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11.28.2021
Turkey Bacon Brie Grilled Cheese
This Turkey Bacon Brie Grilled Cheese Sandwich is super easy and absolutely delicious – like a gourmet grilled cheese recipe. This is going to be your new favorite sandwich. One of our favorite ways to feed people when they come over is paninis. We even bought a second panini maker so that we could make…
11.27.2021
Turkey Casserole
This Turkey Casserole is delicious, and the perfect way to use Thanksgiving turkey leftovers. If you are swimming in turkey left overs, you can either freeze your leftover turkey or you can turn it into this delicious turkey casserole! It is full of amazing flavors that go perfectly with turkey, a rich creamy sauce, squash,…
11.26.2021
The Best Kitchen Supplies
These kitchen supplies and kitchen gadgets are what I use every single day to make the recipes you see here. They are tried and tested, making my life so much easier. Small Kitchen Appliances As much as I don’t love having a million different kitchen appliances, I truly do use all of these and would…
11.23.2021
Fall Harvest Salad
This Fall Harvest Salad comes together with simple ingredients and is perfect for a holiday table but easy enough for a weekday lunch. Truthfully, I could make a website full of just salad recipes. They are my favorite meal, hands down. I love that salads can be a side dish or can be tricked out…
11.20.2021
Perfect Pumpkin Pie From Scratch
This Perfect Pumpkin Pie from scratch is the BEST! It gets a little help from the blender so making it is really simple! It is smooth, delicious, and you will want to make it year after year. Make sure to grab the recipe for this fool proof pie crust to go with it. It can’t be…
11.18.2021
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
This Mashed Sweet Potatoes recipe is very simple, but absoltuely delicious. The perfect side dish for a holiday meal or even a weeknight dinner. I absolutely love sweet potatoes. When we go to restaurants, if I am offered a chance at sweet potato fries, I always pick those over regular fries. So it is no…
11.16.2021
Turkey Gravy Recipe
This Turkey Gravy Recipe is so easy to make. It comes together with the drippings of your turkey and a few pantry ingredients in just about 15 minutes. It is my humble opinion that if you have a good turkey recipe, you don’t really need a gravy. There’s no need to make a great turkey…
11.14.2021
Chocolate Pecan Pie
This Chocolate Pecan Pie tastes like the cross between the most delicious brownie and pecan pie. It will be your new favorite holiday tradition. Honestly, I haven’t always been much of a pie person. And I am certainly not a person who likes nuts in their dessert. But all of that flies out the window…
11.11.2021
Creamed Corn
Creamed Corn is the perfect easy side dish recipe. It is easy enough for a weeknight meal, but delicious enough to grace your holiday table. I think one of the things that makes Thanksgiving special – besides the obvious coming together with your loved ones – is the vast selection of comfort foods. The weather…
11.09.2021
Hasselback Sweet Potatoes
Hasselback Sweet Potatoes look like you slaved over them, but truly they are an easy delectable side dish that will leave your guests in awe. Sweet potatoes are always a favorite of mine. I eat them all year long, but I especially love them around the holidays. Not only are they delicious on their own,…
11.07.2021
Homemade Cornbread
This Cornbread recipe is absolute perfection! It has the best taste of corn while still being slightly sweet and moist. Best of all, it is very easy to make! I’m so excited to share this cornbread recipe with you guys! This recipe went through tons of rounds of testing until we had a winner that…
11.02.2021
Cornbread Croutons
Cornbread Croutons are the perfect addition to any fall salad. Grab my amazing Cornbread recipe and save the leftovers for these amazing croutons. When you are someone who both loves croutons and cornbread, the natural thing to do is make Cornbread Croutons. Homemade croutons are incredibly easy to make and so much better than store…