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Our House Favorite Strawberry Pie! A text I got from my neighbor last week: I asked my husband and kids to vote on several desserts that I’ve been making lately – “which one of these should be the July Family Dessert Night recipe?” This strawberry pie was the unanimous winner. Everyone in our house LOVES this pie. It’s basically a bountiful platter of fresh strawberries, cold and juicy and sweet, held together inside a salty-sweet graham cr

Summer just has a way of making healthy eating feel… actually easy? Like, when tomatoes look like that at the farmers market, and corn is practically begging to be thrown on the grill, you really don’t need much convincing to eat well. Fresh produce does most of the heavy lifting and honestly, the meals kind of make themselves. These recipes are some of my favorites to make in the summer when I want things to feel light and breezy. They’re bright, they’re colorful, they&#821

Chicken Caesar Salad, But Fold It Up And Dunk It! In other words, my dream come true. I’ve seen a few videos for this method, and I felt like I needed to give it a try, and I WAS CORRECT. What a genius little dinner invention for people who love chicken caesar salad and want to eat it in every available form (it’s me)! These are crispy taco-like handhelds, golden and crispy outsides that kind of shatter when you bite into them, with seasoned ground chicken and shreddy C

If your summer calendar looks anything like mine, it’s filled with BBQs, lake days, family get-togethers, and those last-minute texts asking, “Can you bring dessert?” Good news: this list of summer dessert recipes has you covered! These are the sweet treats that I make every summer – easy, crowd-friendly, and loved by everyone. Bars, pies, cookies, brownies, and more! My MOST favorite ones on the list: the Best Peach Cobbler and those S’Mores Bars. I make them multi

My Grandma Knew. A crisped English muffin brushed with garlic butter, topped with a savory meat sauce and melty cheese? Oh MAN these are good. I’m currently very obsessed with these, which is kind of making me chuckle, because it feels like a peak 90s Midwestern mom moment. HERE FOR IT! “Pizza burgers” are a staple of my childhood. My grandma made these all the time, and whenever she would come visit our family, she’d re-up our freezer stash. This recipe i

Summer is my favorite time to cook – not because I want to spend hours in a hot kitchen, but because I genuinely don’t have to. That summer produce does all the work. Juicy tomatoes, sweet crunchy corn, crisp cucumbers, and fresh herbs that make everything taste like it came straight from the garden when really it came together in 30 minutes on a Tuesday night. These 35 recipes are my tried-and-true summer go-tos – the ones I come back to year after year when I want dinner t

The Sticky Yummy Tofu That Wowed My Friends and Me. I made this on a whim for a last-minute low-key dinner party, and my friends texted the next day asking for the recipe. It was SO good. I needed something very easy that would deliver on flavor (I’m having dejavu). My brain did some thinking, and I decided to base the meal around an absolute EASY crowd pleaser that hits every time: good ol’ bang bang sauce. This sauce is embarrassingly easy and shockingly good. Ma

Raise your hand if weeknights feel like a constant scramble. 🙋 Between after-school activities for my kids, work piling up, and the general chaos of real life, the last thing I want is a dinner that demands an hour of kitchen time. These 40 recipes are my answer to that – every single one comes together in 30 minutes or less. And here’s the thing: quick doesn’t mean boring! These actually feel like you put in real effort – even when you absolutely did not. This is my s

There’s just something really special about family dinner time. Bonus if the kids actually eat the meal, the adults can genuinely enjoy it, and nobody’s making a separate plate at 7pm. That’s the dream! These family dinner recipes are exactly that: crowd-pleasing, kid-friendly, and delicious enough to put on repeat. They’re also easy enough to get dinner on the table in less than an hour, so that dinner feels less like a task and more like the best part of the day.

