This Homemade Chocolate Frosting is super simple but tastes incredibly rich. It's perfect for topping cakes and cupcakes! It makes the perfect chocolatey swoops and swirls on your baked treats. I'm a self-proclaimed homemade frosting expert! My love for frosting runs deep. I talk about it on my ...
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Braised Pork Curry with Broccoli
In this easy pork curry recipe, pork shoulder is slow cooked to perfection before being mixed into a flavorful green curry sauce. Serve atop rice noodles or rice, and prepare to be wowed! Did you just read "braised pork" and think, I bet that's hard to do. Well, think again because this pork ...
24 Unique Ice Cream Flavors
These are unique and interesting ice cream flavors you can make with homemade or store-bought ice cream! Make these creative ideas with or without a churn. Just three easy steps get you to ice cream heaven. Ice Cream Flavours or Flavors It's like walking into an ice cream shop and having ...
Italian Potato Salad with Balsamic Vinegar
An Italian potato salad recipe that tastes like your favorite caprese dish. There's no mayo, just balsamic vinegar dressing, mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil to make this a delightful potato salad summer side. I know you love caprese (that salad of mozzarella and tomatoes with basil and a drizzle ...
Ginger Razzleberry Pie Recipe
This Razzleberry Pie is one of the best fruit pie recipes you'll ever make. The combination of raspberries and blackberries, with a hint of ginger nestled in buttery pastry, is heavenly. Razzleberries aren't a real berry. Let's just get that out of the way first thing! I mean, I know a ...
The Perfect Pina Colada
Sitting outside drinking a piña colada sounds amazing, doesn't it? Find out how a secret ingredient makes this the best piña colada recipe ever! Make it a cocktail or a mocktail. If you like piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain... okay so I may have just stuck that song in your head for ...
Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe
Once you make homemade chocolate ice cream for the first time, you’ll never reach for it at the grocery store again! Make a rich chocolate custard to freeze at home that will forever be your ultimate chocolate treat. Let's be honest, it's a fun summer treat to have a homemade frozen dessert, ...
Party & Birthday Cupcakes
These simple Birthday Cupcakes are perfect for kids and adults alike! Stir in sprinkles or enjoy them as is. This is an easy but impressive recipe! This recipe is my take on my favorite cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery in NYC. Vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting may sound boring to some, ...
Grilled Flank Steak with Herb Salsa Verde
Grilled flank steak with herb salsa verde is an easy dinner right from the BBQ. With a flavorful, fresh and tangy sauce, it's the perfect main dish. If you're burned out on the same old burgers and chicken, grilled flank steak with an herb-loaded, tangy sauce is genius! The best meals are from ...
Cilantro Lime Rice
Step aside, Chipotle! This easy Cilantro Lime Rice recipe can be made on the stove top or in an Instant Pot. Perfect for burrito bowls, tacos, and more! Chewy and hearty, yet fresh and zingy — this cilantro lime rice recipe is the perfect base for homemade burrito bowls. I took inspiration ...
Corn and Chorizo Tacos
Corn Chorizo Tacos are the perfect way to eat summer corn. An easy take on street tacos, these combine spicy sausage with sweet corn and pickled onions. So good and so easy, this taco recipe with chorizo takes 30 minutes to make! I love a good street taco. These easy tacos are a nice ...
Dang Delicious Slow Cooker Brisket Sandwiches
These slow cooker brisket sandwiches pretty well knock the socks off of your summer cookout. A few simple steps, hands-free cooking time, and a little coleslaw make this a dang delicious meal. If you need, and I mean NEED, a juicy BBQ brisket sandwich, but don't want to tend the smoker or grill ...
Memphis BBQ Sauce
This Memphis BBQ sauce recipe is the perfect finishing sauce for ribs, pulled pork and chicken. It's tangy and thin, not sticky and sweet, with just the right amount of spicy kick! Imagine yourself sitting on a porch swing in the South sipping ice cold lemonade. Kind of a nice relaxing picture, ...
How to Cook Bacon in the Oven
Ditch the skillet and make crispy bacon in the oven instead! This post walks you step-by-step through the process of making perfect oven bacon every time. Cooking bacon can be such a hassle, can't it? The grease splatters everywhere, the bacon often sticks to the pan, and your kitchen smells ...
Spicy Sweet Maple Bacon with Pecans
This maple bacon is packed with spicy-sweet flavor. Between the crispy bacon, sticky glaze, and crunchy pecans, there's a multitude of textures in every bite! I love bacon so much! And that smoky, meaty flavor is so great, I'll even eat turkey bacon if that's all you're offering. Of course, ...
