Mac and cheese is great because it can be served for a quick lunch, but also at a fancy dinner. And bonus, this macaroni and cheese is all made in one pot! I can’t stress enough how easy this mac and cheese is to make, and how delicious it tastes. Our macaroni and cheese is made in one pot in…
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Sherbet punch with ginger ale is the perfect party punch for your next baby shower, wedding shower, summer party, or random Tuesday afternoon! If you love a sherbet punch recipe with ginger ale, then this Sherbet Punch is just what you need! It’s been served at nearly every holiday party, baby shower, wedding shower, and large gathering in our family for the past…
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If you’re looking for a healthy, filling and delicious dinner, this turkey chili is exactly what you need! Turkey chili is one of my favorite chili recipes. I love turkey chili because there’s no guilt! Made with ground turkey breast, beans, veggies, and spices it comes together quickly and is great for last minute meals. Serve the turkey chili with…
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This spice rub recipe is the perfect simple way to season your meat and vegetables. It’s also super easy to modify our spice rub to create all different flavors! This spice rub goes well on just about everything! You’re probably going to look at the ingredients and say to yourself, ‘really?’ – But yes! Really! This basic spice rub recipe…
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If you’re in the mood for a coffee smoothie, but don’t want to blow your diet out of the water, this easy coffee smoothie recipe is just the thing for you! Our banana coffee smoothie is ridiculously easy to make and super delicious. I was worried the smoothie would have an overwhelming banana flavor, but not at all! I’m not…
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Baked Chicken is simple to make and is great to have ready for anything. Eat baked chicken on it’s own or add it to another recipe! If you’ve been reading this site for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed a running theme. Easy. Simple. No fuss. The fact of the matter is that I love to cook, but the…
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A baked sweet potato is delicious! We will teach you how to bake sweet potatoes with this simple guide and they’ll be perfect every time! A baked sweet potato is one of my favorite treats. I learned how to bake sweet potatoes a few years ago and have nailed down the perfect process. And bonus it’s really simple to bake…
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Roasted asparagus is so simple to make and is both healthy and delicious. Oven roasted asparagus is a great addition to almost any meal! Roasted asparagus is a summer favorite in our family. I learned this when one summer we had a barbecue and my friend Meaghan oven roasted asparagus for us! Ever since then we’ve been making roasting asparagus…
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Key Lime Pie is the ultimate summer dessert recipe. Sweet, tart, light and refreshing; don’t let Labor Day come and go without making this key lime pie recipe! Key lime pie is a classic summer treat in Florida and folks are always astonished when they see just how easy it is to prepare a delicious key lime pie recipe. Four…
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This Baked Tortellini is an easy and delicious dinner idea for your family. This was originally a partnered effort with Mama Loves Food and Barilla. All content and opinions are my own. One of the things that I really enjoy as a food blogger is that it forces me to continually try new things and introduce different foods to my family….
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Banana recipes are a favorite in our house! Naturally sweet and delicious, bananas are the perfect fruit to cook with. Before we get into all our banana recipes, did you know a banana is actually considered a berry? Bananas are low in calories, high in potassium and one of my favorite fruits to keep on hand. They are so versatile!…
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This Honey Sriracha Chicken recipe combines the complimentary flavors of honey and sriracha to make a delicious chicken. Honey sriracha chicken for the WIN! Apologies, apologies, for the lack of pictures! I know it is so completely unlike me (maybe refreshingly), but we made this Honey Sriracha Chicken for dinner tonight and it was so delicious that I just had to…
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Fish tacos are an easy and delicious dinner idea, this fish taco recipe is a great addition to your dinner meal plan! Fish tacos are one of my very favorite meals. I first discovered fish tacos on an impromptu trip to the beach, and have since had my very favorite ever fresh fish tacos on a visit to Costa Maya…
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Pico de Gallo, or sometimes referred to as fresh salsa, is one of the most delicious things you can add to a meal. Don’t wait for Taco Tuesday, make it now! Can we just talk for a minute about how gorgeous fresh pico de gallo is? I mean, I’m not sure whether to frame it or eat it. Okay, that’s…
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Bruschetta made with fresh tomatoes, basil, and olive oil is the ultimate bright and yummy appetizer. Everyone will want the recipe! Bruschetta historically refers to a toasted Italian bread drenched in olive oil and served with garlic or tomatoes, but these days most folks are referring to just the topping when they talk about bruschetta. I mean, bread is great and…
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Pumpkin chili is the perfect fall recipe. Pumpkin chili is easy to make and tastes amazing! Do you ever have one of those recipes that you just *know* will work, but everything time you try to make it, something’s just a little off? Pumpkin Chili has been that recipe for me. I’ve made this over and over again, with okay…
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This Pot Roast is deeply rich and flavorful, the perfect easy meal for a blustery afternoon. Pot Roast! Happy Fall Y’all! Who’s ready for this pot roast recipe?! Okay, so I’m not a fan of Daylight Savings, but other than that I basically fan girl over all things Fall. Pumpkin spice? YAS! Apple cider? YAS! S’mores by the campfire? YAS!…
