Favorite Recipes

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Beverages

This fruit smoothie is super easy -- only 3 ingredients! It's delicious too! — Fruit Smoothie

Green smoothie

Here's a perfect summer drink that the kids will love to help you make. It contains real fruit! Strawberry and Apple Fizz — Strawberry and Apple Fizz

Breads

Angel Biscuits! Easy to make! This recipe makes a large batch.. Dough can be refrigerated for a few days. — Angel Biscuits

Apple Snickerdoodle Muffin Recipe. Here is a quick recipe kids (and adults) will love! — Apple Snickerdoodle Muffins

These Brown Sugar Muffins are easy to make and sure to be a recipe that everyone in your family will love! — Brown Sugar Muffins

These chocolate chip banana muffins are so easy to make, delicious, and kid-friendly! My kids love to help by smashing the bananas and sprinkling chocolate chips on top of the muffins. — Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

These Cinnamon Breakfast Sugar Muffins are fun for the kids to make and eat! Eat them for breakfast or for dessert! — Cinnamon Sugar Muffins

Delicious apple muffins with a topping of streusel and frosting. — Apple Streusel Muffins

Bread that can be baked in the microwave or oven. — English Muffin Loaf Bread

Great-Grandma's Oatmeal Muffins recipe — Grandma's Oatmeal Muffins

Pumpkin Bread

Sweet Blueberry Muffins

Sweet Cinnamon Quick Bread is easy to make and delicious for breakfast, a snack, or as a side for your main meal! — Sweet Cinnamon Quick Bread

Homemade Zucchini Bread — Zucchini Bread

Breakfast Foods

Cinnamon swirl coffee cake that is so easy to make as it uses a coffee cake. Make in a Bundt pan or 13 x 9 dish. — Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake

Sour Milk Doughnuts

Egg Breakfast Casserole -- easy to prepare! Can be refrigerated and baked the next morning or baked right away. — Egg Breakfast Casserole

Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Here's an easy recipe for granola that I got from my grandma. My kids love it! — Homemade granola

An easy way to make delicious monkey bread — Monkey Bread

This delicious omelet will feed 2 adults! — Egg Omelet for Two

For an easy dinner or brunch/breakfast, make pancake sandwiches with fried eggs and bacon as as the middle! — Pancake Sandwiches

Pumpkin Cheesecake Monkey Bread--perfect for breakfast any day but especially for fall holidays! — Pumpkin Cheesecake Monkey Bread

Sticky Toffee Cinnamon Rolls recipe — Sticky Toffee Cinnamon Rolls

Canned Foods

Cucumber Relish--Creative K Kids — Cucumber Relish

Canned Jalapeno Salsa — Jalapeno Salsa

Desserts

Bar and Brownie Recipes

Apple Kuchen--use cake mix for crust topped with apples — Apple Kuchen

These brownies are delicious, and so easy to make! — Brownies

A favorite recipe of our family is this Caramel Brownie dessert! — Caramel Brownies

Easy to make, delicious dessert! This bar recipe has a shortbread bottom layer topped with pecans, caramel, and chocolate! — Caramel Butter Pecan Bars

Bars I made with Coconut OIl — Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Bars

These easy Chocolate Cake Mix Bars can be made quickly as they just need a cake mix and a few other ingredients. Mix, pour, and bake! — Chocolate Cake Mix Bars

Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars -- easy dessert using a cake mix! — Chocolate Peanut Butter Candy Bars

Yummy, easy recipe for Chocolate Topped Toffee Bars — Chocolate Topped Toffee Bars

These bars are so easy to make! Kid approved! — English Toffee Bars

Fudge Filled Bars

Here is a delicious bread called Ice Cream Sundae Bread. — Ice Cream Sundae Bread

Easy to make Lemon Crumb Bars! — Lemon Crumb Bars

Easy to make, inexpensive, and delicious lemon squares! This recipe has been handed down from at least my great-grandma! — Lemon Squares

Make the easiest dessert that will make every kids happy! Easy Valentine Rice Krispy Treats — Rice Krispy Treats

Ooey Gooey Caramel Peanut Butter Bars -- easy dessert using a cake mix! — Ooey Gooey Caramel Peanut Butter Bars

Great recipe for a cookie/brownie dessert combination plus a giveaway to win a dessert cookbook by Dorothy Kern that is fantastic! — Peanut Butter Brookies

