Chocolate Chip Blondies These bars are my immediate thought when I haven’t planned dessert in advance or when we have unexpected company. The brownie-like bite with a soft chewy center and crispy browned edges are always a crowd-pleaser. Brownies get their flavor from cocoa powder and chocolate. Their close cousin the blondie gets its flavor from brown sugar and vanilla. Brown sugar and butter are a rich backdrop to the chocolate chips and pecans....

Cookie dough! Let’s talk about the day I found out my husband doesn’t like cookie dough. Yeahhhh, crazy. There I was making chocolate cookies like the stellar newlywed bride I was trying so hard to be and I offered him a beater. You know, all caked in cookie dough with lots of chocolate chips. I didn’t even bother to knock off the extra batter. (read: awessssome wife) One for me one for him....

These ladoos are made during a festival time like Ganesh Chaturthi, Holi, Diwali, etc. They are often served with traditional Rajasthani Daal Baati and Gujarati thali, Urad daal, rice, Bateta nu Shaak, and puri! These are very healthy, and kids friendly. You can make these once and store them in dry conditions for a long time. Once you try it, you would want to eat more! What is Laddu or Ladoo The term laddu or ladoo is for sweetened round balls made from flour, sweetener, and ghee or oil....

For more of my popular cookie recipes, check out my posts for Cherry Garcia Cookies, Copycat Swig Sugar Cookies, and Pumpkin Snickerdoodles. This fall I’ve been alllll about the after school snacks. And, my kids aren’t really in school yet. I mean, they go to pre-K but they’re only gone for a couple of hours. So it’s not really like they come home mid-afternoon hungry for a snack to keep them full till dinner....

Chicken Corn Soup My entire family loves this soup, even my non-spice-loving middle son. He says it is a warm mouth feel not a screaming hot need to gulp ice water hot. That description and the immediate visual of him flailing around grabbing for water makes me grin. Combine how tasty it is with the fact that it takes barely 20 minutes to pull this soup together, and you’ll understand why this is a frequently eaten meal in our house!...

Looking for more delicious ways to eat mushrooms? We’ve got you covered. Chicken and Mushroom Gnocchi Skillet, Buttery Garlic Steak and Mushroom Foil Packs, Mushroom Sauce for Steak, Ravioli With Mushroom Cream Sauce, and Creamy Mushroom Garlic Chicken are a few of our top-rated recipes! More Comforting Soup Recipes to Try Roasted Cauliflower Soup Curried Butternut Squash Soup Carrot and Coriander Soup Tomato Basil Soup Best Broccoli Cheese Soup...

Luxuriously creamy and packed with flavor, this Curried Sweet Potato Soup recipe is sure to be a hit! The sweet potatoes are roasted for even more flavor along with garlic and shallots, and tarragon is added at the end for an additional flavor boost. For more delicious creamy vegetable soups be sure to try our Curried Butternut Squash Soup, Creamy Tomato Soup, Creamy Carrot Soup, Cream of Celery Soup, Cream of Mushroom Soup, Creamy Zucchini Soup!...

When you combine the texture of a brownie with the deep flavors of the ultimate chocolate chip cookie, you get these Dark Chocolate Walnut Blondies, a rich and chewy treat that everyone loves. I shared a peek at these blondies on Instagram this week and several of you messaged me asking for the recipe before the 4th of July. Blondies are perfect for potlucks and barbecues, I’ll probably be making a batch again for our barbecue later this week too!...

Treat yourself to the luscious elegance of blackberry panna cotta—a dessert that epitomizes sophistication with every silky-smooth spoonful. Imagine a creamy, delicately set custard infused with the sweet-tart essence of ripe blackberries, creating a symphony of flavors that dance on your palate. The velvety texture of the panna cotta is a testament to its craftsmanship, achieving the perfect balance between indulgence and refinement. Each bite melts effortlessly, leaving a lingering sensation of pure bliss that transports you to a realm of culinary delight....

My first real job was working in a Chinese restaurant. In fact I worked there for three years, straight through high school until I left for college. I started as a hostess and all I did was seat people. All. Night. Long. After some time I proved myself proficiently skilled in arranging tables and truly mastered the phrase, “Party of two? Right this way please.” It’s really an art. As much as I loved walking walking back and forth through the restaurant with stacks of menus, I was overjoyed when I was promoted to cashier....

