Meatloaf Muffins are so easy to make and they're topped with a zesty ketchup and brown sugar glaze! These are a kid favorite and they freeze well. One of the simplest entrees you can make for supper is Classic Meatloaf. And it's versatile—you can use ground beef or ground turkey, and you can hide vegetables …
Cream of mushroom pork chops are ready in about 45 minutes! This is a quick and easy, flavorful weeknight dinner recipe that goes great with mashed potatoes or rice! Quick and easy weeknight dinner ideas can be one of a busy parent's worst frustrations, which is why meal planning is so important! And why I love …
Oven baked fish with fresh summer vegetables like spinach, corn, and tomatoes will be one of your weeknight favorites! This recipe is quick and easy and everyone loves it! Oven Baked Fish with Fresh Vegetables Don't you love summertime when so many vegetables are abundant and fresh? My favorites are tomatoes, okra, and corn. And …
Pickled Shrimp is a simple shrimp recipe that you can serve as an appetizer or as a main course. With an overnight marinade in pickling spice, this pickled shrimp recipe is make-ahead and healthy! When I throw a dinner party, the entree is usually the main event, especially if it's something like Braised Beef Short …
Unstuffed Pepper Casserole with lean ground beef, bell peppers, farro, and cheese—easy enough for a weeknight dinner and delicious enough for the whole family to enjoy! What is Unstuffed Pepper Casserole? We first had this Unstuffed Pepper Casserole at my daughter's house and fell in love with it. This is a simple dish, with just …
Slow cooker barbecue meatballs, Puerto Rican style with recaito and honey barbecue sauce—easy and delicious! A few years ago, my friend Jenni brought a crockpot full of these barbecue meatballs to our Super Bowl party. Everyone went nuts! The meatballs were devoured before anything else—and we had a LOT of yummy food available! Of course …
Easy crustless quiche recipe made with spinach, peppers, and onion—no cream and no flour. Add a little feta cheese and this is a healthy, simple meal for breakfast or a quick supper. I have to admit, I love a perfect, rich quiche made with cream and butter and cheese—like this one. And I adore pie …
Easy Buffalo Chicken Dip made with three cheeses and Ranch dressing makes a great appetizer for feeding a crowd or weeknight dinner sliders. Cook the chicken in the crock pot and your work is done! Don't you love easy appetizers? I sure do, especially ones that are portable and can be made ahead. This Easy …
Sausage, Peppers, and Onions on a sheet pan baked in the oven—so easy! One-pan dinners are the best for quick preparation and cleanup, and you can usually have enough leftovers for a second meal. Sausage and Peppers is a classic Italian meal, usually cooked in a skillet or on the grill and served in a …
Mac and cheese muffins are super easy to make with leftover macaroni and cheese. Add some diced ham and you'll have a great snack! Kids love these mac and cheese muffins after school or even for a quick dinner. You can freeze them and pull one out when you need to feed hungry ones fast! …
Broiled Shrimp and Vegetables with a spicy Sriracha peanut sauce is a quick and easy recipe that’s made on one baking sheet with little effort and easy cleanup. Even though we’d like to, we can’t eat fried chicken and mashed potatoes all the time. In fact, we rarely eat those things. We do eat way too …
Arugula salad with roasted sweet potatoes, chicken, and honey-roasted pecans—this salad is a one-dish, quick and easy weeknight meal! Have you tried any of the meal prep services? Our kids are using Hello Fresh and they all love it. I think the directions are a little cumbersome, but the food is certainly good. A couple …
Pork chops with caramelized onions, capers, and white wine are delicious with noodles, mashed potatoes, cheese grits, or spaghetti squash. We have eaten these pork chops four times in the last couple of months because this recipe is THAT good. My husband loves caramelized onions and honestly, almost anything that you add caramelized onions to …
Chili Mac and Cheese is a flavorful blend of two beloved comfort foods—chili and macaroni and cheese. Best of all, it's made in one pot so it's easy! Fall may be my favorite cooking season. I endure August and September, longing for the cooler days of October and November when we can begin braising meats, …
Shredded Crockpot Chicken is so easy and gives you enough shredded chicken to freeze and save for several meals. Save yourself some time and try this recipe today! Do you love super easy recipes? I sure do! This Shredded Crockpot Chicken is one of the easiest things you'll ever make—pinky promise! It's perfect to use with …
Roasted Shrimp with Red Peppers and Feta cheese is easy enough for a weeknight dinner--add a simple green salad for a perfect meal! In our family, it's nearly impossible to think of shrimp without thinking of Granny. Her love for fried shrimp is legendary so a few weeks ago, we all took her to Red …
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Chili with Sweet Potatoes—hearty, filling, and full of flavor from beans, tomatoes, chilis, peppers, and sweet potatoes! Spring usually comes early here in Georgia, but right now we are still enjoying cooler days and nights and that means soups and chilis are regularly on the menu. Of course, I like Tomato Soup all …
Easy skillet lasagna without ricotta cheese—just sausage and ground beef, tomatoes, noodles, and three cheeses! This recipe is quick, easy, and kid-friendly! I'm always trying to come up with recipes that can be made in one pot and are quick and easy. This easy skillet lasagna fits both criteria! I'm sure you've seen skillet lasagna …
Pork Chops with Apples is a one-pot meal with pork chops, apples, sweet onion, and a creamy mustard sauce that is divine. One-pot meals are the best, don't you think? I pretty much hate cleaning the kitchen and while I can sure mess up half a dozen pots to make one meal, I much prefer …
Leftover Turkey — what should you do with it? Try these yummy Hand Pies with Cranberry and Boursin. Use all your leftovers: pie crust dough, turkey, cranberry sauce, and just add a little Boursin cheese to pull it all together. It's delightful! It's the morning after. You awaken, bleary-eyed, a little hungover, hand grasping around …
Crispy Chicken with Garlic Panko Crust is a great way to dress up plain chicken and it's so moist and delicious even the pickiest eaters will love it. Chicken breasts may be the most ubiquitous food we have. Most restaurant menus feature some version of a chicken breast and most home cooks put chicken breasts on the …
This cherry and pomegranate glazed ham is simple and beautiful with its cherry-red glaze made from pomegranate juice and dried tart cherries. It's also easy and relatively hands-off! I'm a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to holiday celebrations. My Christmas tree is always decorated with the same ornaments, although I do add a …
This easy one-pot pork chops recipe is filled with carrots, green beans, and potato. It's all you need for an easy weeknight meal. This pork chops recipe has been loitering in my recipe box for more than twenty years, handwritten on an old index card the way we used to keep recipes. I have no …
While I love classic chili and my family loves my chili without beans, we also enjoy this White Chicken Chili with Sausage. It's spicy and bursting with flavor from jalapeños, spices and green chilis—a little spicy but you can cut back on the peppers if you like it milder. I use chicken sausage but regular pork …