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FavoritePinShare A blend of 6 simple spices is all your turkey needs to shine! This poultry seasoning recipe is a staple that you’re going to love having on hand. It’s so easy to make seasoning at home! Whether it’s Italian, ranch, or fajita seasoning you need, it’s simple and fun to make your own blend! You’ll love having them at the ready for all of your cooking needs. Rosemary Sage Poultry Seasoning Recipe This poultry seasoning is the perfect DIY recipe to get you through the holidays!...

My gorgeous Rib Roast Recipe is a tasty dream come true. Not only is it easy to make even for total beginners, but it uses simple ingredients while maximizing the flavor of the beef with garlic butter sauce. Standing rib roast makes a gorgeous holiday centerpiece everyone will remember for years to come! Rib Roast If you know me, you know how much I love prime rib recipes. Prime rib is a must for my family on the holidays; I make it every year and am always looking for new ways to prepare it....

FavoritePinShare This homemade chili seasoning is filled with all the best herbs and spices to elevate your meal! Once you make your own delicious blend, you won’t want storebought again! I love making seasoning mixtures at home because I have control over the flavors and they’re free of preservatives! Homemade fajita seasoning, blackened seasoning, and Italian seasoning recipes are must-haves for your cooking arsenal. You’ll have to try them out next!...

FavoritePinShare We have had a great summer here so far in North Carolina. We recently returned from Myrtle Beach and had a blast. My hubby’s company makes the summer a lot of fun while we are here. I return home to Utah in two weeks! This time here has flown by. Then it is time to get the kids ready for school. And my youngest will be starting kindergarten. I am getting excited for school to start, and to have normal bedtimes around here!...

FavoritePinShare This chocolate chip banana bread takes a family favorite and brings it to the next level! It’s moist and packed with flavor. I bet that you won’t be able to stop at just one slice! Everyone loves banana bread! And it’s even better when you can spice it up with some additional flavors! If you want to try some other banana bread recipes, then start with this classic banana bread, this strawberry banana bread, or this blueberry banana bread!...

FavoritePinShare I have been craving spaghetti lately. And we have been spending a lot of our date nights at the Spaghetti Factory. I absolutely love their brown butter and mazithera and their meat sauce. But there might be a little reason why I have been craving these things… I am pregnant!! And I couldn’t be more ecstatic about it!! I am 15 weeks along right now and this pregnancy has been very different than my last two....

FavoritePinShare These snickerdoodles are delightfully soft and full of delicious cinnamon flavor! They are SO GOOD and you won’t be able to stop at just one! Soft and chewy cookies are the BEST! If you love snickerdoodles then you should also try these amazing Sprinkle Cookies, Pumpkin Cookies, and these perfectly soft Peanut Butter Cookies! Snickerdoodles Ok, we all know that I have tried my fair share of snickerdoodle recipes. Some turn out ok, some are terrible and a few are actually even really good....

FavoritePinShare Hello Recipe Critic readers!!! I’m Carrian and I blog over at, Sweet Basil a food blog about Reinventing family dinner, plus a little health and fitness on the side. We (and I mostly mean me) pretty much adore Alyssa and her awesome blog. She’s just as sweet and awesome in person as she is on here, and thank goodness for that! Heaven knows we don’t need any more crazy ladies in the world… 😉 Anyway, we are all so excited to be here with you and tell you a little about ourselves....

FavoritePinShare Strawberry Pretzel Salad has a sweet and salty pretzel crust, cream cheese middle, and a jello strawberry layer on top. Perfection! Everyone loves this salad! When I did my BBQ round-up idea and found this recipe, I knew I had to make it. I have seen it everywhere and it looks so amazing and perfect for summer! I was curious to know how a pretzel crust would taste and the result was fantastic!...

FavoritePinShare Brookies Cookies are a deliciously fun mashup of two of our favorite desserts: brownies and chocolate chip cookies! Soft and chewy with plenty of chocolate chips, these are always a hit with the family! When you just can’t decide between making chocolate chip cookies or brownies, the obvious answer is to make both, right? Combined is the best! Soft and Chewy Brookies Baking with my kids and making memories in the kitchen is one of the best parts about my job as a mom and food blogger....

