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We sometimes add in grilled chicken or even leftover taco meat if we have it (and top it with a dollop of sour cream and salsa).Cowboy Caviar as a Meal I’ve been serving Cowboy Caviar at parties pretty much forever. It is one dish everyone raves about and it’s pretty healthy (if you don’t count the tortilla chips because it’s all about balance over here). I know how well loved my Cowboy Caviar recipe is and I really wanted to find a way to turn it into a complete meal (because really, I just want to eat it with a spoon)....

These easy crab cakes can be served as a snack or appetizer or even as a main dish with a nice fresh Cucumber Dill Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette! If you are looking for an easy and delicious recipe to impress your guests, look no further, this Crab Cake Recipe is always a winner. These crab cakes are so juicy and full of fresh flavors from the lemon zest and fresh herbs (parsley or cilantro), that the are irresistible....

Air Fryer Buffalo Wings come out just as crisp as deep-fried without the mess, splatter, and added fat with deep-frying oil. We do think that an air fryer is magical and makes the best ever wings! Serve with a side of ranch dressing or blue cheese dressing and some celery sticks for a snack that rivals any pub! Why You’ll Love These Hot, freshly cooked air fryer buffalo chicken wings are extra crisp in the air fryer without added fat from deep frying....

There is nothing quite like warm, flaky, buttermilk biscuits served fresh from the oven! With just a handful of pantry ingredients and some butter & buttermilk, these biscuits are easy to master. Spread each one with sweet homemade jam, honey, butter, or smother in sausage gravy. Did you enjoy this Buttermilk Biscuits Recipe? Be sure to leave a comment and a rating below! Why We Love Buttermilk Biscuits Pantry ingredients: These biscuits have such simple ingredients, most are probably already in the pantry....

This pizza dough recipe makes a traditional crust is sturdy enough to hold your favorite toppings! It’s delicious with a slight chew, just the way a pizza crust should be! Ingredients WATER The water should be warm but not hot. If you have a thermometer, you want the water to be about 110°F. YEAST This recipe uses active dry yeast. You can use instant yeast (or rapid rise) in this recipe as well, skip letting it sit in the water in this recipe if using instant yeast....

Peanut butter cookies and chocolate chips are baked in the microwave with a spot of milk for a quickie cake that is melt-in-your-mouth delish! What is a Mug Cake? Mug cakes are so amazing because they are an easy single-serving cake. This treat is mixed together in a mug and “baked” in the microwave for a sweet treat in minutes. This version uses cookies instead of flour and egg for a shortcut!...

To make the process of choosing the perfect dressing easier we have gathered some of our best salad dressing recipes for you. Homemade Dressings are the Best Homemade dressings are by far healthier than their store-bought counterpart as they’re made with less sodium and fewer unpronounceable ingredients. They are quick and easy to make, most are less than 5 minutes. Most of these easy salad dressing recipes call for simple ingredients that you have on hand!...

Serve these beef tips over mashed potatoes or even rice or pasta for the perfect meal! Why We Love this Recipe There are so many reasons to love this recipe. It’s an inexpensive way to feed your family, it’s easy to prepare, and is hearty and delicious. This recipe is sure to become a family favorite in no time! The meat is extra tender and the gravy is so rich and flavorful....

This recipe is incredibly easy to prepare with a blender style but it can also be made on the stovetop too! This quick recipe makes the classic sauce a cinch to prepare. What is Hollandaise Sauce? Hollandaise sauce is one of the five classic “mother” sauces in cooking. The other four are Bechamel, Veloute, Espagnole, and Tomato. But no need to go to cooking school to ace this sauce, it’s a lot easier than it seems!...

This is a rich buttery sauce great over veggies like asparagus, pasta, or even meat. You can add in your favorite flavors from truffle oil to lemon. Creamy, and velvety smooth, this sauce up-levels any recipe from ordinary to extraordinary! What is Beurre Blanc? This is a sauce I learned to make while taking classes at our local culinary school (we served it over salmon). What I love about it is that it’s relatively easy to make but tastes fancy....

