White Chocolate Chunk Macadamia Cookies

White chocolate macadamia cookies have always been one of my favorites. I just don’t make them much anymore since the kids moved out, and who’d going to eat them…

Orange Pecan Cupcakes

My mom always talked about these Orange Pecan cupcakes she used to make. She got the recipe in a cookbook she got in with her first Mixmaster electric mixer…

Roasted Asparagus with Lemon

It’s spring! What do you think of in spring? Asparagus! And what goes better with asparagus? You guessed it, my favorite thing, LEMONS! When I saw this recipe in…

Pan Seared Strip Steak

Pan Seared Strip Steaks with Pan Sauce

There’s nothing like a thick, juicy, tender, flavorful steak. I’ve come away from grilling on the grill (even though I have one in the house), because I really don’t…

Rice Pilaf

Rice pilaf is so easy to make I’m not sure why anyone would want to make from a box. Although, I do admit I’ve made from a box many…