Cowboy Casserole

I found this recipe on pinterest and was interested in the name (John Wayne Casserole).  In reading through comments regarding the casserole, I was interested to learn about the original John Wayne Casserole, which was submitted by John Wayne to a recipe book for charity, and apparently is nothing like this quite delicious dish.  So I have re-named it "Cowboy Casserole", which I believe suits the fact that it is a nice hearty casserole, with plenty of vegetables, dairy, meat and carbs to keep those cowboys full of energy for a hard day's work.

Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli (Crock Pot)

We enjoyed this meal for the first time the other night.  I love finding recipes that include broccoli and make it taste good! I loved how easy this was to make.  Just throw everything in the crock pot (except the broccoli and sour cream, which you add toward the end) and you're good to go!

Fabulous Tenderizing Marinade

This is one of my favorite steak marinades.  The big secret is the use of kiwi juice to tenderize the meat.  I plan ahead to make sure it has plenty of time to marinate (aim for 8 hours in the refrigerator).

Triple Chocolate Oreo Cookes

These cookies are so chocolate-y delicious!  I prefer darker chocolate cocoa, (dutch is best) and the cookies need to be pressed down to their desired shape since they don't spread much while they cook.  This recipe makes about 2 1/2 dozen cookies.  Perfect for those holiday cookie exchanges coming up!

Cheesy Chicken Artichoke Casserole

This is one of my top 5 favorite recipes.  It never seems to make quite enough.  I could eat this for days in a row! And the leftovers are at least as good, if not better, than the original.

Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

I originally baked these cookies for one of my husband's work events.  I wanted to add a little visual variety to the regular chocolate chip cookie platter.  I fell in love.  This cookies are melt-in-your mouth delicious.  I think they would be a fun Halloween cookie- just switch out the chocolate frosting for vanilla dyed orange.

Crescent Chicken Enchiladas

Sorry it's been a while since I posted.  I had some crazy things going on in my life- but now I am getting back into the swing of things and will be posting once again on a regular basis.

This is a recipe that I got from some friends of ours.  It's Amanda's famous recipe- everyone who has had it loves it and begs her for the recipe.  I made these for some mutual friends and they said "Hey! Isn't this Amanda's recipe? I LOVE it!"  Yes Indeed.