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I feel like cornmeal is an underutilized ingredient but I love it’s flavor and texture! If you agree, you might also enjoy these Southern Hush Puppies, Moist Cottage Cheese Cornbread, or Corn Dog Mini Muffins. My version of hoe cakes is based off Paula Deen’s recipe, which is surely based off family recipes going back for generations since hoecakes have been around a long, LONG time. I adapted just a smidge since I didn’t have any self-rising flour, and it was easy enough to make the hoecakes recipe just with ingredients I already had in my pantry....

It’s easier than I realized to recreate Hamburger Helper at home, or to just try a homemade version of this popular option if you’ve not had it before. This skillet meal is great for those nights when you want fewer pots to wash in an easy weeknight dinner—and also want a crowd-pleaser. This pasta recipe for kids has it all: protein, comfort, cheesiness, and an easy method. You can add veggies if you want, you can swap in vegetarian ingredients to make this without meat, and you can make it ahead to serve it up at a later time....

You will love this Artichoke Dip I just love this hot spinach and artichoke dip, you guys. It’s seriously one of the best party foods I know of and makes a great appetizer for any gathering year-round. Both girls were hovering close while I tried to take these photos and sneaking tastes left and right. So this recipe is definitely kid-approved. Looking for a good dip for your next game day party?...

If you are looking for a quick and easy vegetable side dish to go with your supper, these peas are your answer. They go great with any meal from meatloaf hamburger patties (please tell me you’ve tried these by now – they are a total family favorite) to Easter dinner. We had these for St. Patrick’s Day this year with bangers & mash and it was delicious! To be honest, peas have never been my favorite....

Easy Overnight Oats I love making a batch of overnight oats—which are simply raw oats softened in liquid (often milk or yogurt)—for similar nutrition to oatmeal but without the cooking. They are an easy make-ahead breakfasts to have on hand during the week. And this method for how to make overnight oats with yogurt, applesauce, and seeds is a super nutritious and easy option for breakfast for the whole family…babies and toddlers on up....

Everybody loves meatballs, right? We sure do! Be sure to also try our Baked Greek Meatballs, Swedish Meatballs, Italian Wedding Soup (because soup with tiny meatballs is amazing), and our Spaghetti and Meatballs. Iowa Ham Balls Sometimes I am asked where I get inspiration for recipes to share. This time it was a podcast. I hardly ever listen to music, preferring podcasts instead. There are so many amazing podcasts out there, but my hands-down favorite podcast is “The Moth”....

One of America’s most iconic dishes, this rice comes fully loaded with sausage, chicken, shrimp, veggies and a whole world of big flavors. It may look intimidating, but trust me, you’ll master our surprisingly easy jambalaya recipe in no time! We’re big time fans of Cajun and Creole food. BIG time! From simple Red Beans and Rice to a piled high Shrimp Po’ Boy to their famous hangover cure Yakamein, we love it all....

One Pot Jambalaya It’s Louisiana Week on House of Nash Eats and we are making some of the best foods and flavors that the Pelican State is known for. This easy jambalaya recipe was an absolute favorite for my family when I was recipe testing and one they have been asking me to make again! If you are new here, I have an ongoing series that I like to call “American Eats” where I’m exploring the best known foods of each state, one state at a time....

Zucchini: the Garden Veggie That Just Keeps on Giving We don’t have a lot of garden space in our yard, but we still plant one zucchini plant each year. It’s easy to grow and there are new zucchini every couple of days or so to be picked and used in all sorts of recipes. Sometimes we go a healthier route and make zoodles, which are actually surprisingly fantastic in place of actual spaghetti noodles....

Loads of cheese, loads of bacon, maybe a little sour cream atop this creamy, thick, hearty deliciousness will have you forgetting it’s low carb when you slurp it all down. This is a twist on classic loaded potato soup. I call it faux-tato soup… this loaded cauliflower soup!! This soup is your ultimate comfort feeling on some cold winter nights (though I am so hooked that it’s going to be a year round thing at the Beisers’)....

