Easy Comfort Food Recipes & Holiday Dinners

Holiday dinners, make-ahead sides, and Christmas treats. Easy, midwest-style, that's made to be bragged about.

🦃 Thanksgiving Recipes & Side Dishes

Easy Thanksgiving recipes for the whole meal: crockpot sweet potatoes, glazed ham, turkey breast, casseroles, and pecan pie. Most can even be made ahead.


🎄 Christmas Recipes: Breakfast, Cookies & Candy

Easy Christmas recipes, from breakfast casserole for Christmas morning to homemade candy, cookies, party food, and potica.

✨ New Recipes from the Kitchen ✨

Discover comfort food recipes, simple dinners, and tasty ideas we've been cookin' up-perfect for busy weeknights or weekend gatherings.


🎅🏽 Give a Cookbook This Christmas

The Tables That Built Us: heritage recipes and stories from Southeast Kansas

Now Available! Step inside the heart of my Southeast Kansas community through a collection of cherished heritage dishes. The Tables That Built Us brings you the rich flavors, untold stories (maybe even a little mobsters and moonshine lore), and unforgettable recipes from a historic town where 53 languages were spoken.

Please note: This is a limited first edition printing. Order early for Christmas.

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Banana Bread Recipes

Did you know? The single most-searched individual baked item recipe in the U.S. is Banana Bread. Lucky for you, I have several delicious ones to choose from!

Ground Beef Recipes




Hi Friend, I'm Chuckie!

I'm a mom, cooking school teacher, and Family & Consumer Scientist who believes cooking doesn't have to be complicated. My recipes will have everyone asking YOU for the recipe.

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