Cook it fast or cook it slow, either way this easy corned beef and cabbage creates tender, fall-apart chunks of beef thanks to braising it in the Crockpot or Instant Pot with beer and vegetables for an unbelievably easy and delicious one-pot dinner. Easy Corned Beef and ... continue reading... about Corned Beef and Cabbage (Crockpot or Instant Pot)
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40 Healthy Shrimp Recipes
This list of 40 crave-worthy, healthy shrimp recipes are easy to make, filling, and totally perfect for easy lunches, busy weeknights, or relaxed weekend dinners. 40 BEST Healthy Shrimp Recipes to Make Now It's the time to of year when cravings begin to make the turn from ... continue reading... about 40 Healthy Shrimp Recipes
Salmon Cream Cheese Bagels
Salmon cream cheese bagels are the perfect grab-and-go breakfast, or a tasty part of a laid back weekend brunch or weekday snack. Salmon Cream Cheese Bagels Whenever I hit the bagel shop, I have two standard orders: Either toasted bagel with chive cream cheese, or my ... continue reading... about Salmon Cream Cheese Bagels
Meatloaf Recipe
My grandma's BEST easy meatloaf recipe with oats mixed with ground beef, powdered milk, and a sweet glaze makes a juicy meatloaf every time. How to Make the Best Easy Meatloaf Recipe When my Aunt Jill gifted me a collection of my Grandma Mary Jane's recipe cards, they ... continue reading... about Meatloaf Recipe
Mushroom Risotto
This creamy mushroom risotto recipe is easier to make than you'd think, with dried and fresh mushrooms for a whole lot of flavor and far less stirring and tending. Creamy Mushroom Risotto Contrary to what you may have been led to believe, risotto doesn't have to be an ... continue reading... about Mushroom Risotto
The Best Bloody Mary Recipe (+ Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar)
This Bloody Mary recipe makes a spicy, flavorful vodka cocktail. Add as many toppings as you'd like to get your drink just right! Give me a loaded Bloody Mary or give me a chardonnay. Because when it comes to brunch, I want more, more, more. You might say this cocktail ... continue reading... about The Best Bloody Mary Recipe (+ Build Your Own Bloody Mary Bar)
Pad Thai
This easy pad thai recipe is made with an authentic tamarind pad thai sauce that lushly coats flat rice noodles, shrimp, tofu, and egg. Easy Pad Thai I've always had a thing for Thai food. When it comes to sharing some of my favorite Thai recipes like Thai coconut curry ... continue reading... about Pad Thai
How to Make Classic Macaroni Salad
Nothing says summertime eating like a serving of the best, classic, old-fashioned, creamy macaroni salad with eggs and crisp vegetables dressed in a simple and creamy but still light mayonnaise dressing for any picnic, potluck, or barbecue. How to Make Macaroni Salad from ... continue reading... about How to Make Classic Macaroni Salad
Shrimp Scampi
This shrimp scampi recipe is the best way to make easy look elegant with large shrimp bathed in a garlicky, lemony butter sauce dished up as an appetizer or served as a main with pasta, zucchini noodles, or over rice. How to Make Shrimp Scampi from Scratch When it comes to ... continue reading... about Shrimp Scampi
50 BEST Salmon Recipes
Whether it's grilled salmon, baked salmon, salmon in a pan, or salmon baked in foil, everyone can agree that easy salmon recipes are a healthy and delicious protein source for any meal. 50 Top-Rated Salmon Recipes From the Mediterranean Diet, to WW, paleo, keto and beyond, ... continue reading... about 50 BEST Salmon Recipes
Cabbage Soup
This healthy Weight Watchers cabbage soup is a simpler version of Minestrone, and a 45 year old classic recipe from my grandma's recipe box with a few extra vegetables added in. Weight Watchers Cabbage Soup Back in the day, the Cabbage Soup Diet was the magic bullet many ... continue reading... about Cabbage Soup
Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
Adding a Parmesan cheese coating to roasted cauliflower creates another tasty layer of caramelized goodness in this good for you side dish. I'm not the first person to add cheese to cauliflower and call it the best thing ever. As a kid, cloaking bland heads of baked ... continue reading... about Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower
Mediterranean White Bean and Tuna Salad Toasts
