My top ten favorite soups for the cold winter season that are sure to warm you right up! I feel like we can all agree that winter is soup’s prime time. They get to be front and center, everybody wants a piece of them, and just about everywhere you go has some sort of soup…
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Instant Pot Carrot Ginger Soup
This carrot ginger soup makes for an easy, healthy and heartwarming winter dish! It’s creamy with a subtle spicy kick of ginger, gluten free, dairy free, sugar free and perfect for those on a paleo diet. Includes directions for making in an Instant Pot as well as on your stove top. Welcome to 2019, everyone! …
German Potato Salad
My favorite traditional German potato salad dressed with a dijon vinegar dressing and served warm. The perfect cold weather side dish! I have one of those names where it’s almost never spelled correctly, but it’s really not even that difficult a name. Most of my conversations at businesses go something like this: “First name?” “Leslie.”…
Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
A creamy and tart lemon poppy seed salad dressing that’s destined to become a family favorite and staple in your fridge for the summer! Sometimes you don’t know what you’re going to get when you come to this site. Sometimes might find yourself scouring through pages of decadent desserts, and other times you’re pinning gluten…
Baked Mac and Cheese
The perfect mac and cheese casserole! Rich and cheesy on the inside, crunchy homemade breadcrumbs on the outside. Posting this recipe is so overdue I’m almost mad at myself. This is my go-to in the depths of winter, and I’ve been making this for as long as I can remember. Every time I make it…
Roasted Delicata Squash and Brussels Sprouts
A fall side dish that will brighten any meal! Roasted delicata squash and brussels sprouts are topped with pomegranate arils for gorgeous pops of color. I would like to submit this recipe as a last minute addition to your Thanksgiving dinner tablescape. This dish is a combination of my favorite winter vegetables and fruit, which…
Dark Chocolate Covered Figs
Sweet, syrupy figs are gently dipped in dark chocolate for a perfectly light dessert! I’m not gonna lie to you guys… I’m tired. Like, down to my bones tired. The idea of typing up this post even seemed to daunting to my tired fingers and strained eyes. I was walking over to my computer whining,…
Bratwurst and Red Cabbage
Smoky sauteed vegetables are combined with sweet and sour red cabbage to make the perfect partner to juicy, flavorful beer-soaked bratwurst! When Johnsonville reached out to me about doing a post to celebrate National Bratwurst Day, I was here for it because 1) I freaking love bratwurst and 2) I’ve been longing for fall for…
Veggie Lasagna Rollups
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PremiumPrep #CollectiveBias These tender vegetables, gooey cheese and perfectly seasoned sauce are so hearty you will forget you ever put meat in your lasagna! I’ve always been a “load it up with meat” kind of gal when it…
Easy Puff Pastry Pizza
A super easy way to satisfy a pizza craving when you’re low on time or dough: Puff pastry steps in as the crust, and the rest is totally up to you! You guys! It’s National Pizza Day! !!! I feel like I don’t have to do a lot of convincing on the topic of eating…
Cilantro Lime Brown Rice
Fluffy brown rice gets an upgrade with a healthy dose of lime and cilantro! Recently my father asked me how I like to prepare brown rice, and it was a nice reminder of one of my favorite side dishes: Cilantro Lime Brown Rice! It’s super easy, light in texture and goes with a seemingly endless number…
Bacon Wrapped Kielbasa
Smoky kielbasa wrapped in thick cut bacon is complemented by a slightly sweet and spicy mustard glaze. Let’s get right to the point: Bacon Wrapped Kielbasa. You heard me. Meat wrapped with meat. I was looking for some Sunday football snacks to make from stuff around the apartment and after Googling a few different…
Lobster Scampi with Cheese Tortellini
A light and bright dish with a nice lemony white wine sauce to complement fresh lobster over a bed of cheesy tortellini. We got a burst of Indian Summer this last week in Massachusetts, and while I don’t love the heat (and that we already put away the air conditioner units for the year… oops), I…
Shrimp Pasta Salad + easy cleanup with ocelo™ No-Scratch Scrub Sponges
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GiveItASparkle #CollectiveBias Hey friends! LONG time, no talk. We’re almost completely settled in the new house now, so all things food are starting to come to fruition again. But here’s the thing – IT’S HOT. IT’S SO HOT….
Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes
These twice-baked, fully-loaded sweet potatoes are perfectly sweet and so filling they could be considered a dessert! Today’s recipe is brought to you by an intense craving for Thanksgiving foods. If I could bring myself to prep an entire holiday meal just for me, one of these bad boys would be cuddled up next to some turkey…
Chicken Shawarma Pita Pizza
So, funny story… I just discovered that I never published this post. I made these Chicken Shawarma Pita Pizzas back in September, took pictures, edited said pictures, entered the recipe and pictures into this post, and then promptly forgot to ever actually publish it. I have no idea why. It was the week of my…
Pan-Fried Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
These brussels sprouts are pan-fried with crumbled bacon and butter for a light and flavorful side dish! I feel like brussels sprouts are one of those foods that people either love or despise. Which side do you fall on? I absolutely adore them, and like to prepare them a bunch of different ways. My personal…
Cornbread and Bacon Stuffing
This warm, fluffy stuffing has the perfect combination of sweet cornbread, crispy bacon and savory herbs. Perfect for Thanksgiving! Do you call it stuffing or dressing? I grew up calling it stuffing, because dressing is for salads. And yes, it’s always ranch dressing. Good grief I’m Midwestern. You can consider this part two of this…
Skillet Cornbread
No mixer required! Easy cornbread so good it doesn’t even NEED to be served with butter! I don’t normally give my recipes taglines, but for this one I have to: It’s cornbread so good it doesn’t even need butter. That’s right, I said it. Now does that mean that you shouldn’t slather it with butter?…
Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball
This creamy cheese combination paired with tart cranberries and crunchy pecans make this the perfect shareable snack! As you might recall, I’m not a big fan of cream cheese. However, I am a total sucker for anything that involves white cheddar cheddar cheese – so, cheese balls? I’m all over that. Cheese balls with cranberries…
Ramen “Spaghetti” Bake
Week three of of the ramen & funfetti challenge is upon us! The weather has started to cool down a bit, so I was aching for something warm. Warm comfort food. One of my standby comfort foods is spaghetti, and I figured this week’s theme would be the perfect way to try a different spin…
Easy Chicken Ramen Stir Fry
Welcome to the first week’s ramen recipe for the Ramen & Funfetti Challenge! There’s such a stigma around ramen. It’s the food all college students end up stockpiling in their dorm room after their first semester. You start out all optimistic that you’ll always eat healthy, and you’ll get food at the designated times from…
Easy “Connecticut Style” Lobster Rolls
No mayo here – just buttery lobster meat lightly tossed with lemon juice and served on a toasted bun. A New England staple! How is it possible that I haven’t done a recipe post on this before? It’s only my all time favorite food: lobster rolls. Lobster rolls are available most anywhere in New England, but…
Copycat Ruby Tuesday Pasta Salad
My homemade, copycat version of Ruby Tuesday’s pasta salad. Perfect for a summer party! Generally speaking, I’m not a “chain restaurant” kind of girl. I live for finding little hole in the wall cafes, family-run diners and restaurants that only use locally-grown ingredients. But I do have a couple exceptions, and the Ruby Tuesday salad bar…