No need to buy jam from the store when you can make your very own homemade blackberry jam. There’s something special about making it yourself. And the best part is, it’s incredibly easy to make! All you need is fresh (or frozen) blackberries, sugar, and a splash of lemon juice. Tips & Tricks for Making the Best Blackberry Jam Take note that blackberry jam foams while cooking, so you’ll need to watch it closely and stir down the foam when it rises....

FavoritePinShare Blueberry Lemon cookies are soft, cake like cookies that are bursting with fresh blueberries and have a hint of lemon. These cookies melt in your mouth and are topped with the most amazing lemon cream cheese frosting! If you have been readers of my blog for long you know I love lemon and cream cheese! If you do too, then you have to try Lemon ‘Swig’ Sugar Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting or Blueberry Cream Cheese Cookies with a Lemon Glaze where I combined both flavors to make some out of these world cookies!...

FavoritePinShare A delicious No Bake Blueberry Lime Cheesecake dessert that the family is sure to love! Hello, hello! My name is Amber, and I blog over at Dessert Now, Dinner Later! I am a culinary graduate and dessert lover! My blog is where I share recipes, along with my culinary knowledge and skills. If you have a minute, stop on by and look around! There are tips, tricks, and tutorials as well as delicious sweet and savory recipes....

A classic Brazilian dessert, very popular during the holidays but easy enough to be enjoyed all year round! All you’ll need are a handful of ingredients and a little bit of patience to wait for the flan to set in the fridge overnight. And in the blink of an eye, Christmas is all around us! My favorite time of the year. Now that we have Rebecca, it’s not as easy to travel to another country for the holidays, so my parents and brother are coming here to spend her first Christmas with us!...

FavoritePinShare Breakfast Burritos are a great way to plan breakfast ahead. These are packed with ham, eggs, cheese and a lot of add-ins like pico de gallo, hash browns etc. Also check out our favorite breakfast recipes like sausage mushroom frittata, cinnamon roll pancakes, yogurt parfait and denver omelet casserole. If you are not a breakfast person, you’ll love breakfast after you try these breakfast burritos! They are incredibly easy to make, you can make a big batch and freeze them ahead....

You might wanna skip dinner and go straight to dessert, because this Brownie Trifle is the type of dessert that demands your immediate attention. And although it looks massive and impressive, it won’t stress you out because it is very easy to put together. Pinky promise! YOU GUYS! This Brownie Trifle? ??? I just can’t stop eating it. I would love to say I made it for a party – because it IS the perfect party dessert – but the truth is I made it just because I was craving something sweet and epic....

FavoritePinShare This Butter Pie Crust is the most tender and flaky crust you’ll ever make! It’s made from just four ingredients and will make the perfect base for all of your pies this holiday season. I love a good pie! In fact, it’s one of my favorite desserts. I like ’em every way! Cold, hot, baked, or no-bake, give me a pie and I’ll eat it! This also means I have tons of pie recipes you need to try out!...

This easy Cajun shrimp pasta recipe is inspired by a well-loved restaurant of my childhood, Chili’s. Their Cajun shrimp pasta was always one of my go-to orders. Spicy blackened shrimp cooked in a thick alfredo sauce, it was indulgent, heavy on the penne pasta, light on the veggies, and exactly that sort of thing that high school Erin craved. Nowadays, I still love myself a rich, creamy plate of pasta now and then, but my expectations are higher....

Ham makes a gorgeous centerpiece for holidays and special occasions. But no matter how hungry your family or friends are, there’s just no way you can all finish that whole hunk of meat in one sitting! So what do you do with all that leftover ham? Storing cooked ham in the fridge will only get it to last for 5 days. Does that mean you should force the family to eat ham sandwiches for the rest of the week?...

Better still, it needs just two pantry staples you likely already have ready to go. This recipe really couldn’t be more simple. It’s just sliced bananas pan-fried in sugar. Think creme brulee, but instead of a custard filling, you’ll get sweet, luscious bananas inside the crunchy caramel candy coating. Seriously, it’s so good; you’ll go bananas. Let’s get started. Easy Caramelized Bananas Bananas are always fantastic if you ask me....

