Cassie Craves

Obviously, my first full week back at work has put a damper on my daily posting schedule. And as you can see from my list at the left, I am ...

I wanted to post the recipe for our traditional Christmas breakfast casserole last year, but I forgot to take a picture of it, so I vowed to...

I make a lot of lasagna. See? We love the stuff in our house. But the recipe I'm sharing with you today is our absolute favorite, even ...

I never really ate chicken noodle soup a whole lot when I was growing up -- except for when I was sick, of course. On those occasions, my mo...

My husband is a very patient man. It's one of the reasons I was drawn to him all those (nearly NINE!) years ago, since I am very much no...

I have three different versions of pasta salad in my "repertoire" that I make regularly. One is a tri-color pasta salad with peppe...

I'm not going to lie: I love creamed corn out of the can. Warmed up with a little bit of butter, some salt, and a generous sprinkling of...

I've been making this smothered chicken dish for years, and I'm ridiculously proud of it because it's one of the first recipes I...

  My version of sausage gravy -- the one I've been making for years -- is not a traditional version. Sausage gravy purists may say i...

In our family, the preferred way to use up chili leftovers is to turn the chili into mac and cheese. My mom used to do this all the time whe...

Hands down, my absolute favorite thing to make in the autumn and winter months is a big, steaming pot of spicy, soul-feeding chili. Andrew a...

You know how Taste of Home Magazine has a "Mom's Best Meal" section in every issue? Subscribers send in recipes from their mom...

When we went to my best friend's wedding two Saturdays ago, my dad and stepmom came over to watch Andrew while we were gone. To thank th...

The movie Napoleon Dynamite has forever colored the way I think of tater tots. "Hey, Napoleon, give me some of your tots!" Ahhh, ...

To decide what to cook for our first meal in the new kitchen, I turned to my husband. I could already guess what he'd choose for his ...