These simple bars are a perfect dessert to take to a party or a shower. They are delicious and beautiful! — Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

Yummy to eat, easy to make scotcheroos. No bake dessert! — Scotcheroos

Seven Layer Bars made with Valentine colored baking chips--can also use M & M's — Seven Layer Bars

Easy to make S'mores Bars -- only 3 ingredients! — S'mores Bars

Tony Tiger's Bites -- so easy to make and so yummy to eat! — Tony Tiger Bites

Cake and Frosting Recipes

Fun ice cream dessert with cake base topped with meringue to look like an igloo! — Baked Alaska

My Grandma's Recipe for Carrot Cake & Cream Cheese Frosting — Cream Cheese Frosting

This was my grandma's homemade recipe for carrot cake! — Carrot Cake

This delicious, easy-to-make chocolate eclair cake dessert is perfect for guests as both kids & adults love it and it can be made the day before. — Chocolate Eclair Cake

Recipe for Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting — Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

How to make a cupcake Bunny cake--decorating options are endless! — Cupcake Bunny Cake

Easy Homemade Ice Cream Cake — Homemade Ice Cream Cake

Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle: perfect for the Fourth of July! — Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle

This Yummy Cake is so easy to make. It's a delicious poke cake that uses a cake mix and cool whip as it's base and frosting. — Yummy Poke Cake

Candy Recipes

Recipe for Brownie Peppermint Bark -- the perfect, easy recipe for Christmas — Brownie Peppermint Bark Recipe

Easy Church Window Candy -- 3 ingredients — Church Windows

Coated Oreo Drops

Recipe for Double Decker Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge — Double Decker Fudge

5 ingredient recipe for Haystacks -- a no-bake dessert! — Haystacks

Easy Chocolate covered peanut butter lollipops even the kids can make -- Make them for Easter! — Chocolate Peanut Butter Lollipops

Rocky Road Candy -- a favorite recipe of my grandma. — Rocky Road Candy

Chewy Sea Salt Recipe from Sprinkles Cupcakes — Sea Salt Caramels

Cookie Recipes

Recipe for Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies — Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies

Easy to make and yummy to eat Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies (or Oatmeal Scotchies). Kid and adult friendly! — Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies

My favorite recipe for homemade chocolate chip cookies. #cookies — Chocolate Chip Cookies

Easy to Make Chocolate Chip Dipped Heart Cookies — Chocolate Chip Dipped Heart Cookies

These Chocolate Caramel cookies are easy to make and so delicious! Who doesn't love chocolate and caramel together? Cake mix + Rolo candies = yummy cookies! — Chocolate Caramel Cookies

An easy drop cookie recipe that combines peanut butter cookie dough with chocolate chips! — Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies

Delicious, easy Chocolate Crackles are perfect for Christmas -- and any other time of the year! — Chocolate Crackles

Yummy, easy cookie sticks! — Cookie Sticks

Easy to make, no-bake, Cornflake Cookies. Only 4 ingredients! — Cornflake Cookies

Easy to make, festive, no-bake Christmas Corn Flake Holly Cookies — Cornflake Holly Cookies

sugar cookie with cool whip and fruit on top — Dessert Pizza

Easiest peanut butter dough for Peanut Butter Blossoms! — Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies

These No Bake Oatmeal Cookies are easy to make and so yummy! Keep your house cool this summer and still have homemade cookies! — No Bake Oatmeal Cookies

Easy, drop cookies with chocolatey dough and peanut butter chips -- the perfect combination! — Peanut Butter Chip Chocolate Cookies

Patchwork Picnic Cookies -- perfect cookies for a picnic from Nanna's Wisdom — Patchwork Picnic Cookies

Monster Pumpkin Cookies

These delicious Peanut Butter cookies have a candy bar surprise in the middle! — Santa's Surprises

Easy and delicious drop cookie--Friendship cookie! — Friendship Cookies

Sugar Cookies (roll into balls) — Drop Sugar Cookies

Cut out sugar cookies — Sugar Cookies (Cut out)

Pie Recipes

This Brownie Pudding Pie is so easy to make and delicious! Use a brownie mix, a pudding mix, coolwhip, and a couple other ingredients! — Brownie Pudding Pie

Easy-to-make Caramel-Topped Pecan Cheese Pie! Perfect for holidays! — Caramel Topped Pecan Cheese Pie

