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I’m actually hosting Thanksgiving this year! Now that we live near family, we don’t have to get on airplane full of germs to visit family. I’m so excited! I loved those first few years with Camille where we took an infant on an airplane and prayed we didn’t get the plague, just kidding. Anyway, I have it really easy this year because my parents are bringing over the turkeys. My Dad usually smokes one turkey and bakes one turkey, and that’s plenty for us....

Love ramen? Try my Ramen Noodle Soup or my One Pot Chicken Chow Mein Recipe next! I’m just going to come out and say it — I am not Chinese. I don’t have a Chinese family member teaching me behind the scenes to make authentic Vegetable Lo Mein. I am not an expert on Chinese food at all, but I do know that it is incredibly delicious. This Vegetable Lo Mein recipe is made with 6 simple ingredients, so although it may not be entirely authentic, it is entirely delicious....

Hello, friends! I have been working really hard to add nutrition information to a lot of my recipes. Mostly the dinner and breakfast recipes, as dessert is usually a splurge and not an everyday thing (unless it is, and that’s okay, too!). If you had asked me a few months ago, you’d know that I never had any intentions to add calorie counts to my recipes. Not because they’re not healthy, but because it’s so easy for calorie calculators to be wrong....

Almond brittle made in the microwave is a quick and easy thing to make that is so impressive! It’s a great housewarming present, and it’s great to perch a shard on top of champagne cupcakes, which I did last New Year’s Eve and thought it was cute! Decorating cupcakes with a crunchy brittle is something I do when I make my small batch chocolate cupcakes, too. My Mom made microwave brittle with salted peanuts when I was growing up....

This is the perfect Apple Crisp Dessert The ingredients of an apple crisp are very simple, yet this was one of the hardest recipes for me to scale down to two servings. The problem lies with the apples: a single apple does not give off much juice. The only reason a typical apple crisp is juicy is because it’s filled with 6 to 8 apples. When a smaller version is made with just 2 or 3 apples, a dry dessert is the result....

Why You need to make these Chocolate Oat bars ASAP! You can use nutritious ingredients to create a SUPER Nutritious Chocolate bar and have a guilt-free treat!No need to fire up the oven when the craving hitsTotally customizable according to your likes and of course how indulgent your feeling that dayComes together in less than 15 mins! Totally freezable with a long shelf life!They are great holiday gift idea!...

This cheesecake is so perfectly firm yet light that I bet you won’t even be able to tell it’s no bake! The recipe is similar to my no bake chocolate cheesecake in the way that it uses melted chocolate to set. Chocolate is firm when chilled, so it makes the best no bake cheesecake recipe base! I prefer this to no bake cheesecakes that use ‘frozen whipped topping’ because the texture is better and it just tastes better!...

It is positively too hot to do anything…except drink frozen boozy drinks. And roll up our denim shorts and go sit by the pool. We’ve had our fair share of Peach Wine Slushies and Berry Wine Slushies this summer already. But on a day when the heat index is triple digits, I reached for the Bourbon. It helps me forget the heat. The good news is that this Bourbon slush is just as easy to make as my wine slushies....

Summer is in full swing and we are all about easy here! Frozen ice cream treats are one thing that is a given around here these days, and if you like the looks of these Caramel Praline Ice Cream Cupcakes, you’ll like these Gluten Free Brownie Ice Cream Sandwiches and this Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Cake! I love making these Ice Cream Cupcakes for so many reasons: They are easy, but they look impressive and fun!...

Looking to make a whole spread of appetizer recipes? Check out these Baked Brie Bites, these Mini Quiche and these Jalapeno Poppers, too! (Bonus points if you serve this Cannoli Dip for dessert 😉). See more of our favorite Christmas Appetizer recipes here. One of my saving graces during the holidays is those super simple appetizers that everyone can snack on while you’re whipping up the main event. This Cheese Ball is one of those recipes!...

