Ever since I snagged my Mom’s Homemade Buns recipe, I’ve been dreaming of all the things I can turn them into! The dough is so perfectly soft and fluffy, and so easy to work with, that I knew it would be a perfect match for our favorite hot dogs. Lately, I’ve found store bought hot dog buns just don’t live up to my expectations. They’re dry and flavorless, and who knows how long they’ve been sitting on the store shelf!...

So, if you follow me on instagram (which you totally should because I share an inappropriate amount of photos of myself taking photos. It’s ironic, no? A tiny bit adorable? Ok, NO.), you’ll know that I take Happy Hour very seriously. I even capitalize the phrase ‘Happy Hour.’ There’s a set routine on Friday nights ‘round these parts. My friends and neighbors put their little ones to bed, grab the portable baby monitors, and head on over....

I KNOW. Boring, right?? Except, perfect slow cooker chicken breast isn’t boring at all. This chicken is so flavorful, and so juicy, with just a few ingredients (and one secret ingredient!). I will admit, I have made plenty of dry, overcooked, unpalatable boneless chicken breasts in the slow cooker. I’m not proud of it, but we all do it every now and then, am I right?? I wanted to come up with a foolproof way to make great crockpot chicken breast — that is big on flavor (but still versatile enough to use it a variety of different ways or add your own sauce at the end), and ridiculously juicy....

Maple Bacon Cupcakes I have a lot of love for cupcakes made with maple syrup–the ones that I use for baby’s first birthday cake, specifically. Everyone who eats them at my kids’ birthday parties comments that the cupcake is so good! They don’t even notice that it’s made entirely with maple syrup, and no other sugars! When we use all liquid sweetener, like maple syrup, we get soft, tender cupcakes that have the best almost cotton-like texture....

Oh, all the mini things! I will gobble them all up! I don’t want to get too far ahead of myself, but I think these are going to be our Valentine’s Day dessert. I think. I’m having the hardest time deciding what to make from my 30 days of chocolate collection. It’s been a sweet month, friends, and it’s not over yet! Not only are these chocolate mini layer cakes undeniably adorable, the chocolate cake is the easiest chocolate cake to make–really....

PIN IT FOR LATER Who doesn’t love alfredo sauce? I make mine lighter (and more convenient for me) by using milk instead of cream. It’s such an easy sauce to add different flavours to and experiment with — this is just one of many ways you could mix things up. If you’re not digging spinach or pesto, feel free to leave them out and you’ll have a basic Alfredo sauce recipe that you can leave as is or flavour any way you want....

This post is generously sponsored by FoodSaver and Turkey Farmers of Canada and I was compensated for my time in creating this recipe. Thank you for supporting the brands that make The Recipe Rebel possible! Even though the holidays look different this year, we still want our favorite meals on the table. With everything this year has thrown at us, carrying on with family traditions can bring so much comfort, and that’s why we love this Roast Turkey Breast with Cranberry Marinade....

Two people cannot finish an entire bottle of wine. Wait, can I re-phrase that? Two people shouldn’t finish an entire bottle of wine. At least not on a weeknight. We speak from experience. Since it’s summertime, we’ve been hitting the rosé almost nightly. But, I’ve been waking up lately only to find that I forgot to re-cork the wine. Again. Whenever I have a leftover half-bottle of wine, I always use it for mixing drinks....

What is Shahi chicken pulao This isn’t a traditional recipe. Shahi Chicken Pulao is purely a dish that came together by inspiration, trial and error, and by serving it to a LOT of test subjects, (and I mean A LOT) who agreed to indulge me, and came over every weekend to be fed the same food, over and over again. This is a layered rice dish, (think Lasagna), where you prepare the components seperately and then assemble it together when you are ready to eat....

In 11 years of running this small batch dessert recipes website, I have never shared a small batch vanilla cupcakes recipe. Isn’t that crazy? Maybe it’s because my head is in the clouds with my lemon cupcakes or my chocolate and blackberry cupcakes. Or, maybe it’s because I have been appeasing the chocolate lovers so much here on this site, that I completely neglected vanilla. Whatever the reason, the wait is now over....

