We love doing a meal of appetizers for different holidays, game days or just for a gathering with friends. These are some of our favorites, with a few extra from friends that I’m excited to try! The Best Appetizer Ideas Appetizers are almost always my favorite part of a party because it’s a chance to try a handful of different foods and flavors. I have to admit – there are some nights when dinner in my home consists of appetizers....

This post is generously sponsored by Canadian Turkey and I was compensated for my time in creating this recipe. Thank you for supporting the brands that make The Recipe Rebel possible! Can we just take a moment to appreciate how very versatile turkey is? It’s the perfect healthy and lean protein for meal planning but it also makes a fabulous main course for a holiday feast. It can be baked, roasted, fried, grilled, slow-cooked, pressure-cooked, or smoked....

Breakfast and brunch are our favorite meals here, and I will never turn down a stack of these fluffy Banana Pancakes. I also like not having food waste, and sometimes we just don’t get to those bananas I purchased before they turn brown (check here to see how to freeze bananas), but that just means they are perfect for baking. Of course, we love our classic Banana Nut Bread, Cinnamon Banana Bread or classic Banana Bread to use up overripe bananas, but we are always excited about pancakes....

When you find yourself with too many fresh or frozen blueberries, I want you to think of this dreamy blueberry sherbet. That is, after you’re done making my small batch blueberry muffins, ok? This is a sherbet because it contains dairy, but it does not contain eggs. A blueberry sorbet typically doesn’t have any dairy products, just fruit, sugar and ice. I love that it’s full of fresh fruit, and I think of it as a light dessert for any summer night....

I’ve made three batches of pudding this past week. I churned out a small batch vanilla pudding for two (I subbed an equal amount of vanilla bean paste for extract) a cheesecake pudding for lovely friends, and this butterscotch pudding. Pudding is comforting, and it’s the sort of thing that we’ve needed lately. Mr. Dessert For Two left for Kansas bright and early yesterday morning. I’m staying behind in California until I get a job all lined up out there....

I call dibs on that center brownie with the oozing caramel heart. You can have the rest. Wait wait, I want a corner piece, too! I choose the lower right–though it’s the smallest, it has another oozing caramel heart. The way to my heart is oozing chocolate caramel hearts, did you know? The hunt for chocolate heart candy for caramel brownies: More fun facts about me: I spent 30 minutes in Target last week sorting through every brand of chocolate hearts to find the prettiest one for brownies....

I fought my instinct to add some kirsch or amaretto to this baked oatmeal. If it’s a lazy Saturday or Sunday morning, I think you should add the booze. I pulled this recipe together one Friday morning when we decided it was too foggy to drive into work. The school buses racing by on the county road outside prevented me from glugging it in with reckless abandon. Even when I take a day off, I rarely fail to relax....

Looking for more inspiration? Check out my 40 Chicken Dinner Ideas, Easy Crockpot Chicken Breast Recipes or these make-ahead friendly Chicken Casserole Recipes! Easy pasta recipes are always a hit when our days are busy! This Chicken Carbonara is quick to prepare but feels fancy enough for a special occasion. We also love this White Chicken Skillet Lasagna, this Garlic Parmesan Orzo Pasta, and this Taco Mac for those nights we need something easy that comes together in one pan!...

Love creamy chicken soups? You’ll also love this Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup, Chicken Pot Pie Soup, Chicken Gnocchi Soup and this White Lasagna Soup! I know none of you are surprised that I’m sharing yet another new soup recipe today! This delicious soup is filled with nutrients from vegetables as well as wild rice grains. It is also creamy and filling, ticking all of my boxes making it a truly comforting soup....

I partnered with ALDI to bring you these chocolate thumbprints cookies. Chocolate Thumbprints with marshmallow creme: You guys, I am SO excited about these cookies! I feel like I’ve invented the new quintessential Christmas cookie. I was dreaming up a way to combine my three favorite holiday flavors: chocolate, peppermint and marshmallow, and the end result is an instant classic recipe! I’ve already printed recipe cards in anticipation of every cookie exchange party I will attend this season....

