I am a sucker for a sloppy joe. I don’t know what it is. Maybe the fact that I’m actually 8 years old or just that saucy, meaty combination piled high on a soft bun. For this month’s 30 Minute Thursday I wanted to bring you a new twist on one of our favorites. And who doesn’t love a good honey garlic ANYthing? If you prefer to use ground beef or ground pork in your sloppy joes, you can absolutely do that!...

Apricot Chicken Recipe My love for chicken thigh pieces coated in cornstarch and shallow fried in a pan is huge. It’s the dinner I crave the most often, and I find it so comforting. It’s better than takeout, because my recipe actually creates the thick, crave-able crust you only see in restaurants or frozen dinners. Apricot Chicken Ingredients The secret to the crust is so simple–the chicken pieces are coated in cornstarch and then dipped in beaten egg before going into the pan....

Make-ahead breakfast recipes are possibly my favorite type of recipe. Who’s with me? Because (a) although I’m a morning person, that doesn’t mean I want to spend an hour making breakfast, and (b) breakfast is the best meal of the day, so why not make it good? I have a few variations of baked French toast (not French toast casseroles — although I have those too), like this Light Overnight Caramel French Toast and this Overnight Baked Pumpkin French Toast, and it’s for good reason....

Love that crispy skin? Try these Chicken Bacon Alfredo Potato Skins or these Air Fryer Baked Potatoes next! Baked potatoes are one of those classic, staple recipes that you can pretty much never go wrong with. Going to a potluck? Baked potatoes. Need an easy dinner recipe? Baked potatoes. Not sure what to serve as a side dish with your Air Fryer Chicken Breast, grilled turkey burgers,Instant Pot Whole Chicken, Baked Chicken Breast or pretty much any entree you can think of?...

This recipe has a layer of crispy pita chips, loaded with a layer of spicy beef and vegetable mix, topped with a tahini sauce, garnished with fried almond slivers and parsley. It is somewhat similar to A beef and aubergine Fatteh, but as my friend from Iraq pointed out, Fatteh means “submerged” where the pita chips are almost submerged in sauce. So this, most definitely, are nachos! Why I love these Nachos: Super filling and light at the same time Most definitely a crowd pleaser!...

Just as I was opening the windows to allow the cool sunset breeze to blow in, my Mom called to tell me it was the 26th day of temperatures reaching over 100 degrees in Dallas. I feel for everyone experiencing the extreme heat right now, I truly do. I ran into some people visiting from Canada this week who said it’s cooler here than it is in Manitoba. I don’t know what I did to be lucky enough to live in a place where it always cools down at sunset, no matter how hot it gets during the day....

The BEST Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies! Well, friends, I’ve come full circle. My attempts to get my daughter to eat oats has ended here–with these small batch oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. If you’re new here, I have a Homemade Baby Food section on my site, and just one quick glance will tell you that I over-did it in the fruit and oatmeal purees category when my daughter was little. Now, as a toddler, I can’t get her to touch oatmeal....

Please tell me you’ve had a butter tart. If you haven’t, American friends, I am truly, truly sympathetic. Luckily, I’m sharing this recipe with you today. And Butter Tart Squares are so much easier than butter tarts. When I cook, and create new recipes for the blog, I really try to think outside the box. I try to come up with some things that I (and maybe you) have never seen before....

Modeled after New York’s Magnolia Bakery’s big salty chocolate chip cookie with caramel studded throughout, you just might want to double this recipe from 6 cookies to make 1 dozen. I had a cookie just like this in New York a few weeks ago. There are hundreds of bakeries in New York, but I went to my old stand-by: Magnolia Bakery. I originally went to the bakery for a chocolate cupcake with the prettiest purple frosting, but I came out with the cookie that everyone in line in front of me ordered....

It’s carrot cake season, and my family couldn’t be happier! We start baking with carrots when Lent starts, and we follow through all the way to Easter. I love carrot cake almost as much as my family, but I really love it in cupcake form. If you’re looking for it in cheesecake form, do not miss my Carrot Cake Cheesecake. It’s a full-size dessert, so it’s perfect for your large Easter gathering....

See the step by step recipe video down in the recipe card. Are you a chocolate lover? Try my easy French Silk Pie recipe, my Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie or my Chocolate Lasagna next! This post was generously sponsored by Dairy Farmers of Manitoba and I was compensated for my time in creating this recipe. Thank you for supporting those that make The Recipe Rebel possible! If you’ve been coming around here for a while, you might know I am a little particular about my pie....

What is Chocolate Creme Brulee? Creamy, luscious chocolate underneath a crunchy caramelized sugar crust is the best way to describe chocolate creme brulee. It is probably the most romantic thing I’ve ever baked. If you still haven’t decided what to make for Valentine’s Day, this dessert is what you’ve been waiting for.And so easy, too! There’s only 4 ingredients here, so it’s really important for the chocolate that you use to be great quality....

Or, what I like to call Leftover Cranberry Sauce Bars. You’re going to have leftover cranberry sauce in a few weeks, this much I know. I’m not sure why we keep insisting on making large batches of cranberry sauce, when in reality, people take approximately 1.73 teaspoons of cranberry sauce per pound of turkey on their plate. I’m not complaining about leftover cranberry sauce one bit. I like to swirl it into my small cheesecake recipe (oh please make that with a gingersnap crust!...

You’ll love this Easy Shortcake Recipe This dessert requires a lot of steps but stay with me–I promise the reward of a slightly sweet biscuit topped with cream and juicystrawberries is more than worth it. The biscuits can be made ahead of time, and the strawberries can be left to macerate for several hours. What is Strawberry Shortcake? Strawberry shortcake is the best way to eat strawberries! It features a savory biscuit topped with sweetened, marinated fresh strawberries and sweet whipped cream on top....

We went camping once during the summer with my family, and I took it as another great reason to try out some of the recipes from the Flourless cookbook. My brother in law was diagnosed with Celiac disease some time ago and I’ve really been trying to add some more gluten free baking to my repertoire. The brownies from the cookbook caught my eye right away. And I have to say, they are by far the BEST brownies I’ve ever had....

Get your fruit fix with more easy recipes like Creamy Fruit Salad, Grilled Pineapple and Banana Split Trifles. It’s my favorite time of year… Grape Salad season! Basically, any time the weather reaches over 20°C I get excited because this creamy fruit salad is the perfect warm weather dessert or side dish. Red and green grapes get all dressed up with a simple medley of creamy, sweet ingredients to make the most delightfully simple salad....

If you have made my honey garlic chicken thighs and realized you’ve never fallen in love with a recipe so hard before, this recipe is for you. It’s nearly identical to the previous recipe, but it uses chopped pork tenderloin. How to Make Honey Garlic Pork with Tenderloin This is the easiest method for making a thick crust on pieces of meat. Just coat the chopped pork in cornstarch and then dip in beaten egg....

The fact that I scaled down soft pretzels to serve two proves my love for the city of Philadelphia. I’ve eaten my way through that city 3 times this year so far. Yet still, there are so many things to eat left on the list! When I land in Philly, I hit the ground running. And by running, I mean run to the nearest pretzel place. Yes, a stall at the airport....

SO. In case you missed it (or tried to avoid my Instagram posts while you were shoveling snow or huddled in your cozy blankets), we had the most amazing holiday this winter on a Carnival cruise in the Southern Caribbean (see more about our holiday here!). Naturally, I came home with a list of recipes I wanted to recreate and this was my first project. If you’ve ever been on a Carnival Cruise, you know the famous Melting Chocolate Cake....

Friends, this is my first foray into the world of energy bites. Not just the first time I’ve developed my own energy bite recipe, but the first time I’ve ever made energy bites. And now I’m wondering why it took me so long. I developed this recipe in the middle of summer, when the girls are outside pretty much 100% of the time they’re not in their beds sleeping. They’re hungry ravenous all the time, and I just don’t always feel like making them a snack on the go....