Want more sweet tooth options? Try my Almond Loaf Cake, Mini Turtle Cheesecakes, or my Fantasy Fudge. Last month when I visited Diamond of California Nuts in Sacramento, I stayed in a gorgeous hotel called The Citizen. It was fan-C-pants. The rooms were really nice with lots and lots of comfy uber-squishy pillows ( <—- one of the keys for an awesome hotel room). Diamond Nuts made sure I was taken care of pretty much every minute of the day, and when I got back to my room Thursday night, there was a gift bag for me....

This is my go-to chicken curry, when I just need a homestyle chicken curry that is easy yet delicious. When I am in the mood for something fancier, and I have a little more time on my hand, I make this spicy Kolhapuri chicken curry. But this basic version is the one I make most often, and it’s actually one of the first things I learnt to cook, when I first started to cook....

I’ve had this Gluten Free Chocolate Cookie recipe saved to try for a while now and this was the perfect opportunity to try it out. Since I didn’t have a ton of free time on my hands, I appreciated how quick the recipe was to make without sacrificing good taste. It only took a few minutes to whisk the batter together and these cookies were in and out the oven in very little time at all....

Some cakes are so much find aren’t they? I mean look at this one here. I had so much fun making this Fondant Cheese and Mice Cake. But the best part is – it was so much easier than I expected. You know you keep working the details in your head of how you want it to look so real and the next thing you know – the cake is done....

If you love quick, filling breakfast foods, then you’ll also love my Baked Croissant Breakfast Sandwiches, my Berry Oat Breakfast Smoothie, and my Oatmeal Craisin Breakfast Bars. This post is sponsored by Reynolds Wrap. All opinions are my own. What do you get when you wrap every. single. delicious. breakfast. goodie. into one amazing package? Well, I’d venture to say one of the best on-the-go breakfasts of your life, that’s what!...

Roasted cauliflower generously coated with garlic and paprika has become one of my favorite vegetables over the past five years. Cauliflower florets become tender on the inside and delightfully crispy on the outside with a little kick of spice. This is a deliciously simple roasted cauliflower recipe that results in some of the most flavorful cauliflower I’ve ever had. Roasted Cauliflower Are you a cauliflower lover or a skeptic? I’ve definitely encountered disappointing cauliflower over the years....

Raise your hand if 30 minute meals are currently a life. saver. in your house because you’re too busy to think about spending a second more than that prepping dinner?? Oh good we’re all on the same page then. For just a second can we discuss how time goes by faster and faster every single year? Whyyyyy does it do that?! Every year I think, alright, I’m gonna slow things down and enjoy life and not let it pass me by and I am telling you, I really try to do that because I am weirdly serious about my New Years Resolutions....

If foil packs are on your mind, you’ll have to try these other delicious foil packs like Steak Fajita Foil Packs, Herb Butter Salmon and Asparagus Foil Packs, and Lemon Herb Shrimp and Broccoli Foil Packs. In my mind there are some foods that just go together. For example: French fries and ketchup. Oreos and peanut butter. Chips and salsa. Diet coke and cherry syrup. And of course, who could ever forget the best one of all: steak and potatoes....

Try these dessert recipes next! Coconut Lime Pound Cake, German Chocolate Cake, and Samoa Cupcakes. Alright, I’m just gonna give you the heads up and let you know I took about three thousand and seven pictures of these decadent little treats so if you’re not in the mood to look at them all and/or hear me blab about cookies and my ever-expanding love with Christmas trees, feel free to speed-scroll down to the recipe and be on your merry way....

Cranberries, another highly nutritious “superfruit”, are nestled in this moist butter and sour cream-based streusel cake along with ground almonds and a hint of orange. This cake was no sooner placed on the cake platter than it was stampeded by the clatter of eager forks and plates and devoured completely by four people within 30 minutes. Streusel cakes have always been popular in Germany (“streusel” is German for “strew” or “scatter”) – they’re practically a staple in the realm of baking....