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…
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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 cranberry pecan cheese ball combined creamy cheese with tart cranberries and crunchy pecans, making this the perfect shareable snack for your holiday gatherings! 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…
Ramen “Spaghetti” Bake
A cheesy, meaty, family-sized casserole featuring a surprise ingredient – ramen! 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…
Easy Chicken Ramen Stir Fry
A simple stir fry chock-full of vegetables and chicken using an old college staple as the base: Ramen! 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…
Easy No Mayo Lobster Rolls
There’s no mayo in these lobster rolls – 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…
Watermelon & Blackberry Mint Salad
A wonderfully refreshing summer fruit salad with only four ingredients: watermelon, blackberries, mint and cotija cheese! You know those hot, humid summer days when all you can bring yourself to do is take a semi-cold shower and lay down on the nearest cool surface like a dog? I had one of those recently. I was sprawled on…
Spring Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette Dressing
Loads of fruits and vegetables paired with a flavorful pomegranate vinaigrette for a colorful and healthy entree. Just call me Elaine Benes, because I love a big salad. The bigger the better. “Big lettuce, big carrots, tomatoes like volleyballs.” If I order a salad and it fits in a cereal bowl, I feel dejected and let…
Stuffed Pepper Dip
A great addition to any party! The filling from my favorite stuffed pepper recipe with a little extra cheese makes for a perfectly scoopable dip. I have a thing for chunky-style dips. If it’s smooth and creamy, I probably won’t partake in it… the only real exception being queso. Mmm, queso. Salsa? It’s gotta have…
Spicy Quinoa Stuffed Peppers
My go-to stuffed pepper recipe that reheats beautifully, making it the perfect dish for Sunday meal prep! I know we’re a couple days away from Christmas, and the fact that I’m posting a completely non-holiday themed recipe is blasphemous. I know. I’m sorry. But the reality is that people do need to eat food that…
Ground Turkey Baked Rigatoni
This baked rigatoni is full of ground turkey, veggies and – most importantly – cheesy goodness! I apologize for the lack of posts lately. Between the Boston Marathon Bombings and a member of my boyfriend’s family ending up hospitalized in what turned into a much more difficult surgery than had been originally anticipated……
Ground Turkey Stuffed Shells
These ground turkey stuffed shells are my most popular recipe of all time! Large pasta shells stuffed to the brim with ground turkey and cheese and covered with tomato sauce and yes, even more cheese. Serve with a basket of addictive cheddar bay biscuits! I wanted to make stuffed shells, and it needed…
How to Make Shredded Chicken
I have a lot of recipes that require shredded chicken, so I thought I would share a tutorial on how to shred chicken breasts. First, you’ll want to have thawed chicken breasts. If they’re frozen, it will still work but it will take longer. Place the chicken in a boiling pot of water…