CONNIE KAYE'S KITCHEN – Recipes and ramblings from Chiefs country

Five ingredients or less

  • The Best (and easiest) Homemade Mac & Cheese

    We had a birthday party for the youngest daughter, Kristy, last month, and smoked a bunch of pork butts in anticipation of a United Way fundraiser (today) as well as her birthday.  I had made my famous and delicious cheesy… Continue reading

  • Hot breakfast in a flash!!!

    Now that the kids are back in school and everyone is running around the house all crazy-like, I wanted to share a scrumptious muffin recipe that can be made ahead and frozen, microwaved, has protein, and is customizable (is that… Continue reading

  • Easy Fruit Pizza

    You’ll notice that in my Recipe Box, I’ve added a new category called “Cooking with Kids”.  Why, you might ask?  Well two of my favorite cooks were at it again last night, and we happily sampled their creation!  Here’s the… Continue reading

  • Easy and delicious slow cooker pork steaks!

    I continually get requests for meals that you can throw it in and when you arrive back home, voila!  It’s ready!  This is a super easy recipe that I believe maybe my hubster and his friend, Nick, invented.  Might have… Continue reading

  • Anybody else crazy about avocados???

    Have you ever tried grilling them?  Well, I hadn’t and my biggest issue with an avocado is that I usually eat it before I can do anything with it!  However, you should give this a whirl. I halved my little… Continue reading

  • Chocolate Cracker Candy

    We actually call this Christmas Crack because I first made it in December, and it’s really good, and it’s on saltine crackers.  However, give these a whirl and your friend population will RISE!!!!  And if you don’t want to share,… Continue reading

  • Grilled Peaches!

    I love love love grilled pineapple – it brings out the sweetness and flavor.  Oh so yum.  We tried grilled watermelon in salsa last year, but I wasn’t a fan.  HOWEVER, you take a peach, throw it on the grill,… Continue reading

  • Apple Salsa with Cinnamon Chips

    Now that some really good, sweet fruit is available in the grocery store, I love to brew this salsa up.  However, the cinnamon chips are sooo delicious that you want to be sure to make plenty. This will please even… Continue reading

  • Crescent Roll Ups – really easy and yummy!

    These delectable bites make an easy appetizer and are good right out of the oven, or even cold.  I highly recommend buying the whole crescent roll sheet as the first time I made them, it was a little sketchy.  However,… Continue reading

  • The BEST Fried Rice Ever!!! Click here to save some $$$$

    On an airplane once again, with time to share the yummy meal that we had after a long Monday following a really fun weekend. We all know how easy it is to grab Chinese (or anything from the deli) to… Continue reading

    The BEST Fried Rice Ever!!! Click here to save some $$$$