Below you’ll find our favorite recipes plus the best tips to prep a lot of ground beef ahead of time making life (and meal planning) even easier! What to Make with Ground Beef Your family is hungry and you’ve got a pound of ground beef ready to go and you’re wondering what to make for dinner with ground beef! You’ve come to the right place. Below are my favorite ground beef recipes from cheesy and creamy to lean and healthy!...
This is an easy make ahead dessert… Boston Cream Pie is one of our favorite flavors! These easy parfaits feature a soft cake topped with layers of rich vanilla custard and a creamy chocolate pudding. The result is a deliciously portable Boston Cream Pie fix that is ready for your next potluck or bbq! I have included two ways to tackle this dessert… quick and easy starting with a boxed cake mix and pudding mixes or homemade from scratch!...
Posted May 12, 2023, Updated Jul 26, 2024 Broccoli is my favorite vegetable! I make this roasted broccoli all the time, but my kids & husband prefer eating it raw. So, I created this broccoli salad recipe so that my entire family could enjoy eating broccoli together! And truly everyone who tries it loves this broccoli salad. In this recipe, fresh broccoli, salty bacon, sweet cranberries, nutty sunflower seeds and onions are all tossed in the best homemade dressing....
Bucatini is a long tubular pasta, almost like a hollow spaghetti and it pairs perfectly with a rich and flavorful tomato sauce. This dish is like a taste of Italy along with other favorites like Italian Wedding Soup or mozzarella stuffed meatballs, and an appetizer of bruschetta. What is Bucatini? Bucatini pasta is shaped like spaghetti (but thicker) and it is hollow in the middle. The hole in the middle of this long pasta captures all of the juicy goodness of the sauce....
‘Tis the season for cookouts. For bonfires, outdoor parties, and easy throw-together-and-go pasta salads. I’ve begun to suspect that the whole summer season is actually just one big excuse to get together outdoors and eat food. And pasta salad may just be the glue that holds these cookouts together — I don’t think I’ve ever been to any summertime celebration where there wasn’t at least one chilled Tupperware container full of dressing-soaked noodles… and whatever your familial preferences were in terms of add-ins....
A delicious blend of cream cheese, ricotta cheese, and chocolate chips make the perfect dippable dessert that tastes just like a cannoli! A Delicious Dessert Dip Cannoli are a Sicilian dessert consisting of a crispy pastry filled with a flavored ricotta cheese filling. Quick and Easy: This dip is a sweet treat that’s fast to prepare. Simple Ingredients: With just a few minutes of prep and a handful of ingredients, you’ll be making this on repeat....
Some Background on This Recipe Steamed Custard Buns are an absolute favorite on the dim sum carts. For many people, they really hit the spot. Holding that hot, delicate bun is like a passageway to childhood and countless sweet memories. Needless to say, this bun doesn’t require much introduction. Regarding more pressing, technical issues, I know I will get a lot of questions about the flour. In order to get that fluffy, baby-bottom-like texture, I used bleached flour....
Posted Jan 19, 2016, Updated Jul 19, 2024 Pregnancy changed my taste buds forever. There are many foods I once enjoyed that I no longer do, but much more noteworthy are the foods that I used to feel nothing about that are now the center of my world. One such food is coconut. I used to not care much about it, but during my pregnancies I craved coconut all the time (so I made these healthy no bake chocolate peanut butter cookies regularly)....
Posted May 17, 2024, Updated Aug 10, 2024 If cherry pie and a sugar cookie got together – their love child would be these delicious cherry bars. I created this irresistible cherry bars recipe made completely from scratch – no boxed mixes or pie filling in a can. Because I truly believe homemade is always best! In this recipe, a buttery crust that is a cross between a sugar cookie and pie crust is stuffed with a homemade cherry filling and baked to bubbly perfection....
Posted Jun 06, 2022, Updated Jun 14, 2024 This lemon chicken kebab recipe is my favorite dish to make on the grill. The chicken kebabs are marinated overnight (or for at least 6 hours) in the most delicious, flavorful chicken kabob marinade made with lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, turmeric, fresh dill and more. Since the chicken is prepared the day before and marinated overnight, these chicken kabobs are my favorite main dish to serve at a summer party or barbecue....
