Grandma’s Award Winning Cheesecake Remixed (Oreo Cookie Version)


There are certain recipes that are near and dear to my heart and this is one of them.  The recipe has been handed down from my late great-grandma Mary Ann Seitler to my grandma Marilyn Seitler who has kept with tradition and passed it along to the grandkids where I will pass on to complete strangers…

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Ditch the Bisquick for these Buttermilk Pancakes


Usually the morning of gameday Scott requests the “Lumberjack Breakfast” or I like to call it the “Hungryman Breakfast” and these pancakes are the number one staple to this breakfast! For the longest time he would only want Bisquick pancakes that I would doctor up with buttermilk, vanilla, sugar, and some baking power & soda….

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Roasted Broccoli with Lemon & Parmesan


Growing up, broccoli was one of maybe two vegetables I liked eating. My first encounter was when my grandma smothered it with cheese and my second was when my mom would steam broccoli and I would dip it in a mixture of soy sauce and lemon juice (standard Filipino dipping sauce). It was then that…

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Mother’s Day Quick Vanilla French Toast


Here’s an easy no brainer breakfast that can make you look like a superstar in the kitchen for either breakfast or brunch. The key to this french toast is to let the loaf sit out the night before or buy day old bread at the grocery store. You need that stiff or stale bread to…

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Creamed Corn Straight off the Cob


One of Scott’s favorite sides other than garlic mashed potatoes, is corn. We ditch that frozen Jolly Green Giant and go straight for the fresh corn right off the cob. This is the only way we eat corn in our house! One of Scott’s top 5 dishes he requests me to make is fried pork…

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries


This healthy side is a perfect marriage between the good fats from the olive oil and all the vitamins packed in sweet potatoes. You can serve this with with any burger, sandwich or for your next barbecue. What I like about this side is that it is really versatile. You can change your seasonings depending on your…

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