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…
Holiday
Flavor Mosaic recipes that are often served on specific holidays, such as Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Valentine's Day, etc.
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 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…
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…
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,…
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…
Easter Dinner Menu Ideas
These Easter Dinner Menu Ideas include traditional Southern family Easter recipes for a complete amazing Easter dinner that includes an appetizer, main dish, side dishes, and desserts that your whole family will love. Are you planning your Easter Dinner menu? If so, you are in luck because today I’m sharing 21 of our favorite…
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…
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…
Instant Pot Taco Soup
This easy Instant Pot Taco Soup, made with ground beef, chicken, or turkey, and loaded with Mexican taco flavors like chipotle, and can be ready in 30 minutes, and topped with your favorite taco toppings! Today, I’m sharing Instant Pot Taco Soup, one of my family’s favorite Instant Pot Soup Recipes, and one of many…
Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas
These Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas make the BEST Black Eyed Peas you ever laid your taste buds on. Cooked with andouille sausage, bacon, onions, garlic, herbs, and spices, you’ll want these good luck black-eyed peas not only for New Years Day but any time during the year! What Are Black Eyed Peas? According to…
Easy Grasshopper Pie
With only 7 ingredients, this no-bake Grasshopper Pie is sweet, minty, chocolatey and delicious, without alcohol, and is the easiest grasshopper pie you will ever make. What Is Grasshopper Pie? When I told my nephew that I was making a grasshopper pie for one of our holiday desserts, he got a puzzled look on his face,…
Instant Pot Red Beans And Rice
Want a taste of New Orleans, but don’t want to wait all day? Instant Pot Red Beans And Rice to the rescue. This recipe has all the zesty flavor of the andouille sausage, red beans, onions, peppers, celery, spices, and rice, but is ready in under an hour! If you soak the red beans overnight,…
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes are pressure cooked perfectly for a moist, fluffy, delicious “baked” sweet potato every time. Pressure Cooking sweet potatoes is so fast and easy, you can serve them any time, not just for holidays. Delicious Sweet Potatoes As you can tell by all of our sweet potato recipes, we love sweet potatoes…
Old Fashioned Chess Pie
This Old Fashioned Chess Pie is a simple, classic, authentic Southern custard pie recipe with cornmeal that makes an absolutely delicious dessert. What is Chess Pie? Chess Pie is a simple pie made with eggs, butter, sugar, and milk that is an iconic dessert most commonly associated with the American Southern states. How Did Chess…
Fried Cabbage With Bacon
Fried Cabbage With Bacon, with tender cabbage and savory bacon, makes a quick and easy, super flavorful Southern side dish for any meal, especially for St. Patrick’s Day. Why You’ll Love This Fried Cabbage With Bacon Recipe While this is a perfect side dish for St Patrick’s Day, I serve Fried Cabbage With Bacon all year…
Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce
Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce is a homemade cranberry sauce with orange juice, made with fresh cranberries, but pressure cooked in an Instant Pot instead of cooked on top of the stove. It is so delicious that you’ll never eat canned cranberry sauce again. Homemade Cranberry Sauce Over Canned Cranberry Sauce This Homemade Instant Pot Cranberry…
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes
Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes are creamy, cheesy and taste absolutely heavenly. What makes them even better is that this is the quickest and easiest way to make them. Why You’ll Love This Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes Recipe I love these Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes for all the reasons listed below. They have such a great…
Instant Pot Chicken And Wild Rice Soup
Instant Pot Chicken And Wild Rice Soup is a hearty, comforting, and creamy chicken soup made easy in the Instant Pot with chicken, wild rice blend, and lots of vegetables. Why Make This Instant Pot Chicken And Wild Rice Soup Recipe? While I love all my Instant Pot Soup Recipes, like my Chicken Tortilla Soup,…
