I absolutely love this recipe of mom's - easy Mexican dip. You can whip this up in just a few moments when company pops over unexpectedly or just for a quick snack to enjoy watching your favorite game or holiday movie. You can adapt this recipe to your own liking and add ingredients that your family enjoys. … [Read more...] about Mom’s Recipes – Easy Mexican Dip
Mom's Recipes
Mom’s Recipes – Ground Beef Casserole
This is a quick and easy meal to throw together at the last minute when you've forgotten to run to the market or take something out of the freezer. It was a family favorite of ours that mom made at least two or three times a month for us! … [Read more...] about Mom’s Recipes – Ground Beef Casserole
Mom’s Recipes – Strawberry Cream Cheese Pretzel Cake
My mom was a great cook. I sometimes wonder if she spent hours pouring over cookbooks when my brother and I were at school, searching for a new dessert she could whip up for after dinner that would have us groaning with delight. One of our absolute favorites was Mom's Strawberry Cream Cheese Pretzel Cake recipe. My brother and I absolutely loved it when mom would make this pretzel cake, and it is so easily adaptable! You can use whatever fresh berries are in season, or substitute the fresh berries with frozen berries if you'd like to wake up … [Read more...] about Mom’s Recipes – Strawberry Cream Cheese Pretzel Cake
Unbroken Memories, Families, and Mom’s Chicken Salad
Life in a House of Testosterone has partnered with Zaycon Fresh and Chicken Soup for the Soul for this posting. We were sent promotional item(s) as a thank you for our posting. All opinions stated are my own. I lost my mother in 1992, and my stepfather in 2012. In 2010 a house fire destroyed the home that my mom, my stepfather, my brother and I built with our own two hands from the ground up. All of our family photo albums, all of our family heirlooms, memorabilia from the days when my grandparents' farm was the most sought after for fresh … [Read more...] about Unbroken Memories, Families, and Mom’s Chicken Salad
Mom’s Recipes – Pecan Lassies
In honor of National Cookie Day, we are sharing some of my Mom and Nana's favorite Thanksgiving and Christmas cookie recipes today. This next one up is the absolutely decadent Pecan Lassies. Talk about bite-size morsels of heaven in your mouth! I have to tell you right now, the picture doesn't do them justice. In order to really appreciate these little treats, you need the ones warm out of the oven with little bits of that brown sugar, buttery goodness oozing down the outside of the crust to truly appreciate these little guys! These are - … [Read more...] about Mom’s Recipes – Pecan Lassies
Mom’s Recipes – Almond Crescent Cookies
Once November 1st came around each year, our home went into full-blown holiday mode when I was growing up. Mom would decorate the house for fall and Thanksgiving, there were delicious aromas to greet us every day when we arrived home from school. If she wasn't baking up some delicious homemade pumpkin pies, then she was baking zucchini bread or making cookies. I identify each of those smells with home and the holidays, and I hope to be able to continue that tradition this year. One of my most favorite cookies that Nana and Mom used to make … [Read more...] about Mom’s Recipes – Almond Crescent Cookies
Mom’s Recipes – Miniature Cheesecakes
Our family loves cheesecake ANYTHING and when mom would make her infamous miniature cheesecakes during the holidays, us kids could not wait to get home and devour an entire tray of them for ourselves! Mom got to the point where she had to ration them out to us or there would have been none left for anyone else at all! Super easy recipe to make. Mom's miniature cheesecake recipe calls for vanilla wafers but you can use a graham cracker crumb bottom or even use crushed oreo cookies for the bottom. In addition, you can choose whatever topping you … [Read more...] about Mom’s Recipes – Miniature Cheesecakes
Mom’s Recipes – Chocolate Whoopie Pies
It is time for another favorite recipe of mine from mom's kitchen - Chocolate Whoopie Pies! I've tried these delectable treats from various other places - homemade and store-bought - and sadly, none of them compare to my mom's recipe! A super simple recipe, easy to prepare and takes little time at all. Get those little ones involved! They can help too! Don't forget to install the Yumprint extension for your browser to save our recipes to your recipe box. You can download, print and save hundreds more amazing recipes at Yumprint.com. … [Read more...] about Mom’s Recipes – Chocolate Whoopie Pies
