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This eggnog fudge is every eggnog lover’s dream! Each bite is filled with melt-in-your-mouth white chocolate and dusted with nutmeg! Can’t get enough of the creamy flavor of eggnog? You’ll have to try my eggnog meltaways, waffles, and pound cake. They’re absolutely delicious! White Chocolate Eggnog Fudge Recipe One of my favorite things about the holidays is all of the baking and giving that is involved. Honestly, I hated eggnog until my youngest boy became obsessed with it....

Eggplant Lasagna is a delicious low-carb way to enjoy the classic comfort food dish! You won’t even miss the noodles. You may also like these Lasagna Roll Ups, The BEST Lasagna Ever!, or Lasagna Soup. Eggplant Lasagna Hi everyone! Natasha here from Salt & Lavender bringing you this eggplant lasagna recipe. It feeds at least 6 people, and it’s tasty! The leftovers are fantastic. It has plenty of sauce, and it’s a little messy to eat, but that’s the best part really....

When I entertain, I typically put out an antipasto or mezze spread as a starter. I love cheese, but when I’m hosting for 20 people I can’t really afford to provide a spread of French bries and Buffalo Mozzarella. But I also feel like I need to do better than slapping down a block of tasty cheese. So I often serve up this Feta Marinated with Herbs and Chilli which is really cost effective, looks so fresh and pretty and tastes fantastic....

Garlic herb cream cheese is tangy and full of flavor. It’s the perfect spread for bagels or served as an appetizer with fresh veggies or crackers. It takes 10 minutes to whip up and will be the hit of your next party! An appetizer is the best part of a party in my opinion! I can’t get enough of all of the snack foods, especially this time of year. If you are looking for the perfect appetizer for your next party, you’ve got to try these Jalapeño Poppers with Bacon, these super simple Ranch Pretzels, and these amazing Homemade Mozzarella Sticks....

SAUTEED SPINACH – A QUICK HEALTHY SIDE This is a quick vegetable side that I make ALOT so it’s high time I shared. It’s been pictured on the side of many main dishes that I’ve shared over the years – usually because I’m scrambling for something quick to put on the side to complete a photo! And beyond using this Sautéed Spinach as a prop for photos, this is something that frequently appears in my real life day-to-day cooking for the very reason that it’s so quick with the added bonus that it’s an easy way to eat a huge mound of greens with just a few bites because spinach wilts to much when it’s cooked!...

This crispy, saucy chicken is every pineapple lover’s dream! Pineapple chicken is the best mix of sweet and savory. It’s a quick and easy dinner that your family will go crazy over! Using fruit in a savory recipe is a great way to balance flavors! Honey orange glazed chicken, Greek lemon chicken, and pineapple teriyaki chicken are just a few more recipes where adding fruit makes the whole dish come together!...

Fresh Spinach combined with olives, red onion, tomatoes, cucumber, and sprinkled with feta cheese. The pasta adds a delicious texture and is tossed with a red wine vinaigrette. We have been loving the weather here in Utah this past week. Going on walks every day, wearing shorts, and even getting a little sun. The weather has been beautiful. Until today. We woke up to snow. I cried a little inside when I looked out the window....

BBQ Chicken Ingredients: It’s amazing how two simple ingredients that are so simple and easy to find make such a stand out meal! I love that I can come up with this meal at the last minute too, because these are two staple ingredients I always have on hand. Either I use store bought BBQ sauce or often I have my homemade BBQ sauce ready to go because I can make it ahead and it lasts up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator....

Grilled Berry Feta Chicken Salad is loaded with fresh summer berries, bacon chipotle seasoned grilled chicken and topped with a sweet chipotle dressing! You will be craving this mouthwatering salad all summer long! Summer grilling is in full swing at our house and fourth of July is just around the corner. It is one of my favorite summer holidays and a perfect time to get together with friends and family....

Healthy dinner recipes can only mean one thing… That it’s time to ring in the new year! Goals and resolutions to eat healthier are always on someone’s list so I’ve rounded up the best healthy recipes to start the year off right! This is a collection of more than 40 incredibly delicious and HEALTHY dinner recipes that will get you started! Start with this Chicken Pasta Salad, this Lemon Parmesan Sardine Pasta, or this amazing Creamy Zucchini Soup!...

