So grilling potatoes is my new favorite thing. Maybe I’ve mentioned this before (nod your head and smile like you actually read those posts), but I never really cared much about grilling before this summer. This summer, I’m all about bringing you the best of the summer season. Potato salad. Grilled potatoes. Barbecue. Bacon. Seemed like a pretty good combo to me. And it was. Maybe I’ve also mentioned once or twice that I don’t reeeeally eat salad....

This is the Best Panna Cotta Recipe! If you’ve never made a panna cotta recipe before, I’m here to tell you just how easy it is! If you’ve really never had panna cotta before, I’m here to tell you that it’s like an elevated form of pudding. This dessert tastes like strawberries and cream, and is one of my favorite summer desserts. This is a lighter version of my Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes, which I think you might like!...

Hey, it’s hot outside. Or is that just you? Don’t be silly, it’s me too. I’m hot, you’re hot. But we still need to eat cake! Caaaaaaake. I do not take vacations from cake. So, when it’s summertime and I need chocolate cake, I just cook it in the waffle iron. Genius, right? Did you know you can scoop out a little chocolate cake mix from the box, whip up a quick batter and make four chocolate waffles in about 8 minutes?...

These Cornbread Muffins are the perfect addition to Chili season With chili season upon us, we have a big need for a small batch of cornbread muffins. If you’ve wisely made my ground beef chili for two, these corn muffins are the perfect thing for dunking. They’re also great alongside my instant pot taco soup or vegan black bean burrito bowls. And to be honest, I love a cornbread muffin dripping with butter for breakfast, and so do my kids–a fried egg with one of these is savory breakfast heaven!...

I’ve been reading cookbooks like novels for years. Since before I realized I wanted to work in the food world. Since before I was on the brink of dropping out of grad school to attend cooking school. (I didn’t. I should have). Before I even moved out of my parents house, my Mom and I would sit on the couch each night after supper and pour through the latest food magazines and cookbooks....

Looking for more one pot pastas? Try my quick Pasta Carbonara, Easy Chicken Orzo Recipe, this One Pot Lemon Orzo pasta or this One Pot Pasta Primavera next! This delicious Ditalini Pasta with Bacon and Peas recipe is made with simple ingredients in just 30 minutes. We love pasta around here It’s always a huge hit with my family (even the picky eaters!) so we make it a lot. I love finding new ways to cook it!...

The truth is, you can use your favorite can of soda for this cake with identical results. My soda of choice is Dr Pepper, but this recipe has been tested with regular Coca Cola and Root Beer, too! The only caveat is: do not use diet soda. The reason we’re using a can of soda to make cake today is because the carbonation in a can of soda aerates the cake batter and makes the most amazing fluffy cake....

You’ll love this simple and delicious Fruit Dip Recipe! I have never seen a gigantic tray of fruit disappear so fast as when I put this healthy fruit dip out with it. Fruit dip is an old fashioned recipe, but it’s one of those that is going to stick around for ages because it’s just so delicious. What is fruit dip made of? Fruit dip is made of simple ingredients: cream cheese, marshmallow fluff and fresh strawberries....

This recipe was first posted on Spend with Pennies. It is time, folks. Time to set aside our obsession with this Instant Pot Pot Roast and move on to cheesecake. This right here is our next Instant Pot obsession, and I don’t think anyone is mad about it. Why we love this Instant Pot Cheesecake: How do I even answer that? There is just so much to love. I’ll admit, even though cheesecake is my truest dessert love (when I first got my Instant Pot I wasn’t one of the ones rushing to make a cheesecake....

PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER So I did exactly one foil packet recipe here on The Recipe Rebel last summer. O-N-E. And it went wild. So I figured that this summer (how is it that Spring has rolled around again?!? Wasn’t it just Christmas?), I was going to try to bring you a lot more foil packet recipes and easy grilling recipes to get you cooking outside. We bought a camper last summer, and though we only took it out 4 times, we loved it....