French Toast Bake with Cream Cheese and Raspberries
Raspberry French Toast Strata has tangy raspberries, cream cheese, and a sweet custard stuffed into light and airy brioche, all baked in one dish. Make this French toast bake with cream cheese the night before for easy entertaining! French Toast Strata with Raspberries One of the best ...
Moroccan Lamb Meatballs With Apricot Glaze
These easy Moroccan lamb meatballs use classic Moroccan spices with a tantalizing apricot glaze. Serve them as an app with baguette or over couscous for a weeknight dinner. When you use Moroccan and Middle Eastern spices, your home will fill with earthy and savory aromas. My mouth is watering ...
Eggs in Purgatory with Chorizo
Simmering tomatoes, crispy chorizo, and fresh herbs envelop perfectly poached eggs for an easy and delicious one-skillet meal. A spicy take on traditional shakshuka, Eggs in Purgatory with Chorizo is the perfect dish for a savory brunch or quick dinner. A spicy, savory egg dish What are ...
Crunchy Chicken Noodle Salad
This crunchy Asian ramen salad with chicken and juicy oranges, radishes, and snow peas makes eating salad your new favorite thing! It's my take on ramen noodle salad with mandarin oranges and your family will love it. By adding some crunchy noodles to this Asian mandarin salad, you get a ...
Skillet Green Beans with Charred Artichokes
A 10-minute side dish of tender green beans with charred artichokes and capers is a genius stove-top side dish recipe. Whether it's a quick summer side dish or the holidays, these beans are simple and flavorful and pair with almost any meal. For many people, being called fast and easy has an ...
Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apple and Pomegranate
Shaved Brussel Sprouts Salad–Thinly shaved Brussels sprouts, apples, colorful red cabbage, and pomegranates get tossed in a light yogurt dressing for a fresh and beautiful salad. Add some Parmesan cheese for a nutty, savory flavor. This little cabbage-looking veggie is so versatile. Great ...
Coconut & Granola Chocolate Covered Pomegranate Clusters
These little treats are like chocolate haystacks candy with a fruity, granola twist! Dark chocolate covered pomegranate clusters have toasted coconut and granola to add a nutty, crunch. I love chocolate haystacks and make a white chocolate version that is so good. Toasted coconut covered in ...
Classic Graham Cracker Cookie Recipe with Frosting
I'm sharing one of my favorite childhood snacks: yummy, homemade frosting sandwiched between two graham crackers. These nostalgic treats have to be the easiest graham cracker cookie recipe ever. The absolute easiest graham cracker cookie recipe No-bake. Two ingredients. Snack or dessert. ...
Vegetarian Meatballs With Harissa Are The Best Meatless Meatballs
I'm here to tell you how to make the best meatless meatballs! Eggplant and walnuts are the foundation of this plant-based meatballs recipe. Top the meatballs with a sweet and spicy pomegranate harissa sauce. Delish! I made these meatballs with a combination of eggplant, walnuts, and onions, ...
Beet and Roasted Carrot Salad with Kale, Spicy Pecans and Goat Cheese
Pickled beet and carrot salad is delicious with goat cheese, baby kale and candied pecans. It's a gorgeous side dish or healthy meal during the fall and winter seasons. I'll tell you how to make it incredible tasting. Once I've convinced you of how amazing this recipe is, you'll want to try ...
Peppermint Waffle Ice Cream Sandwiches
A holiday waffle ice cream sandwich recipe using cake mix that couldn't be easier! Stir in peppermint candy for a festive flavor and fill with rich vanilla ice cream. As seen in All Recipes magazine with Breyers Ice Cream. A pair of peppermint waffles (made with cake mix! Woop!) squish ...
French Onion Phyllo Cups: Tartlets with Gruyere and Pickled Pomegranates
Rich caramelized onions, Gruyere cheese, and pickled pomegranate arils cozy up together inside a flaky phyllo tartlet shell to create the most delicious handheld appetizer. These French onion phyllo cups are the perfect bite. This is one of the best phyllo cup recipes you'll ever make. It's ...
Miso Glazed Carrots with Sesame and Pomegranate
Miso glazed carrots are as irresistible as candy and are a delicious side dish with pomegranates. White miso, ruby-red pomegranate juice, and sesame transform carrots into a caramelized, umami sensation. The ultimate side dish! This roasted carrots recipe is just what the season ordered. Root ...
