Sweet and Spicy Pineapple Shrimp Stir Fry is a skillet full of sautéed shrimp tossed in a spicy barbecue sauce with sweet chunks of pineapple and red peppers. This quick and easy meal earns two thumbs up from my whole family every time I make it. My favorite part of this meal? This whole recipe comes together in less than 15 minutes. Start some rice cooking before you start the shrimp and you’ll have dinner on the table in no time at all....

Whoever said you can have too much of a good thing clearly never had a bite of the best cheesecake cookie bars. Gooey caramel and buttery toffee stud the ultimate cookie bar with a perfect layer of creamy cold cheesecake in the center. Cheesecake Cookie Bars No joke, my friends, these bars are amazing. I know better than to make them when I’ll be left alone with the whole pan. They’re an awesome potluck or party treat, perfect for sharing with friends....

Calling this The BEST Shrimp Cocktail is almost an understatement. You may have noticed that there are very few recipes on my site that I have labeled “the best.” Everyone has different tastes and favorite recipes so if I call something the very best of its kind you better be sure I mean it. This shrimp cocktail has earned that title. This is beyond a doubt the best Shrimp Cocktail Recipe I have ever tasted....

This lightly sweetened baked oatmeal is filled with bursting blueberries and wholesome oats with a hint of fragrant cinnamon. Blueberry Baked Oatmeal My family likes oatmeal in every way, shape, or form you can serve it. So, finding new ways to make and serve it makes all of us happy. Blueberry Baked Oatmeal is a hearty breakfast that can be stirred together in just minutes. If you haven’t yet tried baked oatmeal, this is a delicious recipe to start with today....

Crisp buttery blueberry waffles are a spectacular breakfast treat that will have you coming back for just one more bite until they are gone. Sometimes I snack on a plain blueberry waffle, occasionally we drizzle them with maple syrup, but most often in our home Blueberry Waffles are topped with my grandmother’s waffle sauce. Blueberry Waffles with Waffle Sauce have become one of the breakfasts that I crave the most often....

Captain Crunch ice cream is a whimsical treat that captures the essence of childhood breakfasts in a delightful homemade ice cream. The nostalgic cereal flavor infuses every scoop of this creamy, velvety ice cream. Captain Crunch Ice Cream This ice cream is SO good, my friends! When I finally nailed this recipe, the ice cream turned out perfectly smooth and creamy, tasting exactly like Captain Crunch cereal – the perfect pairing for the crunchy cereal on top when you serve it....

A hint of sweetness with tons of crunch, caramelized almonds are a deliciously nutty and easy salad topping. Caramelized Almonds Salad toppings range from savory to sweet for me. While corn chips are my go-to for a savory salad, caramelized or glazed nuts are perfect for lighter salads. Especially those with fruits paired with a light vinaigrette, like this Orange Parsley Salad . (If you haven’t tried that one yet, put it on your list to make soon....

Tangy, sweet, and flavorful Champagne Vinaigrette is a salad dressing you’ll want to keep on hand. Have you ever tried Champagne Vinaigrette? Made with slightly sweet and tangy champagne vinegar, champagne vinaigrette strikes different notes than your everyday vinaigrette. I was inspired to try my hand at this type of salad dressing while eating lunch at The Arrogant Butcher a few years ago. I chatted with the waitress about how much I enjoyed the dressing and she told me that she’d been trying to copy it at home herself....

Chocolate Covered Pretzel Fudge is creamy chocolate fudge filled with salty pretzels and gooey marshmallows. If you’ve ever found yourself going back for just one more (and one more and just one more) chocolate covered pretzel from the bag in the cupboard, this fudge is going to rock your holiday gift baskets. This fudge tastes as if my favorite chocolate covered pretzels have met their absolutely perfect match in a marshmallow filled fudge....

Tart cranberries and sweet apples are baked inside a brown sugar and oat crisp for a perfect not-to-sweet cranberry apple crisp. Cranberry Apple Crisp Old fashioned apple crisp has long been a stand by recipe for me. One that works for any occasion and no one seems to turn down, especially if it is warm and I add vanilla ice cream. Take your apple crisp, add a bag of cranberries, yes an entire bag....