It’s been a while (a long, loooooong while) since I’ve shared a cake recipe around here. It’s been even longer since I shared a real-deal, 3 layer cake suitable for any special occasion. It’s not that I don’t like cake (trust me on this one), it’s just that I’ve gradually switched my focus around here to Real Food: quick, mostly healthy meals that you can feed your family any night of the week or special guests on a weekend....

I know there are people out there who don’t like “Hawaiian” things. There are people who don’t like pineapple on savory things. I, friends, am not one of them. I love to mix sweet and savory. How about you? Yay or nay to the savory pineapple dishes? I’m going to just assume we’re on the same page. Because, well, you’re here and all. I saw these ham and pineapple kebabs when I was skimming through Pinterest one day, and I kind of got them stuck in my mind....

Satisfy your sweet tooth with more recipes like Peanut Butter Streusel Banana Bread, Blueberry Banana Bread and Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. This Healthy Banana Bread took me a few tries to perfect, but once I did there was no going back! I believe that a good banana bread is like a good brownie. It needs no frosting, no glaze, no chocolate chips, no nuts, nothing. If it’s perfect banana bread, then that should be enough....

I’ve got camping on my brain, and I’m hoping to rack up a bunch of new favorite easy grilling recipes this summer! I don’t know about you, but getting outside and cooking outside is one of our favorite things to do in the summer, and having a slew of easy grilling recipes makes that so much easier to do! Some of our favorites so far are these Chicken Parmesan Foil Packets with Veggies, Chicken Cordon Bleu Foil Packets, and these Easy Monterey Chicken Foil Packets....

See the step by step recipe video down in the recipe card. Hot Cross Buns are sweet buns traditionally served around Easter (often on Good Friday), with history that goes back centuries! Although there are plenty of theories about how they came to be and what they symbolize, today we’re just talking about how to make these sweet, spiced, fluffy little pockets of deliciousness! For this recipe, I started with my Mom’s Homemade Buns — because they are so light and fluffy and loved by so many already....

It’s no secret that I’m a big soup lover. Even though I’m not a big veggie eater, I will eat just about anything in a hearty soup. The way the flavors blend together just makes everything taste amazing! Some of my favorite soup recipes are my Olive Garden Chicken Gnocchi Soup, Chicken Rice Soup, Sausage Tortellini Soup, and this Easy Roasted Tomato Soup Recipe. They’re all delicious, comforting, and filled with nutrients....

So I have this habit of hitting the chocolate or the ice cream after the kids get to bed for the night. I’ve earned it, haven’t I?? We are smack dab in the middle of my husband’s busy season so I am single-momming it from 7 in the morning until late in the evening, at least 5 days a week. Which means that the only things that keep me going are chocolate and coffee (namely, this Mocha Chocolate Mug Cake)....

An icebox cake is absolutely a cheater cake, but when a cheater cake looks this good, does anyone care? I feel like at this point in all of our lives, we can use some easy and delicious baking and no-baking projects. Anyone else feel the same? Icebox cakes are great for any occasion, and this Black Forest version really is a showstopper! This No Bake Funfetti Icebox Cake, this No Bake Pumpkin Pie Icebox Cake, and this No Bake Lemon Raspberry Icebox Cake are other versions I know you’ll love as well!...

If there’s anything more comforting than coming home to a freshly baked casserole and a jug of sweet tea, I don’t know what it is. Casseroles are one of those things that are more than the sum of their parts, with a whole lotta love stirred in. They are warm, soothing and fill you up just right. They taste especially good after a hard day’s work. Since these two lovely ladies live in Texas, I couldn’t resist....

There are two words that win me over every time – “one pan.” Enjoy more easy one pan recipes like Tuscan Orzo with Chicken, Sausage and Rice and Chicken Meatballs with Orzo. This one pan teriyaki chicken and noodles recipe has saved me from ordering take-out so many times! This quick and easy homemade recipe is just so much better than what shows up in the little cardboard box — and just as quick!...