Ordering cream cheese wontons or rangoons at a Chinese restaurant is a MUST! It’s a delicious crispy appetizer filled with a garlicky green onion and cream cheese mixture, often served with a sweet and sour dipping sauce. Although I love ordering these everytime I go to Panda Express, I think that making them at home is even better! This recipe is easy to make, and can be served as an appetizer, or a snack....

Pillowy potato gnocchi in a garlic, parmesan, and sundried tomato cream sauce with chicken and spinach. Sounds like something you might find on a fancy Italian restaurant menu, right? You can stay home for this meal though – this recipe will teach you exactly how easy it is to make restaurant-worthy pasta at home! The flavors in this creamy gnocchi are very similar to those in my Marry Me Chicken and Tuscan Chicken recipes....

Forget about frozen fried shrimp, it’s much easier to fry fresh shrimp yourself, and the results are crispy, flavorful, and irresistible shrimp that everyone will devour! To keep things simple, I make all of my deep fried recipes on the stovetop using a heavy Dutch oven. I love how evenly it heats the oil, and it requires much less oil than an electric deep fryer does. This recipe for fried shrimp uses a quick buttermilk marinade and a light breading of perfectly seasoned flour....

I love going out for the evening with my husband and then coming home to have this as a night cap! Rum: Since this cocktail is very rum-forward, it is important to use good-quality white or light rum. Dark or spiced rum would significantly change the flavor of the cocktail, so choose a good-quality light rum.Lime juice: Freshly squeezed lime juice will give you the best and freshest flavor that complements the rum in the best way....

These fun Halloween candles are so easy to make. They are a fun and simple craft that you can do in dozens of different ways. How to Make Halloween Candles How to Make Graphics I made the images for the candles going on PicMonkey. They have an awesome selection of Halloween graphics that you can use. Canva is another great option. How to Use My Graphics Alternatively, you can use the graphics I made that are below....

This is the kind of salad you want when you do not feel like cooking. The kind of salad we love- creamy, sweet, tart, with loads of protein! If you bought a rotisserie chicken at home and did not know what to do with it, it’s a perfect salad recipe! The salad is creamy, crispy, sweet, and tart, all at the same time. The original recipe calls for mayonnaise, but I have also made this with Greek yogurt....

Really quick and easy to make Mango Shrikhand - A delicious Indian Mango pudding A real family favorite shrikhand. The sweetness of the mango combined with the thick strained yogurt, flavored with cardamom takes it to the next level! It’s more like a thick creamy upgraded Mango Lassi. My Mango Shrikhand is really simple to make at home. All you need to do is to whisk together the greek yogurt, mango pulp, and cardamom....

I have to make a pumpkin roll at least once per year. Typically this dessert crosses my mind at some point in September while I’m enjoying a pumpkin spice latte or a pumpkin muffin from the local coffee shop. I’m reminded that I have tons of delicious pumpkin recipes that I can make at home, and then I start going through the list to choose which I should make first!...

It’s much easier to make homemade Raspberry Compote from scratch than you might think! This recipe requires just 4 ingredients, and is cooked on the stove in only 15 minutes. This fruity sauce is thick and juicy, sweet but balanced with the addition of fresh lemon juice and vanilla extract. Fresh raspberry compote is one of my favorite ice cream toppings! The sweet and tart flavors of fresh berries are perfectly complemented by creamy vanilla ice cream....

Juicy, flavorful shrimp on top of a bed of crunchy romaine and crispy croutons, all dressed with a homemade Caesar salad dressing and lots of parmesan cheese? Yes please! This salad is just amazing, and once you learn how simple it is to make it all from scratch, I don’t think you’ll be buying bottled Caesar dressing ever again. This salad comes together quickly since shrimp only take a few minutes to cook on the stove, so you can have dinner ready fast....

All you need is a large skillet to bring this easy chicken recipe together and perfect for busy weeknights or a nice family meal. Just add your favorite side which could be anything from tasty mash, green beans, carrots or sweet peas (pictured below). Chicken Thighs or Chicken Breast This versatile chicken Dijon recipe lets you pick your perfect protein! Opt for bone-in chicken thighs for extra flavor (just like the recipe suggests!...

The moist sponge cake and the really sweet toffee sauce creamy English custard (recipe link below) just brings it all together nicely. This recipe was inspired by the 5lb’s of medjool dates that my husband came home with one day (as you do). The recipe only calls for 1 cup (220 grams) of dates, so you can imagine we had lot leftover, and in addition to using them in recipes, they make a delicious and healthy snack....

Back in the day, when Nathan and I were first married, I barely knew how to cook. It was Christmas Eve or Valentine’s day, or some holiday that I wanted to make special. So we picked up a packet of Szechuan mix and made it at home, carefully following the directions on the back of the packet. Super special, right?. Ah to be young, naive, and poor. But! It was delicious, and quickly became one of our favorite meals....

About this Cauliflower paratha recipe Also popularly known as Indian stuffed paratha, they are easy to make, loaded with flavours, and a brilliant way to use any leftover cauliflower. Think like stuffing masala cauliflower rice into the paratha dough and making a flatbread - Delicious, isn’t it? Parathas are definitely one of my favorite things to cook on busy weeknights or for a Weekend brunch. Most importantly Kids approved! Plus they freeze really well....

I’m so happy that grilling season is here because there is nothing I enjoy better than when the weather warms up and we start cooking and eating outdoors. Spending the long days poolside and cooking up an easy meal like grilled pork tenderloin fajitas is my idea of relaxing and making the most of the weather. I am the one, of course, doing the cooking because I don’t lie in the sun, but I don’t mind because this recipe is so quick and easy....

If you’re entertaining for Halloween, it’s fun to serve some frightful fare and this drink is perfect for scaring your guests. I have another haunting drink recipe, Halloween blood orange martini as well as food options like Halloween popcorn. If you’re looking for something really fun, a Halloween brownie graveyard. Make it a mocktail This Halloween spooky screwdriver comes with a mocktail option. All you do is replace the vodka (which is colored with black food coloring) for soda water....

All of that said, my mom absolutely took short-cuts. She was a busy mom with three kids and I totally get it. Boxed meals didn’t happen often, but they sure did happen. I wonder a bit now, if she would have been excited if someone had given her my delicious homemade hamburger helper recipe. I think she would have adored the fact that it comes together with ingredients she could easily keep on hand....

It takes a little over an hour to simmer this easy and satisfying soup with beef and veggies on the stove, and it’s made all in one pot! Is it soup season yet? I make soups all year round, but there are certain soup recipes that are just perfect for cold days. Vegetable Beef Soup is one of them! When I’m cold, I want a savory soup that is going to fill me up and make me feel warm and cozy....

Do you love Chick-Fil-A? I love their juicy chicken and their delicious sauce, but I don’t like the prices that come with eating out. Because my family loves Chick-Fil-A, and it’s my favorite sandwich, I love making my own homemade Chick-Fil-A sandwich. I have an easy recipe for copycat Chick-Fil-A Chicken Nuggets too! Also try my delicious Nashville Chicken Sandwich and this Copycat Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich. Growing up, we didn’t eat out much....

In my quest to make you the easiest dinners on the planet, I talked to a lot of friends and family about what makes easy dinners for them. It was super eye-opening. So many of them are busy parents just like me, and what I heard over and over was: Not a lot of ingredients. Here is the tricky part with that: I also want to give you all the options to cook completely from scratch....