Recipe Index

4th of July Recipes

Whether you are having a July 4th backyard BBQ or picnic or just planning your July 4th party for two, you love these July 4th recipes that include everything from salads, to BBQ, to red, white, and blue patriotic desserts! While this year many of us may be staying at home celebrating, we can still…

Instant Pot Corn Chowder

Instant Pot Corn Chowder is a creamy, hearty, comforting chowder made with fresh or frozen corn, bacon, potatoes, cheese, green onions, made in the Instant Pot. Instant Pot Corn Chowder Corn Chowder is a comforting, soul-soothing, hug in a bowl! It is comfort food that is delicious in both the summer and winter. The sweet…

Strawberry Mini Pavlova (Meringue Dessert)

Strawberry Mini Pavlova is an egg white meringue pavlova dessert that is topped with strawberries and is soft and pillowy on the inside and crisp on the outside. One bite of this sweet, crispy, creamy meringue dessert with strawberries and you’ll agree that this is the best pavlova recipe! Topped with strawberries, and it is…

Instant Pot Marinara Sauce

Instant Pot Marinara Sauce tastes tastes rich and robust like it has been simmering all day but is ready in about an hour in the Instant Pot pressure cooker. I love the taste of homemade Marinara Sauce! It is rich, garlicky, and so flavorful with all the Italian herbs and seasonings. However, I often don’t…

Jordan Marsh Legendary Blueberry Muffins

Jordan Marsh Legendary Blueberry Muffins are the same blueberry muffins that generations of families enjoyed for decades at the Jordan Marsh department stores in Boston and New England. What Are Jordan Marsh Blueberry Muffins? For those that grew up in Boston and New England, I’m going to make you very happy today. For you, this recipe…

Instant Pot Pork Ribs

Instant Pot Pork Ribs, such as baby back ribs, are tender and flavorful on the inside, with an amazing BBQ spice rub, yet have the caramelized sweet, tangy, and smoky BBQ sauce on the outside. These Instant Pot Pork Ribs, which can be baby back ribs or spare ribs, are so delicious your guests will think you…

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells

Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Shells combine the spicy flavor of buffalo chicken wings and the creamy, cheesy goodness of melted mozzarella, and salty blue cheese all stuffed into cute convenient pasta shells. It is like someone stuffed buffalo wings into the pasta shells but without the bones! Years ago, when I first made these stuffed shells,…

Maque Choux (A Cajun Corn Side Dish)

Maque Choux is a creamy, spicy Cajun side dish made of corn, onions, red and green bell peppers, garlic, heavy cream, and Cajun spices. Maque Choux is the second recipe in our Mardi Gras Menu for those of you who, like me, can’t make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. However, this Cajun side…

Pineapple Ice Cream

Pineapple Ice Cream is a creamy no churn ice cream that is loaded with pineapple for a sweet summer dessert. It’s like a tropical vacation in a bowl! Made with just four simple ingredients, like my Strawberry Ice Cream recipe, chances are you already have everything on hand to make this epic pineapple ice cream…

Instant Pot Corn On The Cob

Instant Pot Corn On The Cob is the easiest way to cook sweet summer corn on the cob. You may never boil or microwave corn on the cob again. I love my Instant Pot as you can tell from all my Instant Pot Recipes! It is great for summer vegetables like corn, as you see…

Peanut Butter and Banana Pupcakes

Peanut Butter and Banana Pupcakes are an easy, delicious treat for your dog! They are dog-approved in our house! Grain free with just four ingredients, they are great for picky dogs or those with sensitive tummies. Disclaimer: I am not a veterinarian or pet nutritionist. I am just sharing my personal experience making treats for…

25 Memorial Day Recipes

Memorial Day Weekend is here! To help you with your picnic or outdoor bbq meal planning, I have included 25 easy, mouthwatering recipes to help you celebrate the start of summer! Memorial Day across most of the U.S. signifies the start of summer. However, Memorial Day in South Texas is hot. Our summer usually starts…

Brown Sugar Meatloaf

This Brown Sugar Meatloaf recipe is the best meatloaf ever! It is even better than Mom’s meatloaf with its brown sugar, onion soup mix, Worcestershire and hot sauce! What Is Meatloaf? To me meatloaf was a comfort food staple in our Southern household growing up. We had it for dinner once a week. However, for…

Strawberry Upside Down Cake

Strawberry Upside Down Cake is a sweet strawberry dessert, made with fresh strawberries, and a made from scratch light yellow cake, that makes a beautiful presentation. It’s strawberry season. Are you looking for ways to use up fresh strawberries? This Strawberry Upside Down Cake is my latest favorite Strawberry Dessert, and looking at my blog,…

Strawberry Dump Cake

Strawberry Dump Cake is the easiest 3-ingredient dessert you will ever make. Just dump 3 ingredients into a baking dish for a strawberry dessert that is more like a cobbler than a cake. This cake is one of those super easy Dessert Recipes that even the kids can make by themselves. The cool thing is…

Instant Pot Salisbury Steak

Instant Pot Salisbury Steak with an oni0n and mushroom gravy makes a quick and easy pressure cooker comfort food dinner that is ready in 30 minutes. What Is Salisbury Steak? Salisbury steak is not steak at all. It is a well-seasoned ground beef patty that traditionally is cooked on top of the stove in a…

Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup

Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup is a delicious, hearty, budget-friendly soup made with a ham bone or ham hock, or chopped ham, and dried beans (no soaking required) with lots of seasonings in your pressure cooker. What is great about Ham and Bean Soup? There is no better comfort food than Ham and Bean…

Instant Pot Corned Beef And Cabbage

It is an Irish American tradition to serve Corned Beef And Cabbage for St Patrick’s Day, and the best way to cook it is in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker because the corned beef comes out incredibly tender and juicy and the vegetables are perfectly cooked. Instant Pot Corned Beef And Cabbage While it…

Instant Pot Beef Stew (With A Secret Ingredient)

This Instant Pot Beef Stew (With A Secret Ingredient) is the BEST beef stew with fork-tender beef, potatoes, and vegetables in a rich, savory gravy that is ready in an hour. Beef Stew Makes A Perfect Cold Weather Dinner We have had a cold and rainy winter and on my birthday this year, I wanted the…

Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast

Instant Pot Mississippi Pot Roast takes the easy, zesty, favorite Southern comfort food pot roast and makes it easier and faster in the Instant Pot. What Is Mississippi Pot Roast? If you have tried my Crock Pot Chuck Roast, you are going to love this zesty Southern version of a Post Roast for two reasons. The…

Cajun Braised Chicken Thighs

These Cajun Braised Chicken Thighs, are tender, moist, and juicy chicken thighs, with a zesty chicken gravy, that make a hearty, rustic, spicy comfort food meal, especially when served over rice or mashed potatoes. What Are Cajun Braised Chicken Thighs? Cajun Braised Chicken Thighs takes ordinary chicken thighs and seasons them with a zesty Cajun or…

Marinated Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas

These Marinated Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas, or Fajitas De Pollo in Spanish, are spicy, smoky, sizzling hot strips of chicken breast served with sliced red and green bell peppers, and sautéed onions in flour tortillas. What Are Chicken Fajitas? The first sentence of this article accurately describes chicken fajitas. Chicken Fajitas are strips of chicken…

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake

Cherry Pineapple Dump Cake is an easy 6-ingredient cake, with cherry pie filling, crushed pineapple, and cake mix, which is more like a cherry cobbler than a cake. What is a Dump Cake? A Dump Cake is an easy Dessert Recipe that gets its name from the fact that you “dump” all ingredients into one…