A Food Blog for Home Cooks and Foodies

I’m here to show you that you don’t have to live in the big city or have a lot of money to eat like you live in big city or have a lot of money.

My name is Christy, and I am a country girl living in the heartland who cooks up easy gourmet recipes for my husband and I almost every day.

Join me as I put gourmet twists on classic recipes right here in our 170-year old midwestern farmhouse.

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Popular Recipes

If you have never had a blackened steak, then you need to try this easy recipe! Sweet Cajun Blackened Steak can be on the table in 30 minutes. The molasses in the sauce will do most of the blackening for you, so you don’t have to worry about undercooking the inside of the meat… unless, of course, you like it rare.

Homemade Blue Cheese Salad Dressing With Yogurt

Healthy

Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing with Yogurt

This homemade blue cheese dressing with yogurt is very easy to make; it requires no mayo or sour cream, yet it is just as creamy as the original. The best part? It only takes 15 minutes!

Cold Soups and Gazpachos

Tomato Cucumber Soup

This Cold Tomato Soup Recipe Is The Perfect Make-Ahead Meal For Summer. Get The Flavor Of Garden-Fresh Tomatoes In Every Bite.

Cold Soups and Gazpachos

Savory Chilled Strawberry Soup

The most amazing summer soup recipe idea! Try this chilled strawberry soup to serve as an appetizer with your next home-cooked, gourmet meal. It is definitely strawberry, yet delicately savory and complex… your dinner guests will never know it only takes 15 minutes to make. Get the recipe!

Appetizers

Savory Salmon Spread with Pickled Cherries

If you are looking for gourmet recipes and you want something easy, then this is the perfect appetizer recipe to dig into! This make ahead condiment can be served as a spread for crackers or as a dip for crudités.