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A platter with a cottage cheese ranch dip in a small bowl topped with chopped chives, surrounded by celery sticks, carrot sticks, and triangular crackers. The background features a wooden tray.

Appetizers & Dips | Recipes

Cottage Cheese Ranch Dip

A plate filled with cheddar bay biscuit sausage balls, topped with herbs. The sausage balls are golden brown with visible pieces of cheese and garnished with small green parsley flakes.

Appetizers & Dips | Recipes

Cheddar Bay Sausage Balls

Close-up of Turtle brownies topped with caramel, chopped nuts, and a drizzle of chocolate. The chocolate brownies are cut into squares and arranged on parchment paper, highlighting their rich texture and decadent toppings.

Desserts | Recipes

Turtle Brownies

A Triple Chocolate Cake with creamy frosting topped with chocolate chips sits on a decorative plate. Eggs and milk are in the background, suggesting a baking scene. The cake has piped swirls around the edges and chocolate chips around the base.

Desserts | Recipes

Triple Chocolate Cake

A stack of golden-brown Johnny Cakes, glistening with a pat of butter, is lifted from a pan on a metal spatula. More delicious cakes await in the background.

Breads | Gluten Free | Recipes | Sides

Johnny Cakes Recipe

A plate of cinnamon-sugar-dusted applesauce fritters stacked enticingly on top of each other. In the background, fresh green apple slices accompany a tempting cup of dipping sauce.

Desserts | Recipes | Snacks

Applesauce Fritters Recipe

A close-up of creamy Crockpot Velveeta mac and cheese on a plate with a fork.

Recipes | Sides | slow cooker

Crockpot Velveeta Mac and Cheese

A close up view of a bowl of Hamburger Potato Soup with a spoon.

Recipes | Soups

Hamburger Potato Soup

A stack of Chewy Lemon Blueberry Cookies with lemons and blueberries in front and side.

Desserts | Recipes

Chewy Lemon Blueberry Cookies

A tall stack of toffee cookies.

Desserts | Recipes

Easy Toffee Cookies (Heath Bar Cookies)

Close up version of candied yams on a wooden spoon.

Recipes | Sides

Best Candied Yams Recipe

A boneless turkey breast on a white platter with a few slices of meat sliced.

Dinner | Holidays | Recipes

Boneless Turkey Breast Roast

Toffee bars stacked on a white plate.

Desserts | Recipes

Easy Toffee Bars Recipe

Tomato gravy over biscuits.

Breakfast | Recipes

Easy Tomato Gravy

A fork in Marry Me chicken pasta.

Dinner | Recipes

Marry Me Chicken Pasta

Simple Macaroni and Tomatoes

Recipes | Sides

Simple Macaroni and Tomatoes

Chicken Fajita Quesadillas cut up and stacked on a tray.

30-Minute Meals | Recipes

Easy Chicken Fajita Quesadillas

Hot cocoa cookies with mini marshmallows on top and a mug of hot cocoa in the back.

Cookies | Desserts | Recipes

Hot Cocoa Cookies

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins stacked on top of each other on a white plate.

Breakfast | Desserts | Muffins & Quick Breads | Recipes

Banana and Chocolate Chip Muffins

Close up view of chicken parmesan sliders with a cheese pull.

30-Minute Meals | Chicken | Recipes

Easy Chicken Parm Sliders

Cinnamon French toast with syrup being poured over it.

Breakfast | Recipes

Cinnamon French Toast Recipe

A bowl of beanie weenies with a spoon shot.

30-Minute Meals | Comfort Foods | Dinner | Kid approved | Lunch | Recipes | Sides

Beanie Weenies (Franks and Beans)

Chocolate chip cookies on a while plate.

Baking | Cookies | Desserts | Freshly Milled Flour | Kid approved | Recipes

Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Cookies

Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins

Baking | Breakfast | Brunch | Desserts | Muffins | Muffins & Quick Breads | Recipes

Buttermilk Blueberry Muffins

Brownie Bites stacked in a white bowl.

Desserts | Kid approved | Muffins | Muffins & Quick Breads | Recipes | Snacks

Brownie Bites

A bowl of chili soup topped with sour cream, cheddar cheese and green onions.

Beef | Dinner | Recipes | Soups

Chili Soup

Close up image of shredded Mississippi Pot Roast over mashed potatoes.

Dinner | Gluten Free | Instant Pot | Recipes | slow cooker

Mississippi Pot Roast

Three pizza cupcakes on a wooden board.

30-Minute Meals | Dinner | Kid approved | Muffins | Recipes

Pizza Cupcake

A tall stack of pumpkin pancakes with syrup being poured over it.

Breakfast | Brunch | Kid approved | Recipes

Pumpkin Pie Spice Pancakes

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle cookies stacked on a white board.

Baking | Cookies | Kid approved | Recipes

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

Pumpkin Oatmeal in a white bowl.

Breakfast | Brunch | Comfort Foods | Gluten Free | Kid approved | Recipes

Pumpkin Oatmeal

Easy Ham Fried Rice

30-Minute Meals | Dinner | Holidays | Lunch | Recipes

Easy Ham Fried Rice

Cast Iron Cornbread

Breads | Comfort Foods | Recipes | Sides

Cast Iron Cornbread

A cooked pork chop shown sliced in half with a fork in it.

30-Minute Meals | Dinner | Recipes

How to Cook Bone In Pork Chops

Close up view of sour cream mashed potatoes.

Comfort Foods | Gluten Free | Holidays | Recipes | Sides

Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes

Banana and Pumpkin Muffins stacked on top of each other on a white board.

Baking | Breakfast | Brunch | Muffins | Muffins & Quick Breads | Recipes | Snacks

The BEST Banana and Pumpkin Muffins

Homemade Hamburger Helper

30-Minute Meals | Comfort Foods | Dinner | Pasta | Recipes

Homemade Hamburger Helper

Smashed Burger Taco being held in a hand.

30-Minute Meals | Beef | Dinner | Lunch | Recipes

Smashed Burger Tacos

Baked Beans with Ground Beef in a white bowl.

Comfort Foods | Gluten Free | Recipes | Sides

Baked Beans with Ground Beef

Taco meat cooked in a skillet with taco shells near by.

30-Minute Meals | Beef | Dinner | Dinner Ideas | Gluten Free | Kid approved | Lunch | Mexican | Recipes

Taco Meat Recipe