• Cookie Bread Pudding

    November 25, 2022

    Looking for a way to use up stale or dried out and overcooked cookies? Cookie bread pudding is the answer to it all. Sometimes I leave cookies out on purpose just so I can make a batch.  Every now and then I have a batch of cookies that doesn’t quite turn out — they get overcooked or turn out super crumbly. On even rarer occasions, I’ll have too many cookies that can’t be eaten in time before going stale. The good news is, it doesn’t matter. Because cookie bread pudding is seriously the best thing since, well, the cookie.  I discovered this concept…

  • Instant Pot Whole Roasted Chicken

    November 23, 2022

    Enjoy a whole roasted chicken in under an hour with this Instant pot recipe. Nothing beats how flavorful, tender, and juicy it is, except maybe how little time it actually takes to make it. I’m a late adapter when it comes to kitchen appliances. Mainly because I feel like everything I cook can be made in the oven or on the stove. But also because I’m afraid of wasting money on something I’ll never use. Which is why it took me years to purchase an Instant Pot*. I still haven’t quite figured out everything it can do, but what I’ve…

  • Sheet Pan Eggs And Brussels Sprouts

    November 21, 2022

    An easy meal for breakfast or dinner, this recipe for sheet pan eggs and brussels sprouts is an absolute treat. It comes together in about 20 minutes and will have everyone at the table saying MORE PLEASE! I’ve had the Brussels Sprouts and Egg Skillet from Naturally Ella saved on one of my Pinterest boards for ages (probably since 2012 when the recipe first came out), but never had the courage to make it. Brussels sprouts have never been a favorite of mine and it’s taken a lot of years to get to the point where I can eat them once a…

  • Pear Crumble (or is it a crisp?)

    November 20, 2022

    This pear crumble is everything that you could ask for and more in a dessert. It’s warm and inviting and bursting with flavor. One of my favorite (that I often forget about) desserts is a crumble. There is something so warm and inviting about them. It doesn’t matter what fruit you use, they ALWAYS turn out amazing. I love, love, love a good peach crisp and have made (and devoured) an apple crisp, too. Now that we’re in prime pear season, I thought it would be fun to try my hand with a pear crumble (or is it a crisp?!).…

  • Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup

    November 18, 2022

    This Instant Pot Butternut Squash Soup is rich and creamy (without dairy!) and is an absolute delight. Enjoy some now or freeze it for later, this is definitely a great one to have on hand for when a soup craving strikes. It’s soup weather, it’s soup weather, it’s sooooouuuuup weather! And that means I get to put at least one soup on the menu each week. (Any more than that and my family revolts.) One of my favorite soups to make (besides chicken soup, of course) is a butternut squash soup. I love how rich and creamy it is and…

  • Chicken And Rice Soup

    November 16, 2022

    When the weather drops and/or you’re craving soup, nothing satisfies quite like chicken and rice soup. Ready in 30 minutes (or less), you’ll definitely want to make this one again and again. With colder weather approaching, it is one thousand percent soup weather. Homemade chicken soup happens to be one of my all-time favorites. There is something so comforting to me about the process of making it; a large stock pot filled with water, a whole chicken, some celery, carrots, and onions or leeks, and a few cloves of garlic on the stove for a few hours. The smells that…

  • Easy Baked Oatmeal

    November 14, 2022

    Looking for a tasty treat for breakfast, brunch, or brinner? How about some easy baked oatmeal! Great for eating all day long, you’ll thank your past self for setting you up with such deliciousness. Oatmeal is a favorite in this house. Everyone enjoys it and it’s easy to make a big batch of. We like it pretty plain, cooking it with water and adding in maple syrup to sweeten it up. The only problem with stove top oatmeal is that it takes forever to make, so it’s not always a great weekday option.  Enter in BAKED oatmeal and everything changes.…