Tart cranberries and spicy peppers mingle in this sweet and spicy Cranberry Pepper Jelly . Everyone goes crazy for this spicy jam at the very first bite! When I realized I had been buying cranberry pepper jam almost every time I was at the grocery store, I knew it was time to make my own version of this jam. I first tasted this jam with brie and fancy wafer crackers. Then I poured the jam over a simple block of cream cheese and served it with Ritz crackers....

Crunchy, sweet and salty old fashioned Haystacks bring my Grandmother’s kitchen to mind every time I make them. Haystack Cookies Haystacks are a treat my Grandma used to make for us when we visited. They often appeared on her Christmas cookie trays and in our treat bags when she packed lunches for us. Are they candy? or are they cookies? I never can decide! They’re certainly sweet enough to be considered candies, but they remind me more of no-bake cookies....

Bursting with the sweet, juicy flavors of pineapple and coconut, this Pina Colada Smoothie brings a bit of vacation sunshine, no matter the weather. Pina Colada Smoothie Years ago, when I first put this recipe on the blog, I had just made this piña colada smoothie and churned it into ice cream. I can still remember how my little boys jumped up and down with excitement. They loved the sweetness of this refreshing ice cream treat during the heat of a Phoenix summer....

Spicy red chile sauce meets up with creamy refried beans and plenty of cheese to make these Chicken Burritos. One bite was all it took and we were hooked. These are not little burritos that you’ll be holding in your hand to eat. These burritos will have you grabbing a plate and a fork and diving right into that creamy, cheesy, chicken-filled awesomeness. As a New Mexican food-loving girl, I can tell you with full confidence and having tried them both ways, that these burritos are excellent when made with either red chile or green chile enchilada sauce....

You’re only 20 minutes and 5 ingredients away from the awesomeness that is this flavor-filled Sausage Egg Roll In A Bowl! Sausage Egg Roll In A Bowl Adding sausage to a simple dish like the Egg Roll Skillet adds a whole lot of flavor with minimal effort. I like using breakfast sausage (the hot sausage variety is my first choice) for the abundance of spices that are already there, but any sausage you like will work here....

Crispy, juicy, Slow Cooker Carnitas are one of my family’s favorite meals. For about 7 years now I’ve been making carnitas using this recipe for oven-roasted Pulled Pork Carnitas , and they are truly phenomenal that way. As much as we love that recipe, it is a little more involved than I often have time for on a weeknight. There just isn’t always time to take all the steps it requires to enjoy delicious carnitas....

Blueberries and lemon come together perfectly in a Sour Cream Blueberry Coffee Cake that is truly worthy of any occasion. I have a huge grin on my face today and I am positively giddy to tell you that this cake, this fantastically moist, perfectly sweet blueberry coffee cake with a hint of lemon, is the best blueberry coffee cake I have ever tasted. I am so happy with this cake, I practically danced across the kitchen after I tasted it....

Frito Salad Ingredients Salad Ingredients 6 cups shredded or chopped romaine lettuce 3 cups chopped cooked chicken, white or dark meat is fine 4 ears fresh corn, kernels removed, about 3 cups worth 1/2 large red pepper, diced, about 2/3 cup 1/2 large green pepper, diced, about 2/3 cup 1/2 small red onion, diced small, about 1/2 cup 4 ounce can diced jalapenos, drained 4 ounces cheddar cheese, cut into matchsticks or diced 6 ounces Fritos corn chips Dressing Ingredients 2/3 cup mayonnaise 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 2 tablespoons Cholula hot sauce 1-2 tablespoons fresh lime juice Instructions Combine all salad ingredients except the Fritos in a large bowl OR set out bowls of each ingredient for serving “DIY salad bar style....

Steak Queso Dip is creamy, spicy, smooth, cheesy and fully loaded with tender bites of steak. This queso is better than anything they’re serving at your favorite Mexican restaurant. What is Queso? In Spanish, “queso” translates simply to “cheese.” However, in the United States, queso usually refers to a hot cheesy dip. It’s often made with Mexican spices and served as an appetizer or party food alongside tortilla chips....

Toasted coconut ice cream is fool-proof sweet, creamy coconut vanilla ice cream with the nutty goodness of freshly toasted coconut. It’s perfection in simplicity in ice cream form, friends. Toasted Coconut Ice Cream To make this coconut lover’s ice cream, you’ll need the following ingredients: heavy cream whole milk sugar kosher salt vanilla extract coconut extract toasted coconut The most popular question I get is whether it’s possible to make ice cream without a machine....