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FavoritePinShare Crock-Pot Lentil Soup is a simple yet elegant dish prepared in a slow cooker. French lentils are simmered with chopped vegetables for a hearty and wholesome appetizer. Looking for more slow cooker soup recipes? Then try this Potato Leek Soup, Pasta E Fagioli, or Chicken and Rice. Crock-Pot Lentil Soup When you’re looking for a simple and satisfying appetizer, this slow cooker lentil soup recipe is a tasty solution. The diced vegetables, garlic, and herbs are first cooked briefly in the microwave to coax out more flavor before they’re added to the vessel....

FavoritePinShare Corn Fritters are the best combination of savory tastes that are cooked to golden brown perfection! Crispy on the outside with a soft and tender inside, these are insanely delicious! These corn fritters are an excellent side dish that will go with just about anything! I absolutely love a unique side and these are exactly that! A few more side dishes that you MUST try are some of my favorites such as fried green tomatoes, bacon wrapped asparagus and roasted garlic carrots....

FavoritePinShare Cranberry feta bowtie salad with spinach is an easy salad perfect for potlucks and holidays! Each bite is packed with a zesty Dijon vinaigrette dressing, raisins, and walnuts. Pasta salads are my go-to for potlucks and get-togethers. They’re so easy to whip up and everybody loves them! Try Tuscan, Caprese, or Italian tortellini pasta salads for your next party! Cranberry Feta Pasta Salad Recipe Cranberry feta bowtie salad with spinach is a mix of one of my favorite spinach and arugula salads mixed with pasta for the perfect lunch or picnic option....

FavoritePinShare Using an Instant Pot is the best way to achieve the perfect baked potato every time! You are going to love how fluffy, golden, and easy to make these Instant Pot baked potatoes are! Cooking with an Instant Pot is the solution for making delicious meals at home in minutes without any hassle. From spaghetti to chili, mac and cheese to chicken and rice, you will love having this amazing tool in your kitchen arsenal!...

FavoritePinShare Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp combines fresh sweetened strawberries and rhubarb with a delicous oatmeal topping. It’s the perfect easy summer dessert recipe! Strawberries are the perfect summer fruit, and they make the best summer desserts. If this dessert looks tasty to you, then you’ll certainly love Homemade Strawberry Cake or Strawberry Cobbler! Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp This easy fruit dessert recipe will make everyone happy. Especially when you serve it a la mode with a big scoop of homemade vanilla ice cream on top!...

This Poached Egg Burger Recipe is the burger dreams are made of! Topped with caramelized onions, smoky Gruyere cheese, and a golden runny egg, it is one of the best burger recipes you will ever bite into. Ready in under 30 minutes! If you know me, you know I love burger recipes! This burger with egg recipe is one of my all-time favorites. The caramelized onions give it a sweet and smoky flavor that pairs deliciously with smoked gruyere cheese....

FavoritePinShare These festive red, white and blue cupcakes are perfect for celebrating the 4th of July this year! They are tender, moist, and swirled with all the colors perfect for celebrating! I love celebrating holidays with food, and for the fourth, you must celebrate with all things red, white and blue! Celebrate this year with this cheesecake salad, this strawberry pie, or these cherry pie bars! Fourth of July Cupcakes I LOVE the month of July!...

FavoritePinShare Garlic Butter Herb Scallops are pan seared and have the best buttery garlic herb sauce. This is a quick and simple meal that tastes straight from a restaurant! If you looking for another amazing scallop recipe, be sure to check out these Pan Seared Scallops with a Lemon Caper Sauce! Garlic Butter Herb Scallops I have finally lost all of my baby weight. It has been a pretty hard journey especially when you are such a foodie like me....

FavoritePinShare The flavor combination in these blondies were so good. The maple glaze on top was my favorite part! It was like a caramel maple glaze and gave it such an awesome finishing touch. We went camping this weekend as a family. I sure love the mountains in Utah. They are so peaceful and beautiful. Fall is definitely in the air and the leaves were beautiful. I love the changing colors in the leaves....

