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Easy Dinner Recipes

Beef Stroganoff Meatballs

I've been a huge fan of beef stroganoff for a very long time now, and it is partly because I think it's an absolutely delicious dish. The real reason however, is because there's just something about it that makes me think I'm very elegant and posh when I make it at home or order it at a restaurant. The dish itself is not particularly fancy nor is it even remotely complicated. It's a humble dish with very modest ingredients. Nothing you can't find at a grocery store. No matter how many times I ...

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Chicken Pot Pie Salad

The classic and ever-comforting chicken pot pie (one of my all time favorite fall dishes) meets chicken salad with this deliciously addicting recipe. I know that I should be thinking about warming soups and stews right now, but we're having hot weather here in Los Angeles yet again, and so my brain is still in summer mode. The great thing about this Chicken Pot Pie Salad though is that you can make it all year long. It's comforting, but light at the same time, thanks to the homemade tarragon ...

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Raised Pork and Egg Pie

I'm continuing my Great British Bake-Off challenge on the blog with this Raised Pork and Egg Pie! Earlier in the week, I shared Mary Berry's Viennese Whirls and so this time around I wanted to try my hand on one of Paul Hollywood's recipes. This one is right up my alley because I think that savory pies are far superior to sweet pies and I'll never say no to a slice or two of a delicious pie filled with meat. This one has a hot water pastry crust, which is so much easier to work with than ...

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Tex-Mex Meatball Subs

I'm giving a Tex-Mex spin on a classic Italian-American dish that we all know and love. If you've ever been to any old school pizza parlor, then chances are you've probably had your fair share of meatball subs. Perhaps, you've made them at home countless of times? Chewy bread filled with meatballs, marinara sauce and lots of mozzarella cheese—what's not to love about that? Absolutely nothing. Although I'm a big fan of the classic, I wanted to take things a step further and make these Tex-Mex ...

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Breakfasts To Start Your Day

Chorizo Breakfast Burrito Casserole

Chorizo Breakfast Burrito Casserole

There’s absolutely nothing better than waking up on Saturday or Sunday morning and getting a breakfast burrito to wash away all of your previous nights’ drinking. I’ve eaten so many breakfast burritos (and often) throughout the years that I do believe myself to be a connoisseur on the subject. The best in the Los Angeles…

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Pumpkin Pie Waffles with Pumpkin Granola

Pumpkin Pie Waffles with Pumpkin Granola

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I think that can definitely be said about these Pumpkin Pie Waffles with Pumpkin Granola. If you make these, it’ll be the most important meal of the day for sure. The one meal you’ll want to make over and over again. This…

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Pistachio Buttermilk Old Fashioned Doughnuts

Pistachio Buttermilk Old Fashioned Doughnuts

You can’t beat a classic buttermilk old fashioned doughnut, unless of course pistachios are involved and then it’s all over from there. Game set match. These Pistachio Buttermilk Old Fashioned Doughnuts are here to stay, and they just so happen to be the perfect weekend baking project. Of course, no baking is actually involved, because…

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"Peaches and Cream" Cheese Danish

“Peaches and Cream” Cheese Danish

I grew up eating that Entenmann’s Cheese Danish Twist loaf from the grocery store all the time. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with it, but it’s like a coffee cake meets danish with a cream cheese filling and crumb topping and it was absolutely all I wanted as a child. That and the Entenmann’s…

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Banana Nutella Crêpes

Banana Nutella Crêpes

When I was in high school, I was involved in a culinary arts program called C-CAP, which helps kids learn about the restaurant industry and teaches them valuable information and techniques in order to work in the industry successfully. I learned so much about cooking (and knife skills especially) and I’d easily say that it…

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Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

Chocolate Hazelnut Tarts

Chocolate Hazelnut Tarts

Now that Thanksgiving is officially over and we’ve moved on from all talks of turkey and pumpkin, I think it’s the right time to start talking about Christmas desserts. Usually around this time of year it’s the cookies that get all of the spotlight, and while this will inevitably happen here soon, I think it’s…

