Hi Mandy and Steve I was so worried Steve didn't get the shirt I sent before Christmas! It was supposed to include a card from me but apparently Zazzle left that out. Again, happy holidays and love all your content and oh by the way, my cat Oliver Greyson has a crush on Gracie Lou, when he hears her he runs to the tv and gazes at her LOL 😻

It's cream cheese, of course.

Steven's dislike of cream cheese (except when he doesn't see it) reminds me of my dad who was deathly allergic to onions unless he couldn't see them in the food.

The cream cheese effect on Steven! 😂😂😂 The face! You two are such a sweet couple! 👌🏻

That "Gotcha!" moment with hubby when you told him the soup had cream cheese in it was priceless! Lol Y'all are so cute and so much fun to watch! 😄

Hey Mandy😁 I just wanted to say thanks for always being a cheerful and clean example of what Christian ladies can be. Joyful! I hope y'all are having a wonderful day! 💕

I LOVE how after he finds out about the cream cheese, he takes a big ol gulp of his drink 🤣😅😁

You are so sneaky! No wonder Steven has started coming into the kitchen more often to check the food out. I love your channel and watch it at work and home. I am almost caught up with all of your videos. Thank you for being so nice and positive. It is so calming to watch your videos.

I am most definitely not a cat person, but Gracie's obsession with cheese makes me smile every time.

Mandy Thank you for making my Moms rice pilaf ❤️❤️❤️. I’m so glad you liked it! Bearhugs from Wyoming

Some cheesy jalapeño cornbread would be good with the taco soup. Also, that rice dish looked divine!

Cream cheese! I love it when you sneak it in and Steven likes it every time! His face when you told him 😂. Love the T-shirt. Our Common Tater is really official now. That rice looks fabulous. We are liking rice more than potatoes now. It’s great to have another recipe in my book! The taco soup sounds so good right now. It’s only 35 today! That pizza is on the meal plan for Sunday. Thanks Mandy and Steven 😍

I used to take rolls of crescent dough and place one role in the bottom of a 9×13 pan, and I put ground venison, kids with Prego spaghetti sauce, and poured that over the crust, sprinkled cheddar cheese and covered it with another roll of crescent dough. I had to pinch the pieces together, to make a solid rectangle, but it was very close to this recipe, and my family loved it!

Lord Have Mercy ,you out do your self every week .I can not wait to make this Rice.Steve you make me laugh every week ,you are the sweetest man ,telling Mandy since she didn't feel good you would get her some chocolate . I wait every Friday for you all to come on ,you absolutely make my week better . All my babies are grown with families of their own .My husband passed 15 years ago and I miss him .I don't cook a bunch anymore. You inspire me every week to make at least one of the recipes . This week it will be the rice .Love you all ,Thank you again for making my week so much brighter .God love you all and bless you .

Can't wait to make the Rice Pilaf - sounds delish just by itself and with the leftovers I'm gonna scramble a couple eggs & turn it into Fried Rice! So versatile, thanks Mandy & Barbara!!

Today is just a few days after seeing this episode. My husband and son LOVED Barbara's Rice pilaf and the Creamy chicken taco soup. IT'S NOW ON OUR DINNER ROTATION. 🤗🥰

I thoroughly enjoyed this video! I could not wait for him to find out about the cream cheese. I laughed all I wanted to! He is so funny with his sayings! Y'all make cooking so much fun. So nice to see the both of you enjoying things together. My husband and I do just about everything together, and that makes special memories. Keep enjoying each other and make those memories! Love from North Carolina!

Now he needs a I ❤ cream cheese shirt 😂😂😂 love y’all!

I miss my kitty. Lost him a year ago. So seeing Gracie makes me smile.

I love your videos. You and Stephen are a perfect match . I just mad Barbara rice pilaf and your right it is soooo good . Tell let Barbara thank you for sharing her recipe. I will be making this again

Steven's face was PRICELESS when you told him 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He didn't have a clue! Hahaha Got Him! 😁🤣 I really need to try that chicken taco soup!! Looks amazing! As well as everything else! Lol. Thank you Mandy! For some "Right smart recipes in here too" 😋 🤣😊

The creamy taco soup looks delicious. I love when Stephen conceded to the fact that he didn't know the cream cheese was in it. You are very brave Mandy!