Bread lovers, get excited because boy, do I have something for you! This oatmeal bread is packed full of nutrients, tastes incredible, and is surprisingly easy to make! There is nothing out there that beats homemade bread, and this recipe is no exception! Try a few other loaves of bread like this banana bread, this strawberry bread, or this sourdough bread. Oatmeal Bread Homemade bread is my JAM! (Pun intended)....

Essential BBQ Side Dish! Whenever you have a passing thought about what sides to make for a BBQ, the answer must surely always include grilled corn, right??! I mean, it’s the most effortless BBQ side dish ever: plonk corn on the BBQ, serve with butter. And we could just leave it at that. But I like to do one extra little thing to make it even more amazing: brush with melted butter while it’s on the BBQ....

Instant Pot Beef Stew is perfect for those cool fall nights, and great when you want to whip up cozy beef stew in under an hour! Sauté the beef in the bottom of the instant pot, throw in your veggies and broth, turn it on and call it a day! Soups and stews are so hearty and filling. For more cozy fall soups and stews, check out my Best Ever Chili, this Cream of Mushroom Soup, or this Slow Cooker Enchilada Soup....

Blackened seasoning is all the spice without too much heat! This seasoning has a delicious, mouthwatering, Cajun taste that will take your food to the next level! This homemade spice is so quick and easy, you can whip some up right now to make sure that you never go without it! It can be used in so many recipes! In fact, if you love cajun food, be sure to try this Blackened Chicken, Grilled Blackened Salmon Tacos, and One Pan Southwest Blackened Cajun Chicken....

It’s ooey and gooey, full of cheese and decadent rich lobster, this truly is an Incredible Lobster Mac and Cheese. Perfect for a special night or occasion, it’s a macaroni and cheese that’s sure to impress. Lobster is a rich full flavored seafood. Indulgent and flavorful your going to to want to cook lobster more often. You have to try this one, it’s The Best Lobster, or try it grilled....

This simple Instant Pot Pasta with meatballs is the type of easy, all-in-one instant pot meal that we all love! It includes uncooked penne pasta, frozen meatballs and a simple homemade red sauce. Hey everyone, this is Lauren visiting again from Tastes Better from Scratch. I’m a huge fan of easy Instant Pot dinners and this simple pasta dish is exactly that. It’s perfect for busy weeknights when you only have a few minutes to throw dinner together, but you still want something homemade....

This traditional key lime tart with a graham cracker crust is a must-make dessert for the summer! Each bite is creamy, juicy, and the perfect balance of tart and sweet! If you’re ever unsure of what dessert to make for a potluck, you really can’t go wrong with a fruit tart. They’re the perfect way to showcase all of the delicious fruits that summer has to offer! These pear, berry, and strawberry tart recipes are just a few of my favorites....

Lemon Garlic Cream Fettuccini is a quick meal that is loaded with rich flavors that taste like they took all day to create, but are ready in under 30 minutes. This will be a huge hit recipe that your entire family will go crazy over! For a lighter version of this creamy favorite try Skinny Fettuccini Garlic Alfredo. It has half the calories, but you won’t even be able to tell!...

Lentil and Roasted Eggplant Salad I feel like this eggplant salad is unleashing my Ottolenghi within. Except (dare I say it!) this calls for a heck of a lot less ingredients, they are all “normal” things and you won’t just make this once and be exhausted, you will make it over and over again. (Also, you’re getting this recipe for free – his cookbooks are rather expensive!!) So what makes this lentil salad so good?...

Mejadra is an ancient dish that is hugely popular throughout the Arab world. It’s a fragrant aromatic spiced rice (but not spicy) combined with sweet crunchy onion. You make your own fried onion in the authentic version, and it’s worth the effort when you have time on your hands. But if you don’t have time, a near perfect substitute is store bought crunchy Fried Shallots which nowadays you can purchase from the Asian section of most grocery stores....