Chocolate Peanut Butter Ritz
Here’s another quick, fun, and tasty Christmas concoction. They are amazing!
You will need:

3 Tubes of Ritz crackers
1 jar smooth Peanut Butter
1 pound chocolate almond bark

Generously spread a cracker with peanut butter and add another cracker for a top. Repeat making peanut butter crackers using all 3 tubes of crackers
Lay out [...]

The Turkey:
 
One of our favorite ways to prepare our Thanksgiving bird is to slow roast her in the oven after brining.  For best results you need a roasting pan that elevates the bird on a rack, allowing the drippings to drain below and away from the bird as it cooks.  I got mine at Walmart [...]

How to Brine a Turkey 
Last year was our first year to brine a turkey.  We repeated this process twice already this year and Thanksgiving is still to come.  This is an easy way to prepare your turkey for that Thanksgiving feast.  The fruits and herbs which go into the brine give the turkey a savory flavor that is out of this [...]

 
If you are looking for a breakfast or brunch recipe that is a little different, try these simple Breakfast Quesadillas.  The basic ingredients are sausage, Ore Ida hash brown potatoes with peppers and onions, and cheddar cheese of course!  Cook the sausage the night before and reheat with the nearly done hash browns. Omit the [...]

Best Broccoli Casserole Ever
Spray a 9×9” baking dish with oil, or grease with butter.
Preheat oven to 325.
Empty 1 16oz package frozen broccoli cuts into 9×9 baking dish.
In large bowl add:

1 cup mayonnaise

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

2 beaten eggs

1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

2 Tablespoons chopped onion (or use dried flakes)

1 teaspoon salt

1 [...]

Richard’s Cousin Renee adapted this soup recipe from the Food Network. I also made my sister-in-law’s Mexican cornbread (coming soon to www.taracooks.com)to go with the soup. I intended to have leftovers but this soup disappeared! Make it soon. I promise it will be a crowd pleaser.

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium rib celery, [...]

These chess squares made with pumpkin are incredible.  They are a simple variation of the traditional chess square.  These will be on our Thanksgiving menu for sure!
 
Crust:

1 box butter recipe yellow cake mix
1 egg
1 stick real butter softened

 
Filling:

1 package cream cheese, softened
1 15 oz can pumpkin
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 stick butter softened
1 box powdered sugar
2 [...]

Here is a favorite recipe from last Winter that can be made in the crock pot while you are away at work all day long. I had never experienced Swiss steak until I met the guy who would later ask me to marry him. This is my mother-in-law’s recipe and it has never failed me.
 
When Kroger has [...]

A dear friend recently turned 40.  Her sweet hubby planned a huge surprise bash and pulled off the plan without a hitch.  I volunteered to bake the cake and found out Carrot Cake is one of her favorites.  The decor theme was FALL instead of the typical OVER THE HILL with black balloons.  Although I [...]

Lasagna Soup
It has been over a week since I’ve posted anything new.  I’ve been battling some bug for several days and decided to repost Lasanga Soup.  I wish I had some right now. Quick, Easy, Nutritious, and Delicious!
A good friend Vicki gave me the recipe for this soup after our middle child spent the weekend at [...]