This slow cooker 4-ingredient Amish chicken stuffing noodles is the kind of dish my grandmother leaned on when the house was full, the weather was cold, and nobody wanted her stuck in the kitchen all day. She called it her “4-ingredient secret” because it starts with simple pantry staples and turns into a big pot […]

uring a past trip to Walt Disney World, we had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants – Chef Art Smith’s Homecomin’ at Disney Springs. We eat there just about every trip as the food is always delicious and the atmosphere is fun. This time, though, I noticed something different on the menu… the 1981 […]

Southern Lima Beans (Butter Beans) Ingredients 1 pound large dried lima beans 1 large smoked ham hock* 9 cups water ((or less for slow cooker version)) 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Instructions Rinse the beans and check for any foreign particles. Add the beans to a large pot or dutch oven. Add the ham hock, water, and salt. Bring to a boil, reduce […]

Y’all, this might just be the easiest—and tastiest—jam you’ll ever make. No boiling jars, no special equipment, no fuss. It’s not like old-school canning at all. Since you don’t cook the fruit, you get to keep all that fresh, bright flavor. I’ve knocked out five 8-ounce jars in under an hour before, and that even […]

The Comfort Food Mashup My Family Requests Again and Again I used to think French dip sandwiches were something you only ordered at restaurants. Then my sister made them in her slow cooker on an ordinary Tuesday night, and everything changed. She lifted the lid, and the house instantly filled with the smell of slow-cooked  beef, […]

My mom used to make these every single time we had a bake sale at school, and I swear they’d sell out before anything else. I finally asked her for the recipe last year, and now I understand why she never turned the oven on for these. These no-bake chocolate peanut butter cookies are dangerously […]

I made these last Sunday afternoon because I needed something sweet but couldn’t deal with turning on the oven. My kitchen was already warm, and honestly? I was feeling lazy. These no-bake salted caramel cookies saved me. The butterscotch pudding mix is the secret here it gives them this deep, almost toffee-like richness that tastes […]

The Little Cooking Trick That Makes Homemade Dressing Taste Incredible My mom always swore this was the step you should never skip. She would say: “Great dressing starts before the bread ever touches the bowl.” And she was right. ADVERTISEMENT Every Thanksgiving morning, the first smell in our kitchen wasn’t the turkey. It was onions […]

My mother-in-law brought these to Sunday dinner last month and I watched three grown adults nearly fight over the last piece. I’m not even exaggerating. My husband looked at me with that “you need to get this recipe” face, and honestly, I was already planning to. These bars are dangerously good. Like, hide-them-in-the-back-of-the-pantry good. The […]