The Shirt was perfect. Bahahaha. Someone did an amazing job on it. Can't wait to try the Rice dish.

Love that reaction from Steven!! Mandy I love your recipes and how easy you make the process look!! It takes me awhile to watch. I write down all the recipes I think will be good for my family to make and pass on! I'm currently writing all these delicious recipes in a notebook for my (almost) adult granddaughter as she embarks on her next season of life on her own. Again THANK YOU!!!!❤❤

You blow me away with your ability to come up with wonderful recipes. You are the very best. Sending you all so much Love from Texas. I’m praying you are feeling better. Thank you so much.

I knew it was cream cheese just by the thumbnail lol I make your taco pasta at least once a week my kids LOVE it! Thanks for the new recipes! 😊

He's such a gracious taste tester (your hubbie). What a joy to the chef to have people enjoy, eat, and appreciate your cooking.

LOLOL! My hubby does not like tomatoes. No matter how big the pieces of tomato were in any dish he would not eat said dish. I always said eat around them or pick them out but that just did not work for him. For a few years my mom would have Easter Breakfast for the little country church she attended and she invited us kids and our families too. Her big thing was a Breakfast Casserole WHICH included tomatoes. My husband ate it up every time so I did not say anything. About the third year he finally mentioned how good it was and how much he LOVED the red peppers. I busted out laughing. I could not keep it a secret any longer. I told him they were tomatoes and he thought I was kidding so I had to have mom tell him the ingredients. 😂 I told him, “Guess you like tomatoes more than you thought!” Now, he still will not eat large chunks but he will eat around them or pick them out. If they are in something and are small enough he will eat them!😂

The look he gave you when you told him the secret ingredient 😂 Y’all crack me up

Haha you’re savage with sneaking in cream cheese. The look he gave you!! I think Common Tater might eventually learn to like it. Yes, that pizza crust is so much easier. And the “Stromboli incident” was one of my favorite episodes. Sorry (not sorry ) that I laughed while you struggled. 😂 Thanks for more easy, family friendly recipes. You’re the best!

The look that Steven gave you when you said there was cream cheese in the soup made me laugh so hard. Thanks it made my day

Cute couple..enjoy how much you smile and laugh together (and the recipes look great).

It has to be cream cheese! The Greek Chicken Orzo Bake is on the menu for next week and we are now converts to the Pineapple Casserole-it is ready to go into the oven for dinner tonight😊

Love how Steven reacted! Awesome recipes,thanks for sharing 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Your sweet hubby does not like cream cheese. I really love your channel. You not only have great recipes, but entertaining as well. You and hubby make me smile or literally laugh out loud every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you for all the recipes and fun 😅

Looks good! Yes fresh cilantro would have been great! I love cilantro, I put it in almost everything. Yet it doesn't stay fresh long enough, so what I do is, I chop it up (after I rinse and spin dry it of course) and I fill ice trays about 3/4 of the way full (press down), add just a bit of water and freeze, when frozen, I pop them out and store in freezer bags. Then I can add to any dish I may be cooking!

appreciate the joy and the happiness that comes across in your videos. the fun in creating dishes and the joyful pleasure of enjoying your creations makes for happiness. please keep on making and continue to enjoy the wonderful world of culinary delights.

I LOVE STEVEN 'S SHIRT! So perfect for him. It's so great! 🥔🥔🥔🥔 😊 well done to whoever created it and sent it! These 3 meal ideas look amazing and I am definitely going to try them all! Keep laughing, you two! Your joy in the kitchen is so contagious! Have a great weekend! 😊💖

Love the look on his face when you told him about the cream cheese!

The more the dough is room temp it is easier to work with.

Steven: " You're speaking my love language" Meanwhile..... Mandy whispering: "He still doesn't know" 😂 I have no idea how you did that with a straight face 😂😂

Your channel is the only one I can get my husband to watch with me. But he laughed when he found out Steven doesn’t like cream cheese. My husbands response was “what kind of psycho path doesn’t like cream cheese.” 😂 he was kidding of course!