Moravian Spice Cookies with Honey - Spiced Honey Snaps
Thin and crispy Moravian spice cookies are a delightful Christmas treat. I make them with honey and six different spices for a unique and amazing flavor. Classic Moravian spice cookies are made with molasses and ginger. I've given them a mild sweet taste using honey in place of molasses. The ...
Beef Tenderloin with Fresh Cranberry Relish
The best beef tenderloin roast with a fresh cranberry relish recipe. Use apples, orange, shallots & cranberries to make a robust and easy sauce for your beef roast. Fresh cranberry relish recipe for beef This homemade cranberry relish is loaded with flavor. Sweet, tart, savory and ...
Thanksgiving Leftovers Poutine with Sweet Potato Fries
You'll love adding stuffing and turkey to this Thanksgiving leftovers poutine recipe. Sweet potato poutine is a creative way to use Thanksgiving leftovers and store-bought fries. This is it!! This is your new favorite Thanksgiving leftovers recipe. It is absolutely to-die-for! You may have ...
Shortcut Potato Cheese Casserole
Use German potato salad to make a super quick potato cheese casserole. The perfect side dish for holiday meals, steak dinners, and backyard barbecues. A quick potato gratin Potatoes au gratin or potato gratin is simply a potato cheese casserole with a crisped top. Au gratin means topped ...
Roasted Broccoli with Sumac and Dried Fruit
Sweet dates or figs and citrusy sumac season this garlic roasted broccoli side dish. Easy to make in the oven, this easy veggie side goes with just about any dinner. This gorgeous recipe is from the cookbook Live Life Deliciously: Recipes for Busy Weeknights and Leisurely Weekends. Sweet ...
Almond and Cherry Crostata
This recipe for cherry crostata, or rustic pie, is filled with a homemade almond filling called frangipane. I'll teach you how to make the best cherry crostata or cherry galette. Recipe from Live Life Deliciously: Recipes for Busy Weeknights and Leisurely Weekends With a buttery pastry crust ...
Jeweled Rice - Middle Eastern Yellow Rice
Persian jeweled rice is aromatic and delicious. With spices, dates, herbs and "jewels" of bright, fresh pomegranate arils. Learn how to cook Middle Eastern yellow rice and what spices to add to make it golden yellow. Persian jeweled rice fit for banquets Jeweled rice gets its name from the ...
25 Halloween Cakes and Cupcakes
My go-to baking of choice for this spooky holiday are easy Halloween cakes and cupcake ideas. Use a mix, or make homemade, grab some fun candy and you'll have a treat that's not only fun to make but festive for your goblin crowd. Halloween is one of my favorite food holidays of the year. Mostly ...
The best reusable silicone food storage bags for an eco-friendly home
I'm adding more reusable items to my kitchen, so from freezing food to storing food in the fridge or pantry, I'll ditch the plastic bags. To build a more eco-friendly home, I'm switching to Lekue silicone food storage bags because they're leak-proof, easy to clean, and oh, so chic! This post is ...
Homemade Halloween Treats
Spooky homemade Halloween treats, so easy your kids can make them. Cute and tasty, these creepy food recipes are just the thing to celebrate this fun holiday. It's fall! That means holiday-season is officially here. Treats the whole family can make together Fall means family, friends, and ...
Tailgating Kabobs For Game Day
It's football season so I'm bringing you 15 Tasty Tailgating Kabobs to make on game day! I know that burgers and hot dogs are the go-to for your pre-game cookout, but if you're feeling adventurous I have some recipes for you! Those of you who have been following the blog for a while know that I ...
Make a Fall Leaf Garland Out of Felt
As crafting goes, this is my style! This darling Fall leaf garland featured on A Beautiful Mess is so easy, and kid-friendly. I featured this fall craft project on Fox and Friends, on their Fall Festival, live! My versions are below! These darling garlands can go on a mantle, in the ...
Pesto & Pepper Beef Kabobs On The Grill (Steak Kebabs)
Whether you call them steak kebabs or kabobs, beef kabobs on the grill are classic with colorful bell peppers, and extra flavorful drizzled with pesto. Serve with a side of Parmesan pasta for a quick and complete meal. This quick dinner cuts out marinating time, swapping it for a flavorful ...
Easy Salmon Dinner Recipes
Easy salmon dinner recipes you should have on hand. From air fryer to sheet pan recipes, to healthy and indulgent, these recipes are sure to please your dinner crowd. Never wonder what to make with that beautiful salmon filet you bought at the store! I have collected these dinner recipes ...