Lemon Cowboy Cookies are chewy lemon cookies made with oatmeal, crispy rice cereal, flaked coconut, and diced candied lemon peel. These cookies have chewy centers with bits of candied lemon peel and crispy edges.  Have you ever had a cowboy cookie? Or maybe you heard them called ranger cookies? They’re both pretty much the same thing, a cookie that’s loaded with extra goodness in the form of oats, crisp rice cereal, coconut, sometimes nuts and chocolate. Cowboy cookies were kind…

Southwestern Egg Roll Bake has all the taste of Southwestern Egg Rolls with a fraction of the work! This easy main dish casserole is a play on one of my favorite appetizers.   I love egg rolls of about any variety, but I don’t really like making them at home. It’s time consuming and messy and greasy. Basically any time I make something that’s individually fried it’s a labor of love towards whoever I’m cooking for.  My Southwestern Egg Roll…

Creamy Cilantro Jalapeno Ranch makes a bold salad dressing full of Southwestern flavors, but it’s so much more. It’s cool and creamy, but also spicy. It’s fresh and flavorful, but makes use of packaged ranch dip to keep it easy. And it’s ready in just a few minutes with minimal work. I can’t believe I’ve never shared this recipe on the blog before! Years ago I took pictures of this wonderful homemade dressing to share the recipe with you. I …

Colorful, crunchy and fresh, this deliciously easy Old Fashioned Kidney Bean Salad makes a perfect cold side dish and takes just a few minutes to make. This easy bean salad has such a fond place in my memories. When I was a little girl you could be certain you’d find a bowl of this tangy, crunchy cold salad at the little country church potlucks I attended with my grandma. Check out my other church potluck favorites:  Layered Cornbread Salad Slow…

Blueberry bran muffins are the best kind of bran muffin I’ve ever had. Every person who’s tried these muffins says the same thing, I didn’t know bran muffins could be this good! What comes to mind when you think of bran muffins? If you think of dense, flavorless fiber loaded hockey pucks, you’ve been doing it wrong! These Blueberry Bran muffins are full of fiber, but they are also fluffy, moist, and loaded with sweet blueberries for an easy on…

These classic Midwestern Loose Meat Sandwiches are simmered in a savory sauce made with spices, beef consomme and Worcestershire sauce. They are cheap, quick and easy. A delicious sandwich with the charm of small town Americana!  Where I live in the Midwest, loose meat sandwiches are a cult classic. Speckled around Missouri you’ll find tiny little locally owned burger joints with such loyal followers that they go back generations. If you’ve never gotten to enjoy a loose meat sandwich ordered…