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Baked Gruyère in Pastry with Rosemary and Garlic, the holiday appetizer…quick, easy, and most importantly – incredibly delicious. Store-bought puff pastry wrapped around melted gruyere cheese with honey, rosemary, and garlic. Then baked until the pastry is golden and the cheese caramelized and melty. A truly mouth-watering appetizer that’s perfect for holiday entertaining. It’s festive, easy to prepare, and a favorite with everyone. Happy Christmas week! Crazy that Friday is Christmas Eve!...

It’s packed with peaches, basil and crispy prosciutto… and BURRATA. Um, yes please! I think I’ve said this before, but when I do salads, I do them up, big and hearty. Nothing wimpy, unless they’re meant for snacking or as a side, and even then, I still load them up with all the good things. SO, pretty sure I never mentioned this, but last week I made a little goal for myself....

Mixing up flavors left and right. How about a little Thai inspired coconut curry with our pasta and shellfish? PROMISE, it’s not as bazaar as it sounds. It’s actually all things DELISH. 🙂 So hey! How is everyone’s week going? Are we pumped it’s Thursday, and that this particular Thursday includes pasta?!? I clearly am. This week has been a busy one. I have been jumping from summer, to fall, to Halloween to Christmas, so I am also a little confused as to what season we are currently in....

I love to recreate some of my family’s favorite Chinese dishes at home including General Tso’s chicken, fried wontons and this easy and totally delicious lo mein. Whenever we order Chinese takeout, my family requests beef lo mein. I decided it was time to learn to make this classic recipe at home, and it’s actually quite easy to prepare! This lo mein works great as a main course and you can serve it alongside other Chinese dishes for a complete meal....

When I’m looking to impress, I turn to dessert recipes such as pink cake, Nutella cake, red velvet brownies, black forest cupcakes and this beautiful and delicious chantilly cake. Easter is almost upon us and I can’t think of a better way to usher in the holiday than this berry chantilly cake recipe. Each year I host Easter at my house and my girls are already so excited! Of course their favorite part is hunting for Easter eggs but I enjoy spending time with the family and of course creating a fabulous holiday meal....

Banana bread is a classic recipe, but when you add fresh blueberries to the mix, you end up with an amazingly delicious treat that your friends and family will love. As I’ve mentioned before, my kids consume bananas at a rapid pace and it’s rare that we have any left over at the end of the week. If I want to actually cook or bake with bananas I have to hide them away so they don’t get immediately eaten!...

For the longest time now, I have been wanting to share a really good blueberry muffin that tastes “better than the bakery”. When it comes to blueberry muffins, the bakery is pretty hard to beat. They’re big, beautiful, and usually full of so much cinnamon streusel goodness. What’s not to love? But these blueberry swirl coffee cake muffins? I actually think they might just be better. Which is why and I am so excited to share them!...

I am so excited for today. We have this crisp to talk about and well, I am not going to lie, it’s been a bit of week. It’s had its highs and lows and well, I’m kind of ready to call it a day and say hello to the weekend ahead. Who’s with me?!? All of you, yeah, thought so. So this week? Man it was kind of a hard one to say the least....

If only every Tuesday morning could start out with these brown sugar peach pop tarts. Oh how good would that be!? Instead, I’m headed to the airport today and flying out of my hometown of Cleveland, OH. I have to say, it’s been a bit strange being back home. Also, is it weird that I still, after ten years of living in Colorado, call Cleveland home? I mean, don’t get me wrong, my little barn in Colorado is totally home, HOME, but this place (Cleveland) feels so much like home too....

I have been waiting to share these cookie bars with you guys for far too long now. These are the sweetest treats you can make this February…and also the easiest. They’re buttery, doughy, soft, and frosted with an extra light, fluffy, sweet white chocolate frosting. Indulgent? Yes, for sure, but after a month long of healthy January eats, I figured it was time for a splurge recipe. Anyone else agree?...