How do you spot a dessert genius? It’s usually in the flavor combinations. An infatuation with an upside down cake will lead a dessert genius to play around with the flavors and come up with something just a notch better, like caramel and ginger rhubarb upside down cake. And we all know that cheesecake is really just a jumping off point for balsamic, strawberry and lime cheesecake with a pine nut crust, right?...

You guuuuuyyys. I have not been this excited about a recipe in a long time. That’s not to say there haven’t been some pretty fantastic recipes around these parts lately — they are almost equally as fabulous as this here Oven Baked Pancake. Let me give you a quick rundown on why this thing is so freaking amazing: It’s pancakes without the flipping, so you can all eat breakfast together (say what?...

Try serving this with a hearty protein like these Parmesan Crusted Chicken Breasts, these Baked Tuscan Chicken Breasts or a side of these homemade meatballs. I love a super hearty pasta dish like my Turkey Kielbasa Pasta Bake or my One-Pot BBQ Chicken and Bacon Pasta, but I also love a simple pasta dish with minimal ingredients that really lets just a few incredible flavors shine through. Take this Creamy Cavatappi Pasta — this recipe is about as simple as it gets and makes the best light main dish or decadent side dish....

So in December, I got a little carried away with holiday cookies and mashed potatoes and hot caffeinated drinks and such, but I want you to know we’re back to real food and I’m bringing my Instant Pot along for the ride! I have a lot of fun dinner recipes planned, and these Creamy Garlic Instant Pot Chicken Thighs are just the beginning. I know that these sound a little indulgent, but there’s just a little cream in this recipe, that’s stirred into the sauce just before serving (don’t try to pressure cook the cream or you’ll have trouble!...

If you know anything about me at all at this point, it’s that I love Air Fryer Recipes. And while there are so many things you can cook in the air fryer, chicken may be one of my favorites (don’t know where to start? Check out my 15 Air Fryer Recipes for Beginners!) These Air Fryer Chicken Tenders go to show just how amazing air fryers are. Juicy tenders are marinated in a mixture of buttermilk and Sriracha, dredged in breading and seasonings, and cooked in the air fryer until tender in the middle and perfectly golden and crispy on the outside....

This recipe was first posted on Spend with Pennies. Even though I don’t share a ton of breakfast recipes here on The Recipe Rebel, we are actually kind of obsessed with breakfast foods. We love it all. This Dutch Baby Pancake is the newest addition to our breakfast obsession, joining these Sheet Pan Pancakes, these Best Ever Cinnamon Buns, and this Oven Baked Bacon that we have been loving on for a long time....

See the step by step recipe video down in the recipe card. This post is generously sponsored by The Little Potato Company and I was compensated for my time in creating this recipe. Thank you for supporting the brands that make The Recipe Rebel possible! Summer is here and we are grilling almost every night! We have a few old favorite summer sides here, like this Broccoli Salad or this Homemade Coleslaw (with a simple homemade dressing!...

You are not going to believe how easy these Mini Quiche are, you guys. And, yes, I cheated. As I’m prone to do around here 😉 To make these mini quiche even easier than normal, I used wonton wrappers for the crust. Just like in these Pepperoni Pizza Cupcakes, or these Wonton Quiche, or these Jalapeno Popper Cupcakes, they get a little crispy around the edges but they stay soft in the bottom....

I’m either taking up residence in the freezer, or only eating frozen food until summer is over. It is too darn hot. Oh, plus humidity. Frozen grapes, frozen peas, and frozen coconut mousse can sustain me for a few days, right? This frozen coconut mousse is my summertime dream: rich, smooth and creamy. The dark chocolate magic shell is the perfect crunchy cap on the mousse. With only 5 ingredients, it can be your dream, too!...

If you didn’t already suspect due to my intense masala chai obsession (don’t miss my chai cookie bars), I am a big fan of gingerbread. I love big, bold spices, and I love the slightly bitter flavor of molasses. The smell of gingerbread muffins baking in the oven is the scent of the holidays in my house. These muffins are what I make for breakfast when I’m craving gingerbread, but I have another recipe for my dessert cravings....