Jamie Cooks It Up – Family Favorite Food and Recipes

Asparagus, Tomato and Artichoke Pasta Salad

April 8, 2013

Oh, I love a good Italian style pasta salad. Fresh tomatoes, asparagus, olives, red onion, marinated artichoke hearts and parmesan cheese…all tossed together with pasta and a flavorful dressing. You could even add some shredded chicken and turn this lovely salad into a meal! Then please invite me over, won’t you? I could eat this [...]

Coconut Syrup

April 5, 2013

I’ve been on somewhat of a Homemade Syrup kick lately. Anyone remember the Cinnamon Syrup I posted a few months ago? The stuff is like sweet dream pie, I tell you. I feel like kissing it when I make it, truly. Excepting that kissing syrup would be pretty weird and would end up giving my children [...]

Easy Beef Stroganoff (Crock Pot)

April 3, 2013

Several weeks ago I noticed a recipe my friend Tina (from Mommys Kitchen) posted some time ago on her blog. She called the recipe “No Peek Beef Tips” and said the beef was cooked for three hours in the oven in a simple, savory sauce. I thought that sounded fabulous, and so I gave her recipe a go. However, I cooked [...]

Carrot Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

March 27, 2013

Do you love a good slice of Carrot Cake? Boy, I sure do. I love a good Carrot Cake, and have been making it for many years. I usually make it in two round 9 inch cake pans, and then stack and frost them as beautifully as my time will allow. You can see that recipe here. [...]

Stuffed Pork Loin

March 25, 2013

I have recipe a little bit out of the ordinary and extra special for you all today. Because Easter is approaching, and because I don’t have a lot of “fancy dinner” recipes in my archives. Which is due to very simple fact that I am the Mom to many children who need more from me than a “fancy [...]

Fabulous French Bread (Renewed)

March 22, 2013

The recipe I have to share with you today, is one of my favorite recipes of all time. In fact if I had to pick a tippy top favorite, this one just might be it. I usually make this bread several times a month, I love it so much. I have shared it here, back [...]

Strawberry White Chocolate Pie

March 20, 2013

I’m not sure how I’ve lived the life of a food blogger for 3 1/2 years now and have failed to share this fabulous recipe with you thus far. The very notion that I would keep it to myself is verging on scandalous and sort of rude. Truly. It’s not that I wanted to hoard it for myself [...]

Easter Brunch/Easter Dinner Recipes

March 18, 2013

Would you agree, that this is a glorious time of year? I love the fresh sunshine, little kids riding their bikes and frolicking about in the front yard, tulips poking their stems out of the cold ground, blue sky (something of a novelty after a smoggy winter here in SLC), birds chirping outside my window [...]

Irish Soda Bread with Orange Zest and Raisins

March 15, 2013

I have been curious about Irish Soda Bread for some time now. I have seen recipes for it popping up here and there around the Internet and wondered if it was wonderful and tasty or kind of dry and boring. I don’t really care for dry and boring. (Not really my cup of tea, if you know what I am saying [...]