You all know how much we love anything alfredo here. This Chicken Alfredo Pizza, Chicken Alfredo Bake, Chicken Alfredo Dip, and these Chicken Alfredo Quesadillas are already favorites, and this Chicken Broccoli Alfredo is quickly becoming one! Throwing broccoli into the mix makes this Chicken Broccoli Alfredo is the perfect complete meal. It’s made with tender Cavatappi pasta (but you can use any kind!), broccoli florets, and juicy chicken all tossed in a simple, rich, and creamy Alfredo sauce!...

If you’ve been following me for a while, than you know, I am a sucker for recreating restaurant style recipes at home, and Indo-Chinese is my favoriteeee genre! This recipe joins the list of my other classic restaurant remakes like the Dynamite Shrimps, Crispy Beijing Beef and Sichuan Chicken. What is Chicken Shashlik The word ‘Shashlik’ means skewered grilled meat, synonymous with “Shish” kebab in Turkey. It was traditionally made with Mutton and the internet says it originated from Central Asia and Russia....

Chicken Spaghetti Bake is always a favorite around here — I mean, it’s creamy, it’s loaded with flavor, and you can never go wrong with pasta! This Chicken Spaghetti Bake is a casserole version of the Pioneer Woman classic, made with healthier ingredients and a few extra veggies for good measure. Pasta bakes are a meal we love because of how easy they are to prep and bake ahead, gift to a neighbor in need, or throw in the freezer for a busy day....

Chocolate chip cookies without brown sugar I absolutely live to make sure you have dessert in your belly, even if you lack the right ingredients. My eggless chocolate chip cookies have seen many us through chocolate cravings while lacking the right ingredients in the fridge. And if you haven’t made my eggless sugar cookies, you’ve got some afternoon plans, my friend. I have a whole section on this site devoted to eggless baking recipes that includes cakes, cookies, bread and more!...

These Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are one of my all time favorites! They are fun and festive for the holidays but not so festive that you can’t enjoy them year round. This Chocolate Crinkle Cookie recipe is special because they’re not like the other crinkle cookie recipes. They actually start with a base of melted chocolate and oil. Why, you ask? Because it creates the absolute richest, fudgiest cookie you could ever ask for....

Corn Salsa is the perfect complement to so many meals! This recipe is my version of a copycat of Chipotle’s Corn Salsa, and it is the best corn salsa I’ve ever tried! Our kids love it, and it’s so easy to throw together. It’s one of those great recipes you want to have on hand for last-minute prep for any occasion (you can also prep it ahead, which is a big bonus!...

Sometimes super healthy dinners that are also quick to make are hard to come by. But also serving boxed mac and cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, or bacon jam grilled cheese every night for dinner just doesn’t cut it…although I’m never mad about a grilled cheese for dinner night. 😉 Enter Baked Tilapia! Tilapia are one of my favorite fish to cook because they’re not very, well, “fishy.” Since they’re mild in flavor, they’re versatile, easy to prep, and really hard to mess up....

Check out more of my favorite easy orzo recipes like this Garlic Parmesan Orzo Recipe, One Pan Chicken Meatballs with Orzo and Sun Dried Tomato and Spinach Orzo. One Pan Chicken Orzo is a favorite dinner recipe of mine! It’s something simple, creamy and protein-packed that I know my family will eat and love every time. From start to finish, you can have this creamy orzo recipe ready in about half an hour....

This small batch cookie recipe is a classic sugar cookie. It is a simple, easy cookie recipe with a base of sugar, butter, and flour. This is the Best Sugar Cookie Recipe! I consider this one of my easy cookies recipes with few ingredients (6 total not including salt), that makes a small batch of sugar cookies. Another reason this cookie recipe is quick and basic is that there is no chilling required for these sugar cookies....

Have you ever spent hours laboring over your big holiday turkey dinner only to end up with dry turkey? Have you wondered where you could have gone wrong and why you just can’t seem to get the perfect roast turkey every time? Wonder no more! This turkey brine is exactly what you need to take your turkey from good (or not so good) to great. It adds tons of moisture and flavor to a turkey and makes it so much easier to knock holiday cooking out of the park....