Simple Mediterranean white bean and tuna salad toasts are a quick and healthy lunch idea any day of the week. For as long as I can remember, tuna fish has been a lunch time staple at my house. There are always cans of tuna fish in the pantry, and whether I'm feeling the ... continue reading... about Mediterranean White Bean and Tuna Salad Toasts
Cannellini Beans
This master cannellini beans recipe is the nutritious and inexpensive way to transform dried, shelf-stable white beans into the centerpiece of your healthy meal prep and batch cooking goals. One of the most efficient, inexpensive, and healthy ways to get your foodie bang ... continue reading... about Cannellini Beans
50 Dinner Ideas When There’s No Time to Cook
These 50 easy and delicious dinner ideas are the perfect dinner recipes to make any time you ask yourself, "What should I make for dinner tonight?" 50 Easy Dinner Ideas Why is it figuring out tonight's dinner can be one of the biggest challenges of the day? No more! The ... continue reading... about 50 Dinner Ideas When There’s No Time to Cook
Homemade Beef Broth Stock
A rich and flavorful homemade beef broth stock is one of the essential recipes every home cook should have in their array of kitchen cooking basics. Back in the day there were recipes home cooks didn’t even have to think twice about how to make because they made the same ... continue reading... about Homemade Beef Broth Stock
Breakfast Potatoes
Ditch the bag of frozen hash browns and make my dad's better-than-your-favorite-restaurant fried breakfast potatoes with onions instead. Growing up, there was nothing better than waking up on the weekend to the aroma of my dad cooking his breakfast potatoes and onions. ... continue reading... about Breakfast Potatoes
50 Favorite Mediterranean Diet Recipes
Once again, The Mediterranean Diet has been named the overall diet of the year. This list of 50 breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes makes it easy to add more of the Med-inspired lifestyle to your weekly meal plan. The Best Overall Diet Just as we were setting our sights on ... continue reading... about 50 Favorite Mediterranean Diet Recipes
60 Healthy Breakfast Ideas When There’s No Time to Eat
What should you make for breakfast when time isn't on your side? All the good things with this roundup of 60 healthy breakfast ideas to keep going all day long. Healthy Breakfast Ideas to Make at Home It seems like "what should I make for breakfast?" is always the question ... continue reading... about 60 Healthy Breakfast Ideas When There’s No Time to Eat
Microwave Egg Breakfast Sandwich
In the time it takes to toast a slice of bread, you can have a microwave egg breakfast sandwich loaded with vegetables and creamy cheese. Microwave Egg and Avocado Breakfast Sandwich Back when I worked in an office, I rarely ate breakfast before work. It wasn’t that it was ... continue reading... about Microwave Egg Breakfast Sandwich
Snickerdoodles with White Chocolate Chips
I don’t mean to brag, but eh-hem, I’m an award winner. Yep, it’s true. A winner of a blue ribbon. Utah State Fair. 4th grade. Yes, I said a STATE FAIR BLUE RIBBON. For my snickerdoodles recipe. Award winning baker I am. Smudge and I were going through some old boxes ... continue reading... about Snickerdoodles with White Chocolate Chips
Creamy Polenta
The easiest way to cook creamy, soft polenta won't take hours of whisking or tending when it's cooked in the oven instead of on the stovetop. Too often I've been served polenta that tastes chalky or gritty or just doesn't have much flavor. Polenta is a very simple dish, ... continue reading... about Creamy Polenta
35 Pasta Recipes to Make Now
From quick and easy made with basic pantry ingredients to Italian pastas that stick to tradition, this is the list of 35 of the best pasta recipes to make now. I may as well title this post What Should I Cook for Dinner Tonight, because guess what? The answer is this list ... continue reading... about 35 Pasta Recipes to Make Now
No-Fail Butter Pie Crust Recipe
These are the secrets to making a no-fail butter pie crust recipe that won't slump or shrink, and turns out tender and flaky every time. The Best Pie Crust Recipe with Butter It feels like there are two big pie seasons that hit every year: Spring's berry pie season and ... continue reading... about No-Fail Butter Pie Crust Recipe
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
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
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
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
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