Lately I’ve been trying to clean out my cupboards and use up random things that are taking up space. Like a box of wild rice that’s been sitting around since last Thanksgiving when I thought I would make it. Clearly that didn’t happen. I actually bought the box because it said it was Minnesota wild rice, and since I grew up in Minnesota, it was a nostalgic purchase. Wild Rice and Raw Peppers I cooked the box of rice with 2....

We have a house. WE HAVE A HOUSE! Our house has an old front door. We have nice hardword floors/we’ve been getting all our painting done this week. On a really distracting note, we only go there at darktime (after 5:30pm for us here in MN) which lends itself well to extremely low quality and grainy pictures. We have arched doorways. squeee White trim happening. The beloved little kitchen. It will be remodeled eventually, but for a little while it will do us just fine....

Turkey Chili Only takes 20 minutes to make, this Turkey Chili is healthy and so flavorful! Perfect on a chilly day. Just toss in some chopped turkey at the end. Turkey and Dumplings Made with the most delicious homemade dumplings, it’s healthier than the ones found at the store and tastes so much better! Just use turkey in place of the chicken. Everyone in my family gets excited when this soup is for dinner....

It was too hard to go back. It’s not that going back there now, three, almost four months later, isn’t hard. It still takes a mustering of emotional energy to think back to those days that transitioned us into this new life. But with a few months having gone by, and with Afton’s due date being today, I think it’d be a good time to stay here long enough to get some of it on paper....

Nothing beats the smell of homemade bread! It will amaze you how quick and easy it is to make this No Knead Bread and you can make the bread dough without any special tools!! My other favorite bread recipes include Honey Whole Wheat Bread and Easy Banana Bread. I have included some variations for making this No Knead Bread. You can make the bread dough even healthier by using whole wheat flour (see directions below) or add a variety of different flavors to the dough....

Easy Apple Dessert Idea I’ll take apples that are breaded and baked with oats, cinnamon and sugar over regular French fries any day. Especially when I can dip them in salted caramel. I love ketchup, but caramel sauce will always win. What I love about these ‘fries’ is that they remind me of apple pie, minus the work. Anything that can give me the taste of apple pie, but save me from actually having to make one is a bonus....

If you love homemade cake recipes, try my Yellow Cake, Chocolate Trifle, White Texas Sheet Cake, or Sticky Toffee Pudding! Why I love this cake: Easy – This simple banana bundt cake uses basic ingredients I always have on hand and is really quick to make. If you don’t have over ripe bananas, follow my tutorial for how to ripen bananas. Texture – The texture is similar to banana bread, but it is slightly softer and more cake-like....

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Bars I’ve never met a banana bread, banana cake, banana cookie, or banana muffin that I didn’t love. So I knew these banana chocolate chip bars would be a winner before I even tasted them. These oatmeal cookie bars have the flavor of banana bread, the dense and chewy texture of oatmeal cookies, and the melty chocolate factor of chocolate chip cookies. I took a tried and true recipe for Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies that has been a reader favorite over the years and adapted it into bars....

I use my go-to slow cooker BBQ pulled pork recipe for these sandwiches, but you can also cook the pork in the oven or instant pot. (If you’re in a big hurry you could even use Costco’s Smoked Pulled Pork, with is fantastic!). The BBQ sauce used to coat the meat is just as important as the meat itself! I’ll usually use homemade BBQ sauce, or Sweet Baby Rays, for convenience....

BBQ Chicken Sliders Recipe Wondering what to make for your next party? These easy chicken sliders that are ready in 25 minutes will do the trick. They’ll be great for Fourth of July, Labor Day, holiday parties, tailgating, and game days. The chicken is braised in beer and bourbon before being shredded and tossed with barbecue sauce. I used a sweeter barbecue sauce (Carolina Gold from Trader Joe’s), but use your favorite....

comment icon 77 more comments Right here, right now, tonight. It’s on. We love, love, love this recipe. Check Out Our Video For How To Make Fish Tacos: There is no love like the love I have for good fish tacos. And with these, you’re going to get that fish nice and tender and flaky and full of spicy flavor, and then you’re going to tuck it into little flour tortillas and top it with garlic lime slaw (omg), avocado, cilantro, and whatever else your fish taco heart desires....

