Mom’s Cheeseball

A friend asked me to post a recipe that I served recently at book club so here you go!
My mom has been making this cheeseball for years, but I am not sure where she originally got the recipe. My family always serves this at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other assorted family gatherings.
Ingredients:
1 package of dry Italian [...]

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Black Bean & Chicken Enchiladas

I concocted this recipe from inspiration from several recipes. I have had a few people ask me for it, so here it is…
Black Bean & Chicken Enchiladas
2 Large, Skinless, Boneless Chicken Breasts
2 Cans of Black Beans, Drained & Rinsed
1 Can Mexican Rotel (or whichever you prefer)
8 oz Plain Yogurt
2 Cans of Cream of Chicken & [...]

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Tablescape Thursday #1

Susan at Between Naps on the Porch has been hosting Tablescape Thursday for quite some time now (this is her 57th one!) but this is my first time participating. I have been perusing the beautiful tablescapes for a while but have never posted anything. To be honest, I don’t do many “tablescapes”…I enjoying cooking and [...]

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Easy Weeknight Dinners

Alfredo Sauce Ingredients:
2 pats of butter
1 can of cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
pepper, Italian seasoning, and garlic to taste
Directions:
Put butter in heated skillet and melt. Add seasonings. Add mushroom soup and milk. Mix with a whisk until smooth and creamy. Add cheese and continue whisking. Done.
Seriously…it is that [...]

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Homemade Pizza

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easy peasy lemon squeezey

I first had Hershey pie back one night when Emily brought it to Stephanie’s old apartment (this was before Steph packed up and left us Dallasites for SA). Anyway, it was soooo good even though Emily claimed the pie didn’t “set” correctly. Clearly none of us minded since we just about licked the pie plates [...]

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Keepin’ It Weird

This past week I went to the TCEA (Texas Computer Education Association) conference in Austin with some of my co-workers. We had a great time. After all, I do love technology. In between actually attending the conference we ate a lot.
Dinner at Chuy’s. It’s not as big as of a deal to go here anymore because Chuy’s [...]

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Livin’ on a budget

Jason and I are definitely not the type of people that eat out every meal (I do actually cook, people) but we do enjoy dining out. But, we also live on a budget. How do those two things mesh, you may ask. Allow me to share how we accomplish this (that is, besides the plethora [...]

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