Courtney Schallock

Mocha Latte Cheesecake

and Mini Mocha Latte Bites I didn’t start drinking plain coffee until my senior year of college. That is the time when coffee became a necessity while trying to balance the full 8 hour day of a student teacher followed by a couple of hours of work in the evening. Before becoming a coffee addict,Continue reading “Mocha Latte Cheesecake”

S’more Brownies

I LOVE brownies, and yes, the word LOVE does deserve to be in all capitalized letters when we are discussing this particular food. Brownies are gooey, chocolatey deliciousness served in a pan, and when I’m faced with a pan of them, I literally cannot stop myself from digging in. I mean seriously, it’s bad. TheContinue reading “S’more Brownies”

Homemade Salted Spreadable Butter

If the word nostalgia was a flavor it would taste like homemade butter. Before you raise your eyebrows in question, let me explain. To me, homemade butter tastes like holidays, and the experience of making it transports me back to childhood, no, transports me back to every single Thanksgiving morning. Like clockwork, my mom wouldContinue reading “Homemade Salted Spreadable Butter”

Cheesy Potato Soup

Cheesy Potato Soup is one of my family’s favorite and most beloved recipes. Some of my earliest memories in the kitchen with my mom involve standing on my turtle-shaped step stool stirring soup while she prepped the rest of dinner. However, while this recipe is a family classic, it is also a dish that tookContinue reading “Cheesy Potato Soup”

Homemade Noodle Soup

My mom raised me to cook and enjoy many different cooking cuisines, but overall, I grew up with typical Polish meals, meaning meat and potatoes. However, one of the specialties that my Great Grandma Susie always made was homemade noodles and dumplings. Personally, I am a bigger fan of noodles over dumplings, and my greatContinue reading “Homemade Noodle Soup”

French Bread

Being a household that eats a lot of soup and a lot of pasta, bread is a staple side that I make time and time again. One of my biggest goals of my time spent in quarantine was how to make the perfect loaf of French Bread. As I broadened my knowledge of baking, inContinue reading “French Bread”

Cajun Mac and Cheese

It doesn’t happen often, but occasionally I have to break my rule about using processed ingredients in cooking. Cajun Mac and Cheese is one of the dishes that I definitely bend the rules for, and that is because of the magical ingredient known as Velveeta. I am a Wisconsinite, so it feels like a sinContinue reading “Cajun Mac and Cheese”

Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups

Pasta is one of the best comfort foods that exists, and let’s face it, as we are now rolling through November of 2020, we could all use a little extra comfort. I have nothing against a perfect red marinara sauce, but my absolute favorite way to eat pasta is with Alfredo sauce, broccoli, and chicken.Continue reading “Chicken Alfredo Lasagna Roll Ups”

Low-Sugar Chocolate Coconut Banana Muffins

Lately I have been trying to eat healthier breakfasts and lunches so that I feel a little less guilty about splurging when dinner time rolls around. However, herein lies the problem….I love chocolate. More specifically, I love having chocolate for breakfast. Usually, this means that whatever I’m eating for breakfasts is sugary and delicious, butContinue reading “Low-Sugar Chocolate Coconut Banana Muffins”

Oven Baked Seasoned Steak Fries

Everyone knows that even though all bar food is good, the true star of every basket is the fries. Fries are a classic side served with every burger and sandwich, and perfect fries are always seasoned just right – because there definitely IS such a thing as too much salt, and nobody enjoys a potatoContinue reading “Oven Baked Seasoned Steak Fries”