Check out our popular apple cheese danish, and apple cinnamon rolls. Easy Apple Butter (Homemade) Traditional apple butter is a smooth spread with a texture similar to jam or jelly but with a more concentrated flavor. This butter is made using apples, sugar, and spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and cardamom. It’s a perfect fall treat. Slow cooking the apples for a longer time releases the sugar in the apples, making the butter rich with the signature dark color....

It’s been my mission to come up with some really delicious pasta salad recipes that offer a bit of something different – so not just average run-of-the-mill mayonnaise drenched, slightly sad salad. Obviously I love a classic Tuna Pasta Salad, but seeing as this kind of dish is ultra versatile and always goes down well with both kids and adults alike, I thought it would be nice to create some new flavours and styles to our pasta salad repertoire....

Why We Love Homemade Chamoy Pickles When you think of Chamoy pickles, you may think of the individually wrapped whole pickle snacks found in most Mexican markets. But did you know you can make pickles at home without water bath canning? We have several amazing and highly-rated pickle recipes on the site, like classic dill pickles and sweet bread and butter pickles. However, this Chamoy Pickle recipe is my new favorite!...

I was introduced to tater tots shortly after I moved to the States. To be honest, I was skeptical at first. I’m a die-hard, number 1 French fries fan! But after one bite of that crispy, golden exterior and tender interior, I had a new favorite comfort food! Then I started asking friends for their favorite tater tot recipes and experimenting with variations. And this cheeseburger tater tot casserole recipe finds itself on my meal rotation every couple of weeks or so....

It’s hard to eat healthy this time of year. With all the holiday feasts and parties, free flowing cocktails, and sweets laying around, I find it difficult to keep my hand out of the cookie jar, so to speak. We do our best to eat clean healthy meals most days, then splurge a little on the weekends. However during the holiday season, the splurge days seems to leak into the rest of the week....

Also, check out our chicken avocado salad made using leftover chicken. Recipe card Easy chicken cakes (chicken tikki) Chicken patties are great alternatives to the nuggets. Try our chicken patties if you have leftovers from Thanksgiving, Christmas, or family dinner. These are also known as cakes, rissoles, cutlets, tikki in India, and sometimes pan-fried croquettes. The patties are so tasty that you will not know they are made using leftover chicken....

Recently, Lt. Dan and I took a trip to the village of Kohler, Wisconsin for their annual food and wine festival. This was my third trip to Kohler (and Dan’s second) yet we would go every single year, if we could make it! The Kohler Company may be best known for lush shower heads and bathtubs, yet the company makes a variety of products like generators and motors, and owns brands like Anne Sacks tile and Robern furnishings....

Making a Christmas tree vegetable platter is easy and fun. My kids love broccoli, carrots, and tomatoes with mayonnaise, and thus I decided to make a healthy edible tree for them. Christmas is one of our most favorite festivals. It is our wedding anniversary too. I feel there is something special with the jingle bells song. Every time I hear it, it connects to me, and it makes me happy....

Coca Cola and Ham The idea of ham cooked in Coke may seem foreign to you. Yet if you live in the South, it’s a beloved way to prepare a baked ham. Today I hope to convince you to pop open a can of cola before your next ham hits the oven rack! We put Coke in cakes, brownies, puddings, and sauces. We use it to glaze ribs and flavor meatballs....

This super easy, sweet, and moist cornbread is the perfect accompaniment for all your fall soups and stews. I love mine with a hot, steaming bowl of sweet potato chili on a cold and rainy Mississippi winter day. Of course, this bread is always present at my Thanksgiving table, along with a roasted Turkey, fall harvest stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Why you’ll love this recipe No special equipment is needed - This recipe comes together in 3 easy steps, and you will need only two medium mixing bowls and a whisk to make the batter....

