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THE BEST Stuffing Recipe

This classic stuffing recipe from scratch is a classic. It's an easy, traditional stuffing made with simple ingredients to make for a Thanksgiving turkey, or serve as a side dish to chicken, pork. The Best Stuffing Recipe If I were to stand at a table loaded with the ... continue reading... about THE BEST Stuffing Recipe

Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday. By this time next week, we'll be looking back on a day of Thanksgiving that looked totally different than years past, but feeling grateful and thankful for all that we DO have nonetheless. With so many people out of work, without family, or simply ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Juicy Turkey Breast

The best turkey breast recipe isn’t cooked in the crockpot but is roasted in the oven with wine, lemon and butter for a moist turkey breast every time. The Best Turkey Breast Recipe Cooking a full-blown turkey for a crowd is usually reserved for just one time a year—happy ... continue reading... about Juicy Turkey Breast

Mashed Cauliflower With Parmesan and Chives

Cauliflower is having its day in the trending sun as a healthy ingredient substitute in many of our favorite recipes—like this one, where we swap mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes in this silky side dish. Creamy Mashed Cauliflower Recipe At first glance, this dish does ... continue reading... about Mashed Cauliflower With Parmesan and Chives

30 Best Comforting Soup Recipes

From vegetable to chicken, creamy to brothy, this list of 30 best soup recipes shows why there's nothing more comforting than a bowl of healthy, easy soup on a chilly day. 30 Fall and Winter Soup Recipe Ideas Soup season is here, and like so many of you, I am raising my ... continue reading... about 30 Best Comforting Soup Recipes

Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes

The tang of buttermilk with crumbles of blue cheese amp up the flavor in these 5 ingredient blue cheese mashed potatoes. Buttermilk Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes The best part of dinner, especially when it's a holiday dinner, is the side dishes. And when the side dishes are ... continue reading... about Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes

How to Make the Best Mashed Potatoes

Knowing how to make mashed potatoes from scratch is a recipe every home cook needs in their kitchen skill set, and this easy recipe shows how to make the best creamy, buttery, mashed potatoes every time. The Best Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe Does the internet really need ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Mashed Potatoes

Cranberry Sauce

This homemade cranberry sauce calls for both fresh and dried cranberries to make it tart, sweet, and jammy with a dash of orange flavor. There are few, if any, Thanksgiving recipes that are tolerated straight from the can. Jellied cranberry sauce, in all it's jiggly glory, ... continue reading... about Cranberry Sauce

50 Thanksgiving Side Dishes Recipes

What's the most popular side dish at Thanksgiving at your house? This list of 50 Thanksgiving side dishes cover the classics and recipes with a twist, to give you plenty of recipe ideas to add to your holiday table. Thanksgiving is all about gratitude and tradition, and ... continue reading... about 50 Thanksgiving Side Dishes Recipes

Turkey Brine 101 — The BEST Wet and Dry Turkey Brine

For the juiciest turkey on the block, brining the bird with salt results in a plump, moist, and flavorful turkey every time. But is a wet brine or a dry turkey brine better? I tested both, and these are my recipes and results. I discovered the genius of turkey brining ... continue reading... about Turkey Brine 101 — The BEST Wet and Dry Turkey Brine

Friday Faves

Hey hey and happy Friday! 90,070. No, that number is not related to any sort of election count. It's the number of photos I have on my iPhone. NINETY THOUSAND. Who even takes that many pictures over their lifetime? Me. But when I look through the photos, I'd have to guess ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Cider Vinegar Chicken Stew

Cider vinegar makes this chicken stew perfectly tender, tangy, and saucy, with sweet carrots and mellow leeks for an easy-to-make, one-pot meal. When I was a kid, my mom made us follow the "one bite rule." No matter how weird it looked, sounded, or smelled, we had to try ... continue reading... about Cider Vinegar Chicken Stew

25 Great Ground Beef Recipes

These 25 great ground beef recipes are one of our favorite answers to what's for dinner, because chances are you have a pound of ground beef socked away in the freezer for making tacos, soups, spaghetti, burrito bowls, and more. 25 Easy Ground Beef Recipes You know how it ... continue reading... about 25 Great Ground Beef Recipes

