This year I’m trying something new (well, new to me anyway). I’m taking a daily dose of elderberry syrup during the winter months of the year to help fight off colds and the flu. Elderberry syrup has long been touted as a natural way to boost your body’s immunity systemRead More
Simple Spaghetti Sauce From A Can of Crushed Tomatoes
Some time ago I shared the recipe I use when I make a large batch of red sauce in the crockpot. I decided to just use the generic term of “red sauce” because it’s a versatile tomato based sauce with Italian type seasonings that can be used in lots of differentRead More
Homemade Pizza Sauce
Today’s recipe is a bit of a repeat here and that’s because this recipe for homemade pizza sauce is one I’ve shared with you before. However when I wrote about how to make your own pizza sauce the last time, it was added in along with a recipe for homemadeRead More
Homemade Pancake Syrup: Still Not Right
Homemade pancake syrup is one of those DIY recipes that I gave a try a few years back and didn’t much care for it. My batch turned out VERY sweet and VERY thin. I decided it was a recipe that needed more work but then never gave it a tryRead More
Big Batch Crockpot Red Sauce
One of the strategies I’ve been trying to get better at when it comes to quickly making homemade meals, is to have some resources in my freezer. I’m discovering too that my preference for freezer resources isn’t necessarily to have a casserole already made and ready to go, butRead More
Homemade Pizza Sauce and Pizza Crust
When it comes to making pizza at our house, I’ve gone the homemade route in baby steps. For many years I just bought frozen pizzas, and I’ll admit that they’re a nice convenience food to have in the freezer for a last minute meal idea. But after awhile I grewRead More
Homemade Magic Shell Ice Cream Topping
For the last couple of weeks, the Aldi grocery store where I shop has had a big ole display of Magic Shell ice cream topping by the checkout. I was tempted to buy some. Even picked up a bottle and almost put it in my cart. But then . .Read More
Homemade Chicken Nuggets (with 3 Homemade Dipping Sauces!)
Am I the only one who still clips recipes out of the newspaper? Am I the only one who still gets a newspaper? OK, I know I might be a little old school, but sometimes you can still find good stuff in the newspaper! We tried out this recipeRead More
How to Make a Basic Cheese Sauce
Back in the days before Cheez Whiz or other cheesy convenience items, my mother used to make this basic cheese sauce to serve over vegetables. Well, I shouldn’t really say “vegetables”. It was almost always used exclusively on cauliflower at our house and to this day I think that cauliflowerRead More
Last Minute Hot Fudge Sauce
Here’s a quick and clever way to make your own spur of the moment chocolate sauce. This recipe is handy for those occasions when you’ve got the urge to make hot fudge sundaes but don’t have a bottle of chocolate syrup on hand. If you’ve got some chocolate chips inRead More
Quick BBQ Sauce for Meatballs
I love this easy-to-mix recipe for a quick homemade barbecue sauce that I use to pour over a crockpot of meatballs. It’s simply a matter of flavoring a couple cups of ketchup. Anyone can do it! I’ve used this sauce with meatballs for many years at a whole lotta potlucksRead More
Easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce
Homemade Alfredo sauce is simple to make with this recipe that blends butter, cream cheese, and milk. In the 10 minutes it takes for your pasta to cook, you can whip up this sauce to go with it. This sauce has just the right consistency (not too watery .Read More