Cheesesteak Macaroni Casserole

April 23, 2021 Amanda Plott

There is only ONE more month of school left here and it is busier than ever! What does that mean? Easy cheesy weeknight meals are where it’s at! That’s where this Cheesesteak Macaroni Casserole comes in. Not only is this casserole easy AND cheesy, it’s also one that you could make ahead of time and then toss in the oven for the final step when it’s time for dinner!

So what makes this casserole ‘cheesesteak’ anyway? Well, that would be the beef, onion, and bell pepper in there. Yep. It’s at simple as that when it comes to this dish. Plus, it’s made with just a handful of ingredients which are mostly household kitchen staples anyway…

S'more Cookie Cups

April 20, 2021 Amanda Plott

The weather here in Texas has been pretty amazing lately. Despite all the allergens and pollen in the air right now, the temperature is perfection. Everything is alive, plush, green, and coming back to life after a rather harsh winter. Whenever the weather starts to turn this amazing, I always start thinking about camping, even though I’m not the best camper.

What goes better with camping than S’mores? These S'more Cookie Cups are a definite upgrade from traditional s’mores though. They’re less messy and just as delicious! Plus, you can make up a whole batch of 24 of them all at once, rather than making one s’more at a time…

Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake

April 17, 2021 Amanda Plott

This Fresh Strawberry Bundt Cake takes the cake. Seriously! This cake is DELICIOUS if I do say so myself. It is jam packed FULL of yummy strawberry flavor and nothing about it is artificial or out of a box, which makes it EVEN BETTER.

The secret is in the sauce. To start this cake off right, you put a whole pint of strawberries to cook down into an amazing sauce. On top of that, you throw some freeze dried strawberries into the batter and the end result is a perfectly guilt free and AMAZING strawberry cake…

Jamaican Chili

April 14, 2021 Amanda Plott

So, I wanted some chili but with it being Spring I wanted a chili that maybe had a little more of a brightened up twist to it. That’s why I came across the idea for a Jamaican themed chili. It’s basically a pretty standard meat and bean chili that’s got all the delicious warm and bright flavors that you tend to see in Jamaican dishes.

There is some heat to this chili, but not a whole WHOLE lot. If you want it to be a touch hotter, try using a hotter pepper in place of the jalapeño. Think habanero or scotch bonnet! I’m not quite that brave myself so I stuck with the jalapeño…

Lemon Poppy Seed Chicken Salad

April 12, 2021 Amanda Plott

It’s Spring and for me that means it’s time to play around with all things lemon and poppy seed. This Lemon Poppy Seed Chicken Salad is a fun twist on a classic chicken salad. That’s chicken salad, not chicken in a salad. Most of the time when you think of lemon and poppy seed, you think of sweet treats. But, not today!

This chicken salad is savory through and through. The bright pop of lemon and the bit of crunch from the poppy seeds really makes this a chicken salad to remember. It’s perfect all on its own or used on a sandwich or as part of a Spring inspired green leaf salad. Though I would absolutely stuff this chicken salad into a tomato too!…

Buffalo Chicken Potato Skins

April 9, 2021 Amanda Plott

I don’t know. I felt like I wanted some buffalo chicken potato skins.

Easy to make shredded buffalo chicken that’s stuffed into potato skins and topped off with cheddar and blue cheese. Can’t go wrong there. This is a super simple and versatile dish that could be anything from an appetizer to part of a meal. I should say too that I used the BIGGEST russet potatoes for this that I could find. We’re talking HUGE. So if you are using smaller potatoes, this will give you a lot more skins than what it did me…