FavoritePinShare Peppermint Meringue Lollipops are crunchy on the outside with a soft and chewy middle, and a peppermint flavor that is sweet and refreshing. They are the cutest dessert to grace your holiday table and are so fun to make with family and friends! I love fun and unique desserts. It’s not often that I make the same dessert twice around the holidays, but sometimes I just can’t NOT make my absolute favorites....

FavoritePinShare Hi!! It’s Jenn, from Eat Cake For Dinner, back to share another really really yummy and totally versatile recipe with you. I first had a cake like this a few months ago when a co-worker brought it to work to share. It was so dang good and everyone raved about it and wanted the recipe. I have since made several different versions with Pineapple being the latest. It starts out with a cake mix....

I spent the better part of middle school fantasizing about my life as a musical (and about a never-ending supply of Brownie Bites). An appropriately directed breeze would blow my hair attractively at all times.Backup dancers would materialize on command.And I’d (obviously) sing duet across from the hunk of the class. As an adult, my musical fantasies now occur in the kitchen and I’m happy to announce the first act: “We go together like rama lama lama pumpkin cheesecake brownies....

Impressively high in protein and fiber and flaunting some serious Mediterranean flavor flair, these powerhouse patties are fresh, filling, and exactly the meal you should make this week. My biggest, erm, beef with most of the quinoa burgers recipes I’ve tried is that they are so inexcusably meh. Even Trader Joe’s quinoa burgers don’t quite meet my expectations. If a recipe makes the sacred claim of being a “burger,” it best live up to the designation: a mighty-flavored, two-handed, can’t-stop-won’t-stop affair....

FavoritePinShare Decadent and delicious Red Velvet Sugar Cookie Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are so divine. This is the best of both worlds, a rich colorful treat but with half the time and work of individual cookie. These red velvet sugar cookies are topped with an incredible cream cheese frosting, that makes insanely delicious. Cream cheese is just an amazing ingredient, it makes so many things taste glorious. From Cream Cheese Chicken Taquitos, to Wontons, and Cream Cheese Snickerdoodles, it’s just heavenly....

FavoritePinShare Sausage Tomato Gnocchi is a flavorful tomato sauce with miniature sausage “meatballs” served over gnocchi. A quick and easy meal that the family will all go crazy for! Tomato and Sausage Gnocchi Hey everyone! Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron with a good cold weather comfort food 🙂 This is hands down one of the easiest and tastiest meals you’ll ever make! Don’t you love when little effort is rewarded with big flavor?...

FavoritePinShare Skillet French Onion Chicken is a tender and creamy chicken dinner recipe that is easy to make at home, and is better than you anything you can find at a restaurant. Your family will be so impressed with this incredibly delicious meal, and it will become a favorite right away! For more savory and creamy chicken try Skillet Creamy Mushroom Florentine or Creamy Bacon Mushroom Thyme Chicken. These are top recipes on the blog that you have to try!...

FavoritePinShare Skillet Sweet Potato Shepherds Pie is such a classic comfort food that is perfect for busy nights. This hearty meal is easy to make and will please the entire family! We are officially in October and the weather has started to cool down a bit. I sure love this time of year. The leaves are changing and I can cozy up in an oversized sweater. My favorite thing about this time of year is the comfort food....

FavoritePinShare Happy New Year! I hope that you had a wonderful holiday! We spent the day taking down Christmas decorations. It is always a sad time for me to see that the holidays are over, but January is a breath of fresh air. The start of a New Year and new goals. I got a head start on eating better and losing these last few pounds from having a baby. I had to skip out on the Christmas treats and New Years treats....

Yes, this has been a very meaty week at the blog, first with the Skirt Steak Fajitas and now with this scrumptious Slow-Cooked Pulled Brisket that will rock your world! Seriously, who can resist this southern classic? It’s comfort food at its best, in the form of meat that melts in your mouth! I’m telling you, it can’t get any better than that. Especially because it is made in the slow cooker, so it’s extremely convenient and the only thing you will have to do is brown the meat and sauté the onions and garlic before adding them to your crockpot....

