Homestyle Food

I never used to like tomato soup. In fact, I would have chicken noodle over tomato every time. Then I met my husband who loved tomato soup and wanted to have it quite often. I couldn’t justify making two types of soup for two people for one meal. It seemed so ridiculous. So I set out to find a tomato soup that I could actually enjoy. I needed something with a natural flavor and a kick. Campbell’s tomato soup just doesn’t have that natural acidic kick to it. But I also needed something I could … [Read more...] about The tomato soup to change your mind about tomato soup…

My aunt showed up to a holiday get together once with some out-of-this-world chocolate chip cookies... and immediately we all had to have the recipe. They were so soft with yet a slight chewiness and just melted in your mouth. What more could you really ask for from a cookie? The key ingredient? A package of instant pudding. Yup, you heard me. Instant pudding. Who knew?! The pudding just gives it a fluffiness that you can't match easily. It's so simple that I'm surprised its not more … [Read more...] about Soft & Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

A known bountiful garden plant is zucchini. It's easy to grow and produces a lot of zucchini squash with very little hassle. A problem I run into though is... what do I do with all of it?! Most often it gets shredded and frozen in freezer bags at two cup increments to use later in various ways. One of my favorite ways to use that shredded zucchini is in breads, cakes, muffins, brownies, etc. Zucchini has this way of making baked goods so moist and even wholesome because, hey - we're sneaking … [Read more...] about Wholesome Zucchini Muffins