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Hollandaise sauce is so easy to make with this blender method and will add a delicious rich and creamy flavor to your meats, veggies, and eggs! This hollandaise sauce made in the blender is a game changer. My children can sense when I’m about to do something that takes concentration or precision. So, it would be futile to try and…
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Crockpot Corn Chowder is an easy, gluten-free and DELICIOUS soup! You’re going to love this potato corn chowder! Crockpot corn chowder is a family favorite! As soon as the weather dips below 75 degrees (what, that’s cold in Florida!), we get this potato corn chowder in the slow cooker! It’s ridiculously easy to make and one of my family’s favorites. The great…
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Mashed potatoes will be your go to side dish after trying this amazing mashed potatoes recipe! Mashed Potatoes are something I love so dearly. And I’m fortunate that my husband and kids love them too, so we enjoy mashed potatoes year round, not just during the holidays. This mashed potatoes recipe is super simple and makes the most decadently deliciously…
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This collection of Casserole Recipes is perfect for dinner, meal planning, baby-prep, and any time you want to have a simple homemade meal! We all love casseroles. Whether because they’re quick and easy or because you can feed an army, casseroles are the best. They are easily portable and make great dishes for a potluck, or are the perfect meal…
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Fruit pizza is such a fun and beautiful dessert. We made our fruit pizza recipe with strawberries, raspberries, blue berries and cream cheese icing. Fruit pizza is such a versatile recipe, we used as snickerdoodle crust and cream cheese frosting topped with fresh berries. Choose fruit and berries that fit the season and occasion! Serve your fruit pizza at a…
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Making bacon in the oven is the only way to have perfectly crispy and delicious bacon without any hassle. Baking bacon for the win! Discovering how to make bacon in the oven has been one of my all time favorite cooking hacks. As someone who looooves bacon but is not a fan of the clinging cloying smell from frying it, this…
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Cobb Salad is a healthy protein filled dinner idea full of delicious meats and veggies. Cobb salad is one of my favorite things to order at a restaurant. It’s great as a standalone meal or delicious with a big bowl of hot soup. I think it goes especially well with tomato soup. Mmmmm. Our cobb salad recipe is pretty classic…
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This pizza dough recipe makes a simple and deliciously chewy homemade pizza dough that will be an instant hit at your house! We’ve been making this pizza dough recipe for over a decade and haven’t changed a thing about it. Before we had kids, we would invite friends over after work to do make-your-own pizzas and we’ve now continued the…
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Carrot Cake Cookies are such a fun and easy treat – we use a box cake mix and cream cheese frosting for a simple and delicious carrot cake cookie! Carrot cake cookies are a spring staple! We make ours with cream cheese icing, which you can put in the middle whoopie pie style or just dollop on top. These cookies…
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Roasted brussel sprouts are easy to make and taste great – with only a few ingredients they’re the perfect healthy addition to your dinner menu! I love roasted brussel sprouts so much, but until recently we didn’t eat them often because my husband claimed to hate them. Well guess what – it turns out he had never tried them! So…
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This egg salad is the best egg salad recipe, and the only one you’ll ever need! Egg salad is such a yummy and easy recipe – if you follow these simple instructions for how to make egg salad you will always have the best egg salad sandwiches. We used these instant pot hard boiled eggs in our egg salad, but…
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Instant pot hard boiled eggs are super quick and simple to make and they are so easy to peel! We already know how to make the best ever hard boiled eggs the classic way, but now that the instapot has taken us all by storm, how about learning how to make instant pot hard boiled eggs! My kids love when…
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Cucumber tomato salad is one of my favorite super simple side dishes. Only a few simple ingredients it makes a great healthy snack too! Cucumber tomato salad is such a simple salad recipe, but it tastes so great. If you grow tomatoes and cucumbers in your garden, it’s a no brainer. But if you’re me and only able to successfully…
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Our Chili Recipe (No Beans) is the perfect chili recipe made with beef and pork. If you love chili, but don’t love beans, this Chili Recipe (No Beans) is the perfect solution! We serve it with a green salad and sweet cornbread! Chili without beans is perfect for folks who are doing avoiding grains or gluten, and is even whole30 compliant…
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This Simple Cream Frosting only takes a couple ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen! Growing up I was not a fan of cream cheese frosting. And then, as an adult (just a few years ago), I actually tried it and oh em gee. Life changed! It’s funny how actually tasting something can change your thinking. Hah! I…
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This Black Bean Soup only uses three ingredients and a couple spices, put our black bean soup recipe on your menu plan for Taco Tuesday, or Wednesday, or any day that ends in ‘Y’! When I made this black bean soup, my son, Casey, told me he didn’t like black beans and ‘no thank you.’ Then he tried it, and…