FavoritePinShare Cinnamon Almonds Do you know those delicious cinnamon almonds at the mall? Well these are SO much better! And you can make them for about the same price you pay for one of those tiny bags. I LOVED the way this made my house smell! It seriously makes me want to make a batch daily. The brown sugar and cinnamon mixture gives an AMAZING flavor and the perfect crunchiness…. I almost think that the ones at the mall are a little too crunchy....

FavoritePinShare Tender and juicy seasoned and pan seared chicken thighs slow cook with a flavorful and light cilantro lime sauce. This meal is packed with flavor and absolutely delicious! Happy New year! Can you believe how fast 2015 came and went? Have you set some New Year’s Resolutions? I always love a new year and a fresh clean start to make goals for the upcoming year. This year a huge goal of mine is to be better organized and stick to a schedule....

FavoritePinShare Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs and Veggies is a hearty and flavorful meal! Filled with tender veggies and tuscan herbed spice chicken that all get cooked in a lemon garlic sauce. Slow Cooker Lemon Garlic Chicken Thighs and Veggies Today I am bringing you comfort food at its best. A big hearty delicious slow cooker meal that I know your family is going to love. It is coming from my friend Donna, at The Slow Roasted Italian, and her brand new cookbook, The Simple Kitchen....

FavoritePinShare Slow Cooker Mississippi Pork Roast is a savory, sweet and spicy pork roast that is tender to the touch and falls apart with ease. It takes minutes to prepare and can be paired with a variety of sides. Your family will fall in love with this incredibly flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth dinner! I love a delicious roast! It’s my go to- meal whenever I need to impress guests, feed a crowd, or just have some delicious home-cooked food!...

FavoritePinShare This smoked salmon dip is so creamy and delicious! With the smoked salmon flavor taking the stage followed by a hint of lemon and dill, this dip is SOO GOOD! I love dips because they are easy and delicious! If you like them too and want to try out more then start with this Crab Dip, Hot Corn Dip, and this Creamy Chicken Alfredo Dip! Salmon Dip I have bought salmon dip from the store and not only is it super expensive but it only has a tiny bit of salmon flavor!...

FavoritePinShare Snickerdoodle cobbler is loaded with cinnamon and creates its own caramel sauce while it bakes! It’s soft, sweet and so delicious. It makes the perfect fall dessert that all of your guests will be dying to try! Who doesn’t love snickerdoodles? I love anything that even resembles the flavor and I make just about every recipe that I can to involve that delicious cinnamon flavor! Check out some more of my snickerdoodle recipes like these classic Snickerdoodles, these Snickerdoodle Bars, or these amazing Cream Cheese Snickerdoodles....

After a long baby forced hiatus, I’m back and ready to resume my food journey. When my mom went back to Brazil, I got to experience what motherhood truly is, without her help! And it is unbelievably raw and hard. It really does take a village to raise a child and my village moved to another country! But more on that on a separate post, because today is about delicious food and I do not want to steal these Stout Beer Braised Short Ribs’ thunder!...

Strawberry pie is a timeless classic. A sweet, tart, and fruity strawberry filling is encased in a buttery flaky crust. From the presentation to the flavor to the texture, this pie is pure perfection. Who says you need to wait for summer to get a slice of this culinary work of art, though? Use frozen strawberries and you can enjoy your favorite strawberry pie any day of the year. I bet you’re already drooling, so let’s get started!...

No need to draft a guest list, send out invitations, or stress over all of the impossibly perfect Pinterest ideas that make your thoughtfully planned soiree look like a low-budget PTA trivia night. Instead, throw some waffles on the iron, layer them with fresh juicy strawberries, and smother the whole shebang in fluffy maple whipped cream. These strawberry shortcake waffles take less than half an hour to put together and are perfect for a whole host of occasions such as:...

Growing up, stuffed peppers were one of my favorite meals. Now that I’m an adult, it’s one of my go-to recipes whenever I need something quick, easy, and delicious! Not only are stuffed bell peppers a nostalgic meal, but it’s also on the fancier side! But just because it’s fit for a king doesn’t mean it requires a top chef to make it. This recipe is actually incredibly easy to make!...