FavoritePinShare Grilled Steak Fajita Skewers with Avocado Chimichurri are perfectly seasoned tender and juicy steak skewers with bell peppers. The Avocado Chimichurri is the perfect dipping sauce to these skewers making the best summer meal! Only a few more days left of July. Can you believe it. The summer is flying by way to fast! My kids were starting to drive me a bit crazy here at home, so we packed up and went on a staycation to The Homestead in Utah last week....

The best beef lettuce wraps recipe you will ever try! Our Portuguese Ground Beef Lettuce Wraps combines the powerfully delicious flavor of Portuguese and Chinese recipes. You can whip them up in minutes! Portuguese food is Mediterranean cuisine at its best! It is so tasty, vibrant, spicy, and packed with flavor. It’s known to be very fresh and healthy. Mix it with these easy beef lettuce wraps, and it’s a perfect pair....

FavoritePinShare A delicious homemade version of condensed cream of chicken soup! It takes only minutes to whisk up and is such a better alternative! Cream of Chicken Soup is in so many recipes for it’s creaminess and flavor. Making it from scratch adds divine richness and taste, you’ll never reach for a can again. When you need a can of Cream of Chicken Soup like in Slow Cooker Creamy Ranch Chicken, Delicious Chicken Divan or The Very Best Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole, use this homemade soup for absolute divinity....

FavoritePinShare I love a fast, easy and healthy meal. Especially when I am watching what I eat. This dish was full of flavor and you don’t have to compromise on taste! I have been eating clean for 28 days now! That is a HUGE accomplishment for a food blogger. I have had no cheat meals, no treats, nothing. I am on a mission to lose this baby weight. I am so close I can almost taste it....

Whenever I’m craving a warm bowl of soup, I like it to be thick, rich, and extra creamy! Soup is just one of those dishes where texture can make all the difference. So it’s important to get it just right. For the ultimate bowl of comfort, here are 8 simple ways to make your soup rich and creamy. 1. Add Cream Alright, let’s start with the most obvious one. Adding cream will give your soup a silky smooth richness that’s hard to beat....

FavoritePinShare Sticky Asian glazed chicken is tender and juicy chicken coated in a sticky-sweet Asian sauce. This meal is ready in just thirty minutes, and the flavor is incredible! A sticky glaze sauce on chicken is SO good. While I love the Asian flavor, we also like to mix up the glaze flavors. Try some of my other glazed chicken recipes like this honey orange, or this yummy lemon honey garlic chicken!...

Mangoes are one of the sweetest, yummiest tropical fruits there is. I love them as a snack, as a dessert topping, as a smoothie… the list goes on and on. So whenever they’re in season, I stock up on as many as I can! The only problem is its shelf-life. At room temperature, mangoes only last for up to 7 days. And as much as I’d like to, I can’t eat or use all of them before then....

Their naturally mild, yet buttery flavor makes them the perfect vessel for everything from maple syrup and butter to Nutella and chocolate chips. And while it’s easy to make buttermilk waffles from scratch, why not save some time and use the Krusteaz pancake mix? Just think of how amazing your next lazy Sunday will be with a batch of these delicious Krusteaz waffles. How to Make Krusteaz Waffles Having a pancake mix on hand makes breakfast so much easier, don’t you think?...

FavoritePinShare These lemon cake mix cookies are bursting with flavor and will melt in your mouth. Topped with a delicious lemon icing that compliments that bright lemon flavor, you won’t be able to stop at just one! I love lemon-flavored desserts, and these cookies really are perfect for any occasion! For some more delicious lemon treats, try making this Glazed Lemon Bread, this Lemon Coconut Cake, or these Lemon Cheesecake Bars!...

You guys, pound cake has never tasted this good! Where some cakes are too sweet, this one is perfectly flavored. Sure, there’s a lot of sugar in it, but the sweetness is counterbalanced by the lemons. The sour cream also plays a huge role, in that it makes the cake unbelievably moist! It’s dense, moist, and loaded with lemon flavor. This cake will be your new favorite breakfast, dessert, and midnight snack....

Nothing’s cozier and more satisfying than starting the day with French toast. This rich and delectable treat is the most fool-proof way to put a smile on my face. This particular French toast recipe gives a cinnamon twist to the classic. This little addition gives the toast a boost of warmth, making it all the more comforting. And if you think making French toast is too complicated, think again. This recipe is first-timer friendly....