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09.05.2025
Apple Cider Cocktail
This Apple Cider Cocktail will be your favorite drink all fall long. Made with just four simple ingredients, this cocktail is easy to make and even easier to drink. I love a good themed cocktail, and this one is perfect for the autumn season. It tastes like you are sitting in a high-end bar and…
09.03.2025
Potato Leek Soup
This simple potato leek soup comes together with just a handful of ingredients for the most delicious side dish. Soup is one of my favorite things to make. I love how easy it is to create a recipe that is rich in flavor while still being made with really simple ingredients. I love that a…
09.01.2025
Meatloaf Sandwich
If you have leftover meatloaf, this meatloaf sandwich is the best solution. Made with simple ingredients that compliment the meatloaf perfectly, you will love this delicious take on a grilled cheese sandwich. If meatloaf is amazing comfort food, then a meatloaf sandwich is your new favorite recipe. This delicious sandwich combines leftover meatloaf, melty cheese,…
08.31.2025
Sushi Bowl
This Sushi Bowl is the perfect dinner if you are craving sushi. It has all of the amazing flavors without any of the hassle of rolling sushi. Our family loves sushi so much, but our wallet does not. This sushi bowl is the perfect answer. It is so simple to make and incredibly delicious. Plus…
08.30.2025
Amazing Caramel Apple Cheesecake
This amazing Caramel Apple Cheesecake is the ultimate fall dessert. It is layer upon layer of amazingness that you will devour. I have made some pretty delicious cheesecakes in my day. My beautiful berry cheesecake comes to the top of my mind. But this caramel apple cheesecake is the best cheesecake I’ve ever made. The…
08.29.2025
Pineapple Smoothie
My pineapple smoothie is the perfect easy snack. This filling smoothie is only four ingredients, but so delicious. Smoothies are such a great snack. They come together quickly with simple ingredients and bring lots of great nutrition to your diet. You will love this amazing pineapple smoothie. Smoothie Ingredients Just four simple ingredients are needed…
08.27.2025
Comforting Zuppa Toscana
Zuppa Toscana is a hearty soup recipe that will warm you to your very core. Flavors come together in the perfect way in this delicious comfort food. While you might know this soup from Olive Garden, this Tuscan soup has been around for ages. It features kale, sausage, and potatoes, making it an amazing and…
08.25.2025
Easy Biscotti Recipe
My Biscotti recipe is the perfect treat for your coffee. Easy to throw together and amazing with morning coffee, this is a must make. I did something drastic recently. I altered my grandmother’s biscotti recipe. My grandmother, born in Italy, who immigrated here at age 12. I know. Everyone take some deep breaths. My family…
08.24.2025
Apple Cider
Homemade Apple Cider is so easy to make, makes your house smell amazing, and is the perfect cozy drink. Apple picking in the fall is one of my favorite family traditions. For years, we would wind up with too many apples, despite my kids eating several a day. Since then, I’ve come up with dozens…
08.23.2025
Antipasto Salad
Antipasto Salad combines the best ingredients into a huge, delicious, mouthwatering salad. This is perfect to serve to guests or make into a weeknight meal. You know how much I love appetizers, and my antipasto skewers are one of my very favorites. This delicious salad combines my love of that appetizer with my love of…
08.20.2025
Three Ingredient Honey Roasted Carrots
Honey Roasted Carrots are the perfect vegetable side dish, and delicious enough to serve at the holidays. No need to worry about how you will get your vegetables in with these simple roasted carrots. I hear from readers often that they need more vegetable side dishes for their kids. I absolutely get it. Our number…
08.17.2025
No Bake Cheesecake
This No Bake Cheesecake is the perfect recipe to keep in your back pocket. It is a simple dessert that is a total showstopper! We love a delicious, easy cheesecake in our house. But sometimes you want a no bake treat that will be just as impressive. This easy no bake cheesecake recipe is the…