Summer time in France… embracing every chance left to sit outside on a shiny summer afternoon, be it quiet time on your terrace or a picnic in the park with friends and family. Chilled white wine with some delectable nibbles on the sides. These Provençal people sure nailed it down with their beloved and popular tapenade, where olive is the STAR! What a way to help that summer linger a little bit longer in our lives… In France, aperitif time is just before lunch or dinner where everybody gathers around to enjoy a drink and chit chat about small things or big gossips....

This post proved so popular that I’ve also added a recipe for Easy Oven Roasted Cauliflower! Also, be sure not to miss my Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Apples and Haricot Verts with Dijon Vinaigrette! In my recent reader survey, I got a lot of feedback that many of you struggle with finding ways to make vegetables more appealing. I get so focused on main dishes or fun desserts, that sometimes I think I tend to forget how important the sides are that I honestly use on a regular basis because of how easy they are....

It’s a simple, customizable and budget-friendly dish that’s full of great flavors, and will be a hit with the entire family! There’s just something extra comforting about a pasta soup. We’ve got quite a few, from the classic Chicken and Stars that everyone grew up on, to regional gems like New Orleans’ own Yakamein. Today’s Pasta Fazool is right up there with the best of them… especially when you use my secret ingredient!...

Our love of peach desserts runs deep and true in our household, whether we are talking Peach Ice Cream, Southern Peach Pie, or a good old-fashioned Peach Cobbler. We go through bushels of peaches each peach season because they are our favorite fruit! I wanted to make a peach bundt cake and drew upon my favorite Easy Cream Cheese Pound Cake to create this perfectly peachy masterpiece that is sweet enough for serving company for dessert, especially with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side, but can also double as a special breakfast or brunch treat....

Peaches and Cream Slab Pie is the perfect summer dessert for a backyard barbecue or potluck. Juicy sweet peaches and rich cream cheese filling in a flaky, buttery pie crust are perfect for any occasion where you know there will be a crowd. We love summer fruit pies! Some of our other favorites are Apricot Pie, Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, and Classic Homemade Blackberry Pie. Peaches are my favorite fruit and I look forward to peach season all year long!...

This family meal is one that I love making on a weeknight since it’s so quick and easy. The rice can be simmering away while you get the rest of the meal cooking, and there’s no major effort required to make the sauce. Easy Shrimp and Rice Recipe I tend to forget about seafood, even though I know that it’s a great protein option, so I’ve been trying to add shrimp to my grocery list regularly....

It’s February 1st and that means some of my favorite food blogging friends and I are sharing recipes today around the same theme! Last month we shared some of our best sliders recipes to help you get ready for Game Day. But for February, we thought chocolate desserts would be appropriate, given the upcoming lover’s holiday! Scroll all the way past the recipe to see what everybody else came up with!...

We have an obsession with rhubarb! Some of our other favorite recipes using this unique seasonal ingredient are Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream, Layered Rhubarb Pudding Dessert, and Homemade Strawberry Rhubarb Pie! Bring on the rhubarb! We are so in love with rhubarb that every year in late spring when rhubarb starts to make its appearance on grocery store shelves and at farmer’s markets, we stock up and freeze it to have on hand....

We love cooking different Creole and Cajun recipes. Our jambalaya soup and grillades and grits are two very popular recipes here on GypsyPlate. This shrimp and sausage recipe is another hit. Give it a try, you’re going to love these flavors… Shrimp Creole Shrimp Creole is a tomato based shrimp dish that starts with the “holy trinity” of onion, celery and bell pepper. It is simmered to the chef’s desired thickness and gets a generous dose of Creole seasoning....

I love potato salad, with its buttery soft potatoes and creamy dressings. In all other circumstances I’m team hot potato, but when it comes to potato salad I love chowing down on cold potatoes! There’s something about potato salad that I find so irresistibly good! This potato salad is extra special, because it uses smashed baby potatoes instead of your regular plain boiled potatoes. This means you get that creamy potatoey interior, but with a touch of crispness....