Recipes

Name: Super Easy Apple Cinnamon Pastry Dessert
Ingredients: 2 Cups of All Purpose Flour; 1 Tablespoon of Sugar; 1 Cup of Butter; 1 Teaspoon of Lemon Juice; 4 Apples; 1 Cup of Sugar; 2 Teaspoons of Lemon Juice; 1/2 Teaspoon Salt; 1/2 Cup of Powdered Sugar; 2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon; 1 Tablespoon of Milk

Slow Cooker Side Dishes Perfect for Thanksgiving

November 7, 2018

These Slow Cooker Side Dishes are perfect for your Thanksgiving dinner and since they are made in the slow cooker, they will save you so much time and space on your stovetop. Who knew you could cook so many traditional Thanksgiving side dishes in a slow cooker? I wish I would have started doing this years ago!

Every year when Thanksgiving rolls around I start to feel the pressure of the holiday and worry that I am not making enough food. I often worry that there isn’t enough of a variety at my Thanksgiving table and it seems that there just aren’t enough burners on my stove or room in my oven to cook every Thanksgiving side dish I want to make.

I am a worrier for sure, if there is a possibility that something could go wrong, I have already thought about it and tried to prepare myself ahead of time. This year, I have decided to make an attempt to not worry about anything. I am going to prepare enough food to feed an army without the worry of having enough burners or room in the oven by using my slow cooker to make lots of side dishes.

This is going to save me so much time on Thanksgiving and allow me to spend more time with my guests. That’s why these Slow Cooker Side Dishes are perfect for Thanksgiving.

I haven’t tried making Baked Potatoes for Thanksgiving yet but I think this would save me so much time. I usually whip up a giant bowl of mashed potatoes because that was always my favorite as a kid. It just takes so much time whipping and adding in ingredients when I need to be getting everything on the table.

Instead of making stuffing and sweet potatoes when trying to incorporate all of the traditional Thanksgiving side dishes, combining them into one really great dish like this Sweet Potato Stuffing saves so much time.

I have one of those three server crockpots and I usually make things like Baked Beans and Applesauce for Thanksgiving but I have never thought to make them in the slow cooker on Thanksgiving, this is a huge space saver.

Since we live in Iowa it seems like we absolutely have to include things like Buttered Corn on the Cob into our Thanksgiving dinner plans.

Another favorite of mine from childhood is Macaroni and Cheese so we have to make that for sure. I am also excited to add a new recipe to our Thanksgiving menu like this Olive Parmesan Bread.

This Pumpkin Bread Pudding is sure to be a new favorite at my house and I am excited to serve up some Party Meatballs.

To make sure everyone’s sweet tooth is happy this Thanksgiving, I am excited to use the slow cooker to make Sweet Potato Casserole and this Cranberry Apple Cider.

What are your favorite Thanksgiving side dishes? Tell me about them in the comments below and be sure to share this post on your favorite social media to save your favorite Thanksgiving host some time and space.

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Super Easy Apple Cinnamon Pastry Dessert

October 29, 2018

I have always been a big fan of using apples in my recipes, from desserts to dinners, they seem to be a common staple in my diet. I don’t know if it is the old saying that an apple a day keeps the doctor away or if they are just a very versatile food but I find that most of my favorite recipes include an apple in some way.

Apples are also really easy to come by, we know someone with an apple tree that yields quite a bit of fruit each year and the grocery store sells them pretty cheap this time of year.

This recipe for an Apple Cinnamon Pastry Dessert is perfect for Fall or if you love apples as much as me, it is the perfect dessert to serve all year long.

This recipe comes together in a couple different steps and the first step is making the pastry. Once you have combined all of the ingredients and created a dough ball, you will need to roll it out.

To make sure that the dough doesn’t stick to your work surface you can lay out some parchment paper, this makes for a cleaner work area and allows you to wrap the dough up to refrigerate it for later if you aren’t planning on baking your Apple Cinnamon Pastry Dessert right away.

