Don’t s’mores just make you feel like a kid again? I think that’s why we all love them so much! Some of our other favorite s’mores desserts are my much-loved S’mores Bars, the easy and munchable S’mores Snack Mix, S’mores Dip, handheld S’mores Cupcakes, and Chocolate Chip S’mores Cookies. You will love this S mores Birthday Cake It took me quite a few tries to find a s’mores cake that I loved....
If you love easy sheet cake recipes, be sure to also try our Banana Bars with Penuche Frosting, Pineapple Poke Cake, or Texas Sheet Cake. This Coke Cake recipe is sure to be a crowd pleaser Did you know that the Coca-Cola was founded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1892? It’s why I’m including this coca cola cake recipe in my collection of Georgia-inspired recipes for my American Eats series where I visit some of the most popular foods and flavors of each state, one state at a time....
Taco Tuesday just got a sweet treat makeover! Tortillas are fried to form crunchy taco shells, brushed with melted butter, and coated with cinnamon and sugar, then filled with a creamy cheesecake filling. Spoon some blueberry pie filling on top and you won’t only want to eat this tasty treat on Tuesdays! This easy recipe is also perfect for serving at a party and can be easily scaled up to feed a crowd....
I am obsessed with pretzels and chocolate! That salty-sweet yumminess is one of the best flavor combinations ever, and another chocolate pretzel treat we like to make during the holidays are these easy pretzel hugs. Chocolate covered pretzels rods are a great idea for any holiday, not just Christmas. All it takes are holiday-themed sprinkles or colorful candy melts and you’ve got a perfectly cute and delicious treat appropriate for Valentine’s Day or Halloween or the 4th of July!...
Whenever I’m invited to a cookie exchange, these little beauties are always at the top of my list when I’m considering what to make. They are super simple, which means I don’t have to spend hours messing around with decorating or sprinkles. But they still look beautiful and festive with the red and white stripes! Plus, the peppermint & chocolate combinations is classic for Christmas but often underrepresented at cookie exchanges!...
If you love these easy spritz cookies and think they are the best thing ever, be sure to check out my Christmas Pinwheel Cookies and Easy Jam Thumbprint Cookies as well! And don’t miss any of my best Christmas cookies recipes! So spritz cookies aren’t my favorite cookie of all time, but they really are a fun addition to a holiday cookie plate because of their unique shapes and wonderful texture and flavor....
Southern Smothered Pork Chops I was talking with a friend about these pork chops the other day and she mentioned that they don’t eat pork chops very often. Which is too bad because they are so delicious when prepared properly and they are such a nice change from chicken or beef. You don’t have to worry about dry, flavorless pork chops any more with this delicious smothered pork chops recipe! The rich onion gravy is perfect over the pan-fried pork chops served with mashed potatoes or white rice....
Creamy homemade vanilla ice cream is one of our favorite treats and we want everybody to be able to make it, whether they have an ice cream maker or not! One of our favorite approaches when we don’t have an ice cream maker is to make ice cream in a bag. But another super popular approach is no-churn ice cream, which uses just 3 ingredients to create creamy, smooth scoops that are the perfect summer treat!...
Today’s gourmet burger unites my obsession with Grilled Mexican Street Corn and my love of thick, juicy cheeseburgers and the result is undeniably sensational. My taste testers all agree that the elote burger gives another popular burger, my Red, White, and Blueberry Bacon Burger, a run for its money. I’m hard-pressed to choose a favorite. Every summer my Burgers 101: How to Grill Burgers post is always one of my most popular articles on my site....
Our family goes through bushels and bushels of peaches every summer. We eat most of them out of hand, but I always try to make some of our favorite peach desserts and try a few new ones each peach season. This peach galette has been on my list for a long time and it did not disappoint. A galette is like a laid-back pie: it’s a simple pastry with a free-form crust that you fold over your favorite sweet or savory filling to partially enclose the filling....
