Sheet Pan Supper - Country Pork Ribs, Radishes, Turnips, and Brussel Sprouts

Sheet Pan Supper , means simple preparation, simple cooking, and the best, simple clean up.  A complete meal is put together by roasting a whole meal together in one sheet pan. This has to be one of my favorite meals in a long time.  I just recently discovered roasted radishes and turnips.  I knew they would be a great addition to this sheet pan supper.  My husband is a fan of country pork ribs, so we decided to go with it for a simple supper idea.  We just happened to have brussel sprouts in the refrigerator too so we added them.  

Stuffed Bell Peppers + a Low Carb Option {Granny's Recipe}

Stuffed Bell Peppers , succulent red, orange, and yellow bell peppers stuffed with a flavorful ground beef and fluffy rice, topping them with ketchup or a sweet, tangy sauce. My mother enjoyed making Stuffed Bell Pepper as much as she enjoyed seeing my husband eat them. I only remember my mother using the green bell peppers, but the different colored ones are so readily available now that I usually use them along with some green ones too. The yellow, red, and orange ones are a little sweeter, and my daughter, Jennifer prefer them over the green ones.

Cabbage Roll Skillet Casserole {with a low carb option using cauliflower rice}

Cabbage Roll Skillet Casserole , made on top of the stove with all the ingredients of the traditional cabbage rolls with a low carb option using cauliflower rice. Traditional cabbage rolls take time to make.  You boil the cabbage leaves and then roll the leaves up with meat and rice mixture.  They are truly delicious and worth every minute making them, but sometimes I just want them to make themselves...grins.

Creamy Meaty Baked Ziti

Creamy Meaty Baked Ziti, three different kinds of cheese folded in a hearty marinara sauce with pasta.   The perfect meal to feed a crowd or split and make one for your family and take the other to a friend.  Add a salad and some crusty bread and you have a delicious meal.

15 Best of 2015 Recipes from Cooking with K

15 Best of 2015,  a collection of recipes that topped the list of the most pageviews for 2015 on the blog.   It is time once again to reflect on your favorite recipes you have been so faithful to visit, comment and share this past year here on the blog.  I can't express enough how thankful I am for each and everyone of you.  

Hamburger Steak

Hamburger Steak has been a Southern classic for umpteen years. It is seasoned well, typically shaped into steaks, coated with flour, and fried in a little oil. Remember  to save the drippings to make the creamy gravy. Grandmother's Hamburger Steak With Cream Gravy Grandmother's   recipe is simple, but the gravy wows me—it keeps all the juiciness of the meat.   In the last three years, I've noticed in the blog world how many ways you can make Hamburger Steak .  This old fashioned American classic dish is packed with flavor and doesn't break the bank,   At my house growing up, Mother called it Hamburger Patties With Gravy.   When I came into the Little family, this was one of the first meals I had, and the words Hamburger Steak With Creamy Gravy had a whole new meaning to me.   My Mother-in-law shaped all the hamburger meat into one large, 2-inch-high square, and then she put a layer of salt and pepper on the top and bottom of the meat.   Then, she would cut the st

Pumpkin Recipes

Ten plus recipes made with pumpkin, canned, or fresh.  I have included cakes, cinnamon rolls, muffins, soups, and a recipe for the most delicious Honey Pumpkin Cornbread. Are you a fan of pumpkin recipes?  I can't wait for Pumpkin season.  It seems to come earlier and earlier every year. Even though some of the pumpkin products may be marketing ploys some people seem to welcome it back every year. Part of the hoopla is the warmth the fall season brings, mugs of apple cider and pumpkin bread, playing in the leaves, and wrapping up in cozy blankets.

Crusty Breaded Pork Chops with Caramelized Purple Onions

Crusty Breaded Pork Chops have a wonderful home-cooked flavor like the ones my Mom used to make. The breading makes them crispy outside and tender and juicy inside. My husband has been so hungry for Crusty Breaded Pork Chops  that I took a recipe that I generally make liver and onions by and used it this time for the pork chops.