Sometimes I like to make pastry early in the morning so that when dinner is done I can pull it out and already have the labor-intensive part of our dessert ready to go.

Plus refrigerating this pastry dough is a good way to make it easier to work with because it tends to get melty when worked with heavily.

The next step is to create the filling for this apple cinnamon pastry dessert. Dice your favorite type of apple and add it into a mixing bowl. Mix in the seasonings, sugar, lemon juice, and salt, tossing until well combined.

Add this mixture into a rolled out pastry that resembles the shape of a rectangle. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just make the pastry a shape that will allow you to cover all of the fillings.

Wrap the apple filling inside of the pastry dough from both sides, making sure you cover all of the apple filling.

The next step is cut slices across the top of the pastry. Sprinkle the sugar and cinnamon mixture on top before baking at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes.

Mix confectioners sugar, milk, and cinnamon for topping, set aside until the apple cinnamon pastry is done baking.

Drizzle the topping on the Apple Cinnamon Pastry when done and serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top for an extra special treat.

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Super Easy Apple Cinnamon Pastry Dessert

Ingredients

2 Cups of All Purpose Flour
1 Tablespoon of Sugar
1 Cup of Butter
1 Teaspoon of Lemon Juice
4 Apples
1 Cup of Sugar
2 Teaspoons of Lemon Juice
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup of Powdered Sugar
2 Teaspoons of Cinnamon
1 Tablespoon of Milk

Instructions

Mix the flour, sugar, butter and one teaspoon of lemon juice in a bowl until a dough forms. Use a dough hook to mix it and then roll it out.
To make the filling, mix diced apples, sugar, and lemon juice as well as salt to make the filling.
Place filling into center of dough, rolled out into a rectangle shape.
Fold up sides over the filling and slice cuts in center before baking in a 400 degree preheated oven for about 30 minutes.
Make filling using powdered sugar, cinnamon, and milk. Drizzle on top of baked apple cinnamon pastry.

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Frosted Apple Cinnamon Muffins

October 16, 2018

These Frosted Apple Cinnamon Muffins are the perfect Fall food, filled with the best flavors of the season and so easy to make!

I don’t know what it is about the seasons changing but I always find myself craving foods made with apples or pumpkin whenever Fall hits. It may be because of the apple trees and pumpkin farm that our hunting blind overlooks or it could be the scents that every store is piping in this time of year. No matter the reason, I was inspired recently to create a delicious Fall Recipe and I came up with these Frosted Apple Cinnamon Muffins.

I really love Fall although here in Iowa it seems more like a Summer day followed by a Winter day followed by who knows what, it is not at all predictable. I like the idea of Fall, the perfect weather to wear a pair of jeans, some boots, a hoodie, and a nice breeze that keeps you comfortable without freezing you out.

Too bad it never really feels like that. We have to bundle up in the morning, dig out our shorts in the afternoon, and if the wind is blowing you need to take cover because we are not in Kansas anymore Dorothy, a tornado is a coming.

To keep my sanity and the fantasy of Fall going, I just hang out inside with the blinds wide open so I can see the changing of the leaves from my temperature controlled kitchen.

All of that time inside leads to lots of baking and the next thing you know you have a delicious batch of these Frosted Apple Cinnamon Muffins to enjoy, that is another reason to love Fall.

I hope you have enjoyed these Frosted Apple Cinnamon Muffins enough to share them with your friends on social media and leave me a comment below.

Frosted Apple Cinnamon Muffins

Ingredients

2 Cups of Flour
1 1/2 Teaspoons of Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon of Salt
2 Teaspoon of Diced Apples
1/2 Stick of Butter
1 Cup of Sugar
2 Eggs
2 Teaspoons of Vanilla
1/2 Cup of Milk
Topping
1/2 Cup of Butter, melted
1/4 Cup of Sugar
1/4 Cup of Cinnamon

Instructions

Mix the muffin ingredients and then pour batter into a greased pan. Bake in oven preheated to 375 degrees in a greased pan sprinkled with flour for about 30 minutes. After cooling the muffins, mix all of the frosting ingredients and then pipe it on top of the muffins.
This recipe makes 12 muffins.

