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What You Need to Make This Recipe Saltine crackers — these simple salty crackers are the base of the Christmas cracker candy and cut through the sweetness from the sugar and chocolate. Butter — use salted butter for this cracker candy. Again, the salt helps cut through the sweetness. Brown sugar — if you do not have brown sugar, I have a guide on how to make brown sugar. The brown sugar provides a deep molasses flavor to the cracker candy that white sugar does not provide....

I also love how easy it is to clean up. You mix and “bake” the entire cookie in a single mug! It’s the perfect little single-serving mid-day treat that melts in your mouth. It’s so soft and chewy as well. You’ll want to make one every day! Want another single serving dessert recipe? Try my brownie in a mug recipe or my mug cake recipe. What You Need to Make This Recipe Butter — I recommend using unsalted butter to keep the cookie in the mug from tasting too salty....

This casserole is also very convenient for the busy, often stressful, holiday season because you can prep it ahead of time. Mix together the corn, sour cream, and eggs a night or two in advance, then all that’s left to do is add the cornbread mix and butter, pour it into the casserole dish and bake! And if you need more corn recipes, try my cornbread pudding, corn fritters, or corn chowder....

Looking for more seafood recipes? Try my Creamy Shrimp and Grits or my Salmon Sushi Bowls! Authentic Maryland-style crab cakes with lemon aioli Crab cakes have always been a big deal in my family. We live right on the border of Maryland and love catching fresh crabs in the summer, so I am lucky enough to get crab meat from my Dad to make these delicious crab cakes with zesty lemon aioli!...

Cranberry Orange sauce Holiday hosting and cooking can be overwhelming, and typically I’d recommend ways to lessen your workload. But when it comes to cranberry sauce, the homemade version is SO MUCH BETTER than what your grandmother served out of a can. And it’s worth the extra effort. Luckily, my recipe is super simple and requires almost no time to prepare and cook before serving. This could even be one of the first dishes you make out of your Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday menu — even days ahead of time — because it needs time to chill....

If there’s one thing you’ll easily figure out when browsing through my blog, I LOVE comfort food—a lot. In-between recipes including vegan gumbo, Hungarian goulash, vegan pot pie, and mushroom bourguignon, I also love curries like vegan butter chicken, sweet potato curry, red lentil dahl, and this eggplant curry (aka aubergine curry/ brinjal curry). This vegan curry recipe includes some of my favorite ingredients; chickpeas, eggplant, coconut milk, and curry powder....

Homemade whipped Geta dip is a fluffy cloud of delicious whipped cheese. Holy Moly! This is certainly not the first whipped feta dip on the internet, but I love the idea of mashing together a Greek salad with whipped feta. It totally works! This whipped feta dip is perfect for serving during the big game! It also happens to be keto-friendly, so if you’ve got guests over for a cookout, game night, or to watch the Super Bowl, this is one of those dips that they can certainly enjoy with keto chips or even keto flatbread!...

If mustard is not your thing, take a look at our classic Creamy Pasta Sauce recipe. One of my recipes for chicken in wine and mustard sauce consistency gets rave reviews. The most common question I get asked about that recipe is what to pair the chicken with. And while I recommend serving it with a potato mash or rice, I always thought that mixing the sauce with pasta would also work....

Super Creamy Vegan Roasted Cauliflower Soup Comforting vegan creamy soups are an obsession of mine. My favorites are creamy pumpkin soup, vegan broccoli cheese soup, German potato soup, and this vegan cauliflower soup! Through roasting with just a little oil and salt, humble cauliflower is lightly caramelized, nutty, and delicious. Combine that with thickening, creamy white beans and buttery cashews (optional) for the most delicious, velvety, moreish roasted cauliflower soup!...

The Best Crispy Smashed Potatoes Recipe These easy crispy herb smashed potatoes basically combine the best of both worlds: fluffy, creamy baked potatoes and the irresistible crunch of a perfectly roasted potato. The high-heat baking process will ensure that those smashed edges become wonderfully crispy, every single time! Don’t forget the fresh herbs, too. Herbs like parsley, chives and basil really infuse the potatoes with aromatic flavors, while the garlic cloves add a savory depth!...

