Instant Pot Beef Stew is full of delicious beef and tender vegetables. This is a hearty, hearty family favorite dinner with minimal hands-on work! Is anyone else feeling a little stressed out by the Instant Pot craze? People around us can’t stop talking about it and raving about how much it simplifies and speeds up dinner. We admit, we didn’t jump on the bandwagon right away. In retrospect, we wish we had! Think of all the time we could have saved in the kitchen! We absolutely love Instant Pot meals now as we slowly discover the joys of Instant Pot...

A classic star bread recipe with a twist – rich and creamy peanut butter! This delicious tearaway bread is bursting with chocolate and hazelnut flavors. It’s the ultimate holiday treat and makes a great addition to any gathering! Star Bread is one of our favorite things to eat during the holidays. Also known as snowflake bread, it closely resembles – you guessed it – a large (and edible!) snowflake. It’s usually made with cinnamon and sugar, but it’s even better when you swap them out for peanut butter. Made with hazelnuts, this spread has a rich chocolate flavor. If you...

This recipe was inspired by a dish I made last year for a spicy Thanksgiving. The jalapeno scalloped potatoes were delicious. We’ve been there many, many times since. When I’m looking for inspiration for a new recipe, I often ask my husband what he wants. He’s usually rarely helpful because “anything you make is good” isn’t the kind of saying that sparks new ideas. This time, however, he ordered a potato pizza. At the mention of potatoes, I immediately start salivating over those darn scalloped potatoes. Light bulb! I could totally turn it into a pizza! This pizza has all...

Light and fluffy cheesecake is swirled with creamy peanut butter and served on a graham cracker crust. Your taste buds will succumb to these No-Bake Peanut Butter Swirl Cheesecake Bars. No bake desserts are a staple dessert in our house. Know what else is a staple in our house? peanut butter! We always have big jars of peanut butter in our pantry because we love it so much. This year for National Cheesecake Day, I’ve developed a no-bake cheesecake just for Nutella lovers. The result is a light and fluffy cheesecake topped with my favorite chocolate hazelnut spread. It’s not...

Spice it up with this Cajun Shrimp Lasagna! This spicy Southern seafood lasagna will blow your mind. Get ready for this Southern twist on lasagna. Shrimp is the star of this seafood pasta with lots of cheese and homemade Southern tomato sauce. That’s what I mean when I say something is made from scratch with love! Lasagna noodles are a huge time saver in this lasagna dish. You just put them all in, hard, and they’re perfectly cooked. It’s kind of weird. If you can’t find oven-safe lasagna noodles, you’ll have to use regular lasagna noodles, precooked in boiling water...

Easy Norwegian Waffles are sweet, crispy and delicious. These heart-shaped waffles are a delicious breakfast or dessert. This post is sponsored by Princess Cruises. All opinions expressed are my own. I recently took the trip of a lifetime on a boat Regal Princess, cruising in Scandinavia. An 11-day cruise around the Baltic Sea should be on everyone’s bucket list.The trip was absolutely amazing journey! We departed from Copenhagen, Denmark, and sailed to Oslo, Norway. Norway is one of my favorite stops on the trip. We arrived on a national holiday so everything was a little quieter than usual but my...

Homemade hot pockets are an easy homemade freezable lunch idea. They’re perfect for on-the-go meals, or fit in a lunch box. The flavor combinations are endless! My mom used to make me pizza bags for my lunch boxes. This is my favorite lunch. I now make them for my own kids and they are as popular as ever. You can put whatever toppings you want in it, but pepperoni is our favorite classic. my mother used to use cut ‘n’ seal Chefs from Pampered make them, but you can always use the method I’ve given you here. The cut ‘n’...

These Spiral Christmas Sugar Cookies are soft and chewy and packed with festive colors! These Spiral Christmas Sugar Cookies got us all in the festive spirit today. It’s all the deliciousness of our usual soft cream cheese sugar cookies, but in a spiralized, colorful and festive Christmas version, complete with sprinkles. Now, we don’t usually like sprinkles, but in this case we’ll make an exception. Sprinkles on the edges of this fudge cookie add a delicious crunch. These cookies have become an annual family tradition that everyone looks forward to. Can I make spiral Christmas sugar cookies without a stand...

Packed with fresh and zesty flavor, this quick and easy cranberry vinaigrette will easily become a favorite at your holiday meals, potlucks, parties, and more! Cranberry Vinaigrette is an easy side dish or appetizer that can be used in a variety of ways. It is different from cooked cranberry sauce. Cranberry Dressing is fresh, uncooked and gives cranberries an entirely different flavor. It’s super easy to make in a food processor and uses only a handful of ingredients. You need to add it to your Thanksgiving table this holiday season! How to rinse and pick out bad cranberries? Fresh cranberries...

You only need 5 ingredients to make delicious lemon bars. This lemon bar recipe is the perfect balance between sweet and sour. Lemon bars are a classic dessert. People always love the zesty lemon on the melt-in-your-mouth shortbread crust. This recipe makes the thickest lemon bars ever. The ratio of rind to lemon is perfect, giving you all that bold lemon zest on top of the shortbread. So easy to make, Lemon Bars require only 5 simple ingredients: sugar, butter, flour, eggs, and lemon juice. That’s it! did you know? The bottom crust of the lemon bars is shortbread. Making...