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These Rolo pretzels aren’t anything new but it’s worth sharing because they are such a favorite! When it comes to making Christmas candy, it doesn’t get any easier than arranging pretzels on a baking sheet and topping them with Rolos and M&M’s or pecans. My kids love making them, along with our other pretzel and chocolate favorites like Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods, Christmas Pretzel Hugs, and Easy Flower Pretzel Bites (which can be made with green centers surrounded by red M&M’s to resemble poinsettias!...

Perfectly seasoned chicken gets a little bit of beautiful golden brown color first. Then it gets smothered till fall of the bone tender in the most delicious, luscious creamy and rich gravy. A gravy which is brimming with flavors. Make this Southern classic tonight and see why it has become such an iconic dish over the years… Question: Is there anything better than fried chicken? Answer: Yes, Smothered Chicken… Seriously, there is just nothing like smothered chicken with perfectly seasoned gravy....

Looking for more soups and stews? Be sure to try our reader favorite Easy Minestrone Soup, Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup, or Corn Chowder. There is something so relaxing about making a bit pot of Texas cowboy stew for dinner. The warm aroma of sauteed vegetables, southwestern spices and meat simmering on the stove while you prep a side salad, bake some crusty french bread, or throw together a pan of cornbread is one of the best things about the changing menu with the change of weather....

During all three of my pregnancies, I relied on smoothies as an easy meal that would fill me up, not exacerbate my nausea (it was endless!) and help me get in the nutrients I knew I needed. This simple combination was one that I used as a base, and then varied it based on what I had on hand. It was a favorite healthy pregnancy snack and it’s one that I still make for myself all of these years later....

Valentine’s Day Breakfast Marking a holiday with a special morning meal is an easy way to make the day more fun and these ideas are perfect for your little Valentines! I’ve included my favorite breakfast recipes with chocolate, and also pink ones that feature lots of strawberries. There’s quite a range here—from muffins and pancakes, to smoothies, yogurt, and French Toast—so pick your favorites and what you think your kids might enjoy most....

First, my top tip for decorating Halloween sugar cookies is to let go of perfection! I could point out a hundred flaws in these cookies, but most people won’t even notice mistakes here and there! This isn’t the first time I’ve shared my best cut-out sugar cookie recipe and easy royal icing recipe. But I wanted to share my top tips and techniques for faking cookie decorating skills since I’m a mediocre cookie decorator (at best) and Halloween is my favorite holiday....

Baking with kids can often seem like a monumental task—they can be so unpredictable in the kitchen!—but this recipe has such an easy method that it’s perfect to bake together. And, if you love pumpkin recipes or are looking for easy cookies for kids to make and share this fall, you’ll love this one. I love to share these Healthy Pumpkin Cookies with chocolate chips as an afternoon snack or to tuck one into toddler lunches as a fun surprise....

How to Eat Well While Traveling With Toddlers Whatever the time of the year, gearing up to travel with kids can feel daunting. There’s packing, figuring out how to keep the kids busy while you get to where you’re going, what you’ll do when you get there, what kind of food to pack for traveling, and where to eat while you’re away. I prefer to keep our food costs to a minimum while we travel so we have money for other things (like children’s museums!...

Using the Instant Pot makes life so much easier, and cooking much quicker! Be sure to check out my Instant Pot Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes for dinner, Instant Pot Applesauce as a side or snack, and for dessert, Classic Instant Pot Cheesecake is always a winner! Rice and Red Beans in Instant Pot brings Louisiana to your kitchen fast! It’s Louisiana Week on House of Nash Eats and we are making some of the best foods and flavors that the Big Easy is known for, starting with one of my all-time favorites: Red Beans and Rice!...

This post is sponsored by Butcherbox. Marinated Chicken Tenders Chicken tenders are one of our very favorite cuts of chicken since they are a perfect size for little kids, and this marinated version is such a delicious option. I love that it creates chicken that’s flavorful and tender, there are easy flavor variations, and you can make it ahead of time and stash it in the fridge or make it in the moment in less than 15 minutes start to finish....