His little tuft of hair in the back. 😁 You guys are adorable!🥰

That Thrive thing I would love to try. My husband was in the Navy and is a veteran of Desert Storm and my father is a former U.S. Marine of 22+ years (I lost him 2 days before Christmas in 2022) and he is the one who taught me how to make gravy --- and my daughter who is 16, is in her 2nd year of Air Force JROTC,

The creamy chicken taco soup I've made for a long time...its a favorite of ours. Instead of taco seasoning we use chili powder and cumin along with the ranch. We don't drain the corn. My daughter's favorite and everyone asks for the recipe :) steven come over to the dark side for the cream cheese lol. Love you guys :)

Perfect meal ideas again! Will be trying all of these. I love Steven's t- shirt....common tater!😂 it's awesome . Hope you feel better. Have a great weekend. Love y'all.

That Tater shirt is awesome! How thoughtful of that viewer. All those meals look delicious, and the rice dish is at the top of my list!

I love Gracie! Ive never seen a cat obsessed with cheese before! I thought i had been depriving my two cats......so i offered some cheddar to them....they both sniffed it and walked away! Looked at me like i had lost my mind!!! Has Gracie always liked cheese since she was little? She has a sweet little face❤

you knocked it out of the park this week. Can’t wait to try every recipe. It has been cold and wet here and I definitely need some warming up . I fry my corn tortillas up and make strips for the tortilla strips. It makes it so good.

I’m sad when your videos end. I have autoimmune diseases and I don’t get out much but I’m telling you, you are so good at what you do.

My son got me the few things I needed to make the rice Pilaf. Can't wait to try it.

All you needed with that last meal was your green beans. Love the shirt 👚

Awesome video. Looks all so delicious. Love the look on his face when you told him about the cream cheese 😂 and I love his reaction to the cream cheese ❤️

Steven - I love it Mandy - ithascreamcheeseinit (you said it so fast, it was all 1 word!) and his face! I'm cracking up 🤣😂 love you guys and all of your videos!!!

Cream cheese is the reason you have to whisper. I was already making taco soup this week, but so glad I saw this first. Sour cream & cream cheese makes everything taste better! Can't wait to make it! Love the shirt!

I love that you say "handy dandy chopper" because when I was a little girl we had a handy dandy grinder. I always thought that was so funny and my parents laughed at me laughing 😂. It brought back a wonderful memory ♥️

Hi Mandy. Always enjoy watching your videos. You and Stephen are just so cute together. I always look forward to seeing what new recipes you’ll be sharing. Have a great day and God bless! 💜

Always love the videos Mandy, hope you feel better soon!

We joined Thrive from your last video and oh my 😮 I’m spoiled! My kids found some of their new favorites on there!!

Steven, I think there has been a sufficient number of cream cheese infused recipes that you have LOVED!!! So I think its time for YOU STEVEN, to man up and admit that cream cheese is NOT your enemy!!! And in fact is your friend. As with everything, it doesn't need to have a place in EVERYTHING, but it does have merit in MANY things!!! COME ON STEVEN!!! ADMIT IT!!! YOU CAN DO IT, I HAVE FAITH IN YOU!!! 🍃😁🍃🤗🍃

I love Steven's reaction 😂

Oh, I know that’s gonna be cream cheese 😂😂 “mmkay, alright” You feed him cream cheese, he feeds you chocolate - doesn’t quite seem fair haha Aw, sweet Gracie. ❤️ Everything looked so good, need to make that pizza this week. Hope you’re feeling better!

Thank you for sharing Mandy have a blessed evening stay safe and healthy. Steven is soooooo sweet. Yummy 🙏❤🙏❤🙏

I do love things that bake in the oven so that I can get the kitchen clean. :)

OMG I love love his shirt. That is hilarious. That pizza and rice looks really good. Going to have to try them. I make my own Salisbury steak too. I have it over elbow macaroni.

Mandy in the making and the common tater... sounds like a great show! 😁 hey y'all 👋 from Houston Texas

Mandy, try This , a jar of peanut butter and whipped top of frosting , Put each in .microwave 1 minutes , a square pan and be sure to put wax papers wide enough. Stir until smooth put in fridge for 2 hours after that take out cut into squares my husband LOVE it

Guys, you need to do a cookbook of all your favorite recipes. I’d be your first order placed.