Peking Pork Chops

Peking Pork Chops  tenderized pork medallions, coated in a Chinese marinade and then deep fried.  But that is not the end, just before serving them dip them in a thick tangy and sweet hoisin sauce mixture. One of the first restaurants my husband likes to go to after the holidays is our local Chinese restaurant.   Peking Pork Chops are the favorite, and now I make them at home.

Baked Chicken and Dumplings

Baked Chicken and Dumplings has all the flavors of Homemade Chicken and Dumplings without rolling out the dumplings.  This casserole is truly magic dumplings! My husband loves my  Homemade Chicken and Dumpling recipe, and he was a little hesitant when I told him I was going to make Baked Chicken and Dumplings .  He could not imagine how they would turn out, and I must say I was a little intrigued too.  

Hobo Dinners

Hobo Dinners are a favorite around our house during the cooler months. I have meant to post this recipe, but it just seems other recipes get in front of it.  Around this time last year we were visiting our niece and she served these delicious bundles for dinner.  She is a wonderful cook and hostess.  I just loved sitting at her table and enjoying her taste in food.

Chili Smothered Burritos {Using El Monterey frozen burritos}

Chili Smothered Burritos , frozen burritos coverd with sliced cheese and chili gravy then topped with shreaded cheese.  To make them a little spicy add jalapeno slices.   When my children were school age, Chili Smothered Burritos  were on our monthly menu rotation a couple of times.  

Creamy Skillet Lasagna

Skillet Lasagna , one skillet meal including all the ingredients of a traditional Lasagna.  But this is a shortcut version cooking the hamburger, sauce, and soft cheese along with the noodles all together.   One fabulous skillet meal! The recipe for Creamy Skillet Lasagna has been floating around Pinterest for a while now, and I thought I would give it a try using ingredients I had on hand and make it for my husband.  

Huevos Fajitas Taco

My husband loves eggs and biscuits or toast for breakfast.  He always request fried eggs, but my favorite are scrambled. I love to change it up a little with scrambled eggs by adding ingredients I have leftover from previous dishes I have made.

Crockpot (Hen) Chicken & Dressing {A Southern Favorite All Year Around!}

Crockpot (Hen) Chicken & Dressing , all the bells and whistles of traditional Turkey and Dressing flavors cooked in a crockpot.  A Southern favorite all year around! During our cool spell here in Texas a couple of weeks ago, I had a hankering for some Chicken and Dressing after seeing a Facebook friend post that she was making some for her family.

Southern Style Stuffed Cabbage Rolls {Granny's Recipe}

Southern Style Stuffed Cabbage Rolls  are one of my favorite dishes my Mother handed down to me.  Her recipe is very simple to make using few ingredients that make for an inexpensive meal. They are made with hamburger, rice,  onions, and covered in a ketchup diced tomato sauce.

Venison Fajitas {You will never know you are eating venison!}

We planted a large garden this year and I am so looking forward to when it is bursting with produce including tomatoes, onions, red and green bell peppers.  The whole time they are growing I am thinking of recipes to use with them, including these  Venison Fajitas .  

Leftover Ham with Bowtie Pasta

Leftover Ham with Bowtie Pasta   is  made with simple ingredients you probably have on hand.  It is a light and refreshing dish, and the peas add a nice sweet touch to the dish. On special occasions, we usually have two meat dishes with  ham being one of them , and there are rarely any leftovers. We have teenage grandsons and some big eater around our house when we all get together, so I intentionally cook plenty to have leftovers the next day.

Baked BBQ Country Style Pork Steaks {Ribs} + how to get them to taste like they are grilled outside!

Last week we were in an ice storm here in Texas much like the east coast was in.  Around my house, we have been trying to hurry up Spring so we can get started grilling outside, but with the weather in the 20's and 30's here there is no way my husband is going to be grilling outside.  

Mother's Meatloaf {Granny's Recipe}

Cream of Mushroom Meatloaf,  simple ingredients, cream of mushroom soup, Lipton Onion Soup mix, oatmeal and lean ground hamburger.  Cook in an iron skillet and it will give the most wonderful juices to make a creamy gravy! Cream of Mushroom Meatloaf is a meatloaf recipe my Mother use to make as an alternative to the traditional meatloaf recipes made with tomato sauce or ketchup.