I love a good copycat recipe. So many of our favorite restaurants just don’t taste the same any more. I don’t quite know what it is, but we’ve given up going to Olive Garden, Cheesecake Factory, and Outback Steakhouse and prefer instead to recreate some of our favorite dishes at home. I’m not the only one, right? This tender chicken breast dish was always one of my favorite menu items at the Outback restaurant, along with their grilled salmon, a bloomin’ onion, and their irresistible brown bread....

We love eating fish! Some of our other favorite easy fish recipes are this Easy Pan Fried Trout, my Hot Smoked Salmon, and this super quick and delicious 15 Minute Pan Seared Salmon. Today’s catch of the day is rainbow trout. Oven-baked rainbow trout makes a quick and delicious fish dinner main dish. It’s made with very basic ingredients but is incredibly easy to make and still looks impressive! Seriously, doesn’t it just look like something a high-end chef would prepare?...

It’s a quick meal, on the table in about 30 minutes, and it’s bursting with great pesto flavor. Give this one a try, it might become your new favorite! Soup season is upon us, and we just can’t get enough of those steaming pots of goodness. This time, we wanted to go with one of our favorite flavors: pesto! We have some great pesto recipes here on GypsyPlate. Some favorites include Pesto Shrimp and Grits, Pesto Chicken Skillet, and even Pesto Eggs....

These fun paw print cookies are minty fresh and delicious, with a wonderful coconutty chew. But you can also make them with chocolate chips and chocolate melting wafers, Oreos for the paw pads, and other options. I have always loved the combination of dark chocolate and peppermint (I have even made homemade peppermint patties!) and thought using Junior Mints and York peppermint patties would be a fun and seasonally appropriate choice from a flavor perspective....

Requiring just about 10 minutes of hands on time, we make them whenever we have leftover pulled pork! With the Super Bowl just around the corner, everyone is planning that perfect addition to the party spread. We’ve got plenty to choose from, including Spicy Korean Wings, great dips like Moutabal, and fun skewers like Chicken Souvlaki. But let’s be honest, it’s really hard to beat a big pile of cheesy loaded nachos....

My friend Jana brought this divine raspberry cream pie to our annual Pi Day celebration this year. It, along with my No-Bake Oreo Pie, were the standouts from over a dozen options that were available to choose from, which is definitely a testament to how popular this pie was among our friends. One of my favorite bakery cafes in Utah, Kneaders, actually makes a raspberry cream pie just like this that sells out all the time, so it’s no surprise that it was a hit....

Look guys, I know kale is having it’s moment, but it’s been years and it’s time to let others occasionally share that spotlight! Collard greens are certainly beautiful to look at, with their deep hued blueish green leaves and long stately stems. [Don’t ask me what makes a stem stately–I like alliterations ok??!] Collard greens are a staple in Southern United States cooking, where they’re cooked until they practically melt away into a flavorful broth (often not vegetarian nor vegan, unfortunately)....

We like to serve homemade breadsticks with spaghetti and meatballs, baked spaghetti casserole, white chicken spinach lasagna, or any of our favorite soup recipes! And of course they also go great with this Olive Garden salad dressing recipe. When Paul and I were newlyweds, we would literally make a meal out of nothing but breadsticks and marinara sauce. It wasn’t the healthiest lifestyle, but it was cheap and delicious! My love of garlicky, buttery carbs is strong....

Just four simple ingredients is all you need to make this tasty sauce, which is great as a spread for sandwiches and burgers, as a dip, or for drizzling. It’s creamy, spicy, and full of flavor! We love trying all different condiments to make our food more tasty. From cool and refreshing Greek Tzatziki to bold and flavorful Creole Mustard to bright and tangy Garlic Aioli, there are so many ways to perk up your food....

It’s a well rounded combination of herbs and spices that you can use for meats or veggies, or for seasoning soups, beans, and so much more. Just a quick 5 minute mix of some pantry staples is all it takes… Making your own seasoning blends is the way to go. They’re so much fresher than those store bought mixes, which are mostly just salt anyway. Homemade Montreal Steak Seasoning is one of our go-to’s for grilled meats, and we use our Creole Seasoning all the time....