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10.22.2023
Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore is such an easy and delicious dinner. This chicken dinner is made with easy to find ingredients and is simple to throw together. This is a must make family dinner recipe. If you love easy stove top meals as much as we do, you are going to adore this Chicken Cacciatore recipe. Just…
10.21.2023
Biscotti Recipe
My Biscotti recipe is the perfect treat for your coffee. Easy to throw together and amazing with morning coffee, this is a must make. I did something drastic recently. I altered my grandmother’s biscotti recipe. I know. Everyone take some deep breaths. My family kind of flipped out like I’d started burning books or something.…
10.20.2023
Slow Cooker Mulled Wine
My Slow Cooker Mulled Wine is the perfect holiday drink. Made right in your slow cooker with easy-to-find ingredients, all of your guests will love this cocktail. Mulled Wine is one of my very favorite seasonal drinks. It is both spicy and sweet, with a nice boozy kick to it. This slow cooker version of…
10.18.2023
Sausage and Peppers
Sausage and Peppers is an easy weeknight dinner or the perfect game day meal. This recipe comes together with simple ingredients and is done in under 30 minutes! My family’s go to fall back meal is what we affectionally refer to as “pasta and sausages.” Its basically just sausages that are pan fried and then…
10.17.2023
Chocolate Chip Bread
Make this Chocolate Chip Bread this weekend! It is so easy to make with no kneading and no rising. This is the perfect quick bread. I never can get enough quick bread recipes. They can make anyone feel like an expert baker. Quick breads require no kneading and no rise time, making them extremely simple.…
10.16.2023
Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash is going to be your new favorite low carb dinner. This great recipe is easy to make, healthy, filling and delicious! I love cooking with squash in the fall months. They are so good for you, and they lend such amazing nutty sweet flavors to dishes. Acorn Squash is really easy…
10.15.2023
Oven Baked Chicken Thighs
Oven Baked Chicken Thighs make such a great weeknight dinner. My chicken thighs marinade can be made the night before, making this a great 30 minute dinner! There are so many nights when I just want an easy dinner that I can throw in the oven and walk away from while I help with homework,…
10.14.2023
Teriyaki Chicken
Teriyaki Chicken is an easy dinner that tastes like takeout, but better! Made with my homemade teriyaki sauce, this one is a winner. Since making my Teriyaki Sauce for the first time last year, I’ve kind of been obsessed with it. It makes the perfect addition to stir fries, and it is of course delicious…
10.12.2023
Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites
These Chocolate No Bake Energy Bites are a delicious, easy snack! They taste like a treat but are packed with nutrition to give you that boost of energy you need. My family is constantly on the hunt for snacks that will give my kids an energy boost without giving them that sugar crash 30 minutes…
10.11.2023
Light Spinach Dip Recipe
This Spinach Dip Recipe is easy to make and absolutely delicious! Made with easy ingredients, you’ll never want to buy the store packet again. It is possible I was born in the wrong country, because my preferred way of eating is appetizers. I love small plate restaurants, and I love hosting parties where there are…
10.10.2023
Cilantro Lime Rice
This Cilantro Lime Rice recipe is fresh, flavorful, and tastes just like what you get at your favorite Tex Mex restaurant. With just three ingredients, you can easily make it at home! This cilantro lime rice is so flavorful and easy to make! All three ingredients are in the actual title, so there’s no funny…
10.09.2023
Quick Pickled Red Onions
These Quick Pickled Red Onions only take 5 minutes to make! They are delicious, simple, and the perfect compliment to so many different recipes! I absolutely love pickling my own vegetables, and these Pickled Red Onions are my very favorite. I always keep a batch in my refrigerator, but when I find that jar empty,…