Sweet fresh peaches are baked between layers of brown sugar and oats to form a chewy sweet crust for these Peach Oatmeal Bars. Anytime I bake peaches into something it reminds me of my favorite peach breakfast . Peaches and cinnamon pair perfectly for your next family breakfast. Peach Oatmeal Bars Fresh, sweet and so juicy peaches are the most amazing treat when they’re perfectly ripe. A ripe peach will have a sweet peachy smell to it and the skins will slide right off when you peel them....

Rich, nutty notes and rolled, hearty oats create true poetry in this creamy, dreamy Peanut Butter Oatmeal. It’s pure comfort food for breakfast. Peanut Butter Oatmeal I still remember the cringe I felt when my son suggested I make peanut butter and jelly oatmeal, so many years ago. Well, my kids loved this breakfast. How could they not, when it reminded them of their favorite sandwich? The peanut butter thickens the oatmeal and creates a distinct peanut butter flavor....

This creamy Smoked Salmon Chowder is filled with carrots, onions, celery, garlic, wine, and a hint of bacon. With thyme and dill added as well, this is a memorably rich and flavorful chowder. If you enjoy smoked salmon, you will love this chowder. Smoked Salmon Chowder My husband’s trips to Alaska always result in a freezer full of fish, especially smoked salmon. Its smoked salty goodness is perfect for snacking, lox, and making some of our favorite dishes like this chowder....

Whipped Strawberry Butter is fluffy, creamy, sweet, and buttery goodness in a pretty pink package. This is amazing on toast, scones, pancakes, popovers, muffins, breads , and just about anything else you might want to butter! Strawberry Butter I’ve been a big fan of Vanilla Bean Whipped Honey Butter and Maple Butter for years, but this strawberry loveliness just plain puts it to shame. Slathered on toast, on biscuits, on scones, or even on a graham cracker, this Strawberry Butter is pure heaven....

Thrown together on a whim one night many years ago while we were on the road, this Bacon Potato Salad rapidly became a family favorite. Filled with plenty of eggs, bites of bacon, and a bright dill pickle flavor, this salad has proven irresistible to everyone who tries it. Sean and I were craving potato salad, and I was improvising with what I had on hand in the camper. It was a lucky whim that turned into this dill pickle and bacon-inspired salad....

Smoothie Ice Cream is what happens when strawberries, blueberries, and bananas are blended into a frozen concoction so thick you can eat it with a spoon. Ice Cream Smoothie This ice cream smoothie was an accidental result of my not paying a lot of attention as I threw some of our favorite smoothie ingredients into the blender. Banana berry smoothies are always a win with my kids, so I expected thumbs up when they tasted this....

This is a smoky, slightly spicy blackened ranch dressing just like Popeye’s! Serve with vegetables, chicken tenders, or french fries. There’s no wrong way to enjoy this awesome dip. Popeye’s Blackened Ranch My family went crazy over this the first time I made it. They inhaled it in record time alongside a plate of raw vegetables. I’m so happy that a reader mentioned blackened ranch dressing to me a while back!...

I can’t believe it took me this long to make Breakfast Enchiladas. Scrambled eggs, breakfast sausage, green chile, cheese, and soft tortillas are some of our favorite breakfast foods. It makes perfect sense that when you layer them all together you’d get a delicious one-pan meal. My kids have been requesting enchiladas for dinner for a couple of weeks now. Last night I was craving breakfast for dinner so, in the perfect compromise, this idea was born....

Crispy hot tater tots topped with bacon are covered in melting cheese and then served with the dips and additional toppings of your choice to make these irresistible Cheesy Bacon Tater Tots. We like to dip ours into our favorite barbecue sauce . Anytime I make these tots, my whole family can’t stop eating them. Cheese Tater Tots As soon as I saw this recipe in my friend Phi ‘s new cookbook, Five Ingredient Recipes , I was reminded of our much-loved Crispy Cheese and Bacon Potatoes ....

Supercharge your cookout side dish game with this Dill Pickle Potato Salad. Classic tender potato salad gets a glow-up with scandalous amounts of dill pickles, pickle relish, pickle seasonings, and hard boiled eggs. Pickle Potato Salad You can use any potato you like to make this potato salad. However, I like to use thin-skinned Yukon Gold potatoes. There’s no need to peel them and the texture stays nice for the salad....

