cooking recipes
Easy Pineapple Cream Cheese Ball Recipe (Sweet, Tangy & Crowd-Pleasing) I almost skipped making this because it seemed *too* simple. Three main ingredients for something people actually fight over? But my sister kept texting me about it after her neighbor's potluck, so I caved on a random Tuesday afternoon. Little did I know this easy […]
Easy Homemade Sloppy Joes Recipe (Sweet, Tangy & Ready In 25 Minutes) My mom used to make this every time we had a house full of people, and I swear the smell alone could pull neighbors off their porches. That sweet-tangy sauce bubbling into the browned meat, the kitchen steaming up, buns toasted and waiting […]
Easy Homemade BBQ Baked Beans With Ground Beef Recipe (Sweet, Smoky & Cookout Favorite) My dad used to make something like this every single summer cookout, and I swear people would show up just for the beans. I finally asked him for the "recipe" last year and he laughed — turns out half of it […]
Easy No-Knead Dutch Oven Bread Recipe (Crusty Artisan Bread With 4 Ingredients) I used to think bread-making was this whole complicated thing that required skill I didn't have. Then my neighbor showed me her four-ingredient method, and I felt ridiculous for waiting so long. This easy no-knead dutch oven bread recipe came out of my […]
Crockpot Baby Back Ribs: Fall-Off-the-Bone BBQ Without the Grill Prep 15 minutes · Cook 7–8 hours (low) · Makes 4 servings · About $3.90 per serving These crockpot baby back ribs exist because my dad used to say ribs were "too much work for a weeknight." Then I made them in the slow cooker one […]
Easy Homemade Blueberry Bread Recipe (Moist, Tender & Bursting With Berries) I've been making this easy homemade blueberry bread recipe every Sunday morning for the past month, and it's become the thing my family actually wakes up early for. My daughter usually sleeps until noon on weekends, but the smell of this baking? She's downstairs […]
American Goulash: The One-Skillet, Budget-Friendly Dinner My Mom Made on Tight Nights Prep 10 minutes · Cook 25 minutes · Makes 6 servings · About $1.95 per serving This American goulash is the dinner my mom made on the nights when the grocery budget was tight and the house was full of hungry kids. One […]
Easy 3 Ingredient Sausage Cheese Bites Recipe (Crispy, Cheesy & Crowd-Pleasing) I made these last weekend because I had leftover sausage and a box of baking mix sitting in the pantry, and my husband ate seven of them before I could even get them plated. Seven. Then he asked if I could make these easy […]
Bacon and Cheese Quiche: The Fancy-Feeling Brunch Dish That's Actually Foolproof Prep 15 minutes · Bake 35–40 minutes · Makes 8 slices · About $1.45 per slice This bacon and cheese quiche is the recipe I make on the kind of Sunday morning when everyone is still half-asleep and I want the kitchen to do […]
Easy Creamy Italian Sausage Pasta Soup Recipe (One Pot, Ready In 30 Minutes) My husband came home last Tuesday completely drenched from the rain, and I had this bubbling on the stove. He walked in, smelled it, and just stood there for a second before saying, "Please tell me that's dinner." This easy creamy Italian […]