Tasty Recipes for the Home Cook

Loaded Vegetable Minestrone Soup
Budget-Friendly Meals Light and Healthy Main Dish Pasta Soup

Loaded Vegetable Minestrone Soup

For a healthy and balanced meal, try this Loaded Vegetable Minestrone Soup. It has pasta and beans and is packed with vegetables in a tomato-y broth. The broth consists of a secret ingredient that adds great flavor as well as a nutritional boost. This vegetarian soup is just as filling as it is comforting! This soup will warm you from the inside out and make …

Cranberry Lime Snowball Cookies
Dessert

Cranberry Lime Snowball Cookies

Snowball cookies are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth tasty bites. These Cranberry Lime Snowball Cookies have everything you love about the holiday classic but with a sweet, tart, and citrusy flavor profile. One of the best things about December is baking season. These snowball cookies are the latest and greatest baked goods coming out of my kitchen. They are easy and simple to make…and, of course, delicious! Plus, …

Leftover Turkey Salsa Verde Egg Rolls
Appetizer Asian Inspired Chicken / Poultry Snacks

Leftover Turkey Salsa Verde Egg Rolls

Completely transform excess Thanksgiving turkey with these Leftover Turkey Salsa Verde Egg Rolls. Egg roll wrappers are filled with cream cheese, salsa verde, turkey, roasted red peppers, and jalapeños. They are then deep-fried until golden and crispy. I just don’t know where the year has gone. I can’t believe we are one week away from Thanksgiving! Like many other households, my family will be enjoying …

Pumpkin Pie Spice Twinkie Lush
Dessert

Pumpkin Pie Spice Twinkie Lush

You’ve never had Twinkies like this! Pumpkin Pie Spice Twinkie Lush is creamy and luxurious. This cake features chunks of Twinkies layered with cheesecake pudding, sweetened pumpkin cream cheese, and whipped topping. It’s a great addition to Thanksgiving dinner and makes a wonderful treat for the holiday season. You can easily change the sprinkle color to suit the occasion. The best part? It takes 15 …

Rotisserie Chicken Pozole
Chicken / Poultry Main Dish One-Pot Meals Soup

Rotisserie Chicken Pozole

Rotisserie Chicken Pozole is a shortcut version of a Mexican hominy and chicken soup. It’s served with an array of topping options for a comforting meal, Mexican style. Pozole is a soup and a Mexican comfort food that’s consumed for everyday meals as well as for celebrations. My first experience with it was over twenty years ago when my sister made pork pozole. She simmered …

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filled Donuts
Breakfast Dessert Snacks

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filled Donuts

It’s time for fall baking! These Pumpkin and Cream Cheese Filled Donuts are fluffy and tender. They have a delicious coating of pumpkin pie spice sugar. The dough is made with rapid-rise yeast to minimize proof time and then fried to perfection. I love the fluffiness and airiness of yeast donuts! Making your own requires a little bit more effort than buying it from the …

Parmesan Bacon and Pickle Bites
Appetizer Pork Snacks

Parmesan Bacon and Pickle Bites

These Parmesan Bacon and Pickle Bites are a flavor blast. The bite-size pizza crust is glazed with honey mustard, topped with pickle, wrapped in bacon, and coated with grated Parmesan! They are great for game day and parties! Without a doubt, these bacon and pickle bites are pickle-ly, cheesy, bacony, and a whole lot of yum! They are perfect for game nights, parties, binge-watching on …