Steven is so funny. I love his reactions to everything you make.

Yay! I am catching your video early :) I have been watching all the older videos and trying recipes from them, it has been so helpful! Thank you so much for doing these videos :) You and Steven are a joy to watch :)

I snip the stems of my cilantro and parsley and put them in a mason jar filled about 1/4 with water and tent it with a produce bag. The last forever that way stored in the refrigerator

Cream cheese! I think before long Steven is going to have to admit he is not opposed to cream cheese in his meals!😂. That shirt, priceless! The meals all looked delicious and definitely making the rice!❤

What will the common tater have to say when he finds out!? Oh man .... :) Love your channel and the videos! My husband Jonathon and I love to watch and look forward to each new video! Blessings to your family!

I love Steven! He’s my kind of guy!

Steven cracks me up i hope you're feeling better have a lovely weekend 😊 ☺️

Love the look on Steven’s face when he finds out about the secret ingredient. My husband is like yours. He will like it until he finds out what it’s in my recipes. He never tells me that he doesn’t like it. He says it’s ok but don’t make it again😂Have a blessed day!

Love the shirt...lol. you 2 crack me up. Loved the sneaking in of the cream cheese.

Looks excellent I put the whole cream cheese and maybe saute some poblanos

Oh man Steven's face reaction was priceless.

Just found you on KZfaq yesterday! I absolutely love watching you (and Steven too!). Hope you feel better.

Wow! Everything looked so delicious. I can't wait to try and make the Deep Dish Pizza. I really loved Steven's reaction about the cream cheese. And of course, the highlight of the video is getting to see the always beautiful Gracie Lou. Absolutely loved the shirt and we'll see y'all next time.

Cream Cheese of course . Love you both, show is great.

Can't wait to try the rice dish. My husband LOVES rice. He'll have me warm it the next morning with his eggs. I already know he'll love it.

It’s cream cheese lol! Bless his heart ♥️! He will like it!

Lololol you guys are always so entertaining to watch - Miss Gracie Lou knows she's the boss, and I wish I could snuggle her sweet face. 😂🥰

Wash and dry your cilantro, chop it up and stick it in a zip lock bag, very flattened out. When it's frozen, crack it into pieces. You can use those pieces as you would use fresh cilantro. It never goes to waste!!!

I’m going to try the rice dish sometime this week. 😋

Just made the rice side dish. It’s sooo good. I will definitely be making it again.

On another video a lady commented about the Scooters… my husband hates anything generic… well, what he don’t know won’t hurt him 😆 I put Aldi brand grape jelly in smuckers jars, and anything else generic I buy I either don’t let him see it or put it in another container!😂 He still doesn’t know, 12 years and counting! And, I’m originally from Texas, where we have seafood bolls, or bowls, definitely not boy-ells 😆😆 Where did you get that cutting board we see in all the videos? The striped wooden one, it’s GORGEOUS!

We had the creamy taco soup tonight! It was a hit with my family! My kids loved it, my parents came over had dinner with us and loved it! We added a can of chopped green chilies! This will definitely be on a rotation when we want soup!

That rice looks so delicious.

Oh, I LOVE Auntie Nono’s seasoning, thank you for sharing that! Have y’all tried Flavor God? Oh my word. Different than AN’s, but so incredibly good!

I love his shirt. Love watching ya'll. Beautiful family and couple.

This cracked me up! You are so sneaky! 😂🤣😂 But he loved it and didn't have a clue! LOL

Awe my gosh I got strangled on my drink. That was priceless 🤣😂.

Fudge ripple people that taco soup was to die for. Use all my pantry preps and garden herbs. It was fabulous!! Going in my recipe rotation!

Cream cheese, that and Boursin cheese are so yummy, thank you Mandy for all you do!

Everything looked delicious. Happy to see Stephen cleaned his plate every time. Good till the last drop. What a treat to have these wonderful meals cooked at home you don't need to go out in the 🥶 cold.

Bless his heart ❤️ speaking his love language of cream cheese.. in his South West flavor of chicken taco soup.. lol

You could turn the Taco soup into a dip by reducing the lidquids.