The middles are so soft and chewy with the perfect amount of crunch from the fillings. You are going to love these cookies. The hardest part is waiting for them to cool before eating them! Want another easy cookie recipe? Try my potato chip cookie recipe, kitchen sink cookies recipe, and oatmeal cookie recipes. What You Need to Make This Recipe Butter — be sure to buy unsalted butter and not salted butter....

Coconut shrimp was one of the first meals I had when we were on Maui a few years back. To tell you the truth, before then, I didn’t understand what the fuss was about. And though it’s been a few years, I still can remember how deliciously succulent the shrimp were and how crunchy and sweet the coconut coating was on the outside! One bite of these crunchy coconut-crusted shrimp and I’ve transported back to island life all over again—a tropical vacation all in one bite....

Blueberries are amazing when they are in season! Try my reader’s favorite Lemon Blueberry Bread and my Blueberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake is perfect for an afternoon snack! These Blueberry Crumbs Bars are incredibly easy to make. You only need two bowls and a couple of minutes to make these bars! I use fresh blueberries and toss them with lemon juice, sugar, and cornstarch. Sandwiched between the blueberry filling is the crumb topping....

Love low-carb egg recipes? Try my Egg Muffin Cups for an easy on-the-go breakfast or snack, and my Herb Scrambled Eggs are the best way to start the day! The Best Crustless Spinach Quiche Quick and easy brunch recipes are what my weekends are all about! The brunch recipes that I like to make must have minimal prep and come together pretty quickly so that I can make the most of family time....

Turning Thanksgiving leftovers into something other than Ross’ turkey moist maker sandwich. And what’s better than a big bowl of leftover turkey pasta bake when you get back home from a day of shopping? Noodles laced with ricotta cheese and alfredo sauce that we totally hacked into a luxuriously creamy semi-homemade sauce and topped with all American white cheddar cheese. It’s the kind of stuff that comfort food dreams are made of....

Not another corn casserole recipe! Oh, but it is. And it’s an even better version of the traditional Jiffy corn casserole because we’re introducing a new player to the game. And this one makes everything 10x better. I know what you’re thinking… she’s going to add cheddar cheese to the mix and think she reinvented the wheel. But no, that’s not it! Meet the Jiffy Corn Casserole with a puck of Boursin cheese....

My kids love fruit bars and when this recipe for Fig Newton Bars was posted as a part of the Home Baker’s challenge I was thrilled. I had made the recipe about 10 days back and each and every bar has long disappeared, I just got to write this recipe. This will be a good recipe for any kind of jam filling. I kept to the original Figs jam to stay true to its name and also since I have never made a fig jam before....

If you love this dressing, try it with Green Goddess Pasta Salad! Have I ever bragged about my amazing potato salad? Chances are you’ve heard about it before if you’ve been following me from the beginning. I’ve been making various versions of this potato salad for years. It is quickly becoming a salad of choice for anyone I’ve ever cooked it for. I often bring it to barbecues as it goes ideally with grilled meat....

This was one of the bakes from bookmarks that I was looking forward to making for a long time. This pie was so interesting when Aparna chose this for one of our group bakes last year. I was not able to do this then and had it bookmarked to try. Finally got to it and we loved it. Flaounes is a bread/pie baked during the Easter month in the Cyprus region of Europe....

Make your mornings a breeze with meal prep! Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole is a no-fuss way to feed a crowd, and my Homemade Kinda Granola Bars are a great grab-and-go option for the whole family. freezer breakfast sandwiches During my pregnancy, I stockpiled the freezer with tons of freezer-friendly recipes like my Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef and Vegetarian Enchilada Casserole! I also made a bunch of these easy freezer breakfast sandwiches....

To make any upma a complete meal, I always add several vegetables. Rava upma or rava khichdi is something I make often, but lately, I have started to use godhumai rava more. Many people shy away from Upma as it is considered a rescue meal. I am one of them and had never been a fan of upma growing up. But now that I am grown up and responsible to keep my family fed, I understand the importance of the humble upma....

It’s the perfect nut free peanut butter alternative! The Best Granola Butter Recipe If you have never heard of granola butter, you can in for a treat! This granola butter recipe combines two amazing concepts: granola and nut butter. It starts off with making your own homemade granola and toasting it in the oven. After that, simply blend it together with some coconut oil and you will have creamy, spreadable granola-flavored butter!...

There’s always room on my table for one more dip! Try this Whipped Feta and Ricotta Dip with Mint Pistachio Pesto too to do a dip double up. I cannot get enough of cool creamy sauces in the summer. As temperatures rise I want the flavour of fresh herbs, the crunch and snap of raw vegetables, the dryness of a crisp white wine. Ahh, those longer, warmer evenings are so nearly with us....

Summer is upon us and our gardens are getting ready to produce some wonderful tomatoes and jalapenos. The first thing that comes to my mind when I see fresh tomatoes, jalapenos, and cilantro is this quick and easy Homemade Salsa. Making the best restaurant kind of salsa at home is so simple and absolutely needs no cooking process. A good food processor definitely helps to get a great texture in our fresh salsa and also makes it easier on our hands....

Try our Natural Maple Peanut Butter and Chocolate Almond Butter as well. All three nut butters are delicious, made with wholesome ingredients and so good for you! Whenever you are reaching for breakfast to start your day or a snack to keep you going for the rest of your afternoon, you need something healthy and filling. Natural Cashew Butter Nutter butters on wholegrain toast is one of the best things you can fuel yourself with....

Not only is it far superior, it takes only around 5-10 minutes to make so it’s super quick and easy too. It’s the ultimate way to stay warm and cozy during the colder months or get that chocolate fix when a craving strikes. You can easily customize it with different flavors or keep it simple topped with fresh whipped cream and extra chocolate shavings because why not? What you need to make this recipe Milk – I like to use whole milk because it gives the hot chocolate a rich and creamy texture....

This cake recipe with milk is so tender and is the perfect blank canvas for toppings like powdered sugar, fresh fruit, whipped cream, macerated fruit, or your favorite frosting. I love how beautifully this cake slices without crumbling, and yet is so tender! For more sheet cake recipes, try my honey bun cake, Mississippi mud cake, or easy banana cake. What You Need to Make This Recipe Whole Milk – the whole milk adds richness to this cake and is heated along with the unsalted butter before being added to the other ingredients....

Love crockpot recipes? Then you need to try my Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken and my Crockpot Mexican Beef recipes! Homemade Chicken Alfredo (But in Your Crockpot!) Chicken Alfredo is a takeout staple I knew I had to learn how to make at home. And I did! But I wanted to take this recipe a step further to make it more convenient. I knew there had to be a way to set it and forget it in my Crockpot for those busy days when I can’t (or don’t want to) stand over a hot stove babysitting a dish....

Love cooking with your Instant Pot? Then try my Instant Pot Pork Carnitas and my Instant Pot Barbecue Chicken. What Is Barbacoa, Exactly? Traditionally, barbacoa is an authentic Mexican method of cooking a protein like lamb, goat, or beef that yields tender and juicy meat. It’s traditionally steam-cooked underground, but modern barbacoa can be prepared over an open fire, on the stove, in a pressure cooker, or in a slow cooker....

Instead of spending all day tending a bubbling pot on the stovetop, this recipe gets the job done in a fraction of the time, thanks to the Instant Pot. This sauce is great on pasta all by itself, but it’s also wonderful with meatballs, layered into a lasagna, or spread over pizza dough. What You Need to Make this Recipe Canned Tomatoes: When making tomato sauce of any kind I love to use whole peeled canned tomatoes (San Marzano if possible) because they contain more flavor and less water....