This pretty much sums up my feelings about Trader Joe’s right now, too. TJ’s is full of fun holiday snacks. If you follow me on snapchat (user name: dessertfortwo), Camille and I did a quick video last week talking about how we went into TJ’s for 4 things, and came out with 44 things—38 of which were holiday snacks. I don’t even like oreos, yet I bought boxes {plural!} of their candy cane jojo’s....
Cherry season has made it to Canada friends, and we’re kicking things off with this awesome — and beautiful — Classic Cherry Cobbler. Made with fresh cherries because we’ve got to take advantage of them while we have them! (Since they’re only in season for 4-5 weeks and available for convenient pick up in your local grocery store!) I know if you’ve been around here for any length of time you know how much I love a hot, oozing dessert with a scoop of ice cream (vanilla only, please and thank you)....
Enjoy more easy chicken soup recipes like Crockpot Chicken Taco Soup, Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup and Chicken Dumpling Soup. Creamy Chicken and Rice Soup is one of those dinners that’s perfect for weeknights at home with the family! When you need something warm, comforting, and kid friendly on the dinner table, this is a great recipe to turn to. I think my favorite thing about this chicken and rice soup recipe is how easy it is to toss together!...
We love the pressure cooker for basic Instant Pot recipes, like Instant Pot Shredded Chicken, Instant Pot Pulled Pork, and Instant Pot Whole Chicken, but every now and then I like to branch out and add in some big flavor. These Creamy Italian Instant Pot Chicken Breasts definitely give big flavor! This recipe is made with juicy chicken breasts pressure cooked in a rich, flavorful cream sauce flavored with herbs and roasted red peppers....
Check out more of the best summer pasta recipes like One Pot Pasta Primavera, Tomato Basil Pasta and Sun Dried Tomato and Spinach Orzo. Pickle lovers – this Pickle Pasta Salad is for you. My love for dill goes way back. I’ve been making Dill Pickle Soup for a decade now! The pickle flavor in this pasta salad recipe comes from two ingredients. The first and foremost being the pickles themselves, which not only add flavor but amazing texture!...
We all love tacos right? I mean, how could you not. There’s something for everyone! Instant Pot Chicken Tacos, Cheeseburger Baked Tacos, Slow Cooker Honey Sriracha Chicken Tacos, Classic Weeknight Tacos…okay, you get it. Well, as much as I love tacos, I also love a good taco salad! And you know what makes taco salad even better? Doritos! Seriously. This Dorito Taco Salad takes a classic taco salad recipe up a notch with Nacho Cheese Doritos (or another flavor!...
I know we’ve been here before, but I’m saying it again: I love coconut. This Coconut Cream Pie is one of my favorite Easter desserts (or any time in the Spring!), because coconut just feels so tropical and fresh after being stuck in a polar vortex for 4 or 5 months. Easter is one of my favorite times of the year because the weather is warming up (hopefully!) and we’re busting out all of the light and fresh spring eats....
So here we are: Halloween. I am actually not really into Halloween. (a) I’m not really into overly cutesy things, and don’t have much of an interest in making them or eating them. (b) Blood, guts and gore has never really been my thing either. What I do like about Halloween: dressing the kids up in cute costumes so they can bring me a bucket of mini chocolate bars, and then heading to the store on November 1 to buy up the rest of the half price Halloween chocolates....
I have long dreamt of yogurt truffles. Truffles are my favorite dessert to sneak when no one’s looking. I slyly pop one on my tongue and it dissolves into bliss. My love affair with truffles was getting a bit obsessive. The heavy cream containers in the trash were judging me. I knew there had to be a slightly healthier version of truffles that I could enjoy guilt-free. (Did you ever see my mashed potato truffles?...
I’m a big fan of pineapple in sweet and savory recipes! Pineapple on pizza? Yes. Pineapple Chicken? Absolutely. Pineapple Upside Down Cake? For sure. Well, if you love pineapple but you’ve never had it grilled, then get ready to be amazed. This Grilled Pineapple is insanely delicious. It is sweet and a little tangy, coated in a thick, syrupy brown sugar glaze that makes itself! Use it as a topping for burgers, serve it as an appetizer or side dish, or serve it as dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!...
