This is the season for quick, healthy, and light lunches and dinners. This Easy Orange Pomegranate Salad, Strawberry Spinach Salad, and Grilled Cajun Chicken Salad are also some of my favorite go-to’s! You guys know that I’m not crazy about salad. However, when I find a salad recipe that is healthy and is pretty much acts as comfort food, then I’m all in! And let me tell you, this Chinese Chicken Salad recipe will do the trick!...
If you love the delicious chocolate cherry combination, check out my Black Forest Cake, Black Forest Cheesecake, and these Chocolate Cherry Brownies! Dump cake is basically just a cobbler made super easy! I usually prefer to make things from scratch but every now and then a simple dump cake just tastes so darn good, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. It’s typically just three ingredients – dry cake mix, some kind of fruit filling, and butter – but you can add in a few extras like the additional chocolate chips and chopped pecans I added here for extra crunch and yummy flavor....
I adore chocolate-covered strawberries. They are easily one of my all-time favorite treats. But they are so expensive! Like, sometimes $4 or even more for just one strawberry! It’s crazy! So a few years ago I figured, why not learn how to make them myself? How hard could it be? This is where I went down the chocolatiering rabbit hole. I have tried numerous approaches, including the popular (but ultimately disappointing) approaches of chocolate chips melted with coconut oil or shortening and just using almond bark or candy coatings....
Move over pancakes because waffles are where it’s at! Be sure to also check out our Overnight Sourdough Waffles, Copycat Waffle Love Liège Waffles, and Easy Belgian Waffles for more waffle-mania! When it comes to special breakfasts, these cinnamon roll waffles are probably my new favorite. I mean, we already love homemade cinnamon rolls and I have made cinnamon roll french toast before by using leftover day-old cinnamon rolls dipped in egg batter (so good!...
It’s a gorgeous, yet light, pasta in a lemony, garlicky wine sauce. This is one of those dishes that is easy enough for any weeknight, yet impressive enough for special occasions. Once you try this Neapolitan classic, you just might come back to it again and again… Somehow, seafood pastas always seem to combine the best of both worlds: they’re really easy but seem like they come from a fancy restaurant....
Of all the recipes I have made to represent New York for my American Eats series, I think this Cornell Chicken just might be the favorite. It’s so simple to prepare and it reminds me of relaxed summer barbecues as a kid. For the uninitiated, Cornell Chicken that is perfectly cooked has a delicious skin that’s flavorful and crisp, with tender and juicy chicken on the bone underneath it. You pick your favorite piece, whether it’s the drumstick, breast, or thigh, and dig in!...
I thought I knew what delicious marinara tasted like. But then I made this recipe, and from 8 simple ingredients and most importantly a bit of time, I had the most magical, mouth-watering sauce. It’s a classic marinara, like the kind you’d find at a good Italian restaurant. With a concentrated tomato flavor and almost buttery mouthfeel. Savory with just the right amount of natural sweetness, undertones of herbs, caramel-y hints of garlic and onion....
If you have ever been to Cafe Rio or Costa Vida, this dressing is a popular copycat version of their tomatillo ranch dressing. Be sure to grab my recipes for Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Barbacoa, Cafe Rio Black Beans and Cilantro Lime Rice, Flour Tortillas, and Pico de Gallo to complete the meal with a big pile of crunchy romaine lettuce for an at home version of their fantastic salad!...
When you can’t get enough garlic, some of our other favorite recipes are Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta, Garlic Rice with Fried Egg, and Soft Garlic Parmesan Homemade Breadsticks. You might want to have some mints on hand after enjoying this delectable chicken dinner recipe but it’s 1,000% worth it. Rather than mincing the garlic to flavor an entire dish, creamy garlic chicken uses whole cloves that get cooked until soft and caramelized on the outside so that you get fantastic little flavor bombs with your savory, seared chicken and luscious sauce....
It’s a great dump-and-go recipe, where your trusty slow cooker does its magic. When you’re craving some type of pulled meat, a crockpot is your best friend. Our Crockpot Crack Chicken and Crockpot Kalua Pork are just two examples of this slow cooker perfection. Ingredients Notes Chicken – Typically, we are more fans of chicken thighs. However, for that pulled chicken experience, we use boneless skinless breasts for this recipe....