Can a recipe ever go wrong when it starts with the words “double chocolate?” The first time I made these Double Chocolate Brownies, I took them to the park to share with friends and they disappeared within minutes. Double Chocolate Brownies I love the slightly gooey centers, combined with just the right amount of rich chocolate and nuts. The options with this brownie recipe are nearly endless. Add nuts or skip them if they aren’t your thing....

Tart apple slices, creamy peanut butter, and toasted marshmallows add up to the Green Apple S’mores that are about to become your new favorite camping treat. My sister in law made these for us while we were camping and I’m not going to deny that I was a bit skeptical at first. However, the combination of sweetly tart apples, creamy peanut butter, and sweet gooey marshmallows proved completely irresistible. This was love at first bite....

Creamy, rich, chocolatey Nutella Ice Cream with a melt-in-your-mouth swirl of Nutella mixed throughout is a dreamy way to satisfy your sweet tooth this summer – or this fall, or winter, or pretty much any time of year, if you’re me. Nutella Ice Cream is what happens when I’m craving something sweet, standing in front of the pantry, and my eyes light on the jar of Nutella that my kids haven’t yet discovered....

Sweet cream and orange juice come together in this easy homemade ice cream recipe. If you liked creamsicles as a kid, you’re likely to love this ice cream. Orange Ice Cream Nothing, but nothing screams nostalgia to me like creamsicles. It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for citrus in ice cream. Today’s ice cream is about as simple and satisfying as homemade ice cream can get. It’s just a matter of whisking together the ingredients and pouring it into your ice cream maker....

Juicy fresh peaches are matched up with spicy jalapenos, fragrant red onions, fresh cilantro, and zesty lime in this utterly irresistible peach salsa. I guarantee you can’t stop at one bite of this beautiful dip! Peach Salsa What can you serve this peach salsa with? I think it’s more of a question of what it doesn’t go with. I could polish off an entire batch of this by myself with a bag of chips (or even by the spoonful), but that’s not all it’s good for....

Peanut Butter Ice Cream tastes like the inside of a peanut butter cup, transformed into cold and creamy homemade ice cream. Homemade Peanut Butter Ice Cream With a rich swirl of peanut butter and plenty of chocolate-covered peanut butter cups, this is a treat that you’re going to be finding every excuse to make. If you’ve already fallen in love with this creamy peanut butter fudge , I can tell you now that you will love this ice cream every bit as much!...

Queso fundido is a true cheese-lover’s dream. Can you imagine anything more tempting than a skillet filled with bubbling hot cheese and spicy chorizo topped with fresh cilantro and green onions served with tortilla chips? I sure can’t! Queso Fundido This is one dish that my guys will go for almost every time they see it on a menu. It’s not hard to understand why when you realize it’s basically a skillet filled with melted cheese and browned chorizo!...

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream is a sweet and tangy combination of smooth, creamy cheesecake ice cream and fresh strawberry swirls. Cheesecake Ice Cream This ice cream tastes exactly like cheesecake. It’s such a unique flavor that I’ve actually confused guests a time or two when serving this cheesecake ice cream . Have you tried cheesecake ice cream? In this recipe, the cream cheese and the sour cream provide plenty of tang and that is balanced by the sweet strawberries and the sugar....

This tangy, subtle, umami delivering sweet sesame dressing is a chameleon in the kitchen. Whether you toss it with greens, drizzle it over roasted vegetables, use it as a marinade for meats, or as a base for more complex dressings, you’re going to want to have this on hand all the time. Sesame Dressing This Asian sesame dressing is seriously versatile. Poppyseed dressing gets all the love in the seedy dressing category, but I think this dressing should get more attention!...

Sweet, tangy, crunchy Asian Ramen Noodle Salad is a great side dish for summer potlucks, barbecues, or to serve with your dinner any day of the week. Ramen Noodle Salad If you’ve been hanging out here with me for long, you’ve probably noticed that there aren’t very many recipes that I claim might be the best you’ll ever taste. I tend to save the word “best” for the things that are beyond any shadow of a doubt the best I’ve ever had or hope to have again....