“The sweet heat that you can not stop eating” is the best way to describe this creamy cranberry jalapeno dip. Double it for a crowd so you don’t run out! If you prefer a creamier cranberry dip , no worries I have a recipe for that too, it is a must-try! Cranberry Jalapeno Dip My love of cranberries knows no bounds. So when my friend Margaret shared this recipe with me, I jumped at the chance for a new cranberry jalapeno combination....

Fresh Blueberry Frosting is a light and creamy frosting, whipped into fluffy blueberry loveliness. A dollop of this frosting is sweet heaven on a cupcake. On a spoon, on a cracker, or on an actual cake this blueberry buttercream frosting is irresistible. I’ve been making Fresh Strawberry Frosting for several years now and it’s easily the most requested frosting I make. However, blueberries were on sale a couple weeks ago and I couldn’t resist playing with my recipe and switching it up to make a blueberry buttercream frosting....

Cheesy enchiladas filled with chicken and black beans in a green chile sauce is a hearty dinner that always gets two thumbs up from my crowd. There are a great many enchilada recipes in my cookbooks and binders, easily dozens. I’ve lost count of how many I’ve made over the years. These enchiladas were my family’s favorite when I first published this recipe – it was one of the first recipes I published here, over 13 years ago....

Bell peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, and lime add fresh flavors to this Hearty Pepper Chili; it’s filled with sausage, beans, and an abundance of vegetables. My entire family gave this meal two thumbs up. I’ve made this chili a couple more times already, just to have some stashed in the freezer for easy lunches. My kids have a well known and long lasting love for chili . So, several years ago when BUSH’S® Beans asked if I’d create a recipe for them, I jumped at the chance....

This cake. Hershey’s Chocolate Cake is the most versatile and the easiest perfect one-bowl chocolate cake recipe I have ever made. As long as I can remember, I’ve seen the well-known chocolate cake recipe on the side of the Hershey’s cocoa box and I’ve made it countless times. On a whim, I decided to try making a gluten-free version of the famous Hershey Cake a few years ago. WOW. It turned out beautifully the very first time and I have made this cake many more times since then, both the original recipe and the gluten-free variation....

Honey Mustard Dressing is tangy, slightly tart, and sweet at the same time. This dressing is perfect on a crispy chicken sandwich , tossed in a slaw , or with pretty much any salad . While I love this dressing with poppy seeds, they’re an optional ingredient if poppy seeds aren’t your thing. Do you make your own salad dressings? It takes just minutes to whisk a homemade dressing together and I promise you it will taste at least ten times better than store-bought....

Palmier Cookies are light, airy, buttery sugar-sprinkled cookies that only require two ingredients. Palmiers, Elephant Ears, French Hearts, Palm Leaves: whatever you like to call them, these cookies are in the running for my all-time favorite treat. Palmiers I can’t stop grinning tonight as I sit here and write about these flaky, sweet, French cookies. It turns out that I like Palmiers so much, I made a batch for my birthday in lieu of a cake a few years ago....

Fresh sweet peaches are tossed together with sugar and spices, then baked in between layers of brown sugar and oats to form a chewy sweet crust for this Peach Crunch. If you’re anything like my family, peach season means that many of your favorite desserts are about to be made. This peach crunch recipe has been a favorite since long before this blog was a thing. Peach Oatmeal Crisp It doesn’t matter how many other varieties of fruit desserts I make, I always come back to the chewy sweet awesomeness of a fruit crunch....

Saucy BBQ pork tucked into melted cheese in a buttery crisp tortilla? That’s something I can’t possibly resist. This pulled pork quesadilla is a quick and easy way to get a hearty meal on the table, even on the busiest of weeknights. Pulled pork is one of my favorite food leftovers to have in the house and these quesadillas make the most of it. BBQ Pork Quesadilla The beauty of quesadillas is that you can fill them with almost any cheese, meat, or vegetable combination and they taste delicious....

Tart cranberries, sweet spiced cake, this Cranberry Spice Cake is an absolutely perfect cake that takes very little effort to make. There’s no icing, no topping, nothing else is required. This is one of the easiest cakes you will ever make! The Winter Spice Cranberry Cake is inspired by our much beloved Cranberry Christmas Cake . That cake has become one of the most popular recipes on this website, definitely a reader favorite....