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Macaroni salad is a classic recipe for barbecues and picnics. This macaroni salad recipe is by far the best ever and will be a hit wherever you bring it! Our macaroni salad is made with mayonnaise, dijon mustard, and bacon. It’s always the first side dish to go when we take it to a potluck. I like to serve it…
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Poached eggs are delicious and healthy – and if you know these few simple tricks for how to poach an egg, they’re so easy to make! When I first learned how to make poached eggs, I was so excited because they’re one of my favorite breakfast foods! I love a poached egg on toast with hollandaise sauce and a side of…
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This Carrot Cake recipe starts with a spice cake mix and ends in pure delight. We use real carrots in our carrot cake and finish with a delicious cream cheese icing! Carrot cake is so delicious and just screams “Spring is here! Hurrah!” This ridiculously simple carrot cake recipe uses a box of spice cake mix and fresh carrots to…
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Refrigerator Pickles are a simple pickle recipe made with vinegar, dill, and garlic. This no boil pickle recipe will become a family favorite in no time! Refrigerator Pickles remind me of growing up in south Florida. I was raised in the land of the Jewish deli (oh, how I love a good Jewish deli) where they would always put a…
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Greek yogurt pancakes are delicious, easy to make, and full of healthy protein to make you feel good about breakfast. Our Greek yogurt pancakes were actually a bit of a happy accident! Aunt Tracey was visiting (remember the bacon parmesan crackers?!) and we ran out of ingredients for regular pancakes, so we raided the pantry and fridge to make these!…
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Lazy Lasagna One Pot Lasagna is a busy parent’s dream come true. Toss all the ingredients into your dutch oven and bake – you don’t even have to precook the noodles! We make our lazy lasagna – one pot lasagna with Italian meatballs and like to serve it with two minute garlic knots and some steamed or roasted broccoli. If…
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If you’re looking for a home remedy for cough, our all natural lemon honey ginger syrup is the perfect solution! This home remedy for cough is not only simple to make, but it’s also all natural and delicious. Honey, lemon, and ginger come together to make a soothing cough syrup or tea base. We all wish we knew how to…
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We’ve been talking about this Substitute for Cooking Spray for a couple years now, and finally made a batch live! Whoohoo! Our homemade pan release is easy to make and works like magic! The trick to a good substitute for cooking spray is adding flour. You know how your grandma used to butter, then flour the insides of the cake…
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Chili Pot Pie is a super easy and delicious dinner idea. Use leftover chili or even canned chili to get a hot and flavorful dinner on the table quick! Chili pot pie is a great meal idea! Chili is one of those foods that we pretty much always have around. Whether it’s our Wendy’s Copycat Chili, my personal favorite –…
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Crispy Chicken Thighs are started on the stove top and finished in the oven to make a deliciously simple but addicting chicken dish. These crispy chicken thighs are such a big hit in our house. We like to serve crispy baked chicken thighs with roasted carrots and broccoli slaw. There are never leftovers! Crispy Chicken Thighs Ingredients Chicken –…
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This Rainbow Cake is so easy to make and perfect for St. Patrick’s Day, Pride Day, or any day you’re feeling bright and cheerful! Rainbow Cake is happy cake. Seriously, just having this cake in my kitchen put such a smile on my face. There are a lot of rainbow cake recipes out there, but this one is so simple…
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This Blue Cheese Dressing is super creamy, super chunky, super delicious, and super easy to make! I can’t believe it took me so long to make my own blue cheese dressing. Oh my goodness, you guys, this blue cheese dressing recipe is 100% amazingly delicious perfection. My mother-in-law and I keep sneaking spoonfuls out of the jar. You know I’m…
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Lemon cookies are a delicious and quick treat to make! We use cake mix for a super simple recipe. Lemon cookies are one of our favorite quick cookie recipes. If you love these lemon cookies, you’ll also want to try our nutella cookies, our peanut butter cookies, and our ginger cookies! These Lemon Cookies article were originally developed for Disney’s Big…
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Minestrone Soup is a classic Italian vegetable soup. Super filling with potatoes and pasta, and super healthy with lots of yummy vegetables! There are few meals that please my entire giant family of seven, but this minestrone soup recipe does the trick! We like to make a big batch at the beginning of the week and enjoy it for lunch…
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Orange Cake is so easy to make, we start with a box mix and use whole navel oranges to make the most moist and amazing orange cake recipe! I’m so excited about this orange cake! You know I love love love cake, so when I was in the market recently and saw a gorgeous display of oranges, it reminded me…
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Asparagus Soup is easy to make and the perfect yummy addition to your dinner menu. Make it cream of asparagus soup or without cream! Asparagus soup may not be as popular are our Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup, but I truly think it’s the unsung hero of our repertoire. Make it creamy or not creamy, and it’s still so delicious….
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Enchilada Casserole is a delicious easy to make dinner that can be prepared ahead and frozen for convenience. We make ours a chicken enchilada casserole with red enchilada sauce and lots of cheese. Enchilada casserole is one of the first recipes I made and published here way back in 2009. And while it’s undergone some revisions for simplification, the end…
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