Most Delicious Life
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A mother and daughter sharing our best food, and our secrets to living the happy life with the goal of helping us all create a stronger family unit.
Caramelized Baked Salmon
I love trying different ways of preparing salmon because we LOVE it and we eat it often. Almost a year ago I was in the mood for a sweet and savory kind of herby salmon for dinner. Thus, this Caramelized Baked Salmon was born. This one was a fun recipe to develop and...
St. Louis Ooey Gooey Bars
These are often called Neiman Marcus bars simply because they are rich and delicious, but this is NOT a Neiman Marcus recipe. This was an accidental creation in 1930 by a German baker in St. Louis when he reversed proportions of butter & sugar while making a cake....
Beef Pasties
Beef Pasties have been around since the 1100's. Pronounce the A in pasty the same as in apple. They originate in Cornwall, England and were very popular with Cornish Coal Miners. Over the last 200 years, many of those miners became immigrants. When they left Cornwall,...
Buttery Baked Rice
This Buttery Baked Rice is a vintage recipe that has been in my husband's family for many decades. We love this kind of vintage cooking. When I was first married, we lived close to my mother-in-law, who was living with her mother. We loved spending time with the...
Bee Sting Cake -Bienenstich
Bee Sting Cake is a traditional German dessert made with a soft yeast dough with crunchy caramelized almonds on top and filled with a vanilla cream. Legend has it that in the 15th century two bakers from Andernach, Germany repelled invaders by throwing beehives at...
Caribbean Jerk Spiced Wings
Buffalo Wings are the #1 snack in America. They have become a MUST for game day. These Jerk Wings SO GOOD and a fun twist on the original. Make them as spicy as you like. "JERK" is a type of Caribbean cooking that is native to Jamaica. The special spices in "Jerk"...
French Dip Sliders
We both LOVE a sandwich. We call them "Sammies" to be cute and short. We both ESPECIALLY love a French Dip Sammy! I often order them at restaurants and I often cannot finish it. At home we like to make this slider version. They are great because I can eat one, while...
Classic Fettuccini Alfredo
This Alfredo Sauce is so easy to make! It is great for a family Sunday dinner, or for a fast weeknight. We love this because it can be as easy or as fancy as you want it to be. This can literally be just pasta and sauce on a Monday night OR pasta and sauce and...
Christmas Poke Cake
Christmas Poke Cake is always a good idea. Chocolate peppermint poke cake is the perfect Christmas dessert. This is wonderfully easy to make. Start by baking a chocolate cake according to the directions on the box. Any version of chocolate cake will work. When the...
Old Fashioned Custard Eggnog
This is an old family recipe that my husband grew up with. My mother-in-law made THE BEST eggnog! It is a major holiday tradition for us. We make a double batch the week of Christmas and use it for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and for any other gatherings that week....