Oven Roasted Cabbage
Another simple side dish that is great to serve alongside Asian dishes.
Pan Roasted Cauliflower
This simple side dish is particularly great to serve alongside Asian dishes.
Orange Chicken
The 2 key ingredients in this simple orange chicken: orange (hence the name) and Chinese Five Spice (a little goes a long way!).
Engagement Chicken
This oven-roasted, whole chicken recipe results in crispy skin, juicy chicken meat, and subtle lemon and herb flavoring. It’s a fan favorite that will quickly become your go-to chicken recipe.
Sausage Gravy
This gravy is best when served over Sheryl’s Husband Catching Biscuits with a perfectly poached egg
Sheryl's Husband Catching Biscuits
Grating the frozen butter is an undeviating route to impossibly flaky biscuits - even if you’re a novice baker.
John's Perfect French Fries
These are beautiful & delicious. Limit the amount you make, because you will keep eating until they are gone - regardless of how stuffed you feel.
Blackened Chicken Salad
Learn how to make your own pan blackened chicken spice rub, how to perfectly cook the chicken in a cast-iron pan, and how to make a delicious salad even the kids will want to eat.
Tortillas: Tex-Mex style
Brenda’s favorite, simple flour tortilla recipe. Inspired by Homesick Texan.
Cajun Style: One Pot Pasta & Chicken
Two best things about this recipe: (1) it’s a kid favorite, (2) it's easy to cleanup
Brown Sugar Bacon
Make crispy, melt in your mouth, sugary bacon for breakfast, or anytime you’re craving a tasty treat.
Best Oven Bacon
How to cook crispy, savory bacon every time. Extra perk? It’s easy to cleanup.
Slow & Steady Style Lasagna
Slow & Steady Style Lasanga uses homemade pasta noodles (use Brenda’s Manicotti Crepe Noodles if you don’t own a pasta maker), Brenda’s Spaghetti Meat Sauce, Brenda’s Creamy Garlic Sauce, and lots of love resulting in a savory, flavorful lasagna.
Quick Lasagna
Brenda has two lasagna recipes: Quick Lasagna and Slow & Steady Style Lasagna. This Quick Lasagna recipe can be easily made with boxed noodles. It can also be made the day before you’re planning to eat it.
Manicotti Crepe Noodles
Don't have a pasta maker? These Manicotti Crepe Noodles are Brenda's workaround. Get flat, savory noodles that work as a substitute for any noodle recipe.
Creamy Chicken Soup
This Cream Chicken Soup is Vivian’s (Brenda’s 1-year-old daughter) favorite. If it’s good enough for Vivian, it’s good enough for us all!
Meat Less Stew (Beef Stew)
Brenda doesn't know exactly where the name came from. This recipe does, in fact, contain beef. Perhaps written it makes a little more sense, as you realize the "meat" and the "less" are two words. Just don't feed it to your vegetarian friends. . . they won't be impressed.
Baked Mac & Cheese
Love Costco's Mac and Cheese? You'll love this recipe. This is Brenda's easy to make Costco Mac and Cheese.