Recipes

This cheesy hearty butternut squash mac and cheese is the perfect blend of tender pasta, gooey cheeses and butternut squash! It is perfect for a cozy comfort food meal , for Thanksgiving or just when you are looking for new and exciting ways of incorporating butternut squash into your dinnertime menu. I originally shared this recipe on October 19, 2012. I have updated the images and some of the text today.  Table of contents Why We Love This Recipe For Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Key Ingredients For This Recipe FAQs and Expert Tips Additional Macaroni and Cheese Recipes To Try...

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Once the weekend rolls around, your standard quick and easy scrambled eggs with a side of yogurt might not make the cut for brunch with friends. The best weekends, in my mind, are filled with four things: relaxation, a good book, catching up with friends, and a deliciously nourishing breakfast (or two). In addition to your chicken and waffles or eggs Benedict, shakshuka might also be one of your go-to favorites when it comes to weekend breakfast or brunch. The dish has North African roots, though its exact origin is unknown (and highly debated). Nowadays, this hearty dish is eaten...

This post contains affiliate links. I used to share our menu plan for what I planned to make for the week, but I changed that a few years ago to reflect what we actually eat, so these posts are coming to you from a week or two prior to now.  I wanted to keep it real.  This week’s menu plan is very real.  My kids got nasty colds starting on Sunday.  They were down and out for a few days with fevers, and they really didn’t want to eat anything.  So, my husband and I ate a lot of leftovers,...

 Snowball Crinkle CookiesA bite of absolute deliciousness with the paring of chocolate and cherries. It's the perfect cookie for your holiday table with a brownie taste. Cook's notes: The silver tray came from the Dollar Store and was garnished with a holiday sprig from my Christmas decorations. Recipe adapted from Cuisine Holiday Parties and makes 1 dozen large cookies or 15-18 small cookies. Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups each of flour and granulated sugar 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Dark Hershey brand)  ½ cup or 1 stick melted butter 2 large eggs 2 teaspoons instant espresso...