Heather's Recipes

When I moved to Aurora, IL 12 years ago, I didn't think about how hard it would be to be away from my family in Ohio.  I knew we wouldn...

I spotted a recipe in a coupon circular and saved it until I could gather the necessary ingredients.  I had to shop around and had a hard ti...

This recipe is for the best steak marinade, EVER!  Once we had this, I stopped looking for a great marinade for steaks.  This one is it.  So...

Brendan with the three kiddos!  Father's Day is always a fun one around our house.  This year was no exception.  With no where to go...

I was asked to substitute in my daughter's 2nd grade class while her teacher went to Florida to celebrate her 5th anniversary.  I spent ...

My husband's cousin Katie was hosting a baby shower  a few weekends ago and asked me if I would make cake for the shower.  She had a pic...

In our family, Valentine's Day means making special valentines (that usually include some kind of candy) from paper, felt, stickers, seq...

Well the forecast yesterday called for lots of snow around here, and we definitely got it!  So as I ran my errands in the morning, I made su...

I attended my newest nephew's baptism this past weekend.  It was quite lovely.  He wore his great grandfather's christening gown tha...

I have recently decided that I spend way too much time on the computer.  I think this blog is a good use of my time, and the other sites I v...

My two oldest nieces, Rose and Hannah, turned 16 this December, 6 days apart.  I wanted to make something special for the two of them.  I al...

Need a last minute treat for Christmas?  This is it.  Simple, festive and tasty.  Make it. Today. I made this last week to take to a fri...

I actually have no idea what succotash is.  In my mind it is some crumbled meat mixed with some potatoes and other vegetables and served o...

My family loves cinnamon rolls.  I love cinnamon rolls.  In fact for my birthday a few years ago I made myself homemade cinnamon rolls ins...

 Apparently this recipe has been around for a few years, but it was introduced to me three years ago and it has since become a family favo...

When I saw this recipe, I knew I needed to make it.  These are such fun little cookies. It is essentially two sugar cookies with a chocola...

 When I was a kid, I loved those Hostess Crumb Cakes.  You know, the little yellow cakes covered in cinnamony crumb goodness.  Definitely ...

My husband's maternal Grandma, affectionately known as Grandma Van to her grandkids, was known for several recipes.  One was her famou...

 Just wanted to share a cute cookie I made this past week.  It is Santa, of course!  I got the idea from Cookie Craft and think it is on...

 I made these for the first time just a week ago, and the recipe just had to be shared.  First of all, this cookie pairs two classic flavo...