As the person in your life who loves to miniaturize your favorite desserts, I should have made these mini pies in muffin cups for y’all sooner. I apologize for that. This is my new favorite way to eat pie because it cooks in half the time of a regular pie. There’s plenty of room to play with this recipe: make 2 pies in Texas-sized muffin cups or 4 pies in a standard muffin pan....

I’m a changed woman. I had my first smear of Kerrygold Irish butter. All butters are not created equal. Amen. Remember how Mr. Dessert For Two boldly declared he likes fruit desserts now? These buttery peach pie bars are the thing that tipped the scales. He took one bite of the soft, cinnamon-flecked crust and whiskey peach jammy filling, and moaned. From my experiments, I’ve deduced that the moans signify that his love for fruit desserts is equal to his love for chocolate desserts....

When I think about the last bite of food I want to eat on earth, it might be these chocolate cupcakes with a huge pile of peanut butter frosting on top. Cupcakes are the perfect vehicle for this frosting, but I have been known to spread it between two chocolate chip cookies without eggs to make a quick cookie sandwich for the freezer. I will cover exactly how to make it, how to use it, and how to store it for future desserts....

If you love this Caramel Popcorn, you’ll also enjoy this Caramel Puff Corn (and, hey! No messing with popcorn kernels) and my Grandma’s Candy Popcorn! Caramel Popcorn Popcorn is one of my all time favorite snacks — we go through a ton of it. Most nights, it’s a bag of microwave popcorn with some extra popcorn seasoning and that’s as fancy as it gets. But if I make a batch of this Caramel Popcorn?...

This recipe is part of my efforts to bring you more Real Food recipes here to The Recipe Rebel. You know, recipes to actually make and eat, and recipes that I actually want to make and eat. We love pizza anything. Pizza Mac & Cheese. Pizza Cupcakes. Pizza Scalloped Potatoes. Pizza Crackers. Pizza Kebabs. Fruit Pizza. You name it, I’ve pizza-ed it. And if I haven’t yet, then I’m thinking about pizza-ing it....

These stripes that show up with every slice look mesmerizing! Over the time I have tried about 4 versions of this cake. And I found that some recipes made the chocolate batter sink a lot which would make the cake more chocolaty at the bottom and more vanilla-ish at the top. Enters this recipe! A perfect balance of chocolate and vanilla on the top and bottom of the cake....

I know a lot of us think or have thought before that making homemade ice cream is a difficult, labor intensive, and easy to mess up task. Well, this Rocky Road Ice Cream recipe is here to prove that theory wrong! This recipe is based on my homemade Vanilla Ice Cream — which is a cooked, frozen custard. You can also follow this Easy Homemade Ice Cream recipe for a no cook version if you prefer!...

Hey, y’all! I’m back from Texas. It was glorious, thanks for asking. September is the month when all 3 of my brother’s kids have their birthdays (well, one is in very late August), so I try to make it home for at least one of the big birthday celebrations. The excitement that little kids have for birthdays is infectious. Their eyes get so bright at the mention of their special birthday meal and even more for their special birthday dessert....

This post is sponsored by Egg Farmers of Canada and I have been compensated for my time spent creating this recipe. Thank you for supporting the people who support The Recipe Rebel! You all know how much we love eggs for breakfast around here, and maybe more so at dinner time. They’re easy, they’re healthy, they’re quick to prepare, and — who would have guessed! — the leftovers make a great breakfast for the rest of the week 😉 One dish meals like this Sausage Egg Casserole are perfect refrigerated or even frozen so you never have to be stuck with boxed cereal again (even when you slept in and the kids are all tugging on your pant legs for one reason or another — not that I know anything about that!...

How is that for your typical January 6th recipe post, hey? Not just a smoothie, but a metabolism-boosting smoothie! This is not some miracle smoothie that will magically undo all the Christmas cookies, candies, chocolate, gravy, etc. And no, I don’t know (nor do I care about) the amount of protein or calories in it. I’m not going to make you a bunch of promises about how if you drink this smoothie 14 times a week you will lose 10 pounds....

