This easy chicken coconut curry is outrageously delicious, comes together in less than 45 minutes and tastes like it's been simmering all day! Although I'm calling this recipe Quick and Easy Chicken Coconut Curry, it tastes similar to a dish that Scott and I used to order frequently at a little take-out Malaysian restaurant near our home in Raleigh. It was called Chicken Rendang, and to say we ...
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9 Marvelous Maple Recipes
Nine of our favorite recipes featuring maple, a wonderful way to celebrate the fall season. From breakfast to dinner, there's something for everyone! With all the pumpkin and apple recipes in the fall, maple is a flavor that can be overlooked. We think maple deserves to be highlighted! It's one of our favorite ways to bring delicious flavor to baked goods and roasted vegetables. Try these recipes ...
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Italian Chicken Sausage Ravioli Lasagna
This make-ahead Italian Chicken Sausage Ravioli Lasagna is bursting with fabulous Italian flavor and tastes like you labored for hours! No one has to know the delicious little secret. Sometimes I feel like I've been living under a rock. Well, now that I think about it, that's actually somewhat true. We did move to the mountains of North Carolina last summer and now reside in the foothills of the ...
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Make-Ahead Fall Dinner Party Menu
A make-ahead fall dinner party menu, perfect for all your entertaining this season. Everything from appetizers, entrees, and dessert! If there's anything we've learned about entertaining, it's that planning a meal that can be made ahead is key! That way you can actually enjoy your guests and time together. This menu is full of seasonal flavors that can all be prepped and made ahead of time, ...
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One-Bowl Pumpkin Cake with Salted Caramel Icing
Need a fun, delicious dessert for an upcoming fall event, or a sweet surprise for family and/or friends? This moist one-bowl pumpkin cake comes together in minutes, with no mixer needed. The fabulous salted caramel icing takes it to nirvana status! If you enjoy a moist, tender-crumbed cake with all the warm, fragrant flavors of autumn, you will love this one-bowl pumpkin cake. And if you can stir ...
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Roasted Butternut Bacon Soup
Healthy, elegant and full of flavor, this delicious Roasted Butternut Bacon Soup is perfect for lunches, casual dinners, and meals on the run! It also makes a wonderful appetizer soup! Have you noticed all the butternut squash showing up at grocery stores, farmer's markets and roadside stands? Recently, I saw a big display of these delicious squash at my local market, I threw a few in my cart and ...
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Our Favorite Instant Pot and Slow Cooker Recipes
A round-up of our favorite recipes for the Instant Pot and slow cooker (or the oven if you prefer). Perfect for busy weeknights or make-ahead entertaining! Both the Instant Pot and slow cooker can be such wonderful kitchen tools. We love the way you can prep a meal, walk away, and then come back to it fully cooked. They're perfect for tougher cuts of meat, transforming them to tender and ...
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Roasted Veggie and Crispy Chickpea Salad
This healthy Roasted Veggie and Crispy Chickpea Salad combines crispy, spicy chickpeas, caramelized veggies, Israeli couscous, buttery, toasted pine nuts and a generous shower of fresh herbs. It makes a delicious side or fabulous main course! I've been making this Roasted Veggie and Crispy Chickpea Salad for the past month and have served it to all the family and friends who have graced our ...
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Shrimp and Chicken Cashew Curry
Fresh, light and full of fabulous flavor, this Shrimp and Chicken Cashew Curry is easy enough for everyday dinner and fancy enough for your most special dinner party. Sometimes I feel like such a flip-flopper when it comes to the seasons of the year. Each time a new one rolls around, I'm (emphatically) sure it's my favorite. Currently, I'm quite smitten with the idea of fall and all the delights ...
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What to Eat Now – Pumpkin, Sweet, Savory and Everything In-between!
12 of our favorite recipes featuring pumpkin. If you love this fall flavor, we've got you covered with sweet and savory recipes! Everywhere you look it seems like you can find something pumpkin spice flavored. While it can get a bit extreme, we think it's popular for a reason! These recipes feature this favorite fall flavor and celebrate the season. If you're in the mood to bake, we've got lots ...
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Ridiculously Easy Sugar Top Scones
The easiest and most melt-in-your-mouth delicious scones ever! These easy sugar top scones can be made ahead and frozen (unbaked) for fuss-free entertaining too! Sadly, my siblings are spread all over this country so we don't get to see each other nearly as often as we'd like. So when I extended an invitation a while back to all 5 of my sisters to spend a long weekend at our home here in North ...
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Overnight No-Knead Brioche Bread
Stir together this one-bowl, Overnight No-Knead Brioche Bread before bed. When you rise, it will be ready to shape and bake. It's the most tender, buttery bread that's wonderful for toast, sandwiches or for your next dinner party! Have you heard the phrase "one-armed paper hanger"? Well, I can identify, because I am currently a "one-footed cook". Yep, I broke my foot about a week and a half ago ...
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