The BEST Clam Chowder Recipe (Market Street Grill Copycat)

A favorite of locals and tourists alike, this creamy New England clam chowder recipe comes from one of Salt Lake City's longest running restaurants, Market Street Grill, and is easy to make at home. Creamy New England Clam Chowder Creamy, full of vegetables and lush with ... continue reading... about The BEST Clam Chowder Recipe (Market Street Grill Copycat)

Baked Chicken Parmesan

Skip the skillet and make this healthy baked chicken parmesan dinner with marinara and melty cheese on a sheet pan instead. Baked Chicken Parmesan Recipe It's pretty much 100% obvious that most of you will agree, but I think crispy cutlets of Parmesan-coated chicken are one ... continue reading... about Baked Chicken Parmesan

Friday Faves

Hello and happy Friday! Next weekend we'll be celebrating Halloween, and what a totally weirdo Halloween it will be. The parties, the pumpkin patches, hay rides, and the haunted houses are all looking and feeling a whole lot different this year. We live on a steep hill so ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Pumpkin Bread

So simple to make, you don't even need a mixer for this perfectly moist pumpkin bread recipe made from scratch. Simple to Make Moist Pumpkin Bread Every time I make a quick bread (hello lovely banana bread), I wonder why I don't make them more often. They're so quick and ... continue reading... about Pumpkin Bread

Swedish Meatballs

These warm-spiced Swedish meatballs in a lush and easy cream gravy sauce are just like those served at Ikea, but made even more tasty when fixed at home. This post is brought to you by DeLallo Foods Strolling through the maze that is Ikea, who hasn't arrived at the café mid ... continue reading... about Swedish Meatballs

Mom’s Pot Roast Recipe

This easy pot roast recipe is fall-apart-tender with a lush 2-ingredient gravy for the best Sunday night comfort food dinner straight from my mama's kitchen. How to Cook a Pot Roast This is my mom's pot roast recipe. It's the one I grew up with. It's the recipe that started ... continue reading... about Mom’s Pot Roast Recipe

Thai Coconut Curry With Shrimp

Coconut milk flavored with peanut butter and red curry paste makes a classic Thai-inspired, creamy sauce. When tossed with shrimp and bell peppers, it makes for an easy dinner! I feel that I've led you astray. That I didn't deliver. That I was just a being a big ... continue reading... about Thai Coconut Curry With Shrimp

Roasted Beet and Ricotta Salad

​This roasted beet salad topped with dollops of ricotta cheese sweetened with honey and orange is a fast to make salad that is delicious served chilled, or at room temperature. Roasted Beet and Ricotta Salad I'm not the only person to add tangy, creamy cheese to a roasted ... continue reading... about Roasted Beet and Ricotta Salad

Roasted Beets

Roasted beets cooked in the oven brings out the sweet side of this humble and healthy root vegetable, and is the easiest way to cook beets. In the veggie world, the glorious beet doesn't get the credit it should. I see cooked beets and I see garnet gems and ruby jewels. I ... continue reading... about Roasted Beets

Friday Faves

Hello and haaaappy autumnal weekend! It seems like summer is the time when most people find themselves more and more out and about in the great outdoors. But for me, fall is my prime time. The cooler weather, the creep of slowness, the changing flora, and knowing that this ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

Friday Faves

Hey, hey and happy Friday friends. This week I learned that one of my dear high school friends passed away after a too short, but furious fight with ovarian cancer. She is the first of my longtime friends who has left us way too soon. With all of their ups and downs, those ... continue reading... about Friday Faves

The Best Greek Chicken Marinade

This simple chicken marinade infuses the classic Greek flavors of lemon, garlic and oregano plus marinating chicken in yogurt for a more tender bite. The Best Greek Chicken Marinade Hey, ho, whaddya know?!!! You ready for the best? Because I'm giving you the best! It may ... continue reading... about The Best Greek Chicken Marinade

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