Making Life Delicious
Comforting Chicken & White Bean Stew
This chicken stew is so easy and delicious, that I feel compelled to put aside all other projects to share it with you. A warm, flavorful and satisfying Fall meal in 30 minutes, no joke. I found this recipe at one of my favorite blogs, Add a Pinch. She calls it a...
Southwest Quinoa Salad
Now that the forecast calls for mid-80s and it feels like unofficial Summer has arrived, I feel like I can finally make something with tomatoes. This easy, delicious and healthy Summer salad will make you feel positively pious and absolutely ready for Summer. To me,...
Cookie & Candy Pizza for Ellie’s Birthday
This cookie pizza was dreamed up by my 8-year old daughter. The last few years we have done something brand new for her cake. Last year it was the M&M Cake, the year before we fashioned a Little Mermaid Cake. This year, however, Ellie and I really stretched our...
Extra Moist Chocolate Brownies…Pay No Attention to the Health Food behind the Curtain
WARNING: Although you will soon realize that these brownies are relatively "healthy", I urge you to keep reading. I am not the kind of person who "makes do" with desserts that are only OK because they are good for me. I would rather eat less of something fantastic...
Jelly Bean Bark
Looking for something super easy and delicious to make for your child's Easter basket? Looking for an excuse to eat jelly beans and chocolate at the same time? Mmmmm. Jelly beans and chocolate. Adult reactions to this candy varied from "GET IN MY BELLY!" to "Gross"....
Easy Cinnamon Rolls
Years ago, it was The Pioneer Woman who inspired me to start Making Life Delicious. I loved her photos and recipes, but most of all, I loved the easy way that she cooked. A dash of this, a pinch of that, a package of something else, these were often her measurements....
Tradition, Birthdays & the First Day of Spring
The first time you do something that will later become a tradition, you rarely know it. Not until it you yearn for that thing the following year, the year after that, and so on, that you realize that it has become essential. This is the third year in a row that my...
Happy 3.14 Day!
In celebration of all things Pi and Pie, let us take this moment to reflect on pie in all of it's greatness. Pie can be sweet or savory. Pie can be breakfast, lunch or dinner. Pie can be a casual bite on the go, a simple weeknight meal or the final course at your...
Best Blueberry Scones
When school starts up at my daughter's elementary school, the PTA at organizes a teachers breakfast for the first day of teacher training. Because our school starts in August, this breakfast takes place near the end of July when blueberries are at their peak. For the...
Outrageously Delicious Malted Chocolate Brownies
I have a number of projects that I have photographed, but not found the time to post. This recipe falls into that category. I made these brownies last Summer, if you can believe that, but it wasn't until now that I was able to write them up. Sorry to make you wait...