Hello and happy Friday!Wow, what a week in the news! If I wasn't attached to my phone's news feed before, this week has turned me into a checker for sure. Between the rapid-fire ins and outs of the political field to the evolving crisis of the Corona virus, everything ... continue reading... about Friday Faves
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How to Make Homemade Croutons
Nobody's going to give you the side-eye if you buy a bag from the grocery store, but homemade croutons are so quick and easy to make, they're totally worth making from scratch instead.Easiest Salad Croutons Homemade garlic croutons. They're the crunchy toppers I crave for ... continue reading... about How to Make Homemade Croutons
Sautéed Spinach with Garlic
This sautéed spinach recipe with sweet, caramelized slivers of garlic takes just 10 minutes to cook for a healthy side dish that goes with any meal.Healthy Spinach Side Dish Who else is joining me on the eat-more-plants train? And doing it the super easy way? I see you! ... continue reading... about Sautéed Spinach with Garlic
The Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
I've searched for the best homemade cinnamon roll recipe forever. Perfectly fluffy and slathered with a buttery cream cheese frosting, this is it.The BEST Cinnamon Rolls Ever Finding the best homemade cinnamon roll recipe has been my mission for more years than I can count ... continue reading... about The Best Cinnamon Rolls Recipe
How to Make Caesar Salad Dressing
This deliciously easy and authentic Caesar salad dressing recipe (made with or without anchovies) gets its signature creamy texture from good quality mayonnaise and sour cream with the tang of red wine vinegar.Creamy Caesar Dressing Recipe Homemade salad dressings are some ... continue reading... about How to Make Caesar Salad Dressing
Easy Glazed Carrots
Sweetened with brown sugar, orange juice, and butter, this glazed carrot side dish is a one-pan side cooked right on the stove, in the microwave, or baked in the oven, too.The BEST Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots Aren't carrots just the best? They're inexpensive, always ... continue reading... about Easy Glazed Carrots
Easy Chilaquiles with Eggs Recipe
Thanks to Taco Tuesday’s Mexican-fest that left you with an extra bag of tortilla chips, salsa, and hopefully avocado, all this recipe needs to add is a super simple homemade tomato and chile enchilada sauce and sunny side up eggs to make chilaquiles at home for one of the ... continue reading... about Easy Chilaquiles with Eggs Recipe
Loaded Baked Potato Salad
This restaurant favorite gets a home-style makeover for a crowd in my Loaded Potato Salad with bacon, cheese, and scallions.Creating This Loaded Baked Potato Salad Sometimes you just have to break out of the norm. Make a break from Groundhog day and do something a little ... continue reading... about Loaded Baked Potato Salad
Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
This Chinese Chicken Salad takes the healthier high road than the heavier versions I always see at those popular food chains that everyone loves. It's made with crunchy romaine, wontons, and an almond crunch, and is topped with protein-packed chicken breast, pasta noodles, and a ... continue reading... about Chinese Chicken Salad with Sesame Dressing
How to Make Yummy Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Tossed in cinnamon and maple syrup, these roasted sweet potatoes perfectly caramelized exteriors give way to tender, creamy centers with each sweet bite, making them ready for any grain bowl, burrito, or salad that comes their way.Over the years I've learned I'm best at ... continue reading... about How to Make Yummy Roasted Sweet Potatoes
How to Make THE BEST Potato Salad
This easy, traditional potato salad recipe, handed down from my grandma to my mom and then to me, has their secret tips that makes it the very best potato salad recipe every single time.It may be a pretty bold to claim, but saying this potato salad recipe is the best is ... continue reading... about How to Make THE BEST Potato Salad
The Best BBQ Baked Beans
With just 7 simple ingredients, you can easily whip up a batch of the best ever bbq baked beans. Perfect for picnics, potlucks, barbecues, and more!Easy Baked Beans Recipe Just the thought of this recipe for bbq baked beans makes the top of my mouth hurt. Because willpower ... continue reading... about The Best BBQ Baked Beans
Hummus Veggie Wrap
Use store-bought or homemade hummus in this fast, fresh, and healthy vegetable-filled lunch, and add even more flavor by using your favorite vegetable flavored wrap or tortilla.Healthy Hummus Veggie Wrap This veggie wrap recipe is one of those "recipes" that seems more of ... continue reading... about Hummus Veggie Wrap
No-Mayo Potato Salad with Herbs
Easy to make and lighter to eat, this healthy no-mayo potato salad with fresh herbs and an easy olive oil dressing is the perfect side dish for a crowd.Healthy Potato Salad There are times when a mayo-free potato salad is exactly what's needed. Like those backyard ... continue reading... about No-Mayo Potato Salad with Herbs
Dill Cucumber Salad
Made with three kinds of vinegar, this dill cucumber salad is deliciously briney and pairs nicely with your favorite barbecue mains.Easy Cucumber Salad with Vinegar In our house, when it comes to cucumbers the mantra is “the more, the better.” I hear the chanting of "CUKES! ... continue reading... about Dill Cucumber Salad
