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01.07.2026
Ground Turkey Recipes
Ground Turkey is such a great and easy way to lighten up a recipe. These ground turkey recipes are easy to make, a little bit healthier, and so delicious. Your family will love these fantastic dinner ideas.
01.05.2026
Taco Sauce
Homemade Taco Sauce is so easy to make, you’ll never buy a bottle of it again. Made with really simple ingredients that you can control, you will adore this easy sauce for tacos. As you know, I love making homemade condiments. Typically, I already have all of the ingredients in my pantry and they come…
12.27.2025
Olive Tapenade
Olive Tapenade is a simple appetizer that comes together in just minutes. Serve it with toasted baguettes for the perfect easy recipe. I’m a total weirdo because I would list olives higher on my comfort food list than chocolate. Give me all the salty snacks. If you are the same, this olive tapenade is the…
12.26.2025
Pudding Shots
Pudding Shots are only four ingredients, and with all the different flavors of pudding and liqueur, the possibilities are endless! I’ve been making pudding shots for ages, and there are truly so many different things you can do with them. Today, I made you vanilla pudding shots with Rum Chata and chocolate pudding shots with…
12.24.2025
Last Minute Appetizers
Whether you are hosting or headed to a party, these last minute appetizers will be a life-saver. All of these appetizers require 10 minutes of prep or less. They all use just a handful of ingredients. But most importantly, they are all absolutely delicious. These will all be huge crowd pleasers!
12.23.2025
Croissant French Toast
Croissant French Toast is going to be your new favorite breakfast. My family is obsessed with this recipe, and every weekend my kids request it. During the week, our mornings are a sprint out the door. We have one kid leaving the house before 6:30 and two more to get out the door before 8:00.…
12.22.2025
Creamy Crab Pasta
This Creamy Crab Pasta is a quick dinner that will have you feeling like you are at a high-end restaurant. The flavors of tarragon and lemon pair perfectly in the creamy crab sauce. There is something so delightful about a dinner that can just be made on the stovetop. For me, personally, that delight is…
12.21.2025
3 Ingredient Sausage Balls
Sausage Balls are the perfect three ingredient appetizer. They will be a hit everywhere you take them! I’m always looking for fun and easy appetizers around the holidays, and these sausage balls with Bisquick are perfect. They are a classic for a reason. Made with just three ingredients, they are easy to make and perfect…
12.20.2025
3 Ingredient Grape Jelly Meatballs
Only three ingredients for these Grape Jelly Meatballs. This dump-and-go recipe is the perfect party appetizer. I love a good spread of appetizers at a party, and part of making that come together is simple recipes. This one could not be easier. It is just three ingredients that combine together in a slow cooker. Your…
12.19.2025
Homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe
This Shrimp Cocktail Sauce recipe is just about the easiest appetizer you can make and it is always a huge hit! After years and years of having babies and little kids, Nathan and I are pretty used to doing New Year’s Eve at home. We make appetizers, play games, and tell the kids it is…
12.18.2025
Delicious Smashed Brussel Sprouts
Smashed Brussel Sprouts are such a delicious and easy side dish. You will love this flavorful take on Brussels! I realized upon making this delicious side dish recipe that I might have a problem. I’m pretty sure this is like the fifth Brussels sprouts recipe that I have posted within like a two-month time period.…
12.17.2025
Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole
This easy Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole recipe is full of amazing flavors, but so easy to throw together. It’s such a perfect breakfast comfort food that you will want to make for your family again and again. Something that always sparks joy for me is sharing delicious recipes with all of you. This sausage hashbrown breakfast…