You will love making Pancakes from Scratch! My recipe for pancakes for two has become so popular that I knew I had to scale it up for you. The original recipe is so delicious because it relies on buttermilk, a big dose of vanilla, and plenty of melted butter in the batter. If you don’t have buttermilk, sour cream is an easy swap that many of you have used! The melted butter in the batter helps the pancakes become slightly crispy on the edges, while the high amount of baking powder creates tall, fluffy insides....
I’ve got a bone to pick with an 8-year old girl. Look, I’m not the jealous type, but I really don’t like other women cooking for my man. Sometimes Mr. Dessert For Two takes a break from desserts. He resists the sweets that come out of my kitchen. And yeah, it kinda bugs me. It makes me want to bake triple chocolate, caramel, crunchy, creamy, salty-sweet anything to tempt him....
The best thing about Chow mein is its flexibility. There are no hard and fast rules here. Be as adventurous as you want with this recipe and make any substitution with the veggies that you want. My family lovessss a good Asian cashew salad and chicken chow mein for dinner. Here is my rendition of this world famous Asian food. It hardly takes half an hour to whip up. Chicken chow mein noodles or any other chow mein for that matter, go so well when you are trying to create a multi-cultural dinner or a dinner-party menu, and they work just as well for school lunch boxes!...
I know, it might seem a little early to be getting back to the soup recipes but this Instant Pot Potato Corn Chowder is going to take you from fresh corn season right through the winter, I promise. It’s thick and hearty, perfectly sweet and smoky and creamy all at the same time. I know that some have been enjoying fresh summer corn for a couple months now, but here in Manitoba corn season is right around the middle of August, which means things are about to get exciting and delicious....
Instant Pot Spaghetti I left town for 4 days, and came back to a brand new Instant Pot Mini on my mom’s kitchen counter. We normally discuss these kinds of purchases beforehand (and, we usually buy things like this together), but she just went out and bought one while I was gone. I was shocked! Like any new Instant Pot owner, she’s perusing the internet for Instant Pot recipes. She found a bunch she wants to make, but quickly realized they weren’t portioned for the Instant Pot Mini....
This is the recipe that I almost forgot to share with you. I make it so frequently that I have it completely memorized, and I didn’t really think much of it being a recipe until house guests repeatedly asked for it. Taco soup is something that I make when I just can’t seem to get my life together and sit down to eat a proper lunch. When I’ve had one too many crazy weeks in a row, I vow to be better the following week....
I’ve confessed this to you before, but I’ll say it again: I’ll take a lemon dessert over a chocolate dessert any day. The fun thing about loving lemon so much and being a recipe developer is that when I do make a chocolate dessert to share with you, it’s gonna be GOOD. Mind-blowing, even. I promise. My small-batch brownies for two are killer, my chocolate gooey butter cookies will make you weak in the knees, and my mini chocolate cake for two will be on semi-weekly rotation at your house after just one bite....
Wow. That’s all I can say about the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival last weekend in San Francisco. It has taken me a full week to recover. I shared a room with the talented and very beautiful Natalie from Perrys’ Plate. We were quick to learn that we are true foodie soul mates— we skipped the final dinner of the festival in favor of grocery shopping in Berkeley. She also convinced me to chat up Heidi (my blog girl crush), and I’m so glad I did because she’s so sweet....
Welcome to another meeting of the ‘I love peanut butter club,’ and this time, we’re using it to make a no-bake dessert because we need to eat fast! Did you eat my peanut butter mousse to fast too? The thing that sets these peanut butter bars apart is the crushed graham crackers in the filling. It’s just the right amount of tiny crunches, plus sweetness. If you love Reese’s peanut butter cups, you have to make this no bake version, slice it into bars and share!...
Serve a slice with this hearty Pasta Fagioli recipe, this easy Cheeseburger Soup, or alongside these Baked Tuscan Chicken Breasts! I’m obsessed with this no knead bread. There is no better smell in the world than freshly baked bread. Warm aromas circulate the house so beautifully! Sometimes I wish I lived in a bakery. This artisan bread recipe makes it so easy to enjoy fresh, homemade bread anytime you want....
