FavoritePinShare Perfect moist and puffy cookies with fresh blueberries bursting inside. These cookies are a mix between a blueberry muffin and a soft and chewy cookie. Drizzled in a lemon glaze, these will become a new favorite! I am celebrating a pretty special occasion today with some of my favorite blog friends. Our friend over at Something Swanky is having a boy! So we are throwing her a virtual baby shower to celebrate....

FavoritePinShare Brown Butter Spicy Garlic Shrimp is an incredibly easy meal that is ready in under 10 minutes! The brown butter flavor is so luxurious over the spicy garlic shrimp. It will wow your family! Shrimp recipes are incredibly popular on the site! You also have to make this Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp, Creamy Tuscan Garlic Shrimp, or this 15 minute Garlic Shrimp Stir Fry! Brown Butter Spicy Garlic Shrimp My husband is the shrimp LOVER in the family....

FavoritePinShare Hey everyone! Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron. I’ve got a fun dessert/appetizer for your New Year’s Eve celebrations! This dessert isn’t completely original, but a favorite from growing up. My mom used to make these for us all the time and I LOVE them — sweet and salty at it’s best. Basically you sandwich a chocolate-caramel candy in between two ritz crackers and dip it either halfway or completely in melted chocolate....

FavoritePinShare This decadent dessert is everything you love about German chocolate cake in one easy-to-make pie! Layers of chocolate custard, perfectly sweet shredded coconut, and salted pecans all in a golden, flaky crust. It’s the perfect addition to your Thanksgiving table! With the holidays just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about what desserts you want to serve alongside your meals! You really can’t go wrong with a delicious homemade pie....

FavoritePinShare Coquito is a seasonal Puerto Rican drink that has coconut milk and cream with warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. Welcome in the holiday season with this unique and festive drink. It will become a new holiday tradition! I love making homemade drinks during the holiday season! All year I look forward to colder weather so I can make my favorite White Hot Chocolate. My family especially loves when I put some Wassail on the stove all day, the house smells like Christmas!...

FavoritePinShare Cranberry Cheesecake Fluff is a creamy and delicious cheesecake fluff salad with cranberries and walnuts. It is so easy to make and a MUST for the holidays! Always a favorite side dish during the holidays! If you love fruit salads as much as I do try this Christmas Fruit Salad, The Best Winter Fruit Salad, Very Berry Cheesecake Salad or Creamy Poppyseed Fruit Salad. Cranberry Cheesecake Fluff Thanksgiving is just around the corner....

FavoritePinShare This 15-minute creamy mushroom sauce is so easy to make and packed with rich, savory flavor! You’re going to love it over pasta and meat dishes! Homemade sauce is what makes pasta shine. it’s such a game-changer, you’ve really got to try it! This homemade lobster sauce, bolognese sauce, and alfredo sauce are just a few of my many favorites. Find my full list of sauces here! Homemade Mushroom Pasta Sauce You guys....

FavoritePinShare Crispy parmesan garlic chicken with zucchini is a fantastic one-pan meal that the family will love. Crispy chicken is breaded with an amazing parmesan garlic crust paired with tender zucchini sautéed to perfection! With easy prep, no mess, and big flavor, one-pan meals are the best! Vegetable curry, chili lime chicken, and fajitas are some of my other favorites to add to the dinner lineup this week! One-Pan Parmesan Garlic Chicken With Zucchini Recipe Zucchini is my favorite vegetable, so as you can imagine, I get pretty excited when it is actually in season!...

FavoritePinShare Slow cooker meals are simple, delicious, and always so tender! Not only are they are cooked to perfection but they will give you that home-cooked meal that we all go crazy for! I love how slow cooker meals can be made ahead of time and are cooking to tender perfection all day! If you want to top off your meal, try cooking a dessert in your slow cooker too! This peach cobbler and cherry chocolate hot fudge cake are to die for!...

FavoritePinShare Hey everyone! Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron! I’m slightly obsessed with all things Fall and Winter, so there have been all kinds of pumpkin and apple recipes lately on my site. I’ve also been making soup like CRAZY and have tons of recipes to share. This soup was one of our favorites. It’s pure comfort food, rich & creamy, plus SO easy to make. My whole family loved it and thought it was even better than a from-stratch chicken pot pie!...

