Foodie Gifts and Recipes Too!

With Mother's Day just a few days away, most of us will be scurrying to find a gift or method to honor our sweet moms! Do you have a mom or mother-in-law who loves to cook or is a kitchen connoisseur? We've got a fun and functional new article about thoughtful gifts for the chefs or foodies in your life, over at Alicia's.

Five Gifts For Foodies

But don't stop with gifts for the kitchen gadget junkie. Add some yummy recipes to go with!

Curry Chicken and Rice

Fruity Rice Pilaf

Black & White Cookies

Mediterranean Vegetables

If you are searching for the perfect gift or recipe for your mom, favorite foodie or chef, be sure to head over to Alicia's Recipes to read our new article or browse through many more delicious dishes. Connect with us on Facebook for more recipes shared from other food blogs and follow us on Pinterest for more foodie inspiration!

Chicken Delights for Dinner

With Spring finally showing up at our house, the grill is calling. And many hamburger patties and steaks will find themselves cast upon it's racks! But until the temperature outside moves up a few more notches toward 75 degrees, I'm going to fix as much chicken and casseroles as possible.

I gathered a few delicious chicken recipes and side dishes I thought you might enjoy adding to your menu. There will be plenty of time to celebrate Spring and Summer by grilling...later!

Chile Lime Chicken

Cheddar Mashed Potatoes

Barbecue Chicken

Cheesy Ham & Potato Bake

Chicken & Dumplings

So if you are feeling like chicken for dinner this week, or next, try one of our tasty recipes. Or head over to Alicia's Recipes to browse through many more delicious dishes. Connect with us on Facebook for more recipes shared from other food blogs and follow us on Pinterest for more foodie inspiration!

Scrumptious Spring Meals!

Spring brings new growth, deep cleaning, gardening, soccer, baseball and some allergies (if you're me). Those are just a few of the activities I find myself involved with during this time of year. I try my best to prepare delicious, healthy meals, but sometimes I run out of time and ideas in between running kids to soccer practice and prepping the garden for flowers and veggies.

I figured I am not the only one juggling many tasks and a to-do list a mile long, made of Spring time chores. So I collected a few scrumptious meal recipes to help simplify my week and yours!

Crockpot Beef Stroganoff

Chicken Broccoli Bake

Boston Market Meatloaf

Italian Chicken

Quick Rolls

Give one of these tasty recipes a go, or visit Alicia's Recipes for many more free delicious recipes tailored to a busy calendar! Connect with us Facebook to share inspiring recipes, epic fails and tons of ideas from other food bloggers. Find us on Pinterest and start building your recipe reservoir!

Easy Recipes That Taste Great

Soccer practice starts next week for our kids. That means busy weeks, rushed dinners, snacks at odd hours and make-shift meals. Sometimes, I just need something easy and nutritious to fix for my hungry family (and myself.) Do you ever reach that hectic, crisis kitchen point?

For those of you who know exactly what I mean, and those who don't but want to keep it nice and simple in the kitchen, here are some recipes to get you started. Slowly, add one new recipe each week to your meal plan. And gradually you'll expand your food horizons, while keeping things simple too!

Cashew Chicken

Ham & Cheese Strata

Easy Pork Chops

Egg Salad

Crockpot Sticky Chicken

Slow down, breathe deep and enjoy your food! Visit Alicia's Recipes for more simple recipes to try. Connect with us on Facebook to get more food inspiration, easy ideas and a fun foodie community!

More Easter Dinner Ideas

Thinking about Easter Dinner always brings back fond memories of sitting around my grandparents' table on Easter Sunday, preparing to pass around the ham, mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese baked casserole. My grandmother is a farmer's wife so Easter Dinner included lots of hearty side dishes to go with the ham.

These days there are so many diverse dining cultures and food preferences coming together at dinner time, whether it be for a family Easter Dinner or simple guest dinner. I've gathered a few other alternatives to Easter Dinner below to help you - in the event that planning a diverse Easter Dinner falls on your shoulders!

Marinated Pork Loin

Onion Roasted Potatoes

Mediterranean Chicken

Pasta Primavera Salad

Old Fashioned Banana Bread

Regardless of food choices or diversity in dining tastes, Alicia's Recipes is sure to have something special and delicious for you to serve for Easter Dinner or your next guest dinner, whatever the occasion. Connect with us on Facebook for more foodie inspiration and fun!

Something Different For Easter Dinner

As we welcome spring, celebrate new growth and honor spiritual beliefs via the Easter holiday, its very common to host or attend some kind of Easter dinner or supper on Easter Sunday. What's your favorite Easter dinner dish?

Here are a few ideas for side dishes and/or main courses to change things up a bit from the traditional Easter ham. These are just to get you started thinking outside the box for Easter dinner - Enjoy!

Ham & Potato Casserole

Macaroni & Cheese Bake

Lemon & Garlic Chicken

Marinated Noodle Salad

Grandma's Fudge

However you celebrate Easter this year, try something new and tasty for Easter Dinner! Visit Alicia's Recipes for more dinner and side dish ideas or connect with us on Facebook to get more foodie inspiration!

Cookies, Cookies, Cookies!

Chocolate chip, peanut butter, lemon, pecan, oatmeal, sugar, frosted...ahhh cookies. I don't think there is such a thing as a bad cookie. Now, there might be varying degrees of good, better and best cookies...but no bad cookies!

I can't help it. I confess - I love cookies! What's not to love? They are the perfect size snack, taste lovely with tea and coffee and most cookies are so easy to make. Plus, baking cookies can be a great family activity too!

Deirdre's Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dreamsicle Cookie Mix

Cranberry Cookies

Dum Dum Lollipop Cookies

Lemon Cake Mix Cookies

I've collected some cookie recipes here to get you started. If you get through all these cookie recipes and still need a cookie fix, visit Alicia's Recipes for more great tasting dessert and cookie recipes. Connect with us on Facebook and get cookie inspired!