This dish is a mix of yummy flavors and textures, with chicken strips coated in a spicy batter and fried until golden. Then, the chicken is cooked with crunchy bell peppers, red onions, and cashews for extra crunch. It’s completed with a sauce that’s as fiery and bold as a dragon’s breath, yet balanced with a touch of sweetness. End result? A fiery yet finger licking chicken stir fry dish....
These Dulce de Leche Cupcakes have a sweet milk caramel filling and dulce de leche frosting piped on top of a rich brown sugar cupcake. They are incredibly moist and tender, with loads of dulce de leche flavor in every bite! Fans of dulce de leche and caramel will also enjoy Carmelitas, Dulce de Leche Stuffed Cookies, and Homemade Caramel Apples. We are all fans of any kind of caramel dessert at our house, so it’s no surprise that dulce de leche treats are always winners over here....
Yay for veggie chips! I have tried making them a lot of ways at home and they almost always turn bitter and brown too fast. So I discovered an easy work around that is almost foolproof and delivers on the crunch that we all crave. (Or at least I do and my girls do!) The version here, which simply involves slicing a sweet potato super thin with a mandoline and baking the slices at a low temperature, avoids bitterness (and browning) altogether because the oven is cool enough to prevent that from happening....
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Cake There is nothing more fun to share with the kids as cookies…except for a giant cookie! And this cookie cake fills the bill and totally makes my kids light up with amazement when they see it come out of the oven. It’s easier since you can bake all of the batter at once, rather than having to portion out into cookies, and once it’s cooled, it’s ready to serve simply by slicing it up....
Easter Breakfast I love holiday breakfasts with my family, and I really love when we get to share delicious recipes year after year. These are some of our favorite recipes for Easter morning, with easy make-ahead options, fresh fruit flavors, springtime vibes, and textures that are easy for kids and adults to enjoy. Below you’ll find a range of ideas from French Toast and pancakes, to muffins, cakes, and more to please your people....
Frito corn salad is a great recipe to have in your pocket for those last-minute side dish moments any time of year, but we particularly like it in warm weather. It’s been a Midwest staple side dish at family cookouts and summer gatherings for years. Quick to make, full of flavor, and loved by everyone, this simple yet delicious potluck salad combines sweet corn, bell peppers, and cheddar cheese with a creamy dressing, making it a delightful addition to any summer spread....
We love bread at mealtimes, like this Challah Bread and my super easy Grilled Garlic Bread, but sometimes nothing beats Pillsbury Crescent Rolls. This homemade Copycat version is so delicious and easy to make! We love to have bread with almost all of our family dinners. That warm, freshly baked bread aroma is second to none, and it always tastes better than store-bought kinds! These buttery homemade rolls are the perfect addition to any occasion, from family dinners to special occasions....
Instant Oatmeal The little packets of instant oats from the supermarket are so crazy convenient, but I always want to adjust the flavor so they’re a little less sweet. And customize them with additional ingredients to suit my family. Instant oats cook super fast (hence the “instant”!) and are so versatile. In this recipe, you can make them in these flavors: AppleStrawberryBlueberryMangoRaisinBrown Sugar TIP: Each of these flavors is shelf-stable, so you can make up a few containers and stash them into the pantry for quick breakfasts to come!...
This Puff Pastry Apple Roses recipe has the perfect combination of textures, with buttery, crispy puff pastry wrapped around the soft, juicy apple slices. The slight tartness of the apple complements the sweetness of the jam and powdered sugar, making it a perfectly scrumptious but light finish to a special meal. They’re the perfect dessert for any special occasion like Thanksgiving, Valentine’s Day, or Mother’s Day! These little apple puff pastry roses can work with other desserts or on a dessert table to elevate it and make your day even more fancy....
What is Remoulade? Remoulade sauce is a classic French sauce that was changed a bit and made popular in Louisiana. Louisiana Remoulade sauce is a MUST for Bayou staples like Po’Boy sandwiches, and also great as a dip for boudin balls, crabcakes, and hush puppies. This recipe for remoulade sauce is so easy to throw together! It’s as simple as just adding all of the ingredients to a bowl, mixing them together, and it’s DONE!...