Why We Love This Crab Salad Recipe This Crab Salad Recipe is a perfectly chilled seafood salad featuring a creamy and light dressing that includes mayonnaise, chopped dill, and a squeeze of lemon juice. So it’s bright and tangy, and incredibly tasty! This will quickly become a summer staple in your house! This easy, quick, and foolproof recipe is seriously made in just 5 minutes. And although (I personally think) it tastes best after chilling in the fridge for a bit, the salad absolutely can be enjoyed right after it is made....

Toffee has been a historic part of Christmas celebrations for a minimum of a century. However, the discovery and availability of saltine crackers forever changed how this famous treat was made. I was hooked on crack candy at my first taste years ago! The toffee is light and crisp with a delicious caramel flavor. Often known as Toffee Bark, Saltine Toffee, Xmas Crack, and Saltine Cracker Candy, the recipe is the same regardless of the name....

Why We Love Homemade Soup There’s something so satisfying and nostalgic about creamy chicken soup… Most of us first remember having the condensed version from a can, with little specks of chicken in it. Yet our homemade version of cream of chicken soup is super easy to make from scratch. It’s hearty and delicious and can be a great soup base for adding to all sorts of wonderful ingredients, along with the chicken, like vegetables, pasta, and rice....

Homemade ‘fast food’ is one surefire way of pleasing your family at dinner time, and this Crispy Chicken Burgers recipe is perfect for a quick midweek meal or a weekend treat. But I’ll let you into a secret… While it may taste a bit naughty, the coating and cooking make this a pretty healthy choice. The coating for the chicken is made with yoghurt (yes, yoghurt!), tortilla chip pieces for a crispy texture, and herbs and spices for flavouring....

Why We Love Ramen Noodle Salad This old-school Asian-inspired Crispy Ramen Noodle Salad recipe is a must at summer parties. It’s big on crunch with Napa cabbage, chopped snow peas, carrots, and scallions, with a garnish of crispy seasoned pan-fried Ramen noodles and blanched almonds. The seasoning packet from the Ramen noodles, plus a zesty Asian vinaigrette, gives this crunchy salad tons of flavor and appeal. But there are SO many wonderfully easy ways to customize ingredients to fit your tastes!...

Crockpot Meatball Recipe Finish this sentence. The holidays aren’t the holidays without…. What’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it family? Christmas carols? Maybe snow? Did anyone happen to visualize MEATBALLS, or was it just me? Slow Cooker Meatballs for the Holidays Seriously, I cannot think of a more iconic holiday appetizer than slow-cooked meatballs in a sticky-sweet glaze. I’ve heard stories of crockpot meatballs going 4 and even 5 generations back through family recipe boxes....

This is also very good on a hot summer day and can be enjoyed by people of all age groups. A milkshake that is perfect for any occasion. As you all know, I have been craving for caramel lately, and with the weather being excruciatingly hot and exhausting, I could not think of anything beyond a cold milkshake. I really love a thick milkshake, especially with some good topping that keeps me cool and my stomach happy....

This pilau is one of the best recipes for your weeknight dinner. It is also popularly served during family dinners and special occasions such as weddings and festivities like Eid, Iftar during Ramadan, and Christmas. It is simple and easy to make and can be cooked in large batches to feed the crowd. Why you’ll love this recipe? Don’t forget to check out our popular and simple chicken biryani, chicken tikka masala, country-style chicken curry, special eid recipes, or simple cilantro rice....

Why We Love This Easy French Onion Soup Recipe Warm, beefy, rich yet not-too-heavy classic French onion soup is actually pretty easy to make at home. Although there is quite a bit of onion chopping, if you have a food processor this is a great time to use it for onion slicing. (And cheese shredding as well!) The most tedious part of making French onion soup from scratch is caramelizing the onions....

Is it a cake? Or a biscuit? These easy Lemon Bars will take you to heaven and back as your tastebuds linger on their sweet tartness. It’s a decadent wonder my family can’t get enough of! I bet you can’t eat just one (maybe not even two 😉). The lemon custard and shortbread crust have a dynamic flavor that is so hard to resist. In fact, I fall in love over again every time I bite into this exquisiteness....