I’m not one to brag, but please, let me brag. Someone told me that my brownies are better than any relationship they’ve ever been in. I’m thinking back to some of the poor souls I’ve dated, and I definitely should have passed on the guy and taken the fudgey brownie instead. Many times, actually. My brownies are exceeding in richness (unlike some of the men I’ve dated), and their chewiness and charm knows no bounds (unlike most of the men I’ve dated)....

I’m having a blast at the new Mediterranean grocery store right down the street from my house. The place is always packed, and the prices are way better than most grocery stores. Since it’s a heavily trafficked store, I know the turn-over is great. Fresh, fresh, fresh! I picked up some fresh tahini (if I told you the price, you would slap yourself—no more $18 tahini at Whole Foods, thanks!...

Why I love this Simple French Toast Recipe I have little Saturday morning routine, and it definitely involves this French toast for two. I’m a bit of a strict Mama when it comes to sugar and screen-time during the week week, so I like to let loose on Saturday mornings. We make French toast with sugary custard and sugary maple syrup on top, and then we eat it on the couch while watching cartoons....

For a single person, making a batch of waffles for one should be so easy! It should come together in one bowl, and be so simple to make. And that’s exactly how this recipe is! If you have a small round iron, you will get two waffles with this recipe. If you have a big square Belgian iron (like I do), you’ll get one beautiful huge serving. This recipe uses very basic pantry and items you probably already have in your refrigerator....

I don’t know about you, but summer eating at our house is all about the grill. And I love discovering new ways to grill chicken! Now, since chicken is a leaner meat, it tends to dry out more quickly than other types of meat. So the key is to know exactly how to prepare and grill it so you end up with tender, juicy chicken every time. To make your life a little bit easier, I’ve put together my tips and tricks for perfect grilled chicken along with some of my all-time favorite Grilled Chicken Recipes....

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas baking time! There is just something so magical about baking Christmas cookies the month before Christmas. It always just gets me right in the holiday spirit. I think we can all agree that this is also the time of year when things get a little bit crazy…which is why I love to keep my freezer stocked with cookies, bars, and other baked goods....

Wait, wait, wait! Don’t run away! I know–it’s black licorice. Blackest black midnight black licorice. You see, previously, I thought you had to have a certain arrangement of genes in order to like black licorice. The red licorice? Sure, it’s a little more likeable. But the black jelly beans? Only a select portion of our population likes them. Black licorice twisty sticks? Even less people like them. But then, I had homemade black licorice....

PIN IT FOR LATER I don’t know what it is about cherries and cheesecake, but for me it’s always been the ultimate combination. Growing up, if there was cheesecake, it was cherry cheesecake. Not strawberry cheesecake, not chocolate cheesecake, not even Nutella Cheesecake Bars (believe it or not, I lived pretty much my whole childhood without Nutella). It is still my favorite. So I have always sucked at making crepes....

I think we’ve probably all been in that season of life where you just can’t seem to find the time to make a home-cooked meal. It happens to the best of us! Which is exactly why I love simple, prep-ahead recipes like my Ricotta Stuffed Shells, Turkey Stuffed Peppers, and this Chicken Alfredo Bake. This Chicken Alfredo Pasta Bake is made with just a few simple ingredients. It’s perfect for a quick dinner or meal prep option, and it’s something the whole family will love!...

PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER So I shared exactly one foil packet recipe last summer. ONE. Ever since, I’ve been determined that I was going to bring you more grilling recipes here this summer, because who really wants to cook inside?! Here in Manitoba, when the sun is shining we take advantage of it 😉 These Chicken Parmesan Foil Packets are a full meal deal, complete with convenient Little Potatoes—ready to use out of the bag with no peeling required, slices of zucchini, moist chicken breast topped with tomato sauce and stretchy, melty cheese....