These meatballs are packed full of fresh herbs, with just a hint of Parmesan thrown into the mix. The flavor is rich and light at the same time. These are some of the best Italian meatballs I have ever tasted. I have an abundance of great herbs growing in our garden right now, so I used a heaping 1/4″ cup total of finely minced fresh herbs. If you don’t have all of these herbs at your fingertips, simply substitute according to what you have in your kitchen....

As much as we all love a good old-fashioned banana split ice cream sundae, I’m here to tell you that banana split ice cream – it’s a whole new world of homemade ice cream. Creamy, freshly churned banana ice cream is swirled with crushed pineapple, maraschino cherries, peanuts, and chocolate chips to create this ice cream. Banana Split Ice Cream Sundae Each scoop of banana split ice cream is a whole explosion of flavor and when you take scoops of this ice cream and top them with whipped cream, it’s an ice cream sundae everyone wants to dive into....

Hot pinto beans, green chile sauce, warm scrambled eggs, jalapenos and melted cheese are piled on top of a layer of crisp tortilla chips. While the combination might sound bizarre initially, it was an excellent way to satisfy our craving for a spicy hot breakfast. The nachos were an enormous hit with my whole family. My favorite part? The whole meal came together in less than 20 minutes. Inspired by a craving for huevos rancheros on a morning when I had little time to cook, this was a very fast alternative that came together in the time it took to scramble the eggs....

There’s something about the sweet and smoky flavor combination that just works. And this Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon proves it with every perfectly caramelized bite of salmon that practically melts in your mouth. Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon I love how the brown sugar glaze balances everything out with just the right mix of sweet, savory, and spicy. And since the salmon is cut into smaller pieces, it cooks lightning fast, and you get the perfect glaze-to-fish ratio in every bite....

If you can imagine your favorite homemade brownies transformed into a smooth and creamy bowl of ice cream, then you have a glimpse of the awesomeness that is this Brownie Ice Cream. Brownie Ice Cream You can use any brownies that you like for this ice cream. I used these Dark Chocolate Brownies last time I made this ice cream and these Gluten-Free Double Chocolate Brownies are also great in this recipe....

If you love Whoppers or chocolate malted milk balls, you’re going to go wild for this Chocolate Malted Crunch Ice Cream. This old-fashioned chocolate malt ice cream gets a little extra boost of fun from chopped malted milk balls. Chocolate Malted Crunch Ice Cream For all those who are completely hooked on Thrifty’s chocolate malted crunch ice cream, we present this fantastic copycat recipe. This creamy, deeply chocolatey ice cream has a distinct toasted malt flavor....

Have you made a crustless quiche? When I’m making quiche , I typically choose potatoes over a traditional flour crust, but this time, as I started the quiche, I realized I was completely out of potatoes. I’m not even sure when that happened last, because this family is serious about their potatoes ! I decided to go ahead and try the quiche with just the fillings and it turned out great....

Homemade {Baked} Chick-fil-A Sandwiches Ingredients 2 chicken breasts about 1 pound kosher salt freshly ground black pepper ground paprika 1 cup dill pickle juice 1 large egg 1/2 cup milk 1 cup all-purpose flour see note below for gluten-free alternative 1 tablespoon powdered sugar 1 teaspoon ground paprika 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard optional: 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper olive oil spray I use the Misto sprayer 4 hamburger buns regular or gluten free butter sliced dill pickles Optional: sliced cheese of your choice I use provolone and pepper jack Instructions Cut the chicken breasts in half and pound them to 1/2" thickness....

This is bread just like your mom or your grandma used to make. There’s nothing better than a warm slice of this bread straight from the oven. This isn’t fancy bread. It doesn’t require any specialty ingredients. This is perfect homemade bread for toasting or sandwiches or snacking with peanut butter or jam. If you’re anything like I was a few years ago, bread making doesn’t come naturally. So, when I decide to bake bread, I like to get a whole lot of bread for the effort....

Do you know how easy it is to make a buttermilk substitute? You may have already made your own “buttermilk” without even realizing it. When I was a child, my mom’s banana bread recipe taught me to add a bit of vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of milk and let that rest for a few minutes while mixing the other ingredients. Then, I’d add the now-curdled milk to the recipe....