Caramel Apple Scones

 I was super excited to give these ones a try as I love caramel and apples! 

I ended up having to make these over two days as I ran out of time but I only made the apples the first day and then mixed everything up together on the second day.

These were super easy to make and I found the addition of Greek yogurt interesting. That being said I wish I had a little more yogurt as I found the scones rather crumbly and hard to form together. 

These scones were so delicious though and I really enjoyed them! The icing was incredible and I probably could've eaten a whole bowl of just that!

You can find the recipe here: http://joandsue.blogspot.com/2014/05/caramel-apple-scones.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JoAndSue+%28Jo+and+Sue%29

Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

 This is the ultimate comfort food and so freaking delicious! This was something I had never made before but was super excited to try. Somehow in all of the excitement of trying the new recipe I missed getting a picture so I have used the picture from the author's blog and I can tell you that mine looked good but not as good as this one! 

I cooked up the veggies as directed and then went onto making the roux. I went good and slow with the roux and it turned out awesome! I was so happy with how it turned out as sometimes it can be a real tricky thing to get it perfect and still hold onto the creamy feel to the soup. 

I was totally freaking out about making the dumplings and did it as close to the instructions as I could. I don't know if mine tasted as good as hers did but I thought I did a pretty good job. 

Now back to the soup and I only added chicken as I hate peas and thought I had parsley but I didn't so I just skipped it. I know I am missing out on more flavor but I really didn't want to leave to get parsley. 

My dumplings were definitely not anywhere close to perfection with how they looked going on but overall I thought I did a great job for my first time! This is something I would make again. 

For the leftovers I found that they could have used a little more liquid so I think after dishing out the food for dinner I would go back and add some more chicken stock just so the leftovers are less thick.

You can find the recipe here: https://www.browneyedbaker.com/chicken-and-dumplings/

HOMEMADE MAC AND CHEESE

 I seriously have to say that homemade mac & cheese is one of my most favorite meals ever. My grandma used to make it and it would make me so happy every time we had it. I think that is one of the reasons it means so much to me as it makes me remember her in the kitchen and pretty much everything about her. 

To be honest I may have made this one before as I often forget on pinterest to write notes about the ones I have tried and have really never thought about going back on here to see which ones I have tried.

This one is super easy to follow and I think one of the things I love most about it is that it only uses real cheddar and not any of the cheese loaves. 

We added the panko on top and it was pure perfection!! 

This one I can't wait to have again!

You can find the recipe here: https://lilluna.com/cheesy-mac-and-cheese/

Taco Bell Beefy Fritos Burrito

 I've been trying to make Mexican more as Bren really loves it and this recipe looked awesome! I was super excited to have the Fritos inside of the burrito! We don't have a taco bell nearby and for some reason we never go out for Mexican so this recipe looked like it was going to make me super happy! 

Now I must admit that I cheated with the rice and used Mexican Uncle Ben's microwave rice as I really wasn't in the mood to make the rice from scratch and also last time we tried to make it the results weren't great.

So with that in mind the recipe didn't take too long to make at all. 

We did make the nacho sauce from scratch and it was super good and really cheesy. It is definitely something I would make again if having nachos or just a night of tortilla chips.

These were honestly really good and I loved the combo of everything with the fritos. The fritos gave it a really good crunch and we may have had a couple of them that night. 

Great for a fun night!! 

You can find the recipe here for the burritos: https://dinnerthendessert.com/taco-bell-beefy-fritos-burrito/

Cheese sauce: https://dinnerthendessert.com/nacho-cheese-sauce/