This cream cheese banana bread is soft and moist, and the cream cheese filling is like having a layer of cheesecake baked into the moist banana bread. No complaints here! It’s an easy, no mixer recipe that goes from bowl to oven in minutes. The big river of cream cheese is a thick, bold, unmistakeable layer. It really makes this bread out of this world. I use melted coconut oil so there’s no butter to cream and no mixer to dirty....

The BEST Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies I have so many oatmeal cookie recipes. And chocolate chip cookie recipes. But didn’t have ‘my perfect’ good old-fashioned oatmeal chocolate chip cookie recipe until now. These are the best oatmeal chocolate chip cookies I’ve had, and I’m super picky about oatmeal cookies. Oatmeal cookies, when done right — and by that I mean soft, chewy, and not over-baked — are some of my favorites....

Classic Chocolate Poke Cake Recipe I’m sure you’ve heard of this cake. It’s been around since the 1970’s and goes by another name. I’m refraining from the full name so the recipe doesn’t end up in spam folders or mis-categorized by Google. It’s an amazing tasting cake, worthy of its alter-ego name, and one of the best chocolate cakes I’ve ever had. The first three chocolate cakes in the Related Recipes below are my other top picks....

Because when Skylar laid eyes on this bike it was a done deal. It’s her Christmas present from her Grandpa & Grandma and she loves it! Basket, bell, and white padding on the handle bars, and a pink frame had her name written all over it. We’ll have to mack it out with some pink streamers. We got her a helmet. And now she’s ready to give Lance Armstrong a run for his money....

Blueberry pie is such a classic, but I’m not much of a pie-maker. I’m indifferent about pie crust and making a pie just to eat filling sounds like way too much work. With these blueberry pie bars, there’s no crust to roll out, no mixer or rolling pin needed, and there’s an abundance of sweet blueberry filling. Now we’re talking! The blueberry pie bars have a soft yet crisp, buttery, shortbread-style crust....

Easy Cabbage Roll Casserole Recipe Making traditional cabbage rolls is something I remember my mom and grandma doing. It was a true labor of love. All that rolling, stuffing, and hoping they don’t break. Lots of work those little rolls! I have a few deconstructed cabbage roll recipes on my site including 30-Minute One Pot Cabbage Rolls and Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup. I don’t have the patience or time to mess with the real thing, sorry not sorry....

comment icon 304 more comments And welcome to today’s episode of Tacos Are The Best Food Ever featuring Caramelized Pork Tacos. I don’t mean to be super obvious here, but we have some really delicious things going on in the food department right now that you need to know about. Starting with thin strips of caramelized pork tucked into a soft corn tortilla, moving on to fresh cucumber pineapple cilantro salsa, and finishing with a chili mayo sauce over the top because SAUCE RULES THE WORLD....

Cheezy Vegetable Bake (Vegan and GF as long as the canned soup you use is) 2 Potatoes, Diced (dice them small so they cook properly. Or, mix and match rice, quinoa, lentils, bulger, barley, etc rather than using all potatoes ) 1/2 c Carrots, Diced 1/2 c Broccoli/Cauliflower Mixture (or any other veggies you want to use up; zucchini, Brussels sprouts, turnips, parsnips, squash. Throw it in) 1 Can Soup (any vegetable soup, Cream of Mushroom, noodle soup, whatever you have) 1/2 c Water 1 Tbsp Mrs....

Homemade Chocolate Chip Pecan Cookies If you haven’t jumped on the browned butter cookie trend, you need to get on this train because you’ve been missing out. The nutty, rich flavor of the browned butter is divine. I love making browned butter cookies not only for the incredible taste, but also because I don’t have to drag out my mixer and can stir everything together by hand in one bowl....