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Flaky & Chewy Deep Dish Pizza Crust Recipe

October 4, 2018

This Deep Dish Pizza Crust Recipe is the perfect pizza crust when you want a Chicago Style Pizza that has the winning combination of both chewy and flaky textures. Now you can enjoy a pizza night with the family by making your own deep dish pizza crust without having to head into the city to pick it up.

I usually start making my deep dish pizza crust dough in the early afternoon to allow it plenty of time to rise before baking it in the evening. Once you make this deep dish pizza crust, you will see how easy it is as well as how delicious it is and it will become a part of your regular dinner rotation.

I love pizza night, it is the night I look forward to all week long. Pizza night is Friday night at our house so we are also looking forward to the weekend and a break from the workweek, which makes pizza night even more important around here.

I begin making this deep dish pizza crust in the early afternoon using my mixer and dough hook attachment. You can make this without a stand mixer if you want but it will take a lot of muscle so I prefer this method.

Start this deep dish pizza dough recipe by dissolving yeast in warm water inside of a mixing bowl. Let it dissolve for about 5 minutes and then using the paddle attachment, mix the yeast and water together. Add the oil and salt then mix everything together. Then you will add flour in and beat for about five minutes. The flour will thicken the dough a lot but it will be really sticky so keep that in mind.

Next, remove the paddle attachment and add the dough hook. Add melted butter to the deep dish pizza dough.
Let the dough hook knead the pizza dough for another five minutes. Add dough to an oiled bowl and allow to rise for about three hours.

Press the dough into an oiled springform pan and then pile your sauce, cheese, and toppings on top. Bake this deep dish pizza at 500 degrees until the edges are golden brown, which will take about 20-25 minutes.

Do you enjoy pizza night with your family? If so, this deep dish pizza crust should be next on your list of recipes to try out.

Just look at that deep dish pizza crust…yum! Don’t forget to save this for later and share on your favorite social media then after trying it, let me know your thoughts on this Deep Dish Pizza Crust Recipe by commenting below.

If you are looking for a deep dish pizza crust recipe for someone with a gluten sensitivity or you just want a lower carb version of this delicious deep dish pizza, this gluten-free deep dish pizza recipe is the next best thing!

Flaky & Chewy Deep Dish Pizza Crust Recipe

Ingredients

1/4 ounce of yeast/ 1 envelope
1 cup of warm water
1/8 cup of oil plus a drizzle for cooking the deep dish pizza dough & letting it rise
2 1/2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of melted butter

Instructions

Dissolve yeast in the warm water inside of a mixing bowl. Let dissolve for about 5 minutes and then using the paddle attachment, mix the yeast and water together. Add the oil and salt then mix everything together.
Add flour in and beat for about five minutes.
The flour will thicken the dough but it will be sticky.
Next, remove the paddle attachment and add the dough hook.
Add melted butter to the deep dish pizza dough.
Let the dough hook knead the pizza dough for another five minutes.
Add dough to an oiled bowl and allow to rise for about three hours.
Press the dough into an oiled spring form pan and bake at 500 degrees until the edges are golden brown, about 20-25 minutes.

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Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe

September 19, 2018

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We all have memories of being sick and downing every can of chicken noodle soup we could get our hands on. Those were the days when being sick meant that you got to take the day off. As adults, we know that there is no such thing as a day off, even when we aren’t feeling our best.

For those days, there is this Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe.

I have made this same Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe for years using all kinds of different methods but I like making it in my dutch oven best.

The heavy lid allows all of the delicious chicken soup to stay in while cooking instead of splattering out when the temperature gets a little high.

It also doubles as a great way to store your chicken soup and easy for reheating, plus it looks super cute.

This Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe is so easy to make! Start out with a whole chicken, cleaned and weird little bag inside removed, place it in your pot.