We love apple season! If you have an abundance of apples, you might also want to check out our Homemade Apple Fritters, Apple Pie Ice Cream, or Authentic Irish Apple Cake. German Apple Pancakes with Cider Syrup At our house, weekends typically call for pancakes in one form or another. Sometimes that’s traditional fluffy buttermilk pancakes, sometimes it’s thin French crepes with fruit and nutella, but often it’s German pancakes....
Why this Hawaiian Pork Recipe works You knew it was coming. I couldn’t do my a series about my favorite Hawaii-inspired recipes without including kalua pork, could I? This kalua pork recipe is pretty much foolproof and can easily be doubled to feed a crowd. Or tripled or quadrupled or whatever you need. If you are hosting a backyard luau this summer, borrow an extra slow cooker or instant pot from a friend....
Pair this cherry pie filling with my homemade pie crust or use it to top homemade brownies or fill crepes for a delicious dessert! And be sure to also check out our blueberry pie filling next! I’ll admit that for years I would buy cans of premade cherry pie filling from the store whenever a recipe called for it. They just seem so easy and convenient! But I was always disappointed with the gel to fruit ratio, which was often way off for my tastes....
Planning to have company over? Some of our other favorite grazing ideas include Baked Brie in Puff Pastry with Apricot Preserves, Classic Shrimp Cocktail, and Patacones or Tostones (Fried Green Plantains). When it comes to effortless entertaining, nothing is easier than a gorgeous fruit and cheese platter loaded with all sorts of sweet and savory goodies. It changes with each season and is just as wonderful for summer gatherings as it is for cozy Christmas and New Year’s parties....
When I polled people over on Instagram and asked them their favorite ice cream flavors, mint chocolate chip ice cream was by far the top choice for a majority of folks. Not that I’m surprised! The cool and creamy flavor is so satisfying with chunks of chocolate that give it an extra special texture. It’s my youngest daughter’s top choice every time we get ice cream so I wanted to make it at home myself....
We have some serious chocolate cake lovers around our household. These moist chocolate cupcakes are the BEST and get rave reviews in the comments. And while I have already previously shared my favorite devil’s food cake recipe that I use to make a chocolate layer cake, I wanted to share a little bit different chocolate cake recipe with you today because I use them for different situations. This is the best simple chocolate cake recipe ever and it comes out tasting totally amazing every time....
I haven’t always been a fan of pumpkin desserts, but mostly that’s because the texture of traditional pumpkin pie put me off trying many of them for a long time. Once I realized this, I actually found that I love all things pumpkin and pumpkin spice! Case-in-point: these creamy, rich no-bake pumpkin mousse cups with their graham cracker crust base for an added textural element that I find irresistible! The base is essentially my no-bake cheesecake with pumpkin and spice mixed in, then portioned out for the prettiest presentation that kids and adults both love!...
Some of our other favorite cake fillings include lemon curd, cherry pie filling, blueberry pie filling, vanilla pastry cream, and chocolate mousse. Homemade cake fillings take your desserts to the next level. Not only are they superior in texture and flavor to the premade canned fillings that you can buy at the grocery store, but you also know everything that goes into them. Homemade raspberry cake filling is so much brighter, fresher, and fruitier than anything you will get from the store and it is perfect for filling cakes, cupcakes, donuts, and more....
If you need to change up your breakfast egg routine, be sure to also check out these other great options like Green Chili Egg Casserole, Eggs Benedict, and Peppery Scrambled Macaroni & Eggs! No joke, these smoked salmon scrambled eggs are one of our family’s favorite go-to breakfast options. I’m all about the savory breakfast, maybe with a little fruit or a blueberry muffin on the side, and this quick and easy salmon and eggs dish is perfectly wonderful any day of the week....
Monday BBQ Chicken Cobb Salad Tuesday Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells Wednesday Ground Beef Stroganoff Thursday Butter Chicken Friday Miso Salmon Bonus Easy Chocolate Turtle Brownies Meal planning can be hard. And grocery shopping without a plan can be disastrous. Let me help! Having a meal plan makes life so much easier. So we have thoughtfully put together a curated menu of 5 amazing dinner recipes each week so you don’t have to plan....
