Recipe Index

Deciding what to make for dinner every day can feel overwhelming — especially when you’re cooking for a crowd.
Cheryl cooks for seven most days — five adults and two toddlers — and knows firsthand how challenging it can be to find meals that are quick, practical, and something everyone will enjoy.

Over the years, she has spent countless hours browsing recipes, testing ideas, and creating her own versions based on what our family likes — and often using what we already have on hand.
She believes recipes are not strict rules, but starting points. With a little confidence and creativity, you can adjust flavors, swap ingredients, and make them your own.

This page is designed to help make meal planning easier. Browse by course, main ingredient, or cook time to quickly find something that fits your day.

Have fun exploring, discovering new flavors, and learning to trust your instincts in the kitchen.
Happy cooking!

As I add more recipes the selections below will get bigger:

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all-purpose flour Bachan's Japanese Barbecue Sauce bag of noodles baking powder bay leaf beef beef base beef broth black pepper block of cream cheese bread crumbs Bread Flour unsifted butter butter sliced into small pieces Cherries, Tart, Drain Cherry Juice from the can drain chicken breast chicken Broth or Stock chuck roast cooked and chopped bacon cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water cottage Cheese cream cheese cream of chicken soup cream of mushroom soup crescent rolls Cube Pork Steak dill dried marjoram dried parsley egg eggs Evaporated Milk flour Four Cheese Tortellini freshly ground nutmeg garlic garlic cloves garlic, minced granulated garlic granulated onion granulated or powdered garlic granulated or powdered onion granulated sugar green beans Green Bell Pepper strips ground black pepper ground cinnamon ground pepper ham heavy cream Heavy Whipping Cream Hungarian paprika Italian Sausage Italian Seasoning Italian Seasoning to taste Lasagna Noodles lemon juice long grain white rice mayonnaise medium size onion medium sized Green Bell Peppers milk Milk lukewarm Molasses mozzarella cheese Mushrooms oil olive oil onion, large slices Pace Medium Chunky Salsa package of cream cheese softened package of ranch dressing mix parmesan cheese parsley pasta Pasta Sauce Penne Pasta Noodles peperoncini juice pepper Pink Salt Pork Chops potatoes powdered buttermilk Provolone Cheese ranch dressing Red Bell Pepper strips Red wine Rye Flour unsifted salt shredded cheddar cheese shredded cheese shredded chicken Sliced Onions sliced peperoncini peppers Smoked Sausage sour cream stew beef string cheese sugar sweet-tart apples tomato paste tomato sauce unsalted butter Vanillezucker or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract vegetable oil venison Warm Water (110-120 degrees) water Yeast, Active Dry yellow onion, diced