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/

REESES PIECES DONUTS RECIPE

 I tried making donuts once before but it was in a silicone pan and they didn't turn out too well. I don't know if it was because of the pan or I just filled them up too much. After that I went out and bought donut pans as I knew that I wanted to give them another try. 

These ones looked amazing and I was super excited to give them a try! 

The donuts were super easy to make and I was very happy with how they came together in the pans.

I didn't have any candy melts so for the first layer I just melted chocolate chips. This gave the donuts a much thicker crust and I see the importance of using something lighter like the candy melts. The next layer was also thick and I think I would have maybe added some whipping cream or something else to thin it out a little. 

My son had a blast crushing the Reese candy's and dipping them in! 

These are so good and I will definitely be giving them another try!!

You can find the recipe here: https://divinelifestyle.com/reeses-pieces-donuts-recipe/

BBQ Ground Beef Biscuit Cups and Funeral Potatoes (Cheesy Potato Casserole)

I was looking for some comfort food and something a little bit different one night and decided to make the Beef Cups and Potatoe Casserole. Both of these looked awesome and relatively easy to make. 

So let's start off with the Beef Cups.

This is such a great recipe with so many endless possibilities! You could decorate each cup up to suit your own favorite burger possibilities and try out something new as well!

This recipe is super easy to follow and tasted super good! I love the ground beef and BBQ sauce mixture but we did not choose to use the jalapenos.

Now we followed the recipe as directed but instead of the jalapenos you could throw in fried diced onions, pickles or anything else to give it an individual touch. You could also change up the cheese and try something completely different.

We will definitely be trying this recipe again as it was straightforward and easy. Now we just used regular Pillsbury biscuits as we didn't have the grand in my local store. It seemed to still work out fine but they just weren't quite as big and we had more of them.

We don't seem to eat a lot of potatoes except in french fry form and this looked easy and good plus it had lots of cheese! 

Now I did "cheat" and go with the soup instead of making the white sauce from scratch due to both it being a time saver and wanted easy. There are some times when I will go the more difficult route but this was not going to be one of those times.

This recipe is straightforward and so easy to follow! Then when I tried it I thought I went to heaven! It was so incredible and absolutely delicious!! It was creamy and cheesy and was perfect for what I had wanted!

BBQ Beef Cups: https://spicysouthernkitchen.com/bbq-ground-beef-biscuit-cups/

Funeral Potatoes: https://thefoodcharlatan.com/funeral-potatoes/

Homemade Chicken and Dumplings

 There are some days when comfort food is needed and I was excited to give this recipe a try. As we have been going down to the US more lately I keep seeing dumplings on the recipe so I wanted to give this one a shot. 

This one is relatively easy to make - just remember to keep an eye on the roux when adding in the stock to make sure you are able to get the right consistency. 

I cooked up my chicken fresh and then saved some for other meals. I just diced it up so it wouldn't take very long to cook. I also skipped the peas as I personally hate them and then I unfortunately missed the bay leaf as my package had gone missing.

This was a great meal and I loved eating the leftovers! 

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