FavoritePinShare Hey Recipe Critic readers! Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron! Is everyone getting geared up for Thanksgiving…or Christmas? The stores seemed to have forgotten the fact that Thanksgiving comes first, but then again, Christmas seems to come earlier every year 🙂 I love Thanksgiving. It’s definitely one of my favorite holidays, and I especially look forward to all of the cooking I get to do. To gear up for Thanksgiving, I started to post a few recipes that are going to be on our menu on my site....

FavoritePinShare Rich, sweet, and salty, hoisin sauce is the perfect foundation for all of your Asian-inspired dishes. This homemade variation packs so much delicious flavor, you won’t want store-bought again! Hoisin sauce is the mouthwatering secret ingredient for an array of Asian dishes. My glazed salmon, General Tso’s chicken, and seared ahi tuna are just a few that utilize this super flavorful ingredient! Easy Homemade Hoisin Sauce Recipe Everyone knows and loves soy sauce, but today I’m here to tell you about its awesome cousin- hoisin sauce....

FavoritePinShare Easy Slow Cooker Lasagna layered with noodles, homemade meat sauce and three kinds of cheese! This lasagna takes only 15 minutes of prep time and couldn’t be any easier to make! Italian dinners are a family favorite in our house. This is The BEST Lasagna or this Three Cheese Stuffed Pasta Shells are perfectly paired with this .Homemade Easy Cheesy Garlic Bread. The Best Slow Cooker Lasagna Who would have thought you could make Lasagna in a slow cooker?...

FavoritePinShare Sourdough Bread is one of the most flavorful, good-for-you loaves of bread out there. Easier than you think with a taste and texture that is absolutely heavenly! Bread is comfort food that goes beyond the ordinary. Try these other tried and true bread recipes when you need them, Challah, English Muffins, and Sweet Rolls. Sourdough Bread Recipe with Starter Sourdough bread is considered the king of bread. Its crusty outer exterior and its chewy tender interior make this a hearty loaf that carries a punch....

FavoritePinShare This delicious foil pack honey garlic chicken is packed with amazing flavors! These meals are perfect for the summer when you want to keep the heat out of the house (no oven!) and keep the messes to a minimum. Also great for camping! Try this honey garlic chicken alongside some other reader favorites: Summer Cobb Salad, Quinoa Salad, or this Honey Mustard Chicken Salad. Honey Garlic Chicken Hey everyone! It’s Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron with a delicious AND easy dinner recipe!...

FavoritePinShare Cherry Clafoutis is a surprisingly easy yet elegant french dessert that everyone is going to love! This custard-like base is studded with sweet pitted cherries and flavored with vanilla and almond, so scrumptious! Cherries are a delightfully sweet fruit, whether they are canned or fresh. Cherries are such a fun fruit for desserts, try some of these tried and true, whether canned or fresh, Bars, Brownies, and Crumb Bars....

FavoritePinShare Frosted Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars – Why do you need peppermint bark when you can have these incredibly easy sugar cookie bars? So moist with the creamiest frosting, then topped with chopped candy canes. Only one bowl is needed! Hey, there! It’s Chelsea from Gal on a Mission again sharing a delicious holiday dessert you need to whip up this year! Growing up as a little girl, I did not like anything that had one drop of peppermint in it....

FavoritePinShare Crispy on the outside, warm and chewy on the inside, these Gingersnap Cookies are everything you want in a holiday dessert! They are the perfect way to finish off any holiday meal and leave everyone feeling merry and bright. I love the holidays! I love everything to do with Christmas and Thanksgiving. It has always been a special thing in my family. Now that I have my own I love making holiday traditions that we look forward to every year....

FavoritePinShare Greek marinated chicken, fresh cut veggies, hummus, tzatziki sauce…all your favorite Greek flavors together in one bowl! You are going to love this Greek chicken bowl of goodness that transports you to the Mediterranean. I love making Greek-inspired meals, and everyone looks forward to Greek night. Try making this easy chicken recipe or this fresh pasta salad for your next potluck! Greek dishes are a delicious addition to your weekly dinner lineup, and I make it easy with my slow cooker chicken recipe....

FavoritePinShare It is such a breath of fresh air when the holidays are over. Don’t get me wrong, I love everything about Christmas, it is just so busy! The beginning of the year settles down a little bit and we can set goals and plan what we want to happen in the New Year. I got a jump start on eating healthy and losing this last baby weight of mine before our cruise in February....