This is the final post for the year for my partnership with BAILEYS™ Coffee Creamers. Thanks for letting me partner with brands I love and use in my own kitchen. I was provided with product and compensated for my time, but the opinions and recipe are my own. So, the other day, my fridge was packed to the brim. Ok, my fridge is always packed to the brim, but, out on the ledge, about to crash to the floor is a couple bottles of the new BAILEYS™ Coffee Creamer Frosted Vanilla Cookie....

I’m prone to girl crushes, quite frequently, actually. I tend to not enter a friendship unless I have a crush, you see. If I meet someone and they completely amaze me by having ’extreme shit togetherness,’ I usually can’t stop thinking about them. Then, I start to figure out how to grow the relationship and how to reach out. And has it been too long since I sent that last message?...

Quick to prepare and quick to cook, this list has all kinds of dinner ideas for tonight — flavorful meals to make in a hurry. Make many of these dinners in a single pan for easy clean up! Making dinner shouldn’t feel like a chore. There are a few things you can do to help make planning and cooking meals a breeze: Stock Up: A pantry and fridge stocked with staples is the first stepping stone to easy dinners!...

There are just so many ways that you can enjoy pork chops, it makes it so easy when planning family dinners. It’s also helpful that pork has a milder flavor that kids seem to love! All of these things make side dish possibilities next to endless! With this in mind, I created a list of 25 easy sides for pork chops to round out your meals. These side dishes are perfect no matter how you like your pork....

When fall hits, I turn to soups, stews and chilis to keep us fed! There is nothing I love better than a steaming bowl of something warm and cozy with lots of room for dipping a fresh made roll or chunk of crusty bread. It is pretty much my favorite things in the winter! (And yes, I’m one of those people who claims every thing is My Favorite Thing, so get over it!...

Fall is here, and with it, Crockpot Season! I’m especially feeling all the crockpot chicken recipes — soup, pasta, saucy or cheesy! I definitely use my slow cooker in the summer as well, but there’s just something about a hearty chicken dinner cooking away in the crock pot all day long that is better when it’s cold out. Tips and tricks for these Crockpot Chicken Recipes: Many of these slow cooker chicken recipes use either chicken breasts or boneless, skinless chicken thighs — and most of the time those two can be used interchangeably as they cook in about the same amount of time....

When it comes to feeding my almost-11-month old, variety is becoming a thing. I’d rather have Camille eat a few bites of many foods than an entire bowl of the same thing. Exposing her to food that varies in taste, texture, and temperature is key to avoiding a picky eater, in my opinion. Camille has not reached the lovely age of 2 when kids start refusing all new foods, but I have hope we can sail through the brief phase quickly....

Re-sharing these bites of heavenly brownies. With over 23,000 pins on Pinterest, you know they’re delicious! Trust me. He told me. He wants a super thick fudgy brownie laced with his favorite beer. And these beer brownies are sooo it. Plus, it only uses 1 beer from his stash. I’m not trying to be sexist here—in my house, we each have our own beer stash. Mine is up here in the fridge–quick access to my fruity shandy beers....

Keep things cozy with more of my favorite chicken soup recipes like Chicken Gnocchi Soup, Crockpot Chicken Taco Soup and Chicken Barley Soup. Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup does wonders for the body and soul! When I need a bowl of something comforting as can be, this is a recipe I always love turning to. Essentially, it’s just like your tried and true Chicken Noodle Soup, but with a thick and creamy broth....

Bread pudding is a perfect example of this. It consists of stale bread drenched in custard, topped with a sugary sauce. If you feel guilty about eating it, you’re probably not working hard enough.

Enjoy more of the best filling soup recipes like Italian Meatball Soup, Chicken Dumpling Soup and Sausage Orzo Soup. Cabbage is often an underestimated vegetable, but I promise I can change your mind with this Cabbage Roll Soup! This easy soup recipe is perfect for when you just need a well-rounded meal all in one bowl to warm you up. It’s filling, flavorful, and loaded with nutritious veggies. Essentially, this is a deconstructed cabbage roll served in soup form....

Quesadillas are one of the easiest and tastiest snacks or lunches around. We have them for all sorts of things, from an after-school snack to a quick lunch, picnics, or quick and easy dinners. The best thing about quesadillas is that they’re versatile, but they’re also delicious! These cheesy quesadillas are filled with mozzarella cheese as well as sautéed onions and peppers, but if you want some added protein I recommend this Chicken Quesadilla!...

See step by step recipe video down in the recipe card. Spaghetti with meat sauce is one of our family’s favorite dinners, but there are times when you just want something you can make ahead and not worry about stirring a bunch of different pots at once (although this classic Spaghetti and Meatballs will forever be a favorite!). Somedays I cut corners by making this Slow Cooker Spaghetti Sauce earlier in the day, or stirring up this simple One Pot Spaghetti when I’m short on time or energy....

PIN THIS RECIPE FOR LATER Sometimes, when something is working, you just gotta run with it. And these angel food cake rolls? Apparently, these are working for you just fine 😉 When I first posted this Triple Berry Angel Food Cake Roll last Spring, it went instantly viral. I mean, more instant than I have ever seen before. I think the video had 2 million views in the first 24 hours!...

I’m not proud of my snacking behavior this week. My New Year’s resolution was to stop skipping breakfast, and unless you count milky tea, I have definitely broken my resolution. There was the morning I had 3 dates for breakfast (dates, as in the dried fruit, not awkward meet-ups). The next morning, one slice of melting sweet potatoes. And I’m afraid I sunk as low as leftover cold tater tots yesterday morning....

You know I’m a big fan of breakfast. In all honesty, my perfect meal is a grand breakfast buffet with all the fixings, spread out for miles in front of me. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, waffles, coffee, donuts, pastries, coffee, crepes, fruit, casseroles and coffee. Please don’t forget the coffee. But, alas, this is not usually my reality. Very, very rarely is it my reality (although maybe you saw on Instagram stories that it was indeed my reality at a food blogging conference last weekend!...

This Chocolate Covered Strawberries recipe is so easy, but the end result looks so impressive! They are ready in just 20 minutes, and with just a few simple steps – you’ll find yourself making them again and again! These chocolate-covered juicy strawberries are customizable, just add your favorite topping like crushed nuts, sprinkles, or toffee bits. Dress them up for special occasions with a drizzle of another type of chocolate, colorful baking chips, or sprinkles to match any holiday!...

Happy Friday! Excuse me while I jump in here with a non-pumpkin, non-apple, non-cranberry recipe in the midst of all the holiday recipes. My friends from The Slow Roasted Italian just came out with their new (first!) cookbook, The Simple Kitchen, and I just have to share. You guys, if you are like me and love easy, flavorful, home-cooked meals then you will love this book just as much as I do....

An Easy Instant Pot Potato Recipe I never thought that Instant Pot potatoes would be the thing to win me over with pressure cooking, but what can I say? They’re so easy to cook, and they turn out so fluffy inside. Plus, the cook time is hands off. What could be better? While Instant Pot Baked Potatoes were my first love, and Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes were my second, these garlic herb Instant Pot potatoes are right up there....

You’ll love this Chicken and Dumpling Instant Pot Recipe You’ve never met a bigger fan of dumplings than me. And the thing is, I didn’t even grow up on them. I grew up on great chicken soup, but dumplings I was denied. This is probably why I love them so much now. Being a noodle lover, I ventured into the dumpling world in college, probably after watching them being made on the Food Network....