Most Delicious Life
Food * Family * Fun
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.
Molasses Cookies
I can remember coming home from school as a child and walking in the house to the smell of these cookies. Absolute heaven. They evoke autumn, the Holidays and Christmas. When they are warm they just melt in your mouth...and amazing mixture of spices melting on your...
Apple Zucchini Muffins
These muffins may well be my husband's favorite thing that I bake. They are really SPECIAL. Apples, carrots, zucchini, coconut, almonds, orange peel and cinnamon! What an amazing mixture of goodness. This recipe comes from a good friend back in my Oregon days, Gina...
Spiced Apple Cake with Carmel Sauce
This is a Myrna Ritz Approved recipe! Years ago I discovered it one September day in her cookbook after I had bought many pounds of apples from an orchard nearby. This cake is always a huge hit! I love making it on Autumn days when friends come over. It is also super...
Cider Stew
I woke up on the morning of my 10th birthday and helped my mom and dad load my four younger siblings into our friend's car along with our luggage to go to the airport. We moved from sunny Florida to cool Pennsylvania in the middle of October. Living in Florida was...
Apple Harvest Salad
Autumn finally arrives and it is BAKING TIME but you still want a good salad sometimes, right??? So here is the answer. APPLE HARVEST SALAD. Fresh salad greens with apples, cranberries, nuts and goat cheese. Holy cow! But I feel like the real magic is in the...
Apple Pancakes with Cider Syrup
When September hits it's all things apples for me! Growing up in Spokane, Washington, we were in Apple Country. I remember going with my mom to the local apple orchards and buying a couple of crates of fresh apples every fall. We would walk through the cooler and...
Cucumber Tomato Salad
I LOVE making this salad when cukes (cucumbers) and tomatoes are in season. Its a great way to use up some of your garden harvest. It is super fast and easy to make. I love to make this up as a side dish while the main course is in the oven or on the grill. Our...
New Mexico Green Chili Stew with Chicken
This chili is a true comfort food from the Southwest. It was a harvest meal, made when all the peppers were ripe in the field. I use Hatch chilies if possible. Anaheim and Poblano are also good choices. If you can't find fresh chilies you can just use the canned diced...
Chicken Shells
Here is something for a chilly night when you want something wonderful to warm everyone up. I remember when Stove Top Stuffing arrived on the scene. It was a game changer. Suddenly it became everyone's favorite side dish. One of the greatest inventions of the...
Carne Asada
This marinade and meat is very fast and easy to make. It can be made ahead and kept in the freezer in a Ziploc, ready to take out and throw on the grill, or cooked up right away. It is very versatile and packed with flavor. I love it in tacos, burrito bowls and...