These easy Ragtag Candies are made with rice cereal, pretzels, peanuts and white chocolate! A sweet and salty no-bake treat! AN EASY NO-BAKE CANDY No-bake treats are my favorite kind to make, especially when I need something quick or when it’s too hot to turn […]
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Crockpot Kitchen Sink Casserole
This Crockpot Kitchen Sink Casserole is loaded with ground beef, veggies, rice and cheese! An easy slow cooker dinner made with simple ingredients you already have! A DUMP-AND-GO SLOW COOKER MEAL The name says it all – this casserole has just about everything in it! […]
Lebkuchen Bars
These Lebkuchen Bars are soft, chewy and loaded with warm spices like cinnamon and ginger. Topped with an orange glaze and they taste even better after a few days! GERMAN SPICED COOKIE BARS Okay so I know these are traditionally a Christmas cookie from Germany, […]
Cowboy Casserole
This Cowboy Casserole recipe is loaded with seasoned ground beef, corn, cheese and topped with golden tater tots! It’s an easy weeknight dinner! ALSO CALLED TATER TOT CASSEROLE In our house, this has always been Cowboy Casserole, but I know some people call it Tater […]
Homemade Chinese Egg Rolls
This homemade Chinese egg rolls recipe is the real deal! Crispy wrappers stuffed with tender vegetables and vermicelli noodles make these egg rolls absolutely irresistible. Try my Easy Crab Rangoon or Chicken Fried Rice next. Why you’ll love it The secret is in cutting everything […]
Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta
This creamy garlic shrimp pasta recipe is an elegant dish with big flavors! It’s so quick and easy, making it perfect for a weeknight dinner or a romantic date night. Why you’ll love it I came up with this recipe one night when I had […]
Dolly Parton’s 5-Ingredient Casserole
Found this recipe scribbled on a note card at my mom’s house last Christmas. She’d written “Dolly’s chicken thing – MAKE THIS” across the top in all caps with three exclamation points. Apparently she’d gotten it from her friend Carol who swears Dolly Parton herself […]
Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes
My friend Beth brought these to our potluck Thanksgiving two years ago. She set the pan down and within fifteen minutes it was gone. Like completely empty. People were scraping the corners with their forks trying to get the last bits of crispy cheese. She […]
Chicken Pesto Pasta
Made this last Wednesday when my sister showed up unannounced with her kids around 5:30. Had about twenty minutes to get dinner on the table before the youngest one hit full meltdown mode. Threw this together with whatever was in the fridge – leftover chicken, […]
Blackberry Dumplings
My cousin texted me last June asking if I remembered “those berry things with the dough chunks” our grandma used to make. I had no idea what she was talking about until she sent me a blurry photo of an old recipe card. Turned out […]
One Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta
My sister called me last Tuesday night asking what to make for dinner. She had chicken, pasta, and jarred sauce but was tired of making the same boring spaghetti. Told her about this recipe and she texted me an hour later saying her kids asked […]
Southern Roadhouse Ribs
My neighbor Jim snow-blowed my entire driveway and sidewalk after that massive storm last winter. Took him like two hours. When I tried to pay him he waved me off and said “just make me some ribs sometime.” Found out from his wife that he’s […]
Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie
My friend’s mom made this for us after we helped her move last spring. We’d been hauling boxes and furniture all day, were exhausted and starving, and she pulls this massive pan of chicken pot pie out of the oven. Still one of the best […]
Ground Beef Potato Casserole
My neighbor Sharon makes this every single time someone on our street needs a meal. New baby? This casserole shows up. Surgery? This casserole. Rough week? You guessed it. Finally asked her why this was her go-to and she said “because nobody’s ever not liked […]
Italian Sausage and Rice Skillet
So I was supposed to make this Mexican rice thing for dinner last month but grabbed the wrong sausage at the store. Came home with spicy Italian instead of chorizo. Was annoyed at first, then figured I’d just roll with it and see what happens. […]
