This creamed corn casserole is a quick and simple holiday side dish my family goes nuts for. I love that most all of the ingredients I can either stash away in my pantry long before the actual holiday or I will already have on hand anyway from other holiday recipes. It’s a scratch recipe that doesn’t use Jiffy corn muffin mix — which I know a lot of recipes use, and hey that’s fine!...

The Best French Onion Soup Recipe Recently I was on vacation with my family and we ordered French onion soup in a restaurant. I don’t think my daughter had ever had it before but after we all literally were about to start licking our bowls clean, I knew I had to come home and make it. I scoured the internet for French onion soup recipes, but nothing seemed ‘just right’ for me and how I like to cook....

Don’t miss my other jam recipes including: Raspberry, Strawberry, and Peach. What I love about homemade jam: Delicious and fresh! You will never want the store bought version again! You can also freeze it to enjoy all year. Easy and quick, only requiring about 30 minutes of your time! 4 ingredients is all you need! Ingredients Needed: Blackberries – fresh or slightly under-ripe is best. You can substitute frozen berries, if desired (thaw the berries first)....

Easy Tiramisu Recipe After 9 years writing my blog that contains thousands of recipes as well as writing 2 cookbooks, there are very few ‘common’ recipes I don’t have on my site or in a book. But tiramisu was one of them until now. I love everything about this easy tiramisu because it’s fast, easy, and no-bake without sacrificing an ounce of authentic flavor. I have to say this is one of the best, fastest, and easiest desserts I have made in ages....

It packs a real nutritional punch thanks to the quinoa and black beans, but then OH, DOES IT GET ZAZZED. Velvety peppers confit, piles of fresh juicy sweet corn, and a homemade dressing bringing the best of the best elote (Mexican street corn) flavors together like zippy lime, salty cotija cheese, and chili powder. And as always, we have big love for ALDI for having everything we need for this dream to come true, including all of the fresh (like, “it gets delivered every single day” fresh!...

I feel pretty comfortable calling this my favorite Filipino food, although it’s a close tie between this and Pancit. It is officially my favorite favorite when it is made in that hot little kitchen half way up a bumpy mountain road by the CSC aunties, because never once did I eat a better tasting Filipino Humba than the versions from each of the orphanage houses. Humba is really similar to pork adobo, but there’s frying involved....

Remember when I reorganized my pantry? Well the things I totally forgot I had gifts just keep coming. Like these Brad’s Raw Chips. These are tasty and if you like Cheeze-I’s or Doritos, you could maybe pretend you’re eating one of those with these. Not really, but ya know, I’m trying to find the silver gluten-free lining because I loved both Cheeze-Its and Doritos when I was growing up....

comment icon 32 more comments This Freezer Meal Lasagna Florentine is everything. It mixes up super quickly, requires NO COOKING of any lasagna noodles, and goes handily from freezer to oven to bake into a glorious, cheesy, spinach / tomato / ricotta party in your mouth. One of my favorite things about this lasagna is that you can play with it – if you want to add meat, you definitely can....

Fudgy Eggnog Bars Recipe I’ve made versions of these bars with lemon, bananas, and pumpkin. Now it’s time for the eggnog edition. I usually want one or two mugs of eggnog per season, and then find myself with a whole carton to use. That’s when it’s time to start baking with it. Fudgy is the only word that describes the bars. They’re like biting into a piece of soft eggnog fudge that’s the eggnog equivalent of moist, fudgy brownies....

If you enjoy making Chinese-inspired recipes, try my Kung Pao Shrimp, Lettuce Wraps, Asian Chicken Salad, or Chow Mein. Why I love this recipe: Family Favorite – General Tso’s Chicken is one of my family’s favorite dishes when we get takeout, so everyone gets excited when I attempt to make it from home! I can’t say this recipe is authentic (here’s a truly authentic General Tso’s recipe), but my version is a little healthier (pan fried chicken) and has the same flavors, using basic ingredients....

