Courtney Schallock

Painting Oak Kitchen Cabinets

Okay, I’m going to start out this blog post by saying that I am by no means an expert on this topic. I am simply a person that loves to cook, who wants my dream kitchen. However, I am also a very frugal person, so I know that I will never be able to justifyContinue reading “Painting Oak Kitchen Cabinets”

Healthy Chicken Enchiladas

Cole and I both love enchiladas, but a lot of recipes for them are not super healthy, and this summer we are both trying to be a little more careful about what we are eating. After discovering the delicious goodness of goat cheese, I decided to whip up an enchilada recipe that takes calories andContinue reading “Healthy Chicken Enchiladas”

Open-Faced Avocado Breakfast Sandwich

Since I am off work in the summer, one of my favorite indulgences during those three months is sleeping in until 9:30 every day and making myself brunch instead of lunch. Even though there are so many delicious brunch foods, I try to keep it on the healthier side. More specifically, I try to incorporateContinue reading “Open-Faced Avocado Breakfast Sandwich”

Fried Over Easy Eggs

How to Achieve the Perfect Runny Yolk Fried eggs are one of my favorite breakfast foods. They taste great with so many different flavor combos, whether they are served with toast, on a breakfast sandwich, or on a bed of spinach. But everyone knows that the perfect fried egg is the one that you cutContinue reading “Fried Over Easy Eggs”

Hashbrown Casserole

Even though the focus of this blog is cooking without processed ingredients, there are occasional instances where a recipe simply needs cream of chicken soup to work. Hashbrown Casserole was one of my favorite foods as a child and it’s actually the first dish that I ever made all on my own. I will beContinue reading “Hashbrown Casserole”

Baked Cajun Alfredo

Even though I love spending time in the kitchen, occasionally it’s nice to have a simple, easy pasta recipe to fall back on. One of my favorite cuisines to work with is Cajun cooking, and luckily, Cajun flavors taste amazing when combined with pasta. Many times people view Cajun cooking as super spicy, and whileContinue reading “Baked Cajun Alfredo”

Fish Tacos

All types of tacos are delicious, but when given the choice, fish or seafood tacos are always the winner in my opinion. When creating my own fish tacos, I use bluegill or crappie fillets because I live in lake country, and I have a friend that loves to fish and keeps my freezer stocked allContinue reading “Fish Tacos”

Chipotle Lime Surf and Turf

I love a good steak dinner, but I’ve only recently begun to branch out from the typical steak and potatoes combo. My recent vacation to Mexico opened my eyes to the numerous different flavor combinations that can be used to enhance a tenderloin though. For example, our first night there we had a tenderloin thatContinue reading “Chipotle Lime Surf and Turf”

Creamy Baked Tomato Pasta

This recipe was born purely from a TikTok trend. My friend Becky had shown me a recipe she found on TikTok that included baby tomatoes, feta cheese, olive oil, Italian seasonings, and pasta. The first time I tried the dish both Cole and I agreed that it was good, but there was a lot thatContinue reading “Creamy Baked Tomato Pasta”

Grilled Crappie

As summer approaches, I’m ready to start utilizing my grill again. There’s nothing quite like grilling on a nice, warm, sunny day, and my goal for this summer is to focus on fish and seafood. I truly am trying to eat lighter and healthier this year, and I know that fish and seafood have aContinue reading “Grilled Crappie”