My best friend Sarah texted me the other day, “Ordered a salad for lunch, already regretting it. Future Sarah is impressed with my healthy choice and dismayed at the same time.” I think we can all relate, right?? There is nothing quite like order regret. One thing I never regret though, is making copycat recipes at home. Something about the sweet taste of delicious food in your mouth AND money in your pocket. I’ve copied a ton of restaurant favorites over the years, and these are my favorite copycat recipes! (Don’t skip the Pizza Hut copycat, you don’t want to miss reliving all your elementary reading victories from the 80s, rewarded with a personal pan pizza!! Those were the days, right!?) And DON’T skip the cake, you may have never heard of Magleby’s and that’s okay, but I’m telling you, this is the chocolate cake. Take that, takeout. Now go forth and create, not order! Make, not doordash! Take luck! This tiny shack called J-Dawgs opened south of campus when I was at BYU, and we (meaning the entire student body) pretty much lived on hot dogs for the rest of the year thanks to this special sauce. It’s legendary. You will never look at a hot dog the same. Reader Jennie said “Wow!!!! This is the best sauce and on a hotdog made it the best hotdog I have ever eaten! I seasoned my hotdogs with mustard and our favorite seasoning before grilling. But everything else was the same. And it was so so good!!” Reader Jennifer commented “This is the best pan pizza our family has ever tasted. We missed the old Pizza Hut pan pizzas when they used to be good. I gave up trying to find a good one but then tried yours. The best, so glad you shortened the rise time – perfect!! It is going to be our new Saturday night pizza.” Reader Mark commented “I made this chocolate cake for my wife’s birthday and I have to say she was starstruck seeing it. But, I used white chocolate chips for a little twist. I must say the resulting cake was mouth watering and she loved it.” It’s hard not to be starstruck by all this chocolate…the moist, dense cake, the soft, rich frosting…yes please. Reader Maria said, “I have made this recipe over and over again in the last 3 years and we adore it every single time. This is one of my go-to recipes when we have family visiting from out of town, and it’s always a hit! Thank you so much for this one, I’m sure we will be using it several times a year for the foreseeable future.” This is my go-to recipe for a crowd too, Maria! Reader Whit commented, “Thanks for your recipe, Karen! Made this soup tonight. Added a bit of salt, some chili powder and red pepper flakes and it was AMAZING!!!! Will definitely be added in to family’s regular rotation.” Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram
