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An Alabama Slammer is the perfect refreshing cocktail. Made with only four ingredients, you will love this fruity and simple drink! Looking for the perfect cocktail? Look no further than my Alabama Slammer recipe! Made with ingredients that are easy to keep on hand, you are going to want to sip this for the rest…

This Breakfast Quesadilla is going to be your new favorite. With its secret sauce, it is the best breakfast around. Quesadillas are a favorite in our house. One of the things that makes them over the top good is my quesadilla sauce that I use in both our Beef Quesadillas and our Chicken Quesadillas. In…

Air Fryer Grilled Cheese is a dream come true! It is such an easy way to make a perfect grilled cheese every single time. No need to babysit it to make sure it doesn’t burn. Sometimes there isn’t anything better than a gooey grilled cheese sandwich. I always skip making them though because they can…

Corn Chowder is a delicious creamy soup recipe made from scratch that you will fall in love with. This recipe makes a great side dish, but is perfect as the star of your dinner show. If you have been hanging around Simple Joy for a bit, you know I have an intense love for soup.…

This Mandarin Orange Cake Recipe is the stuff of legends. You may have grown up calling it Pig Pickin Cake. Everyone who tries this cake needs the recipe and then is shocked by how few ingredients you need to make it. You only need SEVEN ingredients to make this orange pineapple cake, and that includes…

This Zucchini Soup is incredibly creamy and rich despite having absolutely no dairy in it. You will be blown away by how delicious this simple, healthy soup is. While I’m absolutely in denial that our summer is coming to a an end – it always goes way too fast – one thing I love about…

This Chicken Pesto Pasta is only six ingredients and is done in 25 minutes! The perfect easy weeknight meal the whole family will love. In our life, fast dinners are an absolute must. We have so many nights when we are trying to just throw together dinner the best we can in the midsts of…

This Bang Bang Shrimp is going to rock your world. Panko fried shrimp combined with perfect bang bang sauce will make you never want take out again. If you have ever been Bonefish Grill, you know how amazing and unique their Bang Bang Shrimp is. It is crazy good. I have great news for you…

This Creamy Instant Pot Spaghetti is a super easy dinner recipe done in a pressure cooker in about 30 minutes! My kids love this recipe, and will even gobble up cold left overs. This Instant Pot Spaghetti recipe has been on Simple Joy for some time and has gotten great reviews. It is very easy…

Crockpot Lasagna is a delicious slow cooker meal with the best sauce ever. Make this recipe and come home to an amazing and comforting dinner. I’m not sure if there is anything that says comfort food to me in the same way lasagna does. Noodles, delicious sauce, and cheese come together in a magical way…

This Pork Stir Fry recipe has a perfect, easy to make, stir fry sauce that smothers the most tender pork while giving you a great serving of vegetables. This 30 minute meal will become a family favorite! Thank you to Best Food Facts and the United Soybean Board for sponsoring this post! If you are…

This Gin and Tonic Recipe takes the classic cocktail to new heights with the perfect gin and tonic ratio. A refreshing cocktail made with only two ingredients, you will want to save this one and make it again and again. The botanical flavors of gin combined with crisp tonic water create an invigorating and light…