Liz's Kitchen

The name "Patio Tomatoes" comes from when we tried to grow Roma tomatoes on the patio so we could make sauce. However, when the recipe called for like 2 lbs of tomatoes and we have like 5 we knew it wasn't meant to be. I started thinking about what I could do with these and I started googling. This rec...

Ok, it's loosely Mama Mantel's sauce. She used to make this all the time when we were growing up. She said it came from the "Rotation Diet" so we call it "Rotation Sauce" in my family. It's a very hearty but easy to make spaghetti sauce...I could just eat this alone with a spoon...

This was a recipe that was given to me to try and I agreed and then realized it involved a ruoux and it was too late. Ha! A roux is not necessarily hard but if you don't stay on top of it it can burn. I can say that if you ever are using a cheese sauce making it form the roux is ALWAYS worth it...

This recipe was circling around Facebook and my mom ended up posting it and tagging one of her crafty friends to make for Easter. I actually had an Easter celebration this past weekend and was put in charge of dessert and I thought that this would be perfect...

THIS is probably one of the BEST cakes you will ever have! It's so easy to make too! This cake is so flavorful and the opposite of dry! The kids will love it too because it's green! This recipe if from our neighbor in Akron, Ohio! Her husband is a very talented chef but she has some pretty good cooking skills too...

Well if this just isn't a recipe for Buffalo I don't know what is! This recipe was stumbled upon on the the Emily Bites blog. I find myself going back to her blog a lot when I'm in a recipe block because I have yet to try one of her recipes that doesn't come out tasty...

These are heavenly and Rob Banks always gets excited when I have some for him. The cookie is basically Nutella is inside a delicious brown butter chocolate chip cookie that is topped with some course sea salt! The cookies are sweet from the chocolate, brown butter and Nutella which is why the sea salt is key...

Ok. This meal was purely picked on the ingredients. How can you go wrong with sausage, bacon and potatoes? I found this on the Emily Bites blog, there hasn't been too much on their that hasn't bee delicious. The broccoli added something to the dish that took it up a level...

Leftover cabbage from St.Patrick's Day? I have the perfect and EASY recipe for you to try! My grandma was all about "deconstructed" everything, she always said "it tastes the same and it's easier!!!" Her favorite thing to make was deconstructed stuffed peppers so when I saw this simple recipe I felt inspired to give it a try...

This is another awesome find! It's from the blog EmilyBites and I have to admit I was skeptical at first, but was blown away when it was all said and done! Think green bean casserole and Thanksgiving! It's so good that I decided to make less than a week after making it the first time so I could share it with you! I m...

It's become a tradition since I've moved to Buffalo to host a St. Patrick's Day party! I make the works, corned beef and cabbage, carrots, potatoes and of course some beverages. My favorite meal my aunt used to make growing up was corned beef and cabbage. I w...

This might be one of the easiest meals I've made to date. One thing that a lot of slow cooker recipes need is for you to brown your beef, cook come veggies or use some sort of other pan or bowl before you dump you meal. This one the only other thing you need in a cutting board...