The JMB Family

There are multiple ways you can make Rotel Dip but this is our favorite and figured because it hasn’t been shared here yet I better document it so my kids have it when they need it someday. It’s great to bring to a potluck or family get together and is super simple! Let’s get to it!  Rotel Dip Ingredients  1 lb Jimmy Dean sausage (this is one of the rare times I buy store bought sausage) 2 lbs if doubled 2 blocks of Philadelphia Cream Cheese (this is the only brand we cook with, it just works best) 4 if doubled   2 cans of Rotel Original - undrained 3 if doubled Directions  Brown your sausage, drain off the grease. Add in your cream cheese (I chop it into smaller blocks). Add in your Rotel. Mix until everything is well incorporated. Put in a crockpot on low or warm and give it a good stir every so often. That’s it! Super simple! 

I don’t even remember where I found this recipe to be completely honest but I do know it’s from www.saltandlavender.com and that it is freaking delicious! The family loved it too and it’ll become a soup season staple in our home. We do feel a few modifications should be made such as using kale instead of celery and sweet Italian sausage rather than regular Italian sausage but otherwise it’s on point!! So let’s get to it!! ***Update*** USE THE KALE!!! Y’all it’s nearly identical to Olive Garden’s zuppa toscana!!    Creamy Sausage Soup Ingredients  16 ounces sweet Italian sausage (trust me here)  1/4 cup butter (we used 6 Tbsps) 1/2 medium onion - chopped small 2 sticks celery - chopped small (this is where we will use kale instead) 2 cloves garlic (I used 2 heaping teaspoons) 6 tablespoons flour 4 cups chicken stock (it’s a 32 oz box) 2 cups half and half 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes 1 pound russet potatoes - peeled and diced...

 This recipe has been in my collection for many years now. A dear friend from middle school/high school shared it with me and we haven’t made it in a hot minute so when my husband said stroganoff I immediately thought of her and went to get what was needed. With each year we get older and unfortunately have grown apart but I still think of her often. So for the sake of where I got this recipe from it will forever be known as Amber’s Stroganoff. This recipe is doubled! Half it if you’re not feeding a crowd. Amber’s Crockpot Stroganoff  Ingredients 2-3 lbs stew meat 2 cans cream of onion 2 cans golden mushroom 2 cans of sliced mushrooms 2 blocks cream cheese 16 oz sour cream Egg noodles Instructions Get your crockpot out Put a liner in it or spray it well Place the stew meat, soups and mushrooms in the crockpot and cook on low for 8-10 hours With an hour left add in your cream cheese (I chunk mine up) and your sour cream. Give it a few good stirs that last hour to help break dow...

 Y’all for real! This house is loving these TikTok meals! This one comes from Luke at @cookinginthemidwest and it’s freaking delicious! Let’s go!  Garlic Parmesan Chicken Sandwiches Ingredients  Chicken breasts Salt, Black pepper, Garlic powder, Smoked paprika Buffalo Wild Wings Garlic Parmesan sauce Brioche hamburger buns Bacon Pamesan cheese, shredded - for topping  Instructions  Preheat oven to 400* Cook bacon Butterfly chicken breasts to make them thinner. Season with salt, black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika. Heat some oil in a skillet. Quickly sear the chicken breasts on each side for 1-2 minutes - this will not fully cook the chicken. Remove from the heat and spread the garlic parmesan sauce on the chicken breasts.  Put the skillet in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through to 165*. While the chicken finishes cooking, toast your buns. Top the cooked chicken with the shredded parmesan.  Build the sandwich by p...