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bourbon caramel sauce in a jar with a spoon and pecan blondies

Bourbon

Easy Bourbon Caramel Sauce Recipe: Just 6 Ingredients!

Cranberry orange muffins with glaze in a spoon

Bread

Fresh Cranberry Orange Muffins Recipe with Glaze

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Candy Corn Halloween Snack Mix: Sweet and Salty!

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pumpkin spice waffles

Breakfast

Easy Pumpkin Pecan Waffles Recipe: A Brunch Favorite

pot roast and gravy on grits in a white bowl with a blue napkin

Cold Weather Recipes

Easy Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast Recipe with Gravy

Baked brie with prosciutto and pepper jelly in puff pastry.

Appetizers

Game Day Snacks & Sips that Score Big!

Old fashioned Thanksgiving dressing in a white pan with a spoon and a plaid napkin

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Old Fashioned Thanksgiving Dressing Recipe

2 bowls of corn and zucchini and summer squash risotto and a red and white napkin

Favorite Recipes

Roasted Sweet Corn, Zucchini & Squash Risotto Recipe

fireball shots in skull glasses with cinnamon sticks and cherries

Bourbon

Homemade Red Hot Fireball Bourbon (Just 2 ingredients!)

blackberry bourbon sour cocktails sitting in leaves

Bourbon

Blackberry Bourbon Sour: An Expertly Blended Cocktail

2 loaves of sourdough bread on a cooling rack.

Bread

Beginner’s Guide for Simple Homemade Sourdough Bread

pink peppercorn syrup and apples and a mortar and pistol and pink peppercorn syrup

Apple

How to Make Apple Syrup Infused with Pink Peppercorns

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tomato risotto with scallops

August 23, 2025Italian Recipes

Easy Creamy Tomato Risotto Recipe: Date Night Dinner

The first time Bruce made this creamy tomato risotto was a few years ago when we were in Savanah Georgia.

peach galette sliced

July 28, 2025Featured

Peach Galette with Almond-Infused Cream Cheese

Making this cream cheese peach galette is so simple. We used a store bought puff pastry, for the crust.

Spicy Chicken Rigatoni

July 24, 2025chicken

Spicy Chicken Sausage Rigatoni with Sundried Tomatoes

We’ve got to admit that this Spicy Chicken Sausage Rigatoni recipe is one of our favorite pasta dishes!

Pizza sliced and on a peel made with Trader Joe's pizza dough

July 10, 2025Featured

Homemade Pizza Dough Recipe: Just 5 Ingredients!

If you’ve ever wanted to make great pizza at home, this easy homemade pizza dough recipe is your next go-to.

pistachio cupcakes

July 4, 2025Cake

Pistachio Cake or Cupcakes filled with Pistachio Pudding

If you’re searching for the best pistachio cupcakes—or a cake that captures all the same rich, nutty flavor—this pistachio pudding-filled pistachio cake is your dream dessert.

A goat cheese tomato tart cut into 4 pieces

June 30, 2025Brunch

Easy Goat Cheese Tomato Tart made with Puff Pastry

This Goat Cheese Tomato Tart is one of those recipes that’s almost too simple for how elegant and flavorful it turns out.

california blt caesar salad on a black plate

June 12, 2025chicken

The Best California BLT Caesar Salad with Chicken

If you love a good BLT sandwich & a classic caesar salad, but are looking for something a little lighter, this California BLT Caesar Salad brings all the bold flavors you love—with a West Coast twist.

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