Jamie Cooks It Up – Family Favorite Food and Recipes

Crock Pot Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup

March 6, 2013

Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup has become one of my families all time favorite soups. I seem to make it at least once a month. You might be surprised to hear it, but several my kids have confessed to preferring it over the treasured Chicken Noodle that has been a staple around here for ages. This is true. Move over [...]

Crock Pot Berry Cobbler

March 1, 2013

I am always on the look out for more crock pot recipes. There is just something so comforting about the old crock cooking up something fabulous while I hang around in my pajamas reading a book and eating chocolate cheesecake. Ok, that never happens. Hanging around in my pjs reading a book, that is. Unless you [...]

Almond Crunch Granola

February 27, 2013

I have had a Granola Making Need for quite some time now. For many reasons, really but the most important of all is the fact that I discovered a big 5 pound bucket of rolled oats living in my basement. I’m sure when I purchased it I had plans for making all kinds of yummy things. Like these [...]

Technology…a blessing and a sore wonder

February 25, 2013

Hey there gang. It appears that last week my little old blog was having a fair amount of technical difficulties. Many of you were unable to view the new recipes I posted and could only see the Hummus recipe I posted 10 days ago. My apologies…I have been working a few things out around here and have installed some software that is made [...]

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

February 22, 2013

Do you sometimes feel as though your life is just one stack of dirty dishes after another. I know some of you love to cook while others of you just HAVE to cook because you are the mother or father of small people who happen to get hungry daily. Like, three times a daily. Weather you [...]

Simple Oven Baked Crumb Potatoes

February 20, 2013

These potatoes are so simple to put together! Russet potatoes are diced, coated with a bit of melted butter and then tossed with Italian Bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Once baked the potatoes have a nice, crispy golden outside with a soft center. Did I mention they were simple. Pretty sure I covered that one. [...]

Four Ingredient Porcupine Meatballs

February 18, 2013

The ease of this recipe is going to please you, my friends. Not only are they simple to make but are flavorfully fabulous AND the ingredient list is super short. There are only 4 ingredients needed to make this tasty treasure come to life. And one of them is water. Water, ladies and gentlemen. I think you just [...]

Homemade Hummus

February 15, 2013

NOTE TO READERS: My site has been having some technical difficulties this past week. If this recipe for Hummus is the only recipe loading on my home page for you, I do apologize. I have posted three new recipes this week that have only appeared to some. If you click on the home tab you see [...]

Fabulous Chocolate Recipes!!!

February 13, 2013

Today. Let’s take a bit of time and just feast our eyes upon some beautiful luxurious chocolate. Because Valentines Day is upon us and it’s as good a reason as any to buy some chocolate or make something with chocolate and most definitely to EAT something with chocolate in it. That is, if chocolate is your [...]