It doesn’t have to be a dutch oven, you can use a stock pot if you would like.

Add in about 6 cups or so of water, I have added more water when making this homemade chicken soup recipe in the past but this ratio seems to make the most flavorful chicken broth although a cup or two, either way, may not change the flavor too much.

I then add spiralized carrots, you can do this with a potato peeler or use a spiralizer. This gives them a chicken noodle type shape and it replaces pasta but you could add in some if you enjoy noodles in your Homemade Chicken Soup.

If you enjoyed this Homemade Chicken Soup Recipe, please let me know by leaving a comment below and sharing this post on social media.

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Slow Cooker Venison Chili

September 10, 2018

This slow cooker venison chili is the perfect dinner option on a cold evening. Just dump the ingredients into your slow cooker and enjoy an easy dinner that satisfies a crowd.

Whenever we have company during the Fall and Winter, we make this Venison Chili in the Slow Cooker. It’s the perfect dinner to make when you don’t have a lot of time or when you have a lot of people to feed.

My dad came to visit us this past weekend to help my husband partially roof our house since the last guy we hired couldn’t fix the problem.

It’s nice to have a professional in the family when you just can not find a company to do the job right. I guess when I think about it, I am not the only DIYer in my family, my dad is the OG DIYer. He did a lot of roofing jobs in his day and even owned his own roofing company when we lived in Virginia.

My husband used to do roofing professionally too but this particular job required the one thing he had not learned, replacing a partial roof. Apparently, there is a big difference between putting on a new roof and only replacing one area, I had no idea and apparently neither did any of the companies we had hired to fix it. Thankfully my dad made the 7-hour drive out here from Terre Haute, Indiana to help us fix our roof.

He arrived Thursday night and we really had no idea what time he would actually get here so it worked out well that we had a meal cooking in the slow cooker. This way my daughter was able to eat when she was ready and it was still hot when my dad arrived, I love using my slow cooker.

Making this Venison Chili is so easy because once you brown your meat you just pour the rest of your ingredients into a slow cooker and let it cook.

It really is that easy to serve up a hearty and delicious meal that would feed a crowd!

That is why this Venison Chili is my go-to meal when I have company coming over or when we want to eat leftovers for the next couple of days. Sometimes we half this recipe to enjoy it on a busy weeknight or enjoy venison chili lunches throughout the weekend.

Sometimes I think we get visitors just because everyone loves this venison chili recipe so much but we don’t mind sharing, there is plenty to go around.

Crockpot Venison Chilli

Ingredients

8 Cans Chili Beans (about 120 ounces)
1 lb. Ground Meat
2 Cans of Tomato Sauce (about 60 ounces)
1 1/2 Teaspoon Red Pepper
1 Tablespoon Cumin
2 Tablespoon Masa
1/2 Cup of Chilli Pepper
1 1/2 Teaspoon of Paprika
1 Teaspoon of Salt
1 Teaspoon of Oregano
1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder

Instructions

Brown the ground meat on the stove top.
Add all of the other ingredients to a crock pot.
Add the ground meat to crock pot and cook on high for about 6-8 hours!
Serve with cheese, sour cream, and crackers or whatever toppings you like.

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Easy Maple Syrup Recipe

August 28, 2018

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There is nothing quite like homemade recipes and that is especially true if you are able to avoid feeding your family added preservatives and other less desirable ingredients that come with store-bought foods. I bet if given the time and money to make everything from scratch most of us would love to have every meal made this way whether we are hiring someone else to do it or attempting to be supermom ourselves.

It doesn’t look like I will be having a personal chef anytime soon but I still want to be able to make at least some of my families meals this way.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work it will take to make everything homemade, I have made things a bit simpler by using the fewest ingredients possible and whipping up these meals as fast as I can. Now even the busiest people can enjoy the flavors of cooking from scratch with this Easy Maple Syrup Recipe.

