Crispy Salted Skins, Fluffy Centers, and a Sweet and Savory Compound Butter These Ultimate Baked Sweet Potatoes with Savory Maple Butter are a simple side dish that feels special enough for Thanksgiving and Christmas but is easy enough to serve with a weeknight dinner. The sweet potatoes are baked whole with olive oil and kosher salt until the skins have some texture and the centers are soft and fluffy. What really makes these different is the butter. Instead of going completely sweet with cinnamon, sugar, and marshmallows, I made a sweet and savory compound butter with real maple syrup, brown…
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Continue ReadingAn Affordable Steak Dinner With Big Steakhouse Flavor You do not need filet mignon prices to make a really good steak dinner at home. These Perfectly Grilled Sirloin Steaks are well seasoned, cooked hot and fast, rested properly, and sliced thin for tender, juicy bites with tons of beefy flavor.…
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Continue ReadingBefore You Jump To The Recipe… If you’re planning to head right to the recipe card, I recommend first reading Choosing The Right Tuna, Why I Use Shell Pasta, and Getting The Dressing Just Right below. There are also plenty of easy substitutions if you don’t like tuna, want to…
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Continue ReadingA Buttery, Savory One-Pan Dinner Inspired By My Favorite Road Trip Snack There is nothing fancy about a cheddar brat, and that is precisely why I love one. This Cheddar Brat and Rice Bake is an easy, comforting casserole made with sliced cheddar brats, buttery seasoned rice, onions, and peppers.…
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Continue ReadingOld-Fashioned Round Steak and Gravy Made in a Skillet This is one of those old-fashioned dinners that doesn’t require anything fancy, but it does require a little bit of time. The Skillet Round Steak is seasoned, lightly floured, and browned in butter before being slowly simmered with onions in a…
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An Easy Party Cupcake That Starts With A Boxed Cake Mix If you want delicious, rich frosted chocolate cupcakes that even non-bakers can make, my Doctored Up Chocolate Cupcakes With Whipped Vanilla Frosting will be your new go-to dessert. All it takes it cake mix, butter, vanilla, and a few…
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Continue ReadingAn Easy One-Pan Creamy Chicken Tortellini Dinner There are certain times when all I want is a big skillet of creamy pasta that feels substantial enough to be dinner but doesn’t require me to dirty every pot and pan in the kitchen. Lately, I have been on a major skillet…
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Comfort Food With Pizzazz There are meatballs with pasta, and then there are Creamy Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Meatballs With Ditalini. This is definitely the latter. Tender ground chicken and mild Italian sausage meatballs are slowly browned in butter and simmered in a tomato sauce with vodka, sun-dried tomato pesto, and…