Brisket burnt ends are a favorite of Kansas City pitmasters and are one of of the most delectable items to come out of a home smoker. Serve your burnt ends with toothpicks and a side of sauce for dipping as a party snack, or add side dishes such as dill potato salad, slow cooker mac and cheese and grilled asparagus for a complete meal. Burnt Ends Ingredients When you make burnt ends the ingredients are simple....

This post is sponsored by Mezzetta®. It’s that time of year when our weather is really starting to turn cooler. The mornings and nights are cool and crisp, but the days are warm and sunny. It’s actually the most ideal weather you could ask for and has me so excited for the upcoming fall season. I know many of you are still experiencing very hot days. But with fall just about one week away, the days will soon turn cooler for all of us....

One of the dishes I get the most excited to make every summer is a fresh cherry tomato pasta. Over the years I’ve created one tomato recipe after another. But this recipe is a tried and true favorite that I’ve been making since 2016! It’s not a one-pot pasta or the easiest pasta you’ll ever make, but it’s simple enough. And it highlights some of summer’s most delicious flavors – sweet cherry tomatoes and fresh summery herbs, especially basil....

And today is one of those days. It’s Thursday, so I am thinking that by this time of the week we all need a little something fun to push us through till Friday…or maybe that’s just me? I don’t know, but either way, we should all be making these for dinner because what could be better than cornbread, chicken and jalapeno honey?? Perfect summertime favorite! So guys, I have random things to talk about today....

I hope you are all enjoying your weekend, doing fun things, baking sweet things and maybe even slow cookin‘ dinner? Whatever your up to, I hope it’s the best! If you’re like me, you’re carving a little time out from your weekend for holiday planning… because I’m the world’s biggest holiday freak, and Thanksgiving and Christmas are my two favorites. It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, but it has me very excited!...

Casserole recipes always hit the spot, and my family enjoys favorites such as pierogi casserole, King Ranch chicken, chicken enchilada casserole, beef noodle casserole and this creamy chicken and rice dish. This easy chicken and rice casserole is actually a family recipe that comes from my mother-in-law. It was my husband’s favorite dish growing up, and his mom always made it for company. It’s pretty old school with the canned soups, but sometimes you just need a little classic comfort food, and this casserole definitely fits the bill....

I love easy chicken recipes, and in the summer I rotate between Greek lemon chicken, bruschetta chicken and this fresh and delicious caprese chicken. One of my favorite parts of summer is fresh tomatoes to make caprese salad and other summer time recipes. We’ve had zero luck with growing tomatoes at my house, so I buy the best I can find at the farmer’s market and savor them. This chicken caprese just screams summer – grilled chicken, fresh mozzarella, summer’s finest tomatoes, basil and balsamic – what’s not to love?...

Chicken keema is an easy recipe that you can prepare on weeknight and pairs perfectly with indian flatbreads like paratha, naan, or roti. You could also serve with jeera rice. Whether you prefer stove-top cooking, instant pot, or pressure cooker, I’ve got you covered with instructions for each method. Growing up, keema naturally meant mutton keema and was a regular on the dinner table. Chicken keema wasnt cooked a lot in form of a curry, rather it was used for making chicken burgers or flavorful chicken seekh kabab....

Welcome to Friday! Is anyone else super excited that the weekend is here? It was a week of ups and downs for me, so I am excited to chill tonight and hopefully turn my brain off for a minute. Question, how do you guys like to relax after a stressful work week? Would love to hear your favorite things to do on Friday nights to unwind. Are you more of a need to get out person or a homebody?...

I’ve been holding onto this recipe for of couple weeks now, waiting for just the right time share. And today is the day! I wanted to wait until late August, when all of the garden fresh zucchini was at its peak harvest. If you’re growing zucchini in the garden this year, my hope is that you have plenty on hand to bake up in this cake. And if you’re not a gardener, the grocery store should still be able to meet your needs....