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.
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...
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...