Chicken Noodle Casserole: The Creamy, Cozy Bake That Tastes Like a Hug Prep 20 minutes · Bake 30–35 minutes · Makes 8 servings · About $1.70 per serving This chicken noodle casserole is the dish my mom used to make on the first truly cold Sunday of fall, and I swear the smell alone could […]

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 […]

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 Old Fashioned Hamburger Goulash Recipe (One Pot, Cheesy & Ready In 30 Minutes) Last night I made the same goulash my mom used to throw together on those nights when the kitchen smelled like home before you even walked through the door. You know the one — elbow macaroni, browned ground beef, and tomatoes […]

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 […]

Sawdust Pie: The Old-Fashioned Southern Coconut Pecan Pie That Tastes Like Home Prep 15 minutes · Bake 35–40 minutes · Cools 1 hour · Makes 8 slices · About $1.30 per slice Sawdust pie is the Southern heirloom dessert I never expected to fall in love with on a random Tuesday. It's one of those […]