Freshly made potato salad is the recipe hot summer days are made for. Bright scents of fresh dill fill the air while crisp crunches of pepper and carrot from the local farmer’s market make your taste buds do a happy dance. Perfect for potlucks, picnics, or any day it’s just a bit too hot to…
Chicken Waldorf Salad is a fresh and filling salad packed with vibrant flavors of apple, lemon and grapes. Perfect for a lite lunch or hot summer day dinner. Crunchy celery and walnuts pair wonderfully with the creamy homemade dressing and cold chicken or turkey meat. What is Chicken Waldorf Salad? This creamy, crunchy chicken salad…
Homemade Easter treats add a nice touch to any Easter basket. Looking for Easter basket ideas? White chocolate Easter bark and chocolate covered pretzels are easy treats that take just 10 minutes to make! Homemade white chocolate treats are less expensive than store bought chocolates, and they taste better, too… because they’re made with love!…
Cranberry sausage stuffing casserole is a favorite Thanksgiving side dish of mine. This savory dressing recipe is loaded with pork sausage, fresh herbs, plus fresh cranberries and apples. Whether it’s baked into casserole form or stuffed inside of a holiday turkey, this is the best stuffing recipe I have ever made. And definitely the most…
This canned sweet potato casserole is a budget friendly recipe for the holidays that comes together in 25 minutes! It’s a quick and easy Thanksgiving side dish that’s made with canned sweet potatoes. I’m really picky about what goes into my holiday recipes, especially the ones that are iconic, like sweet potato pie and sweet potato casserole…
This easy mashed potato recipe will rival the Thanksgiving Turkey or Holiday Ham at your next family gathering. Light, smooth, and whipped to perfection with just a few simple ingredients makes for the perfect holiday or weeknight side dish. The centerpiece to Thanksgiving may be a turkey, however, you can expect some pushback from family…
The tastes of apple pie and apple streusel come together to form the perfect Apple Cinnamon Donut for fall. Filled with apple chunks, applesauce, and tossed in cinnamon-sugar; we can’t think of a better way to welcome fall. The Best Fall Donut Recipes While we’re obviously partial to the apple and cinnamon flavor in these…
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This classic Minestrone Soup is made vegetarian and vegan with a few simple twists. This one-pot soup is the perfect way to welcome colder weather this fall without feeling weighed down. Now grab your biggest pot and let’s get cooking! What is Minestrone Soup? Classic Minestrone Soup, developed in the 1870s out of England, is…
Chicken Pesto Pasta is the perfect crowd-pleasing dinner or side. Serve it hot for a hearty pasta dinner dish, or bring it cold to your next family BBQ. Thrown together in just 30-minutes, this is a recipe you’ll come back to over and over again. The secret to the Best Chicken Pesto Pasta Recipe The…
Easy Homemade Taco Sauce that easily is the same (if not better) than store bought. Ditch the store-bought taco sauces and make some delicious and economically friendly taco sauce. Homemade taco sauce has a history in our household. It’s easily one of the main staples in our home. We love anything with a bit of…
Thin Mint Truffle Cupcakes with a mint truffle inside the cupcake! If you love the iconic Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies, you’re gonna LOVE this minty chocolate recipe. I’m not sure about you but I’m assuming there are many of you who are in the same boat we are and this boat is causing us…
Easy Shepherd’s Pie is a quick casserole recipe with lamb, tender vegetables, and creamy mashed potatoes on top. It’s one of my favorite St. Patrick’s Day food traditions! It’s hearty, delicious, and makes the perfect dinner on a cold day. What do you put in shepherd’s pie? This shepherds pie recipe uses ground lamb, just…