People Have Been Asking When I started making the air fryer chicken thighs a few week ago, I shared a photo on Instagram of this plate combo: the roasted potato wedges the cucumber salad the golden, juicy, flavor-crusted chicken bites the smoky aioli drenching it all. And I got so many questions! What’s in the sauce? How do you make the potatoes? We need a written recipe! So here I am with a proper, written recipe for this very yummy, colorful, flavor-packed pla

These Meatballs!! They Are a Crowd Favorite In Our House. We recently hosted my parents, brothers, and their significant others for dinner on a WEEKNIGHT, and around 3pm ON THE DAY OF HOSTING I realized I needed a plan. Something that would not completely overwhelm me but would also be fun, interesting, and appealing to the foodies?! Guys, this recipe was group dinner perfection! Herby meatballs, pan-fried to get nice and golden, and then a quick little yellow curry sauce (gravy? it&#8

I Love This Dinner So Much I Could Cry. OH MY GOODNESS you guys, this is so good. Crispy golden chicken, brushed with garlic butter (!!), and served up on a plate of creamy tomatoey beans that are laced with caramelized shallot and fresh basil?! Come on! Come on. It feels very *special occasion* but don’t be fooled. Look at my life. Look at my table. We are the farthest thing from fancy. And yet here we are! Eating restaurant-level food on a Tuesday and LOVING IT! I got

Some nights you want a home-cooked dinner that feels special – but you also have approximately zero energy, only a handful of ingredients, and no time for anything complicated. That’s exactly where this list comes in! These are the recipes my family turns to on weeknights and have earned a permanent spot in the rotation because they’re just that reliable. The recipes on this list don’t require anything complicated – nothing you need to hunt down at a specialty st

This Immediately Became One Of My New Favorite Desserts. Guys this might be my favorite dessert, for sure top five. I love it so much. Banoffee Pie is a British dessert with a thick toffee or caramel-like layer over a graham cracker crust, topped with a layer of bananas and whipped cream. I learned about it from a video on my discover feed – thank you, Amy Nash! For the last few months, we’ve been doing this thing in our house called “Family Dessert Night” w

Is there any better feeling than having food prepped and ready to go for a busy week? Healthy salads tucked into containers, full meals stacked in the fridge for easy lunches and dinners, burritos and sandwiches wrapped up in the freezer for whenever you need them… I’m telling you, nothing makes me feel more ready for life. Some of these recipes are perfect for a Sunday prep session to set yourself up for the week ahead (think salads, roasted veggies, and chicken), and others are great for a

Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup A few nights ago, I walked in the door from ballet with the girls – we came in SO HUNGRY, and I had made this soup earlier in the day so it was waiting for us in the Dutch oven on the stove. We dished up into bowls, grabbed chunks of leftover sourdough, sat down at the table, and nobody even spoke. We all just GOT INTO IT. This soup is so good. The thick noodles, the tender chunks of chicken, and the flavors of creamy thyme, garlic, and veggies, oh

I love a good brunch moment! Whether it’s for something special like Easter or a baby shower, or just a simple Saturday morning with friends. Breakfast food is some of the best food (sweet, savory, cheesy, carby!) and I love to see a table full of people gathered around it. ❤️ These are the brunch recipes I put on the menu when I’m hosting a group – some can be thrown together and served out of one pan for ease, others can be assembled however your guests see fit (LOVE this

Sheet pan dinners are one of my favorite weeknight magic tricks. Minimal prep, fewer dishes, everything roasting together in the oven… it’s more than ideal. When life feels busy (which is… most of the time), these are the types of recipes I come back to again and again. This list of dinners is full of the recipes we make on repeat in my house – flavor-packed, low-effort, and super flexible. You’ve got cozy options, fresh-feeling meals, and a few fun little twists. It’s a little bi

This Is My Friend Ang’s Method, and It’s The Only Way I Make Beef Stroganoff. This is the only way I love beef stroganoff. Like, truly love it. This beef stroganoff is essentially a creamy, savory gravy with roasty bits of mushroom and caramelized onion, and forkfuls of tender shredded beef folded in. YEAH. How it’s different (and better, if you ask me) than a “regular” beef stroganoff: Beef gets cooked in the slow cooker, so it’s very easy.

Spring is in the air – I can feel it! My weekly dinner menus are slowly turning over from soups and stews to salads and bowls filled with lots and lots of color. This is the only list you need as we head into warmer, sunnier weather! ☀️ Some of my all-time favorite dinner recipes for spring are here – bright salads, easy sandwiches for a crowd, herby sauces and dressings, and lots of weeknight wonders (because spring is BUSY, too!). Hoping you find a new dinner favorite!