It’s the year of the tiger in the coming Chinese New Year 2022, so what could be more fitting than chili garlic tiger shrimp to serve at your Chinese New Year feast! What is Chili Garlic Sauce? Chili garlic sauce is a blend of coarsely ground chilies, garlic and vinegar. It’s always on the table as a condiment at dim sum restaurants. Mildly spicy (depending upon your tolerance), slightly tangy and fresh tasting, chili garlic sauce goes well with rich dim sum dishes like beef tripe, steamed shrimp rice rolls and even spring rolls....
Tomatoes and eggs just go together, and many food cultures know it. Just think of Shakshuka in the Middle East, “Eggs in Purgatory” in Southern Italy, and another Chinese classic, stir-fried tomato and eggs. If the thought of making soup in the middle of summer has you scratching your head, read on! We originally published this Tomato Egg Drop Soup recipe in February 2014. We have re-tested it, improved it, and updated it with new photos as of July 2019!...
No stove, no oven, and no-bake, these are microwave-ready in minutes! Chocolate Cashew Clusters This is the perfect homemade hack for Costco’s Kirkland brand cashew clusters (and to be honest, they taste even better)! This tasty candy comes with a holiday twist if you add sprinkles but can be made year-round without! All the crunch and texture of a Christmas chocolate cookie but zero baking! Did we also mention that cashews have a healthy dose of nutrition?...
Posted Nov 17, 2019, Updated Aug 14, 2024 What do you do when the craving for chocolate chip cookies strikes, but you just don’t have the time (or energy) to scoop, roll and bake multiple batches of your favorite treat? Enter these Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars! They have all the taste (and dare I say even more gooey, doughy perfection), with way less work! A total win! This chocolate chip cookie bar recipe is seriously the best....
Posted Mar 07, 2016, Updated Jul 18, 2024 This is, hands down, the best healthy chocolate peanut butter smoothie recipe. I drink one every day (no I’m not exaggerating) alongside my favorite peanut butter banana baked oatmeal or cottage cheese pancakes! If you’ve been around here for a while, it’s no surprise that my favorite smoothie tastes like a peanut butter cup. In my humble opinion, there is no greater flavor combination than chocolate and peanut butter....
With the perfect blend of cilantro, cumin, lime juice, garlic, honey, and olive oil, this dressing will take your dishes to the next level. Drizzle it over your favorite salads, tacos, or grilled meats for a mouthwatering experience that everyone will love. A Fresh & Zesty Dressing (or Marinade) This quick and easy recipe can be made in just a few minutes with simple ingredients. It’s a versatile dressing that can be used on salads, as a marinade, or even as a dip for vegetables or chips....
Stay in your jammies, sip your coffee, and serve this tasty breakfast omelet with a side of oven-baked bacon and a helping of fresh fruit salad. This is an easy breakfast filled with veggies and cheese! What is a Denver Omelet? There isn’t much difference between a Denver omelet vs a western omelette; they are basically one and the same! If you order one at a restaurant, the terms are almost interchangeable, but most restaurants offer many variations on the fillings....
Big juicy hamburger patties don’t need a lot of ingredients or extras. With just a few great tips, these patties are perfect for cookouts all year round! Beef For Hamburgers This hamburger recipe is simple and makes perfect juicy patties with just beef and seasonings. Ground Beef – A perfect hamburger starts with the right meat. I use an 80/20 blend of ground beef (aka lean ground beef). It has enough fat to keep the hamburger patties moist without being greasy or causing flare-ups....
A buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookie is rolled in nuts and an indent is pressed into the middle. They’re baked until golden and finally filled with a sweet jam center. These are the ultimate cookies for any occasion, and they have that perfect homemade taste of nostalgia. As a young girl, my grandma’s shortbread cookies and my mom’s thumbprint cookies (I always called them thimble cookies) were always my two favorites. This classic holiday cookie is amazingly rich and melt-in-your-mouth....
What Is Coconut Milk? Producers extract coconut milk from the pulp of a mature coconut by grating the pulp, soaking it in water, and pressing the liquid. You can find it in the cuisines of Southeast Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. There are various types that differ by fat content. Thick coconut milk, often labeled coconut cream (don’t confuse it with “cream of coconut,” which has added sugar), has the highest amount of fat and a thick consistency similar to yogurt....
