Serve this creamy homemade mac and cheese with a fresh tossed salad, some garlic bread, and roasted broccoli for the perfect rounded meal! How to Make Stove Top Mac and Cheese This stovetop mac and cheese is the creamiest version! The secret to this recipe is that the pasta is boiled in milk (which means only one pot for easy clean up). It’s as easy as 1,2,3! Combine milk, garlic powder, butter, and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil....
This dessert is best made ahead of time making it the perfect holiday treat! A Homemade Pie Two Ways Banana cream pie is a staple in my kitchen (along with a classic apple pie). I’ve made it several ways including from scratch with egg yolks, from scratch with whole eggs and an easy shortcut recipe. Originally this recipe was posted with the egg yolk version and was later updated to include the whole egg version....
A perfect one-pot creamy sauce served over noodles is the best end to a busy day at work or school. Made with ground beef and cream of mushroom soup, this dish is full of savory flavors and ready in 30 mins! Why We Love This Recipe Mushroom Stroganoff is an easy recipe made with pantry staples, no special trip to the grocery store required! This budget-friendly meal is really easy to prep and is on the table in about 30 minutes....
Baked Pie crusts is great for Chocolate Silk Pie or an Ultimate Coconut Cream Pie! What Is Blind Baking? Don’t be afraid of the word ‘blind bake.’ It simply means baking a pie crust empty. It’s mostly so a cold filling like chocolate pudding, mousse or pastry cream, and fresh fruit (like in a strawberry pie) can be poured inside and then chilled. Why Blind Bake? It is perfect when making a filling that is pre-cooked or made on the the stove top, and a critical step when creating a no bake pie....
The sun is shining, the weather is getting warmer and it’s all about easy no bake desserts, especially no bake cheesecake, like No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake and No Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake! I don’t know anyone who likes having the oven going when it’s crazy hot outside! This No Bake Oreo Cheesecake is an easy no bake cheesecake recipe that takes basically no time to put together and is gone in about the same amount of time....
These tasty muffins are extra moist and jam packed with flavor. We love this recipe because carrot muffins are sweet and delicious. It’s a great beginner recipe for young cooks in the kitchen, and the results do not disappoint! Bake them up in just a few steps and have muffins all week long! These easy muffins have a wholesome, mildly sweet flavor with a moist texture that’s cake-like; this recipe is definitely a keeper!...
This creamy potato soup recipe is a cozy meal that anyone can master! Filling, flavorful, and easy to make, creamy potato soup is loaded with delicious ingredients like bacon and sharp cheddar cheese. It promises to chase away all the chills! Cozy & Creamy Potato Soup! Budget-friendly and hearty, this soup is a great meal for lunch or dinner.Simple and ready in minutes with potatoes and other ingredients I always have on hand (like onion, flour, milk and broth)....
The perfect green bean casserole homemade from scratch! Fresh Green Bean Casserole No turkey dinner feast would be complete without mashed potatoes, gravy and of course a yummy green bean casserole! My family looks forward to this fabulous side dish every year! Tender green beans cooked in a creamy mushroom sauce and topped a crisp Panko topping and cheddar cheese; so many family favorite ingredients all put together in one dish!...
For all of the ways to prepare an egg, fried eggs are a favorite (along with poached). Below I share my favorite tips (and cook times) for the perfect fried egg every time! Ways to Fry an Egg Eggs are a superfood and are loaded with essential nutrients. Two eggs will fill you up, have lots of protein, and clock in at only 150 calories! Eggs can be fried a few different ways:...
This salad reminds me of my favorite Millionaire Pie recipe with a deliciously tart cranberry twist! Cranberry Salad Cranberry salad is called a salad but it’s not really salad at all (kind of like Watergate Salad or Strawberry Banana Salad). It’s almost more like a dessert salad but we always serve it on the side of our turkey dinner, like Ambrosia Salad. Regardless what you call it, my family loves this easy cranberry salad!...
