Sweet, earthy beets get a flavor boost in this easy roasted beet recipe. The beets are drizzled with honey and roasted until tender. Then they’re topped with crunchy chopped pistachios for a delicious sweet and savory dish. Honey Oven Roasted Beets are sweet with a nutty pistachio crunch. This easy-baked sliced beet recipe makes a …
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Roasted Herb Chicken with Mushroom Risotto makes a buttery tasting chicken with crispy skin and creamy delicious rice into a quick and easy meal. Using the Instant Pot makes cleaning up a breeze. Sunday dinner used to take most of the day to cook. This simple Roasted Herb Chicken is a no-fuss recipe, and making …
Homemade Apple Pie Filling combines fresh apples in a brown sugar sauce loaded with warm cinnamon. This easy Apple Pie Filling from Scratch can be eaten as is or made into a quick apple dessert. Homemade Apple Pie Filling is the first thing that I make when I buy too many apples humanly impossible to …
Thanksgiving Dressing is tender, moist, and seasoned perfectly to go with or stuffed in your Thanksgiving Turkey. Make it ahead for stress-free entertaining! I grew up eating what we deliciously call “Thanksgiving Dressing”. There’s probably as many homemade dressing recipes as there are Thanksgiving tables but this one is simple and delicious.
Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice and Apple recipe is a complete meal. It’s sweet and savory and full of good for you ingredients. Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice and Apple makes the perfect meal. It’s a delicious way to add nutrients and fiber to your diet. Wild rice stuffed acorn squash makes a …
Roasted Garlic Fingerling potatoes is an easy stovetop recipe that gives you tender potatoes infused with butter and garlic. These delicious quick garlic fingerling potatoes make the perfect side dish to any meal. THIS POST HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM 9/24/15 TO IMPROVE READER EXPERIENCE. Roasted Garlic Fingerling Potatoes are my very favorite potato recipe. They …
Nothing screams Fall more than a Baked Acorn Squash and nothing is better than having your own Roasted Acorn Squash recipe with bacon, butter, and brown sugar! THIS POST HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM 11/6/18 TO IMPROVE READER EXPERIENCE. Nothing screams Fall more than a Baked Acorn Squash and nothing is better than having your own …
Caramelized Pear Pie Filling Recipe is full of tender pears drenched in brown sugar and cinnamon. It makes a great topping or a great dessert on its own. THIS POST HAS BEEN UPGRADED FROM 10/27/14 TO IMPROVE READER EXPERIENCE. Caramelized Pear Pie Filling is swimming in a warm sweet gooey brown sugar and cinnamon sauce that …
Paradise Fruit Trifle with Pudding is a quick make-ahead dessert filled with creamy pudding, fruit-filled whipped topping, and Nilla wafer cookie crumbs. Paradise Fruit Trifle can pass as a Fruit Cocktail Salad or an Easy Trifle Dessert. It’s the perfect make-ahead Fruit Trifle recipe because you can make it with the flavors and ingredients that …
Roasted Cabbage and Carrots with Apples has a smooth and slightly sweet flavor making it the perfect side dish to a savory meal. Baking it in the oven assures that the vegetables are colorful and have a delightful crunch. Roasted Cabbage and Carrots are naturally sweet from roasting and blend beautifully with the touch of …
Tomatillo Rice is a 4-ingredient recipe that cooks up in less than 30 minutes using the Instant Pot and canned tomatillos. This tomatillo rice recipe makes a great side dish and is delicious stuffed into your favorite burrito recipe. Tomatillo Rice is so easy to make. It’s nice and fluffy and never sticky. It tastes …
Tropical Fruit Cocktail Salad is cool and creamy. With only 5 ingredients it comes together quickly and can be made ahead. Add extra cherries and you have a party! This delicious recipe was first published in 2016 and was updated to improve reader experience. I love making Fruit Salad with Cool Whip and the pudding …
Cherry Fluff is an easy 5-ingredient salad recipe that combines sweet cherries with pineapple, a bunch of mini marshmallows, and fluffy whipped cream. This delicious recipe was updated on 4/18/19 to improve reader experience. Cherry Fluff is a family favorite. It’s a quick cherry fluff recipe that takes 5 minutes and only 5 ingredients! It’s …
Thai Basil Cabbage Slaw with Jalapeno recipe is full of flavors and texture. It’s herby, crunchy, slightly sweet with a subtle kick of heat. Thai Basil Cabbage Slaw with Jalapeno recipe has something for everyone unless you’re looking for fat and calories. It’s not there!
Favorite Green Salad with Sweet Poppyseed Dressing is the perfect salad to make and take or just have on hand for a delicious lunch! When my son comes home I always have to have our Favorite Green Salad with Sweet Poppyseed Dressing in large supply. When he’s hungry this salad is the first thing he grabs …
Keep summer grilling and entertaining simple with Garlic-Basil Red Hasselback Potatoes. Just sit back and enjoy your guests. This time of year is just beautiful in Nebraska. The worst of the freezing weather is behind us and the heat and humidity aren’t unbearable yet. You just can’t keep me inside right now so my meals need …
March is National Peanut Month and I put out the call to some of my very favorite bloggers to bring me their best peanut recipes and they did, 30 absolutely yummy peanut recipes! My love of peanuts is genetic. I’ve actually given my mother jars of peanut butter as gifts. You know the large ones …
Hasselback Butternut Squash with Bacon and Apple is sweet, savory, and smokey. This tender and delicious butternut squash recipe is delicious oven-baked or grilled. Hasselback Butternut Squash recipe is naturally sweet and buttery. Stuffing it with bacon and apple makes it a show-stopper!
Apple Baked Beans can be cooked on the grill, over a campfire or in the oven. They make the perfect side for any barbecue. Our neighbors have established a back-to-school tradition of getting together the evening before school starts and having a barbecue together. John and I always bring the Apple Baked Beans and the …
Asian 5 Spice Rice recipe is perfect as a side dish or main. It overflows with flavor and textures and it’s perfect as a side dish or a meal. You make it as spicy as you want. Toss in some chicken for another option. You know how I love going through old recipes. I was …
Combining roasted Brussels Sprouts and Shallots with Mushrooms that have been caramelized and reduced in wine makes this an amazing dish. Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Shallots and Mushrooms is a mouthful to say and an unbelievable combination to eat.