FavoritePinShare Tomato chutney is a sweet and savory condiment bursting with tomato flavor, delicious spices, vinegar, and brown sugar. Best known for being the perfect pairing for Indian cuisine, tomato chutney is a great addition to curries, naan bread, and charcuterie boards. I sure do love a good sauce on the side of my meals for dipping! It just makes the meal so much better because who doesn’t love to dip?...

FavoritePinShare These healthy meals are full of flavor and light on calories! Fill you month with all these delicious meals that will get you through. Round up are perfect for knowing just what category you are looking for. Try this avocado, salad and more healthy dinner round ups! Healthy Meals It’s blowing my mind a little bit that it’s January and that 2021 is HERE. I made a big long list of New Years resolutions – cause I’m a goal junkie like that – and healthy eating is near the top, as always....

FavoritePinShare I have been watching what I eat for the last two weeks for my upcoming Hawaii trip. I am down over 6 pounds but it hasn’t been easy! I have been doing My Fitness Pal which has been awesome. But I sure have missed all of my yummy treats! This recipe is awesome because it is a light and flavorful dinner. And it is only 300 calories a serving. A total win!...

FavoritePinShare Simple, quick, and delicious, these Instant Pot Beets will become your new favorite side dish! They are packed with nutrients and come out perfectly soft every time. In just fifteen minutes you have a delicious and nutritious side dish that you will go back to again and again. I’m a huge fan of my Instant Pot because I’m always on the go. Quick dinners have become a staple in my house and I have a whole list of great recipes that I can whip up in a pinch, like this Instant Pot Chili, my absolute favorite Instant Pot Beef Stew, or my popular Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff....

FavoritePinShare Air fryer sweet potato chips are the most delicious, crunchy snack! They are SOO good and much healthier than the store-bought version! This homemade favorite is something you can munch on all day long! I love a snack that is sweet AND savory. These chips satisfy that craving and are one of my favorite ways to eat sweet potatoes! A few more snacks that you can make to munch on at home are these Ranch Pretzels, Baked Zucchini Fries, and my personal favorite, Green Tomatoes!...

FavoritePinShare Almond Joy Macaroons are an easy peasy no-fuss dessert that absolutely heavenly. These macaroons are highly addictive with their chewy coconut centers and chocolate drizzle. Coconut is a flavor that has summer written all over it. Try these other coconut favorites in this Cake, Salad, and Pineapple! Almond Joy Macaroons You know I love a great cookie, like these, 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies or these delicious no-bake cookies, and then there are Almond joy Macaroons....

FavoritePinShare This Pineapple Cake recipe is made from scratch with crushed pineapple and topped with whipped cream for a light but decadent treat! Pineapple desserts always make me think of warmer weather!If you love pineapple desserts as much as we do, you’ll also love these Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes, this Pineapple Cheesecake Cake, or these easy Dole Pineapple Whips! Pineapple Cake This Pineapple Cake has a fresh, tropical flavor that is perfect with whipped cream, ice cream or even whipped coconut cream is a fantastic addition....

FavoritePinShare This light & fluffy Angel Food Cake is like a slice of heaven on a plate! It’s delicious all on its own, but absolutely divine topped with sweetened whipped cream and fresh berries or lemon curd! Angel Food Cake is a classic recipe that is so much more wonderful when it is homemade than just picking up one from the grocery store bakery. The airy sponge crumb is stunningly white and surprisingly easy to pull off for any home baker!...

FavoritePinShare Bacon Guacamole is so easy to make and takes your guac to the next level with bacon. You will never want to make it without bacon again! Bacon Guacamole I always count down the days for school to be out and summer to be here. But it seems that we are just as busy in the summer. Between scout camps, reunions, vacations, and soaking up the sun, this is a crazy time of year!...

FavoritePinShare Baked Sticky Honey Garlic Buffalo Wings are baked to crispy perfection and topped with the most amazing honey garlic buffalo sauce. These are finger licking good! Football season is here and the hubby is sure excited. Between him finishing his last semester in school and football season now here, I hardly see him. We just had our big state rivalry game between BYU and the U of U. We cheer for the Utes here and mainly because that is the school my hubby will graduate from....