Bake up a batch of these delightfully delicious banana bars with cream cheese frosting and watch them disappear! Banana bars are extra moist and packed with banana flavor and pecans. They’re topped off with a buttery cream cheese frosting for the perfect bite. This recipe has been sponsored by Challenge Butter. Frosting for Banana Bars We love cream cheese frosting with bananas (we spread it on our fluffy banana cake too)....
Slice into strips and serve with tortillas and your favorite toppings for a meal everyone will love! What is Carne Asada? I can never get enough Mexican food; from tacos and burritos to fresh pico de gallo and of course this recipe! Carne asada translates to “grilled beef” and in this recipe, it is marinated in a flavorful citrus mixture. Carne Asada Marinade The key to a tender carne asada is the marinade (and slicing the beef properly, more on tht below)....
We serve this easy Hamburger Soup with a fresh green salad and some crusty bread for the perfect meal! I love a good soup as a weeknight meal. Hearty soups are satisfying & simple and they are loaded with vegetables and healthy ingredients! Soup is the perfect cool weather food or delicious weeknight dinner! You can make them totally low cal like a Weight Loss Vegetable Soup, nice and hearty like a Chicken Wild Rice Soup or rich and creamy like a Slow Cooker Corn Chowder!...
Chuck roast is slow-cooked in beef broth and onions until perfectly melt in your mouth tender. It’s set on a crusty roll and dipped in the juices for the perfect sandwich! Ingredients BREAD French Dip sandwiches scream for baguette-style French rolls. I love a crusty roll with a bit of chew plus it softens when dipped without falling apart. Truthfully, any bread that is dense enough to hold all the meat and dipping into the au jus will do just as well!...
My family loves fruit desserts like Rhubarb Crisp and Strawberry Pie but sometimes I just need my chocolate fix! Light, creamy, rich, and chocolatey, this easy chocolate pudding recipe goes perfectly with fruit or on its own! How to Make Chocolate Pudding This chocolate pudding recipe takes no time at all on the stovetop, and then a quick chill while you’re eating dinner and voila! Homemade chocolate pudding can be made in advance and stored in the fridge until you’re ready to enjoy it....
Boiled Corn on the Cob is a summertime staple, and with this method, it’s super easy to prepare. Tender, juicy, and sweet. Whether you cut the kernels off the corn, eat it in rows, or munch away randomly, corn on the cob with this classic summer side is always a favorite with a little butter and salt. A Summertime Staple This is the perfect way to enjoy a fresh (or frozen) ear of corn....
One pot is all it takes to prep and cook this belly warming meal. Serve it with a side salad and some crusty bread for dipping. A Flavorful Favorite Split Pea Soup is a hearty entrée soup that we love. It’s such a great way to use up that leftover ham from any occasion. We love this recipe because it makes a traditional split pea soup recipe super quick without sacrificing flavor!...
If you’re anything like me, you’re probably in no mood to turn on the oven right now. Even with the air conditioning set a few degrees cooler than my wallet is comfortable with, a 350 degree oven quickly warms up the house and makes the kitchen too hot to bear. Recently I’ve been avoiding this by keeping my desserts as oven-free as possible and making a lot of refreshing, no-bake desserts....
Fresh summer zucchini, zesty tomato sauce, and tender chicken breasts are grilled until perfectly cooked and topped with melty mozzarella cheese. This is going to become your favorite summer meal! Chicken Parmesan Foil Packets are a super easy summer twist on a traditional Chicken Parmesan Recipe! You are going to love how simple both the preparation and the clean up are… and to top it off they are absolutely delicious!...
My kitchen is in a very busy state right now with a flurry of pumpkin recipes flying through. I have bought so many cans of pumpkin in the past few months that I alone may be largely responsible for keeping the pumpkin puree industry in business. The only problem with this is that, for a lot of my recipes, I don’t seem to end up using a whole entire can of pumpkin puree....
