Cut-out Irish Shamrock Cookies are the sweetest little treats you'll have on St. Patrick's Day! All you need to make the shamrock shape is a mini heart-shaped cookie cutter. In an attempt to make the cutest St. Patrick's Day cookies ever, I simply turned mini hearts into Irish shamrocks. ...
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Easy Royal Icing
This is my go-to royal icing recipe! It's a meringue-based decorating icing that dries shiny and hard for perfect cookies. Royal icing is the type of frosting used on many decorated cookies, especially the kind at boutique markets, because it dries hard and can be packaged without ruining the ...
Slice and Bake Spiral Cookies
These chocolate and vanilla spiral cookies look impressive, but are incredibly easy to make. Slice and bake cookies can be prepared in advance, then baked whenever a cookie craving hits! Spiral cookies, pinwheel cookies, swirl cookies — whatever you call them, I'll gladly eat a few! These ...
World's Best Bran Muffins
"World's Best Bran Muffins" is not a title to be taken lightly. Once you taste these All Bran muffins, you'll call them by no other name. You will want to eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! These moist bran muffins are inspired by a childhood favorite. We would often have them with ...
Spicy Steak Tacos with Pomegranates
Skirt steak is marinated in a homemade pomegranate-lime marinade, then grilled until medium rare for the best skirt steak tacos ever! This is a quick and easy recipe that tastes restaurant-worthy! Homemade steak tacos look impressive, but they're one of the easiest weeknight dinners you can ...
Classic Chili with Beef and Beans
This is a classic chili recipe with ground beef and beans is perfect for a crowd. The large batch lets you throw a dinner party or make a family meal in no time! I even give you a vegetarian version. A Simple, Perfect Chili Recipe Throwing a chili bash, making game day food, or just a ...
Valentine's Day Strawberry Cake Roll
Filled with strawberry jam and sweet cream cheese, this strawberry roll cake is the way to anyone's heart. Decorate the cake with hearts as I have for a Valentine's treat, or omit to make a classic strawberry jelly roll. I recreated my Pumpkin Cake Roll for another holiday! The pumpkin ...
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Swiss meringue buttercream is a silky icing that's made with egg whites, sugar, and butter. It's not too sweet and is perfect for piping and frosting cakes and cupcakes. In this post, you'll learn how to make Swiss buttercream, which involves heating egg whites and sugar in a double boiler, ...
Indian Biryani with Chicken
Chicken biryani is a delicious Indian casserole that calls for a paste of spices, herbs and chilies. I made it easy by using a prepared curry paste and other fresh ingredients. We all have our favorite comfort foods. In this country, most people will list something cheesy, chocolatey, or ...
Simple Butternut Squash Carrot Soup
This versatile butternut squash carrot soup is delicious on its own, but it can also be customized with many different flavor variations. Make it vegan, stir in coconut milk, try it with apples or curry powder — the options are almost endless! I love simple, seasonal butternut squash soup. ...
Sheet Pan Chicken and Cauliflower Roast
Sheet pan chicken and cauliflower roast is an easy dinner that takes just 10 minutes to prepare before tossing it into the oven. No extra sides required, it's a meal in itself! Creating This Sheet Pan Chicken and Cauliflower Roast "Family meals" were one of my favorite things about ...
Seared Strip Loin with Linguini with Fennel and Olives
This seared strip loin steak pasta takes just 30 minutes to prepare! It's a simple yet impressive dish that's perfect for date nights in or dinner parties. If you just read the title of this recipe and thought, "There's no way I can cook a strip loin steak on my own," think again! Strip ...
One-Pot Thai Shrimp Soup
Thai shrimp soup features a rich coconut milk broth, juicy shrimp, crisp-tender green beans, and spicy curry paste. Make it with just a few ingredients in one pot! You can swap the shrimp for chicken if you'd like. With all the many great jarred curry pastes available (typically in the Asian ...
Pomegranate Wild Rice and Roasted Squash Salad
This isn't your average wild rice salad! For added flavor, the wild rice is cooked with pomegranate Juice before being tossed with roasted squash, sliced scallions, crunchy hazelnuts, and pomegranate arils. As much as I love classic holiday side dishes like mashed potatoes and bread ...
Crispy Pecan Cookies
Crispy pecan cookies are the perfect cookie jar treat. They're buttery and crunchy with plenty of nuts, and they're ready to be dunked in milk! You may be flooded with nostalgia when you make these buttery, nutty pecan crispy cookies. Perfect for eating with hot drinks or dunking into ...
Creamy Caramel Icing
This old-fashioned caramel icing recipe is perfect slathered atop spice cake, chocolate cake, and cupcakes. It's a boiled frosting that has the creamy texture of brown sugar fudge! Discovering This Caramel Icing Recipe This old-fashioned caramel icing recipe came from Susan LaRosa ...
Mac and Cheese with Ham and Pearl Onions
Stovetop mac and cheese with ham and pearl onions is an elevated take on the classic dish. If you're looking for ways to use up leftover ham from the holidays, look no further! Rich and creamy, with a hint of sweet and savory flavor, this stovetop white cheddar mac and cheese is the perfect ...
Stunning Cheese and Herb Potato Gratin
This Gruyere potatoes au gratin is simple enough to make for a weeknight dinner but elegant enough for any holiday meal. Sweet potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, cheese, and lots of herbs come together to make a delicious side dish. This recipe is from the cookbook Live Life Deliciously: Recipes for ...
Santa Face Sugar Cookies
These Santa cookies are the cutest cookies you've ever seen! They're decorated with royal icing and are great for cookie swaps and gifting. I dare you to nibble on one of these darling Santa face cookies. They are almost too cute to eat! Made with a simple raindrop-shaped cookie cutter, it's ...
Classic Pot Roast With Vegetables
This classic pot roast with potatoes and carrots is — dare I say it? — better than mom used to make. It's easy, comfort-food-goodness that's simple enough to cook any night of the week! It's a Sunday dinner go-to, but I can never wait for the weekend. I've made this pot roast dinner ...