How Will This Turn Out For Me?
It may be an appetizer, the main course, a side dish, a dessert or all of them, but great recipes can make the difference.
There is so much satisfaction in being the person who serves a dish that is enjoyed by others.
It’s also nice to get to sit down to the food you made and say to yourself, I did that.
Try One and Spread the Word
Below you will find recipes and associated posts under the “Subscribe” button. Look through them, pick one to read and see what you like. I’m sure you will be happy with the results.
Tell your family and friends about this website. There might be something here that they would enjoy too.
Please, Bookmark This Site
If you haven’t already done so, bookmark this site, because the next time you need a great recipe, you’ll know where to find one.
Joy With Jan’s Terms and Conditions/Disclaimer page (a must read) Click Here
This website is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.
If you enjoy stories about travel, good food, and everyday enjoyment, I’d love to have you be one of my subscribers. Subscribing means you shouldn’t ever miss a new post.
Below the Subscribe button, you will find a collection of posts with a wide variety of topics. Just click on any title of any story that you feel you might enjoy reading.
Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese – Recipe
When I was growing up, my mom would make one of my favorite dishes, macaroni and cheese. Macaroni and cheese could be a side dish or a main dish in our home. Typically, macaroni and cheese in our home was made with rigatoni (which isn’t actually macaroni). To make this dish, I make a cheesy…
Savory Homemade Pasta Salad – Recipe
A favorite side dish in my home when I was growing up was my mom’s savory homemade pasta salad. It’s a dish served cold, so it’s great on a warm day. It goes with all kinds of main dishes, but I like it especially with a hamburger, a hot dog, or barbecued ribs. It makes…
Easy Homemade Ground Beef Meatloaf – Recipe
A long time ago, my mother taught me how to make meatloaf using ground beef. I was taught to make it with things we always had in the kitchen. It is one of the easiest meals I learned as a young girl. I just made this dinner for my husband tonight. I asked him to…
Quick and Easy “Oven-Baked Pork Chop” Recipe
This is without a doubt, one of the easiest meats to cook. I believe anyone can do it (ok, you will need an oven, something to bake the chops in, some foil, some oil and just a few seasonings). Just the same, I know you can do it!!! We always start with a list of…
Quick and Easy “Dumplings with Vegetables” Recipe
One of the first meals my mom taught me to make was dumplings using a flour-based product called Bisquick. Today, I’m going to teach you how I make dumplings with vegetables using Bisquick. This meal is fairly easy to make and requires few ingredients. Ingredients (try to use organics whenever you can) Food Items You…
Simple “Fluffy Scrambled Eggs” Recipe (cheese is optional)
I realize some people may say that scrambling eggs is very basic (simple they might say). They may say anyone can scramble eggs. That is somewhat true, except many can’t scramble eggs well. I am going to teach you how to do this simple task, well. To begin, you should use a good non-stick pan.…
Easy “Crock Pot, Pot Roast” Recipe
Who doesn’t love a good, hearty, warm meal like a pot roast? This is one of the easiest meals I make. For cooking, it only requires a pan to brown the meat with the onions and a crock pot to slow-cook all of the ingredients together. I’m betting that you will love the ease of…
The Most “Delicious Chicken Stew” Recipe
My husband is an amazing cook. He is the master of soups and stews in our home. He made this meal for us just using his knowledge of what tastes good with what. It came out so good, that I had him write the recipe down so I could share it with you. To begin……
Great Flatware, Hand Held Tools and Accessories, Bakeware, Cookware, Dinnerware, Electronic Kitchen Devices and Knives For Your Kitchen
A Lifetime of Products Over your lifetime you will buy and receive all kinds of products for your kitchen. You will get flatware, knives, hand-held tools, accessories, cookware, dinnerware, bakeware and electronic kitchen devices (to name a few). My kitchen cabinets (and my travel trailer) are full of things that make food preparation, cooking, serving…
Handmade “Homemade Egg Noodles” Recipe
I have been making handmade, homemade egg noodles since I was a young girl. My mother would make them to add to her homemade chicken noodle soup broth. I grew up making the noodles and the chicken noodle soup broth with her and as an adult woman, I make them for my own family. They…
Delicious “Cornish Game Hens with Orange Sauce” Recipe
During big holidays, my mom would often cook up a wonderful Turkey dinner. During those meals, I would decide to have some breast meat or some thigh meat. I might decide on a wing or maybe I wanted a leg! I didn’t typically have a little of all of these things though. When it wasn’t…
Easy, Moist and the Most Flavorful Roast Turkey Breast – Recipe
I love a Thanksgiving dinner, but it is a lot of work. I always roast a turkey, make stuffing, mash potatoes, candy sweet potatoes and a vegetable. My daughter typically makes homemade cranberry sauce and we have side goodies (like black and green olives). Afterwards, we always have pumpkin pie. Uhhhhhh, it’s 10:02 and I…
Fast and Easy Homemade Dairy Free Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
I promised that I would post a frosting recipe, to go with the carrot cake recipe I recently posted. Well, here is the second of two recipes. This one will be for a frosting made with a plant based, dairy free, cream cheese frosting alternative. For those of you who would be happier with a…
Fast and Easy Homemade Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
I promised that I would post a frosting recipe, to go with the carrot cake recipe I recently posted. Well, Here is the first of two recipes. This one will be for a frosting made with traditional cream cheese. For those of you who would like a healthier choice for your frosting, or for those…
Fast and Easy “Homemade Chicken Teriyaki” Recipe
My daughter and I started with hunger. We came up with a plan. We decided to make a fast and easy meal. She and I ended up making the best-tasting homemade chicken teriyaki we had ever made together! Ok, honestly, we hadn’t ever made chicken teriyaki together, so, yes, it was the best we had…
Delicious Turkey Meatloaf – Recipe
We went to visit my daughter (sleep over)! We had some ground turkey that we had just bought, so, we figured we would bring it with us. My daughter offered to make us dinner (lucky us)! I asked what was on the menu. Well, she said she had a great recipe for turkey meatloaf. I…
My Daughter’s Chicken Fried Rice
My daughter came over and offered to make dinner for us. I said, “Heck Yes”!!! I asked her what she had in mind. She asked me what I had in the house. Well, I had quite a bit of boneless skinless chicken breasts and a bag of mixed vegetables in the freezer. That was a…
My Husband’s Chicken, Vegetable Soup with Mini Farfalle
Do you enjoy a soup as a main meal? I do. I am very fortunate to have a husband who is such a good cook. His secret to being a good cook began with great online recipes, like this one. He learned a lot online then started varying ingredients and quantities to his liking. This…
My Husband’s Easy Potato, Ham and Vegetable Soup with Mini Farfalle
My husband loves to make soup. Soup can make for a quick and full rounded meal. This soup has meat, vegetables, starches, seasonings and liquid. It is warm and filling. It isn’t hard on the budget either. A pot of soup can be eaten all at once (if there are quite a few mouths to…