On a keto diet, it can be difficult to tell which low carb nuts are the best choice since their nutritional values can vary. Are walnuts keto, or are they off-limits? Let’s take a closer look at the carbs in walnuts, and how to enjoy them on a ketogenic diet. New to counting carbs or keto? Learn the keto diet basics here and grab my printable keto cheat sheet system to make it easy....

This recipe proves that carrots can be more than just a support ingredient and can shine on its own. Made with just pureed carrots, sugar, butter, eggs, and spices, this souffle is perfectly sweet, creamy, and loaded with fall flavors. It’s a cross between a side dish and a dessert, which allows you to serve it either way. You can have it with roasted turkey or glazed ham, or enjoy it as a palate cleanser after a heavy meal....

FavoritePinShare Champagne vinaigrette is a simple and elegant way to finish off any salad. It is tangy and sweet, and the champagne vinegar and orange juice adds the perfect flavor to your meal. It comes together in just 5 minutes and lasts a month in the fridge! I didn’t use to like salads, and then I thought of them like a taco without a shell. You can add so many things to a salad, and they really can fill you up!...

FavoritePinShare Try these other twists on pizza like this pepperoni pizza lasagna rolls. Cheesy Pizza Casserole Lately, I’ve been searching for a hearty and homemade meal to feed my big family. We have all been so busy during the week and I needed something that was filling and delicious. A meal that would leave us all full and satisfied, but also with some leftovers for the week. When I saw this Pizza Casserole idea I was so excited to try it!...

In my world, cold weather means quick low carb meals and comfort food recipes. Especially low carb casseroles, like loaded cauliflower casserole, big mac casserole, and my personal favorite, this cheesy chicken bacon ranch casserole recipe. The beauty of it is that it doesn’t taste like health food at all (Cheese! Bacon! Ranch!)… the whole family will devour this easy dinner. But secretly? Yep, it’s actually a low carb keto chicken casserole....

This easy recipe has the hearty robustness and juicy tenderness of traditional chicken cacciatore, but is far faster to make. It uses simple, healthy swaps too. Cacciatore (pronounced Kah-Chuh-Taw-Ree) means “hunter” in Italian. Thus, chicken cacciatore means chicken that is prepared alla cacciatore or “hunter-style.”It’s a rustic stew-like dish (like France’s Beef Bourguignon) made with slow-simmered chicken (or rabbit), tomatoes, seasonal vegetables, and a splash of wine or vinegar....

FavoritePinShare Taking hot dogs to the next level, these Chili Dogs are messy, fun and the perfect backyard barbecue food. Making these at home is so EASY! If you love summer barbecues, try our Grilled Hawaiian Chicken, Texas corn dogs and Homemade Barbecue Sauce! The Best Chili Dogs Chili Dogs are usually what you get at amusement parks or college cafeterias. And who hasn’t eaten one too many with messy hands and extra tissue to wipe off your face....

FavoritePinShare These Chocolate Chip Pudding Cookies are made incredibly soft and chewy thanks to the addition of pudding mix! Use your favorite flavor mix to add extra flavor to make the best, softest chocolate chip cookies! This cookie recipe is so simple and so much fun to make! Everybody loves a good, soft, chocolate chip cookie. Today’s recipe uses pudding mix to make these the best, softest, chewiest, and most flavorful chocolate chip cookies yet....

Chocolate crinkle cookies take over the internet every year around the holidays and while I’ll never turn down a cookie, I have to admit they’ve never been my favorite. Given the choice between them and Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies or Brown Butter Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies, I will always choose the latter options. That is until I met these chocolate peanut butter cookies. Say goodbye to the bland, dry, lackluster chocolate cookies of yesteryear and say “hi,” “hello,” and “will you marry me?...

If you’re looking for a healthy snack that tastes great you’ve got to try these coconut date balls! These energy balls are made with just three ingredients and are so easy to prepare. Medjool dates give a lovely caramel flavour to the balls but also act as a natural sweetener so there’s no need to add sugar. Dates give our bodies a great natural energy boost too, so give these balls a try when you hit the wall in the afternoon and start craving chocolate!...