Do you mind? I am going to go full throwback retro dessert bar on you today. comment icon 74 more comments I have had a MAJOR sweet tooth in the last few weeks as you might remember from this Mocha Peanut Butter Pie and these Raspberry Crumble Bars and last week’s Cookie Dough Energy Bites which are kind of dessert masquerading as health food balls. It’s the baby, I think, right?...

comment icon 26 more comments Good question. But in belated honor of Mother’s Day, I am sharing a recipe from Grandma R. My Grandma R – previously mentioned for her apple crisp – has been making these little appetizer/dessert/snack bites for as long as I can remember. Any season, any time of day, any part of the meal… they just work. Somehow, it seems to always be an appropriate time to eat sweet bread with frosting....

Greek Chicken Gyro Salad Rather than making traditional chicken gyros, I deconstructed things by adding veggies and turned gyros into a salad. Healthy, easy, ready in 20 minutes, and packed with so much flavor! Chunks of boneless skinless chicken breasts are quickly sautéed with olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and oregano. The chicken is moist, juicy, and has the classic gyro flavor you’re looking for. It’s added over a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, pita chips, feta, and topped with tangy, dill-infused tzatziki sauce that coats everything with its lovely cooling creaminess....

I’m a big fan of mixing up our dinners with some meatless meals. I’m not a vegetarian (far from it 🙂 ) but I also don’t like my family eating heavy servings of meat every single night. One of my favorite vegetarian meals is black bean burgers — so dang easy and TASTY! I love that I usually always have what I need to make them. I also really love this Lentil Salad....

Anyway, muchas gracias on my dessert & sweet treat recap post from yesterday. Glad you enjoyed it and that it jogged the ole’ memory banks of just how many ways you can make some yumminess. Raw and vegan not withstanding. Whenever I tell people I am high raw and vegan, gluten & soy free too, they look at me like I must live on carrot sticks. Clearly, they haven’t seen my epic dessert posts!...

On Friday before the weekend kicked off, Madeline and I met up. For our last Phoenix Meetup. I specify in Phoenix because I know I will see Madeline again. Just not here. Over the past months, she has been patient as a Saint with Skylar. And as Madeline mentioned here, she has watched Skylar grow into a little lady. And here was a Recipe I posted that Day. Haven’t thought about these in awhile!...

Do you love pie recipes? Try this No-Bake Cheesecake, Banana Cream Pie, Key Lime Pie, or Chess Pie! How to make Lemon Meringue Pie: Make Meringue: In a small saucepan, whisk together cornstarch and water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickens. Remove from heat. In a small bowl, stir together cream of tartar and sugar. In a large bowl, beat the egg whites with electric mixers until frothy....

Thanks for an awesome recipe 🙂 comment icon 123 more comments Just don’t even go there in your mind, because I was there in real life and it wasn’t pretty. But it was delicious. It was stuff it in your face ASAP and eat every crumb off the floor embarrassingly, wildly delicious. I have been trying to get more lemon – check – honey – check – and chia seeds – check – in my life after having a head cold and also being gifted a cute little jar of chia seeds by a sweet friend....

comment icon 166 more comments But when I say life-changing soft scrambled eggs? I literally mean life-changing. Prefer To Watch Instead Of Read? These eggs changed my life because – please withhold judgment – I used to NOT EAT SCRAMBLED EGGS. I know. I am not a picky eater, but scrambled eggs were one of a total of, like, three ingredients on my food black list. I’ve always been okay with the other varieties of eggs, including:...

Easy Limoncello Spritz Recipe Spring is in the air, summer is on the horizon, and while I know many people who drink limoncello around the holidays, for me this is a bright and cheery drink that’s refreshing for warm weather and sunny days. Whether you want to serve these for brunch, including Mother’s Day brunch alongside mimosas, aperol spritz or on a lazy weekend afternoon or at a casual backyard get-together, everyone loves this lightly bubbly cocktail....