So I’m supposed to be putting together holiday recipes and here I am dreaming of Spain. The husband and I were in Spain about 4 and a half years ago, and my heart aches to go back. Spain is such a beautiful country, and the food — SO good! Someday, when the littles are a little bigger, I wouldn’t be surprised if we found our way back there. When I was dreaming up things to create with this month’s batch of Little Potatoes, my mind immediately said, “breakfast“....

This recipe was posted first on Spend With Pennies. Summer is here and we are all about grilling! We love these steak kabobs because they are easy to cook and serve, and they can turn a less expensive steak into an impressive dinner. We have a few favorite skewers here, and these easy Steak Kabobs are right up there with these Fajita Steak Kabobs, these BBQ Steak and Potatoes Skewers, and these Hawaiian Ham and Pineapple Skewers....

Since we’re long in the habit of admitting guilty pleasures in the kitchen (homemade Star Crunch, anyone?), I feel like it’s time to introduce you to my long-standing love: cheesecake toast. Last week, a nasty 48-hour bug ravaged through my household. Luckily, we were all hit about 36 hours apart, and so right as Camille was coming out of it, it took me down, which left my husband to care for me....

As weird as it is, the kids are heading back to school in one way or another and with this school year being as different as it is, we will need all the easy comfort foods! This Turkey Tetrazzini is a creamy, cozy meal that is easy to make ahead and freezer friendly. It’s also one of my kids favorite meals, and since it’s loaded with lean shredded turkey, high fibre pasta, and lighter on the cream than most, it ticks all of my boxes!...

Many apologies to my big brother, who has such a severe pecan allergy that an EpiPen is on his person at all times. (Except he usually just takes a swig of liquid Bendryl and goes back to his day, but that’s just how big brothers are, aren’t they?) But these cookies are insane, and if you love nuts in your cookies, you have to make these! These cookies, you guys....

This post is generously sponsored by Dairy Farmers of Manitoba and I was compensated for my time in creating this recipe. Thank you for supporting the brands that make The Recipe Rebel possible! I’m a big lasagna fan. I’m also a big soup fan. So naturally, this White Lasagna Soup feels like a dream come true to me. Now, I have my classic lasagna soup to emulate my classic lasagna recipe so I figured it was about time I made a soup to mimic the flavors of my white chicken lasagna!...

Need more easy recipes for the holiday season? My Christmas Breakfast Ideas, Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas, and Christmas Desserts will help you plan the perfect Christmas Day filled with tons of memories and great food! A big, beautiful Christmas dinner is great and all, but one of our favorite ways to entertain is to put out a big spread of small bites! These Christmas Appetizers are easy to mix and match so you can have a variety of foods for every taste....

I know. How French of me. I’m really enjoying sharing my obsession with you. I’m also having a bit of a moment with simple French cuisine. It’s been easy lately, because simple recipes require high quality ingredients, and my CSA is churning out some serious good stuff this time of year. I love the late summer/ early fall harvest. This is my first week with local apples, yet I’m still getting pints of sungold tomatoes....

I had forgotten what the holidays smelled like til I made these scones. The aroma of pecans sautéing in butter or baking in custard for pecan pie is the essence of late December for me. But, summer also smells like pecans sautéing in butter because everyone knows the best flavor of ice cream is buttered pecan. I guess us Texans are just pecan eatin’ people. Bake these for a romantic Christmas morning before all the relatives come to your house, and enjoy them peacefully with coffee....

We’re all dreaming about Christmas cookies for Santa this time of year, aren’t we? Santa can’t be the only one already thinking of endless plates of Christmas cookies! I’m ready for holiday parties and potlucks to return, and the general merriness that comes this time of year when no one declines dessert. It’s a dessert lover’s dream. How to Make Candy Cane Sugar Cookies This recipe for candy cane sugar cookies is a basic drop sugar cookie recipe, meaning you don’t have to roll out the dough and cut it....