Wherever it shows up, this Lemon Meringue Pie is sure to disappear in record time! A Classic Pie Recipe Lemon is always a hit around our place. We love it in any form — pie, bars, breads, lemon poppy seed muffins, in sweet dishes or savory! Often when we think lemon we think Spring and Summer because of the sunshiney color, but lemons are actually great all through the winter (which is when they’re in season!...

Snacks, like sour patch grapes or even a vanilla pudding fruit salad, are family favorites. They are so easy to make and the kids love to help! What’s In a Dirt Cup? That’s what’s so fun about this recipe! Using the same basic ingredients as pudding, cookie crumbs, and gummies you can assemble them individually in any size cups. Or, spread over a cake and create a worms ‘n dirt cake!...

They are often seen on menus and served with risotto, long-grain brown rice, or even on a bed of sautéed spinach. This one-pan wonder comes together in mere minutes, and with just a few ingredients, too. An Easy Entree We love this recipe because even a home chef can cook a gourmet meal. They aren’t hard to make, you just want to be sure that you don’t overcook them! While bacon wrapped scallops are great for an appetizer, these elegant scallops are the perfect main dish....

No need to watch over a skillet and flip pancakes over and over again. Instead, this is a fun version of a real pancake recipe, only these sheet pan pancakes are baked and cut into squares any size. This is so simple, it’ll be everyone’s new favorite breakfast food! What are Sheet Pan Pancakes? As much as we love pancakes and homemade waffles, they’re difficult to feed a crowd as you need to make them one by one....

A quick and easy appetizer that can be made ahead of time! This Stuffed Mushrooms recipe is filled with a rich cream cheese filling and topped with bread crumbs. They’re baked until juicy and golden brown on top. Add them to your appetizer table or bake them to serve alongside a steak dinner! An Easy Stuffed Mushroom Recipe Stuffed mushrooms are delicious and can be filled with almost anything!They’re really easy to make, the filling in this recipe is quick to prepare....

It is perfect on pasta but also makes a great dipping sauce for bread, veggies, and a brush-on-marinade for meat! Stir it into a bit of mayonnaise for a delicious dip! What is Pesto? Pesto originated in Italy and is made with basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts (or walnuts or almonds) salt, and a hard cheese like Parmesan or pecorino romano. We love to make this in big batches and freeze in ice cube trays to add an extra pop of flavor when making pasta sauce or using it to make pasta salads for summer (or even adding it to Caprese salad or bruschetta)!...

Mashed potatoes are literally the perfect comfort food! Whether you’re eating them in a casserole, as a potato cake or as my favorite mashed potato bombs snack I just can’t get enough of them! Of course, mashed potatoes are really great on their own but just a few simple ingredients takes this dish from good to completely amazing! I leave a little bit of skin on the potatoes because, not only does it look good, but it adds a both great taste and texture....

This easy steak marinade adds lots of flavor while making steaks extra tender. The result is a steakhouse quality steak without the hefty price tag. Try it on flank or skirt steak, strip loin, or sirloin! Even a few dashes can be added to hamburger patties before they go on the grill! Any store-bought vinaigrette-style dressing can serve as a marinade, but a homemade steak marinade recipe has so much more flavor!...

If you love Enchiladas and you love dip, then you’ll LOVE this Beef Enchilada Dip! Made with ground beef, the secret ingredient is refried beans which makes it gorgeously creamy and dip-like. The Genesis of This Enchilada Dip As the cook, I declare it my right to do as much taste testing as I deem “necessary”. The problem, however, is that when I’m making Beef Enchiladas, the amount of taste testing I do of the fragrant creamy filling is far more than necessary....

Everyone loves mashed potatoes, they’re the perfect comfort food and they welcome additions like garlic and of course cream cheese. Serve with a sprinkle of chives and some butter and watch them disappear! Easy and Delish! Potato casseroles like scalloped potatoes are a favorite but we love these because they’re fast to make. Not only is it great to make-ahead, you need just a few simple ingredients to put this together....