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No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Charlotte

No-Bake Pumpkin Pie Charlotte

It’s officially November 1st and so we all need to start thinking about Thanksgiving. I’m not saying to plan everything out to a T already, but at least let’s have it in our peripheral. We don’t want to get caught off guard at the last minute and have to scramble for ideas in the final…

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Pumpkin Apple Coffee Cake

Pumpkin Apple Coffee Cake

We’re right in the full swing of pumpkin appreciation month over on Instagram and on this blog. Things got started earlier in the week with these Mini Arroz Con Leche Pumpkin Pies. If you follow me on Instagram, then you’ll know that this is a pumpkin blog now (for just a short while). I’m sharing…

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Mini Arroz Con Leche Pumpkin Pies

Mini Arroz Con Leche Pumpkin Pies

What do you get when you combine everyone’s favorite pumpkin pie with my all-time favorite rice pudding? These Mini Arroz Con Leche Pumpkin Pies! That’s Spanish for a super fancy pumpkin rice pudding, in case you were wondering. This recipe is a riff off of this Caramelized Banana Rice Pudding from way back when, and…

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Pistachio Buttermilk Old Fashioned Doughnuts

Pistachio Buttermilk Old Fashioned Doughnuts

You can’t beat a classic buttermilk old fashioned doughnut, unless of course pistachios are involved and then it’s all over from there. Game set match. These Pistachio Buttermilk Old Fashioned Doughnuts are here to stay, and they just so happen to be the perfect weekend baking project. Of course, no baking is actually involved, because…

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Vintage Strawberry Cheese Treat

Vintage Strawberry Cheese Treat

If you follow me on Instagram (and if you don’t you really should), you’ll know that I’ve been looking for funny vintage food ads on the internet and sharing them on my IG stories for a few months now. I created a highlight for them if you want to see the archive. I love them…

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Let’s Cheers to the Weekend!

Cheers to the Weekend: Toasted Meringue Banana Pudding

Banana pudding is one of those desserts that I will never tire of. It’s nostalgic, incredibly easy to make and yet it still manages to be a show-stopping dessert that takes people’s breath away (or at least mine). Over the years, I’ve shared a few banana pudding inspired recipes on the blog, and I hold…

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Cheers to the Weekend: Roasted Sheet Pan Lomo Saltado

It’s time for another installment of my favorite ongoing series on the blog, Cheers to the Weekend! A) because it’s the weekend (finally) and B) because it’s been a while since the last one went up and that just won’t do. It’s also time for another much needed sheet pan dinner recipe. If you recall,…

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Cheers to the Weekend: Chocolate Walnut Tart

Everyone is always going on and on about pecans and chocolate or peanuts and chocolate or almonds and chocolate, but I think it’s high time we give walnuts their time to shine in the spotlight with chocolate. I’ve always been a fan of that combination, and I’ll admit it’s because my all-time favorite thing at…

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Cheers to the Weekend: Black Forest Fudge

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve made and shared a fudge recipe on here, and quite honestly I think this is my biggest regret in life. I figured the only respectable thing I can do to remedy this tragic situation is to share another decadent and delicious fudge recipe ASAP. If you recall, the…

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Cheers to the Weekend: One Skillet Cuban Chicken and Rice

Do you know how sometimes you just really don’t feel like washing dishes? Mostly because you’ve been working all day, but also because you’ve just slaved away for hours cooking dinner, and so the last thing you want to do is stand in front of the sink scrubbing away at the mess you just made….

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Cheers to the Weekend: Caramel Apple Slab Pie

The last slab pie I made on the blog, S’mores Slab Pie, was such a big hit that I decided I needed to try my hand on another variation. It just had to be done (but I’m most definitely not complaining about it). If there’s one thing I’ve learned through the years of blogging, it’s…

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