If you are a chili enthusiast and enjoy lots of different flavours, give my Chile Verde a try! Delicious and so comforting! There are certain recipes that are so intrinsic to who you are as a family you forget how truly special they are! This chili recipe is one of them. I’ve made it for nearly two decades now and although it has evolved slightly over the years, its core remained....

Tres leches cake is a must every time we go out for Mexican! In Texas, we are beyond blessed when it comes to panaderias! In fact, more than one bakery comes to mind when I think of the best tres leches in Houston. And at one point, I kid you not; we made up excuses to grab one! After ‘researching’ tons and tons of slices, I think I’m finally ready to share my homemade Tres Leches Cake recipe....

Spinach and Ricotta Stuffed Shells Stuffed shells with spinach are one of my favorite meals to make. Tender pasta shells stuffed with cheese and baked with pasta sauce until warm and gooey. To me they are comfort food at its finest. The jumbo shells are stuffed with ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, spinach, onions and garlic. They are full of flavor! Ingredients Jumbo Pasta Shells: Are cooked in salted water until al dente before baking....

Simple enough for any home cook, tender fettuccine pasta tossed in a creamy cheese sauce is a rich, decadent dinner sure to delight your family! While it’s perfect as is, you can dress it up with your favorite cooked veggies, and even add chicken or shrimp. If you’re in the mood for more homemade pasta recipes, try my lobster mac and cheese, seafood pasta, or chicken scampi recipe. What You Need to Make this Recipe Pasta — while fettuccine noodles are the popular choice in this pasta dish (it’s in the name, after all!...

Take a look at another Filipino recipe if you are in the mood for chicken. This Chicken Adobo is it! Filipino noodles with pork and shrimp aka Pancit Canton are very hot in our house right now. It seems that children simply don’t get tired of these salty noodles with crunchy vegetables, and neither do we. Why this recipe works Filipino noodles are quick, made with everyday ingredients, that are most likely already in your fridge and pantry, and they are FULL of good stuff!...

Garlic butter baked chicken breasts have the potential of becoming my favorite recipe of the year. And it all starts with the humble chicken breast. Season it with the kitchen usuals – dried thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, and a hint of paprika along with the staple salt and pepper. Sear that chicken off in the hottest skillet and then into the oven it goes topped with a knob of melted garlic herb butter....

Talk about a 30-minute flavor explosion. These Korean beef bowls are one of our new favorite weeknight dinners. It starts with a pound of lean ground beef, lots of chopped scallions, an abundance of garlic, and a few sauces and seasonings that we’ll combine in a measuring cup and pour it over the the stir fry beef. The hint of sesame oil, the sweetness from brown sugar, and the heat from the gochujang chili paste honestly make this one of the most delicious rice bowls....

published Feb 12, 2024 This recipe for grilled cabbage with sweet chili sauce is one of my new favorites. You are going to love how smoky, sweet, and fresh charred cabbage tastes all at once. It is a simple recipe with a surprisingly bold kick — especially when we add the sweet chili sauce! While the instructions in this post focus mostly on grilling the cabbage, I made sure to include a link here for making your own sweet chili sauce....

What are stuffed gulab jamuns? Gulab jamun is a delicious, spongy, milk-based donut that is fried and dunked into a cardamom, saffron, and rose syrup. Stuffed gulab jamuns are even more special. They are stuffed or filled with with your favorite goodies. This recipe is based on my original gulab jamun recipe but is stuffed with an assortment of crunchy nuts like pistachios and almonds. If you are looking for a deep dive on tips and tricks for gulab jamuns you can check it out in this detailed blog post....

There’s nothing quite like hot cider on a crisp fall day! A mug full of cider is sure to warm you right up. We’re using a variety of apples to help pack the cider full of flavor. And I’m not kidding when I say that a cupful of this stuff took me back to the cider farm I went to in Stowe! I recently shared this cider with friends and it was a HUGE hit at our fall party....