PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER The weather is getting warmer and I am craving all the fresh, light, summery food! Fruit salad is one of those things that can be overlooked at a summer cookout, but since I am not a green-leafy-salad-eater (notice there’s no salad category around here??), I appreciate when fruit salad makes an appearance 😉 Last Spring I shared this Creamy Fruit Salad with Homemade Vanilla Dressing, and I loaded it up with all my favorite fruit and a creamy custard fruit salad dressing....

You might like my other gift guides: Gifts for Her, Gifts for Guys, my Gift Guide for Newlyweds, or my Children’s Books about Food list. There’s one part of my life that you guys know nothing about. It’s the contents of my house. My husband and I are Minimalists. This means we own very few items of clothing (I’m at ~30 pieces, he’s at 10 pieces), and we think very hard before we purchase something....

There’s nothing better than fluffy, homemade dinner rolls fresh out of the oven! This easy Dinner Rolls recipe is based on my Mom’s Homemade Buns, but I’ve added some milk and an egg to give these rolls a richer flavor. They are less rich than my Brioche Bun recipe, but the delicious hint of sweetness here is perfect for your Thanksgiving meal! We’ll be letting the dough rise twice for these rolls, which helps them achieve that super light and fluffy texture....

This is about as Halloween-y as I get. Did someone say weenie? Moving on; it’s not that I’m above spooky homemade baked goods for Halloween. It’s the homemade part that gets me. I want caramel apple suckers. I want those Butterfinger-Reese’s cup hybrids. I want candy corn (omg not the chocolate kind). I want all the things that don’t come out of my own kitchen this time of year. I’ve got too much respect for mass-produced candy to make my own when we are thisclose to Halloween....

As someone who feigns vegetarianism in most social situations unless barbecue is involved, my weakness is chicken thighs. Especially these honey garlic chicken thighs! They’re one of my favorite chicken thigh recipes on the planet. It’s not often, but I get a craving for crispy fried chicken coated in a sweet and sticky honey garlic sauce about once a month. Dipping chicken in cornstarch and eggs creates a crispy crust that begs for a sweet sticky sauce....

My love for a big bowl of creamy risotto is huge. As someone who was a vegetarian for many years and someone who is married to a vegan, risotto saves the day in a lot of ways. It’s creamy, hearty, and absolutely perfect for a customizable topping that suits almost any dietary preference. If you’re wondering about how I adapt this for my vegan husband, I serve his lemon risotto with grilled vegetables, and I use vegan butter and vegetable broth....

So I haven’t strayed too far from my goal to eat a little healthier this month, and I’ve been on the hunt for some lighter recipes that sacrifice no flavor. You should know, though, that I’m not a salad person. I will probably never post a salad recipe, because I would never taste test it for you. I also rarely even have lettuce in my house. I’m not saying that being anti-salad is a good thing — I’m just setting things straight so you understand where this thing is going....

I’m updating this recipe from 2013, because I feel like we are all doing small Thanksgiving for two menus this year, and small pumpkin pies are just so fun. The recipe doesn’t need any changes—7 years, going strong on these creamy custard-y pumpkin pies with flaky crust. This recipe is from the time when my husband and I were living far away from family, and decided to fly out last minute to Los Angeles for a small celebration with his family....

So it hit me as I was making these that I just don’t make cupcakes enough. Cupcakes are so fun! They’re less stressful than making a giant 2 or 3 or 4 layer cake, and a simple swirl of frosting is all they need. Nutella frosting, preferably. This cupcake recipe is courtesy of my friend Lindsay Conchar’s cookbook Simply Beautiful Homemade Cakes, and — you guys — I want to make everything immediately and then devour it....

You might also like these 35+ Easy Christmas Treats (no bake!), 31 Best Christmas Cookies Recipes or these Christmas Desserts! So I was determined this year to get a really good amount of Christmas baking done. In fact, I started Christmas baking in July. Last year, I didn’t do any Christmas baking. I didn’t even get a Christmas tree or any decorations. We moved into our new house December 28 last year, so we were pretty much living out of boxes by that point, and things were pretty crazy....

PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER So, one day back in December 2016, I was blown away by your love of cookie dough. This No Bake Cookie Dough Cheesecake is one of my most popular recipes to this day! (Right up there with its friends Oven Fried Chicken, Baked Ziti and Hambburger Helper) I was actually on a holiday, on a cruise ship with my family in the middle of the ocean when the video went live, and it was an instant hit....

So, I was out one day this summer with my 3 year old, my 8 month old, and my 3 year old niece. We met some friends, went to the wading pool, played all through nap time and then I dragged them, exhausted, through the grocery store. One aisle at a time, of course, because as I was distracted by them acting all ridiculous in the cart, I managed to delete my entire grocery list off of my phone, one letter at a time....

Chargha means Chicken in Pushto and Lahori chargha originates from the city of Lahore in Pakistan. Its made with whole chicken with skin removed and deep cuts added, marinated in some very aromatic spices. And then steamed plus fried to cook. You sprinkle lots of chat masala and lemon on top of it, dip it in some mint chutney and smack your lips with every bite. This has been one my faaaaaavourite chicken recipes to make for dawats (get togethers) and seeing that we live here in Jeddah, I haven’t even found a place which serves authentic Lahori Chargha so I end up always making it at home....

This Peanut Butter Pie has been a long time coming. It’s not as seasonally acceptable as this Apple Crumble Pie, or as traditional as this Banana Cream Pie. But it’s the kind of recipe that I know we are all going to obsess over here, that is just as amazing in the summer as it is in the winter, and I guarantee you will be the first one gone at any holiday potluck....

These bright green pistachio pudding cookies are so festive for the holidays! I like to stir in Maraschino cherries for the red and green look, but they’re entirely optional. The flavor of the cookies on their own is enough without them. These cookies use one small box of pistachio pudding mix. When you add pudding mix to dough, you get a softer, fluffier result. This is because the mix contains cornstarch....

Shrimp po boy sandwiches I have a prediction for you: For the foreseeable future, all of my Dinner For Two recipes will be inspired by the meals we had on our honeymoon. On our honeymoon, we visited: New Orleans, Birmingham, Alabama, Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina. The food of New Orleans sticks out in my mind the most, probably because after one heck of a wedding day on Saturday and then an 8-hour drive to New Orleans on Sunday, you work up quite an appetite....

See the full step by step video down in the recipe card. Love slow cooker meals? You’ll also like this Slow Cooker Mongolian Beef, this Slow Cooker Chicken Gnocchi Soup or these 30+ Easy Crockpot Meals! Let me tell you, we are big meatball lovers year round but there is just something about a cool day that make me crave them like crazy! More often than not, it’s these Sweet and Sour Crockpot Meatballs that are hitting the table (no crockpot?...

I adore the month of February. I love to celebrate Valentine’s Day. The few days in February that remind us of impending Springtime are joyous. I’m a nut for Mardi Gras. But most of all, I love February because it’s my wedding anniversary. That’ll be one year, folks. Wow. It’s gone fast. As a couple who’s moved twice in 2 years, started 4 new jobs, and bought 2 houses, we haven’t had the most ordinary first year of marriage....

Love to dip? Try my easy Rotel Cheese Dip or my Cannoli Dip next! I know we’re all guilty of grabbing a store-bought dip at the store to bring as a contribution to a party, because sometimes we don’t have time to put together a whole homemade appetizer. Well, with this Taco Dip in your back pocket, there’s always time. Seriously. This dip is made up of the simplest list of ingredients, is packed full of flavor, and comes together in a total of 10 minutes....

Y’all know that Tex-Mex food is a cuisine in a league all its own, right? It’s not some fusion of half Texas food and half Mexican food stirred together. Tex-Mex food includes favorites like tortilla soup, carne guisada, refried beans, crispy tacos, cheese enchiladas with chili gravy, migas and more. Are you hungry yet? It takes a special kind of dessert to follow such spicy food—a dessert that also has a little kick to it....