Easy Parmesan Buttered Noodles
This buttered noodles recipe does double duty as a full-blown dinner or a side for chicken, surf, or turf. Bonus: it uses just 4 ingredients!Easiest Buttered Noodles We’re not yet two weeks into 2014, so I think that technically I can squeeze in one more ode to 2013, ... continue reading... about Easy Parmesan Buttered Noodles
Friday Faves
Hello and happy Friday!We gumbo-d our way through Fat Tuesday with our favorite chocolate chip cookies then soothed our AliSmudge's #5 ranked high school basketball team's season ending loss at State (so proud of these girls!), watched as contractors finally got to work ... continue reading... about Friday Faves
The Best DIY Foil Packet Dinners
Cooking an entire dinner in a simple foil packet is every cook's dream. Everyone can choose their own ingredients, you can cook in the oven or on the grill, and there's minimal clean-up afterward when making these foil packet dinners.This post is brought to you by Reynolds ... continue reading... about The Best DIY Foil Packet Dinners
Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken
This grilled cilantro lime chicken recipe delivers lots of flavor thanks to a quick marinade, and with just 7 ingredients and 3 steps, it's easy enough to cook any night of the week.Easy Mexican Grilled Chicken My father-in-law was the classic dropper-inner. Like ... continue reading... about Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken
How to Make Quick-Pickled Onions
Quick-pickled onions can be made with just about any variety of vinegar sitting in your pantry and are ready to eat in just a few minutes time.Pickled onions hold a hidden superpower in the condiment world where they morph in flavor from being sweet like ketchup to tangy ... continue reading... about How to Make Quick-Pickled Onions
Arugula Salad With Shaved Parmesan Three Ways
The fresh bite of this arugula salad with a simple lemon dressing and shaved Parmesan is made three ways for three easy salad recipe ideas to go with any dinner's main course meal.What Is Arugula? Choosing a main course dinner idea is pretty easy to do. But when it comes ... continue reading... about Arugula Salad With Shaved Parmesan Three Ways
Chicken Piccata Pasta
This chicken piccata pasta's lemony white wine, butter and caper sauce makes a light and snappy coating for linguine with tomato bursts and mushrooms for an easy pasta dinner that won't weigh you down.I'm a serious fan of taking bleak weather days and giving them a zesty ... continue reading... about Chicken Piccata Pasta
How to Make Easy No-Churn Homemade Ice Cream
No ice cream maker? No problem! This simple 3-ingredient homemade ice cream base is an easy way to cure your ice cream cravings and is made even better with 10 favorite flavor mix-in ideas to make this recipe your own.Easy Homemade Ice Cream Really good, totally indulgent, ... continue reading... about How to Make Easy No-Churn Homemade Ice Cream
Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
These light and juicy turkey burgers cooked on the grill are going Greek, with the addition of sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, feta cheese, and a creamy homemade tzatziki sauce, for a healthy lunch or dinner recipe!This post is in partnership with KrogerGreek Turkey ... continue reading... about Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
Burr Trail Grill Pickled Beets
These easy pickled beets can be canned or made as quick pickles. Perfect for eating straight from the jar, or atop salads, sandwiches, and more!Easy Pickled Beets It’s about time I got on the pickling train, and there’s no better recipe to start than with these pickled ... continue reading... about Burr Trail Grill Pickled Beets
BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado
This creamy, easy BLT pasta salad recipe is loaded with tomatoes, arugula, and avocado, plus crispy bacon that's all topped with a super simple Ranch-style dressing made healthier with a combo of Greek yogurt and mayo.Easy BLT Pasta Salad You could say my collection of ... continue reading... about BLT Pasta Salad with Avocado
Chicken, Crab and Andouille Sausage Gumbo Recipe
Chicken and andouille sausage are traditional ingredients in every good gumbo recipe, but when you add crab this gumbo goes from good to grand.The BEST Gumbo Recipe There are many stand-ins out there that simply don't make the authentic cut. Cubic zirconium will never take ... continue reading... about Chicken, Crab and Andouille Sausage Gumbo Recipe
Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Chicken
A simple balsamic dressing does double duty as a marinade for the chicken in this light and healthy, fresh avocado and strawberry spinach salad.Simple Strawberry Spinach Salad The best recipes are made from muscle memory. These are the recipes you've made time and time ... continue reading... about Strawberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Chicken
The Best Greek Chicken Marinade
This easy chicken marinade infuses chicken of any cut with the classic Greek flavors of lemon, garlic and oregano plus Greek 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 ... continue reading... about The Best Greek Chicken Marinade
Friday Faves
Hello and happy Friday!At the beginning of the year I sat down and made a list. Not a list of additions to my daily to-dos or of resolutions meant to make me better in the upcoming year.The list I'm focusing my energy on now is a to-BE list. ... continue reading... about Friday Faves
