learned that French Onion Soup was my husband’s favorite. I…
Classic Cottage Pie
Classic Cottage Pie – this simple English comfort food is one of my all time favorite meals and is a serious crowd pleaser – I get asked for the recipe every time I serve it! It can be made ahead and tastes amazing left over! (Gluten free/grain free option) Do you have those few special…
5 Minute Split Pea Soup (Pressure Cooker Recipe, Gluten free, GAPS)
This 5 Minute Split Pea Soup tastes every bit as authentic as traditional English split pea soup, but cooks lightning fast in the Instant Pot pressure cooker! Vegetarian, gluten free, and GAPS friendly. (Stove top recipe also included) Last spring, my family and I toured the English countryside, sipping tea, snacking on shortbread cookies, and visiting…
Garlicky Mashed Potatoes in 20 Minutes
Does anyone NOT love mashed potatoes? Back when I wanted my food low cal, low fat, light, and skinny, I didn’t…but I also made them with chicken broth and skim milk. No surprise they weren’t lovable. Now that I know better? Good, old fashioned mashed potatoes made with butter and cream are back, and they’re here…
One Pot Chicken and Brown Rice with Vegetables
You know those evenings when plates are spinning, time is ticking, and take out is looking better with each passing minute? This One Pot Chicken and Brown Rice is for those nights. In fact, it was born out of necessity on one of those nights. I needed to bake cookies for school so I…