• Dressings and Sauces,  Snacks

    Homemade Ranch Dressing

    Hi everyone!  Tonight I want to share with you a recipe for ranch dressing.  Ranch dressing is my Dad’s favorite salad dressing and I have tried time and again to make it for him, but not with the best results.  I was stupidly trying to make ranch dressing without buttermilk, because I don’t normally keep it in my kitchen and my Mom doesn’t keep it in hers either.  I tried sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, yogurt, and various other combinations of ingredients, with only so-so results. I finally broke down, and tried a recipe with buttermilk, and I am telling you; it is the key ingredient!  Totally worth it, and I…

  • Main Dishes

    Crock-Pot Broccoli Beef

    For those of you who work, do you ever want to come home from work and enjoy a home cooked healthy and delicious meal that is already made?  Do any of you enjoy Chinese take-out, but wish you could have the food without the MSG, high-fructose corn syrup, and other unhealthy ingredients that are commonly added to take out?  If you answered yes to any of the above, then this recipe is for you! Well I do work, and my Crock-Pot is a miracle!  Do you know how nice it is to come home to a delicious smelling apartment with food that is ready to eat???  It is AMAZING!!!!  The…