Easy Meal Plan Week 120 – 10 great bloggers bringing you a full week of recipes including dinner, side dishes, and desserts! Here is the line up for Easy Meal Plan Week 120: Monday – Soup, salad, seafood or meatless: start the week with something lighter. Tuesday – Mexican: tacos, enchiladas and more. Wednesday – … Read more

These snickerdoodle cookie bars are chewy on the outside, tender inside, and finished with a crisp cinnamon-sugar crust—everything you love about classic snickerdoodles, but in an easy bar form that’s quick to make and impossible to stop eating. Snickerdoodle Cookie Bars Few treats carry as much nostalgia as a snickerdoodle. For many of us, the … Read more

This copycat version of Dot’s Pretzels is remarkably close to the original: savoury, addictive, and incredibly easy to make at home. A big part of the flavor comes from choosing the right pretzel, and I’ll explain which types work best and where to find them. On a trip to Iowa with the Iowa Corn Promotion … Read more

This crab rangoon recipe was sponsored by Silver Spring Foods. All recipes, photos, and opinions are my own. I’m utterly helpless around Crab Rangoon. That crunchy wonton filled with a creamy crab mixture makes me weak at the knees. Why change a classic? Because I wanted to amp up the flavor. For this version I … Read more

Instant Pot birria captures the deep, complex flavors of traditional Mexican birria in a fraction of the time. Traditionally made with marinated goat simmered for hours, this birria de res adapts the dish to more widely available beef and a countertop electric pressure cooker to dramatically shorten cook time and reduce cleanup. The finished beef … Read more

There are only a few dishes I could eat any time, even when I’m not hungry, and Easy Spicy Broccoli Beef is definitely one of them. Loaded with two favorites—beef and broccoli—this dish is finished in a glossy mahogany sauce with bright garlic, warm ginger, and a satisfying kick of spice. It’s not fussy, but … Read more

Easy Pulled Pork Sliders: Soft, pillowy rolls stuffed with tender pulled pork, a splash of barbecue sauce, and melty cheese. The assembled sliders are brushed with melted butter, garlic, and herbs, then baked until golden and gooey. They’re simple, crowd-pleasing, and ready in about 30 minutes—perfect for weeknights, game day, or any gathering. These sliders … Read more

If you enjoy Japanese cuisine, you have likely encountered eel sauce: a glossy, dark, sticky condiment that is sweet, savory, and rich in umami. This versatile sauce elevates everything it touches, and it’s helpful to have a jar on hand for sushi, grilled fish, bowls, and more. Unagi sauce goes by several names—kabayaki sauce, eel … Read more

I adore tacos and alliteration, but I refuse to confine my taco devotion to just one day. I eat tacos so often that the idea of limiting them to “Taco Tuesday” feels wrong. No restrictions — my motto is all tacos, all the time. Today’s obsession (and it’s not even Tuesday): Carne Asada Tacos (Grilled … Read more