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Cobb Salad is a classic for a reason. The delicious ingredients combine to create a hearty meal that will leave everyone happy and satisfied. Don’t miss my homemade Red Wine Vinaigrette that pulls everything together. My go-to dinner when I am eating out is a salad. Hear me out: I’m not up on some healthy…

This classic Vodka Gimlet recipe is the perfect combination of sour and sweet with the delicious taste of lime. Made with just vodka, simple syrup, and lime juice, if you love great vodka drinks, make this vodka gimlet cocktail! One of my husband’s very favorite cocktails is the Vodka Gimlet. He limits himself to about…

This guide on how to measure flour will ensure that each of your baking recipes turns out fantastic regardless of whether or not you own a kitchen scale. Whenever I have a reader tell me that a recipe did not turn out correctly, my first question is always: How did you measure the flour? That…

Black Bean Soup with Andouille is one of our family’s favorite meals! Made with just a handful of simple ingredients, this is a great go-to hearty dinner. This absolutely delicious black bean soup is one that we have been making for years! It’s one of Nathan’s and my favorite dinner recipes. It’s filling, delicious, and…

You will love this delicious Instant Pot Corned Beef. It is easy to throw together but has the most delicious flavors. This is a perfect St. Patrick’s Day dinner, but it’s great all year long. With St.Patrick’s Day right around the corner, I thought I would give you another great way to make Corned Beef!…

Hamburger Helper is an easy stovetop dinner that the whole family will love. This homemade spin on the classic takes comfort food to a new level. Many of you already know that my mom and her love of feeding us is the primary inspiration behind the name, Simple Joy. She really had this beautiful way…

This simple Taco Pinwheel Recipe is going to be your new go-to appetizer. An easy party snack with tons of great flavor and you make them ahead of time! One of my very favorite food groups is appetizers. Now before you go talking about that not being a food group, I’m going to stop you…

These Crock Pot Sloppy Joes are only 15 minutes hands on time! These homemade sloppy joes are the perfect dinner recipe to come home to. With three kids in about 97 activities each, family dinner time is a hot commodity. Gone are the days that felt forever long, and here we are at that time…

This old fashioned Peanut Butter Cookie recipe creates cookies that are slightly crisp on the outside, chewy and soft on the inside, and have the best peanut butter flavor. There is something that is so comforting about baking; I can’t quite put my finger on it. Maybe it is the meditative process of carefully measuring…

Butterscotch Muddy Buddies are a simple twist on your favorite puppy chow treat! If you love the flavor of butterscotch, these are going to be your new favorite party snack. Muddy Buddies are my absolutely number one weakness. In fact when I made this recipe, I told my neighbors they had to take some before…

Mississippi Pot Roast is an incredibly popular and easy slow cooker dinner recipe. With just five simple ingredients, you can make comfort food your family will love to come home to. Our family loves slow cooker dinners. They just relieve so much stress during busy weeks. It is great to have something easy to come…

Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs are an easy weeknight meal that everyone will love. The honey and garlic combine in the perfect sauce, that goes perfectly over the chicken and rice. Our family absolutely loves the flavors of stir fry recipes. Not only that, but they tend to come together on the stove-top so quickly. (Pssst…