Molasses Crinkle Cookies, AKA Molasses Crinkles, are soft, thick, spiced molasses cookies, covered in powdered sugar, and are delicious for the holidays or any day! You’ll love these molasses cookies because they are soft and chewy and crinkle-y and sweet because they are coated in two types of sugar. Why You’ll Love These Cookies If…
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Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are filled with marshmallow and topped with a satiny chocolate ganache and topped with a marshmallow and peppermint, or candy cane chips, and a candy cane “straw.” However, since this chocolate cupcake recipe is so versatile, you can make it not only for Christmas, but also for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Birthdays,…
Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies
Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies, with Buttercream Icing, are colorful, sweet, buttery shortbread thumbprint cookies, covered in red and green sprinkles and topped with either red, green, or white buttercream frosting! Make a batch of these Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies and get ready for a holiday party to break out. They are so cheerful and colorful…
50 Stellar Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes
We have 50 Stellar Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes, including everything from Appetizers, to Desserts, and everything in between. Thanksgiving will be a little different this year. Do you think there is only one way to prepare a Thanksgiving turkey, green bean casserole, or mashed potatoes? Think again. Whether you are preparing a large traditional Thanksgiving dinner…
Instant Pot Green Bean Casserole
Save time and oven space by making the traditional Green Bean Casserole in the Instant Pot. It is easy, delicious, and frees up precious oven space when preparing for a holiday dinner. I can’t believe Thanksgiving is just over 2 weeks away! This year Thanksgiving is going to be quite different due to the pandemic….
Broccoli Salad
Broccoli Salad is a perfect cold summer salad when trying to beat the summer heat by chillin’ at a backyard barbecue, picnic, or potluck, or as a favorite holiday side dish at Thanksgiving dinner. Broccoli Salad with dried cranberries, or Craisins, bacon, cheddar, and gouda tastes amazing! Add in red onions and walnuts and cover…
Leftover Ham and Broccoli Quiche
Leftover Ham and Broccoli Quiche is an easy and delicious quiche recipe to use up leftover holiday ham and is perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch! A rich creamy, cheesy and savory egg custard in a flaky pastry crust, this quiche recipe uses ham and broccoli as its fillings and cooks up easily in…
Creme Brûlée (Cranberry and White Chocolate)
Cranberry White Chocolate Creme Brûlée is a sweet and creamy white chocolate custard with cranberry sauce and topped with a crisp sugar coating for an impressive gourmet dessert! What is Creme Brulee? The typical homemade Creme Brûlée is a creamy vanilla custard topped with a crisp, a light golden caramelized sugar coating, that makes a…
Instant Pot Beef And Barley Soup
Instant Pot Beef And Barley Soup is a deliciously hearty, comforting soup or stew with tender bite-sized pieces of beef, whole-grain barley, carrots, onions, potatoes, and lots of vegetables! Why You’ll Love Beef And Barley Soup A big bowl of this hearty soup is like a beef stew in that it is rich and filling….
Homemade Green Bean Casserole
This Homemade Green Bean Casserole, a traditional green bean casserole that is made from scratch with fresh green beans and a homemade mushroom sauce and topped with french fried onions, will be a hit with your family and friends on Thanksgiving. I have been told by some members of my family that it is not…
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad, with apples, pomegranates, parmesan, and pecans, is drizzled with a sweet and tangy apple cider vinaigrette, is crunchy and delicious. This Salad makes a perfect Fall salad for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner or any holiday dinner. Years ago when My husband and I were first engaged we went out to visit…
Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli
Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli for the pressure cooker is easy, yummy, and makes the best beef and broccoli, better than Chinese take out or stir fry. If you are looking for a wholesome one-pot family dinner for a weeknight or anytime, then you will love this Instant Pot Beef And Broccoli because it makes…
Best Chicken Parmesan
This Classic Chicken Parmesan recipe makes the Best Chicken Parmesan with a pan-fried breaded chicken breast that is oven-baked with marinara and fresh mozzarella for a crispy chicken parmesan with melty cheese and a flavorful tomato-based marinara sauce. A couple of years ago, for fun, I attended a cooking class with a friend held by…
Tex Mex Enchiladas with Chili Gravy
Tex-Mex Enchiladas with Chili Gravy are cheese enchiladas covered with a beef chili con carne gravy, or enchilada sauce, and lots and lots of gooey cheddar cheese! I literally grew up eating Tex Mex enchiladas every week. Seriously, at school growing up in San Antonio, Texas, every Wednesday was “Enchilada Wednesday” and that was the…
Apple Cinnamon White Cake with Vanilla Glaze
Apple Cinnamon White Cake, or Apple Fritter Bread, is a luscious apple loaf cake with a sweet vanilla glaze. It tastes like an apple fritter but in a quick bread form. If I had to pick one (1) recipe that epitomizes the Fall season probably more than any other of the Fall Recipes, it would…
Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing is delicious with fresh baby spinach, hard boiled eggs, mushrooms, onions, and bacon, drizzled with a hot bacon dressing! I first tried Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing at a local restaurant in San Antonio. When I ordered it I thought it sounded good but I didn’t really quite…
Cookies And Cream Cookies
Cookies And Cream Cookies, also known as Oreo Cheesecake Cookies, combine Oreos and cream cheese to make a sweet, chocolatey cookie recipe that is sure to become a family favorite! When I was making my Holiday Baking List, I wanted to add a cookie recipe that was delicious but different than what I have made…
7 Cheap Crockpot Meals
7 Cheap Crockpot Meals are great when you have no money and no time! Yet they are all fabulously delicious, filling and wholesome! Crockpots (or Slow Cookers, if you prefer) are a fantastic time saver for a busy family. Throw the ingredients in the crockpot at the beginning of the day and when you return…
10 Low Carb Chicken Breast Recipes
These 10 Low Carb Chicken Breast Recipes are loaded with flavor but not with carbs so you can eat better and not feel guilty afterward. It is the age-old dilemma. I want to eat better but I don’t want to sacrifice on taste or feel hungry 15 minutes later. No worries! I am sharing below…
Blueberry Puff Pastry Danish With Cream Cheese Icing
This Blueberry Danish is made with fresh blueberries, blueberry jam or blueberry preserves, and puff pastry that is flaky and buttery and drizzled with a sweet lemon cream cheese icing! This Blueberry Puff Pastry Danish makes a delicious Breakfast Recipe to start your day or a sweet way to end the day as a Dessert….
Blackened Bang Bang Shrimp
I’m combining two of my all time favorite recipes, blackened shrimp with bang bang shrimp, into one fabulous dish for a mouthwatering dinner! You may recognize this variation of a copycat recipe from Bonefish Grill. If you can’t make it to the restaurant, then you will love this recipe. If you have never tried it…
Instant Pot Hot Dogs
Instant Pot Hot Dogs are the easiest way to fix hot dogs. Once you try it, you won’t prepare them them any other way. Perfect for parties, picnics, lunch, or game day! My husband is a huge baseball fan. He loves to go to the game. His dream is to travel across the country to…
Apple Dump Cake with Caramel Sauce
Apple Dump Cake with Caramel Sauce is the easiest and most delicious apple dessert or apple cobbler to make! It’s so easy even the kids can make it, and they’ll love it! This is an easy yet sweet and delicious Apple Cobbler that is drizzled with a warm, sweet caramel sauce and is made with…
Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta
Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta puts a delicious Mexican spin on traditional Chicken Cordon Bleu and turns it into chicken casserole. While we love traditional recipes, sometimes we like to tweak them to add bolder flavors since we enjoy a little more spice in our food. This Instant Pot Chipotle Chicken Cordon Bleu…