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.
Classic Snickerdoodles
My mom made the BEST cookies and everyone knew it. She used to pack our school lunches and they always included home-baked cookies. My mom's cookies could always be exchanged for anything we wanted from someone else's lunch. Now I can't imagine why I would ever trade...
Burrata Pasta
I LOVE cheese. And burrata cheese is FABULOUS. Burrata cheese is actually mozzarella cheese but with milky soft cheese in the middle. It is SO GOOD in a saucy pasta dish because just kind of oozes into the sauce. I use thin spaghetti because I like the way it absorbs...
Chicken Divan
This is my favorite vintage casserole from growing up. It is so yummy, but I also love the origin story. The Divan Parisien was a well-known and very fancy restaurant in the early 1900's. It was located in Chatham Hotel in NYC. The restaurant was ruled over by the...
Zucchini Corn Chowder
This chowder is the Season Opener to SOUP SEASON! And it's an absolute WINNER! Seriously. One of my favorite soups EVER. It's like a harvest soup. All of the wonderful summer vegetables altogether in a pot of goodness. Pull out your soup pot, melt the butter and throw...
Ice Cream Dessert with Raspberry Sauce
This is a vintage recipe from my mom, Colleen Mott. She would often make it for Sunday dinner or for special company. It always tasted SPECIAL. Making my mom's recipes take me right back to those wonderful times together. Food does that. It's like a conduit to the...
Chicken Carnitas
I have always LOVED Chicken Carnitas. It was my favorite dish at my favorite Mexican restaurant in Salem, Oregon. Los Dos Hermanos. Their Chicken Carnitas are insanely delicious. At least that was the case 15 years ago. It makes my mouth water to think of them. I...
Greek Chicken
This is one of my favorite grilled chicken recipes. This chicken is so packed with flavor and delicious to use in so many ways. I love how fast and easy it is to prep. Gather your ingredients. Yogurt, lemon, olive oil, garlic, vinegar and seasonings. Measure them all...
Peaches & Cream Dessert
This is an August MUST have. This is my friend Emily's recipe that she shared about 10 years ago with me when we were both living in Portland, on the edge of the Columbia River Gorge where the most beautiful peaches are in season this time of year. Peaches were cheap,...
Bob’s Poultry Marinade
When I learned that my in laws cooked chicken and turkey in the same marinade that my mom does, I knew we were a match made in heaven! This was my mom's go to meal for Sunday dinners in the summer. Especially when friends were invited over for dinner. I seriously have...
Fresh Corn Salad
It's impossible to explain how delicious this is. You just have to try it. It is the best of summer and served with grilled chicken, it's HEAVEN. When I was a kid we always had a big garden and a large plot of corn. In August we would haul in all the corn and have a...