To make this Easy Maple Syrup Recipe

What you’ll need:

1 Cup water
1 Teaspoon maple extract
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Butter
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions:

Add one cup of water to a small sauce pan and bit ring to a boil.
Stir in both white and brown sugars until well blended.
Add 1 Tablespoon Butter or Margarine if you prefer it but I have always loved the taste of butter so that’s what I use.
Remove from heat and add both extracts being sure to mix well.
Serve & Enjoy

This Maple Syrup will taste great for about a week if kept in your refrigerator. If you prefer warm syrup, just pop it in the microwave before serving.

This syrup is perfect to top waffles, crepes, pancakes, and whatever else you may like syrup on. The possibilities are endless but my favorite recipe to pair with this syrup has to be these delicious Old Fashioned Pancakes.

You can get a syrup dispenser pretty cheap by clicking here but you don’t need one to achieve this great taste. My daughter enjoyed hers in a Ramekin because dunking pancakes in syrup can be just as fun as pouring it on top.

Please leave a comment below to let me know your thoughts on this Easy Male Syrup Recipe and don’t forget to share on social media!

Easy Maple Syrup Recipe

Ingredients

1 Cup water
1 Teaspoon maple extract
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Butter
1/2 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Add one cup of water to a small sauce pan and bit ring to a boil.
Stir in both white and brown sugars until well blended.
Add 1 Tablespoon Butter or Margarine if you prefer it but I have always loved the taste of butter so that's what I use.
Remove from heat and add both extracts being sure to mix well.
Serve & Enjoy
This Maple Syrup will taste great for about a week if kept in your refrigerator. If you prefer warm syrup, just pop it in the microwave before serving.

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Slow Cooker Cheesy Venison Dip

July 24, 2018

This Slow Cooker Cheesy Venison Dip is the perfect combination of cheese, peppers, and venison creating an easy to make slow cooker dip that everyone will love.

I love to prepare venison recipes because they are much healthier and leaner than beef dishes and can be a delicious replacement for beef in almost any recipe.

When preparing this Slow Cooker Cheesy Venison Dip, you can substitute beef for venison if you choose to and it will sustain the delicious flavor of this slow cooker venison dip.

My favorite kind of recipes are the easy ones and there is nothing like coming home to a marvelous aroma in your kitchen wafting out of a slow cooker letting you know that dinner is done.

It doesn’t get much better than that, a hot and delicious meal ready to enjoy, just waiting for you to dig in!

This is especially easy for me to make because we store our venison in flat 1 pound bags in order to be able to thaw them out in under ten minutes.

We just grab a frozen bag of venison and let it sit in a warm bath for about 7-10 minutes and it is ready to cook.

I always seem to have the rest of the ingredients on hand as well so this is an easy recipe to just throw in the slow cooker and make whenever the craving hits.

This is especially true this time of year with my garden producing so many fruits and veggies it can be really easy to whip up these meals from scratch.

The first step is to brown your venison or beef in a frying pan and then drain the fat before pouring it into a slow cooker.

The next step is to dice the veggies and add the cheese and seasonings into the slow cooker.

Cook on high for about 4-6 hours stirring occasionally to prevent the dip from sticking to the sides of the slow cooker.

Do you enjoy cooking with venison and enjoy the simplicity of using a slow cooker to make meals?

Tell me about it by leaving a comment below with your thoughts and if you have tried this Slow Cooker Cheesy Venison Dip.

Slow Cooker Cheesy Venison Dip

Ingredients

2 Lb Venison or Substitute with Beef
1 32 Ounce Cheese Block
7 Roma Tomatoes Diced
2 Jalapenos Diced
2 Chill Peppers Diced
1 Teaspoon of Garlic Powder
1 Teaspoon of Onion Powder
4 Teaspoons of Taco Seasoning

Instructions

Brown the venison or ground beef then add to a slow cooker. Dice tomatoes and peppers, add to the slow cooker. Pour in the seasonings and cheese as well. Put on high and cook for about 4-6 hours making sure to stir occasionally to keep from burning to sides. Serve hot! Enjoy!

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