My kids constantly ask for banana pancakes on the weekends. Some of our other breakfast favorites include cream cheese danish and strawberry waffles. We go through bananas at an astonishing rate around here. My girls each eat at least one per day, that’s 21 bananas a week right there. I make multiple trips to the store just to buy bananas. So it’s rare that we end up with too many bananas around here but it does happen sometimes....

You can never go wrong with a piping hot bowl of soup on a cold day, whether it’s chicken pot pie soup, taco soup, or this zesty and comforting beef chili. Beef chili is traditional recipe for good reason – it’s simple to make, packed with flavor and is a great way to feed a crowd. You can put out an assortment of toppings, and let everyone customize their bowl of chili for a fun and satisfying dinner....

My family loves Asian food, and I’ve learned to recreate their favorite dishes at home including egg rolls, kung pao chicken and this savory beef chow mein. Whenever I go to a Chinese restaurant, I have to order the beef chow mein. That combination of savory meat, tender noodles and colorful veggies just can’t be beat. This recipe gives you the same great restaurant flavors, but in the comfort of your own home....

It is Friday, I have homemade chocolate filled beignets with chocolate hazelnut dipping sauce and it is someone’s birthday! Not just anyone’s birthday. Nope, it is my mom’s. Yeah, the women with a crazy chocolate addiction and a crazy desire to have not one, not two, not three, but seven kids. Yes, seven. Then she goes and invites all these weird strays in, like all the time. She can’t help it....

Thank God, right?! I feel like it’s been forever since we have chatted about a serious chocolate dessert, so this post feels very much needed. Side note: in reality, it’s only been seven days since my last chocolate treat was shared…hey, but seven days is a while around here! OK so first, happiest Friday!! It’s been such a crazy week over here with Monday’s big cookbook cover reveal post, and then days full of awesome emails, cooking and working on some fun new lifestyle content....

When I’m looking for a super easy and versatile way to prepare chicken, I turn to family favorites such as rosemary chicken, baked chicken thighs and this versatile blackened chicken. My local restaurant serves up the best blackened chicken – it’s tender, juicy and full of flavor. I’ve learned how to make this dish at home and it’s surprisingly easy to do! What is blackened chicken? This dish is called blackened because it’s seared in a cast iron pan to create a dark golden brown, or “black” crust on the meat....

Tuesdays are made better with something sweet, don’t you think? It’s funny, sometimes all I want to make are savory recipes, but then sometimes my sweet tooth kicks into high gear, and all I really want to do is bake. Right now all I want to do is bake. I’ve been thinking about why this is and I’ve come to the conclusion that my desire to bake is happening for a few reasons....

Because let’s be real, sometimes, ok most of the time, Mondays need a little brightness added to them and this salad is going to do that for you. Promise. I mean, do you see all the fun colors? It’s spring in a bowl and I love it! First off, how was everyone’s weekend? After Friday’s cold snow, the sun finally decided to come out on Saturday and even though it was a bit chilly, I did get outside for a moment to do some fun things…meaning head out for hike, discover some flowers that are finally starting to pop up, and head to Whole Foods to stock up for the week…okOK, and buy all the fresh flowers they had, yeahhh!...

I’m always looking for grab and go breakfast options to keep the kids well fueled in the morning such as egg muffins and breakfast burritos. Cereal bars are one of their favorites, these bars make a great after school snack too! Looking for more kid friendly recipes? Be sure to check out my list of 30 Kids Breakfast Ideas! Trying to get three kids out the door in the mornings is no easy task....

I love to prepare make-ahead appetizers for holidays and family gatherings, it saves me so much time on the big day. Some of my favorite party snacks include bacon deviled eggs, shrimp ceviche and a homemade cheese ball. There’s nothing better than a homemade cheese ball – it’s super easy to make and is perfect for feeding a crowd. Best of all, you can customize the flavors to your tastes, there are so many different ways to jazz things up!...

I’ve said this before, but Friday deserves cake. Especially Fridays in July. There’s just too much summer fruit at our fingertips to not make a delicious cake. At least that’s my thinking, but you all know I love a good cake. Surprisingly this is not a layer cake, but instead a sheet cake. And even though I adore a good layer cake, I’m pretty excited about this simpler fruit-filled cake....

I can never resist ordering chicken lettuce cups when I see them on the appetizer menu at my favorite Asian restaurant. They’re flavorful, yet light enough to be the perfect start to the meal. Serve your lettuce wraps with other Asian food recipes such as Spam fried rice, Buddha’s delight, Hunan chicken, Kung Pao beef, vegetable lo mein and potstickers. If you’re all about a quick and delicious lunch or dinner, these chicken lettuce wraps are quite satisfying....

Happy March everyone! It feels so weird that it’s already March. My dad just said the other night that it feels like this winter is flying by. It’s crazy that we’ll soon be entering spring. I have to say, I agree with him, but I’m not complaining. I cannot wait for spring flowers! Anyway, I really wanted to kick Monday off with a recipe that was healthy, but fun. This isn’t a thirty-minute recipe, so I’m sorry for that....

My family is a little bit taco obsessed, if dinner is served inside a tortillas they’re likely to eat it. These chicken ranch tacos combine some of our favorite flavors to make a fun and easy dinner – it’s almost like a chicken club sandwich in taco form! Best of all, you can prepare almost all of the components in advance, and then when it’s dinner time it’ll only take minutes to assemble everything....

You guys! I made like, a healthy nut butter. And then I turned it into a healthy “chocolate chip cookie dough”. And then I covered the “cookie dough” in chocolate to make the cutest, most delicious little chocolate cookie dough cups. These were meant to be a gift, but I am not sure they will make it one more day around here, let alone find their way out of the house....

Lucky for us, it’s December and we have an excuse to eat a least a cookie or two a day. I made these chocolate peanut butter crinkle cookies earlier this week and they’re already long gone. Although, cookies never last more than a day or two around here, so I guess that was to be expected. Cookies are everyone’s favorite. As a lot of you probably assumed, chocolate and peanut butter is probably one of my favorite combos....

When I think of February, I think Super Bowl Sunday, and then of course, Valentine’s Day. This year, we have the Olympics which makes things even more exciting. I’m sharing a couple appetizer recipes next week that will be great for viewing your favorite winter sport as well as the upcoming Super Bowl too. Lots of fun things this month! For some reason, when I think of the Super Bowl, I always think of chocolate and peanut butter together....

And I don’t mean to talk myself up in any way, but um, these waffles are the best I have ever made. So amazing, so sweet and so perfect for tomorrow or Sunday or better yet, both days! Yes, both days is a very good idea. Let’s just get right down to it today and skip the part where I tell you how happy I am it is Friday, how my week went – like how I made a nice tall cake and then decided I needed to make it again because it was not “just right” (anyone need cake?...

Cool, because I may just have the best cinnamon apple crumble cake in all the land. All you need to decide is whether to eat it for breakfast, lunch or dinner? Because really, when is cake not the most perfect thing ever? Truth… it’s always perfect, any time of day! But especially this cake, it’s loaded with apples, is crazy buttery, and topped with the most cinnamony crumble ever....

In my opinion, side dishes are the best part of the holiday meal. From sweet potato casserole to loaded mashed potato casserole to bacon wrapped green beans, there are so many different flavors and textures to sample! This corn casserole recipe is a family favorite and is super easy to make. Corn Casserole Ingredients To make this corn casserole recipe you will need butter, eggs, cornbread mix, whole kernel corn, creamed corn, sour cream, cooked bacon, green onions, cheddar cheese and bell pepper....