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Nice and simple. Here, you’ll find great recipes to satisfy your hunger – whether breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack!

Prosciutto and Brie Crostini with Fig

Prosciutto and Brie Crostini with Fig

I’ve been dreaming about making Prosciutto and Brie Crostini with Fig for a really long time. I can’t for the life of me remember why I chose figs though, seeing as I am pretty sure I had never even eaten them in my life until…

Super Easy Arancini

Super Easy Arancini

Quick Italian lesson: an arancino (Erin-chee-no) is a rice ball. Arancini (Erin-chee-knee) is plural rice balls. Disclaimer: those are super English pronunciations, so be careful if you’re actually in Italy or talking to an Italian. Now that that’s settled, let me tell you a little…

Oven Fried Chicken Thighs

Oven Fried Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs pretending to be fried? Sign me up! One of the first things I can remember my mom delegating me to cook was Shake N Bake chicken. I don’t know why this memory sticks with me but maybe it’s because it’s always been one…

Classic Meatloaf

Classic Meatloaf

Winter is here and what better way to warm up than tossing a classic meatloaf in the oven, maybe making some Olive Oil Mashed Potatoes from Lidia Bastianich and cozying up with some tea and a game of cards after you’ve stuffed yourself and put…

Cheddar and Potato Perogies

Cheddar and Potato Perogies

I’m going to pretty well just cut to the chase here because I know most of you probably just want to learn to make cheddar and potato perogies and it doesn’t matter to you where I got this recipe. I’m going to tell you anyways,…

Christmas Chip Cookies

Christmas Chip Cookies

Happy National Cookie Day! I had no idea this day existed, nor that it was on December 4 but my trusty day planner has a TON of random holidays such as this one (and National Disco Ball day on December 9). I figured this day…