Insightful Nana

Category: Simple Cooking

  • Ranch Dressing – Homemade With Herbs From Your Garden.

    Ranch Dressing is the leading dressing for salads.   This Homemade Ranch Dressing recipe is easy to make and is made using fresh herbs from your garden. So while your planting poseys in your flower beds… leave a little room for growing the popular herbs,  chives and parsley.  They are a wonderful perennials and they are…

  • Easy Meals – Meal Planning

    Easy meals, which are fast, come from your past experience in your own kitchen. According to Becky Low, of the Utah Dairy Council, the definition fast food is the tried and true recipes you use over and over again. Fast Fixin’s was a class I attended, hosted by the Utah Dairy Council. Assuming I would…

  • Lemon Easter Cake

    Easter cakes can very from bunny cakes, chick cakes or plain dripper pan cakes.  This cake is not fancy but it really hits the mark with my family.  This  sweet, cold, and a refreshing Easter cake  is always a hit with my family members.  Not only is it  great tasting… but it’s really simple to…

  • Cheesy Mexican Ranch Dip

    Cheesy Mexican Ranch Dip is an impressive change to salsa when you’re serving chips.  It’s just perfect for fresh veggies or crackers too.  It has all the flavor of a Southwest taste with out the heat.  This Mexican dip is especially good to offer when you’re serving young children or those who can’t  tolerate the…

  • Super Easy Chocolate Cake Recipe

    Just imagine, a Chocolate Cake so rich and moist… you’ll want to eat it all yourself and not share it with anyone.   Folks ask for this 40 year old family recipe more than any other cake recipe I have in my collection.   The truth of the matter is… besides being the best chocolate cake…

  • Recipe For Chocolate Brownies – Cooking For A Crowd

    This recipe for chocolate brownies has been in our family for over 40 years.  Usually brownie recipes are quite small… but this recipe is a “Cooking For A Crowd” deal. These chocolate brownies are perfect to take to a gathering.  But don’t expect to take any left-overs home… because they will vanish off the plate…

  • Oatmeal Cookie Recipe – Cooking For A Crowd

    This cooking for a crowd, oatmeal cookie recipe, is a winner in our family.  It’s a nice variation from the traditional oatmeal cookie recipe because it’s filled with chocolate. Mmmm…. good. The ingredients for these oatmeal cookies are simple and your probably have everything in your kitchen pantry. Place 2 Cups of Butter… or 4…

  • Holiday Chili Dip Recipe

    This Chili Dip Recipe is a quick and easy answer for a Holiday crowd.  It’s so easy, I’m almost embarrassed to give it to you.  I said… “Almost.”  Why would I keep any secret back that would make your life easier during rush of the holiday season? If you keep the ingredients on hand… you’ll…

  • The Dill Pickles Are Ready

    Yep, the dill pickles are ready.  If you remember, we taught you how to make dill pickles last August… with a “Hands Off” warning.  No opening the jars until late fall.  Well, here it is… the first of December… and the dills are ready to eat. The minute I took the first bite… the pains…

  • Perfect Whipped Cream Recipe

    Here’s a perfect whipped cream recipe for your files. It has come to my attention that many cooks don’t use whipping cream because it never thickens properly. There are a couple of little tricks you can apply to be successful in whipping your cream for your desserts and pies. There is a richness in flavor…