Delicious, easy-to-make Double Chocolate Pudding Pie. Only 5 ingredients! — Double Chocolate Pudding Pie

My favorite French Apple Pie! It has an easy crumb topping so you don't have to do a pastry topping. — French Apple Pie

This Holiday Mint Pie is very easy to make. Children and adults will love it! — Holiday Mint Pie

Pecan Pie

How to make the perfect pie crust! 4 simple secrets — Perfect Pie Crust

My Grandma's Pumpkin Pie recipe — Pumpkin Pie

Easy-to-make, 3 ingredient yogurt pie. A perfect dessert for those hot days! — Yogurt Pie

Popsicle and Ice Cream Dessert Recipes

Make a delicious and fun Ultimate Brownie Bar. Everyone will love it! Get the ingredients and directions here! — Brownie Sundae bar

Homemade Ice Cream

Easy Homemade Ice Cream Cake — Homemade Ice Cream Cake

These mint chip popsicles are secretly healthy! Let your kids eat them with no guilt! — Healthy Mint Chip Popsicles

Here is a favorite easy-to-make ice cream dessert. Crushed oreo cookies, ice cream, with a fudge topping make this dessert delicious and perfect for hot summer parties. — Oreo Ice Cream Dessert

DIY, Easy, Nutritious Yogurt & Fruit Popsicles perfect for those hot summer days — Yogurt and Berry Popsicle

My kids love these healthy homemade popsicles made of only 5 ingredients! — Healthy Popsicles

Here's an easy, diy Rainbow Ice Cream Cake. My daughter loved it! — Rainbow Ice Cream Cake

Main Meals

This Bacon and Cheese Meatloaf is a family favorite! It's easy to make too! — Bacon and Cheese Meatloaf

An easy, filling, vegan recipe for bean burritos — Bean Burritos

Easy to make Beef Nacho PIe that the family will love! — Beef Nacho Pie

Recipe for tasty Bierocks! — Bierocks

Easy to make, affordable cheeseburger pie recipe your whole family will love. Kid-friendly! 7 ingredients! — Easy Cheeseburger Pie

A great all-in-one comfort food casserole that has cheese, pasta, chicken, biscuits, and carrots! (My kids loved the carrots too!) — Cheesy Chicken Pasta Biscuit Bake

An easy yet simple recipe for chicken parmesan — Chicken Parmesan

This Easy Creamy Chicken Rice Recipe is easy to make and feeds a crowd. Kids and adults like it equally! — Creamy Chicken & Rice

This easy crock-pot meals is perfect for busy days. My kids and husband loved it! Cheesy potatoes and carrots along with chicken make it a complete meal. — Crock Pot Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes and Chicken

An easy quick meal of 4 ingredients: rice, tuna in oil, hard-boiled eggs, and soy sauce. My kids love this meal! — Easy Rice, Tuna Fish, & Egg Dish

This is my favorite crockpot meatloaf recipe. It is easy to put together as it only has 5 ingredients, and our whole family loves it! — Crockpot Meatloaf (5 ingredients)

Green Rice

Valerie Bertinelli's cookbook, Valerie's Home Cooking. Recipe for homemade Hamburger Helpa — Hamburger Helpa

One of our favorite casseroles growing up! Only 6 ingredients and so easy to make! Use up that leftover ham! — Ham Noodle Casserole

Honey Baked Chicken -- crock pot recipe for chicken that requires only 6 ingredients! — Honey Baked Chicken (crock pot)

Johnny Rosetti -- a kid-friendly, easy affordable casserole. — Johnny Rosetti

Meat Loaf Patties--easy recipe for a yummy dinner — Meat Loaf Patties

Easy Mostaccioli Alfredo recipe with Chicken Strips. — Mostaccio Alfredo recipe with Chicken Strips

Easy to make Pizza Casserole! — Pizza Casserole!

Cooking with kids in the kitchen! Bacon and Eggs Pizza — Bacon and Eggs Pizza

Easy to make, kid-friendly, cheap Poor Man's Chop Suey! — Poor Man's Chop Suey

Combine salmon with an easy taco meal!! — Salmon Tacos

Shrimp Linguine Alfredo--a family favorite! — Shrimp Linguine Alfredo

This is one of my favorite recipes, Turkey Lasagna Florentine. It is not hard to make and can be prepared the night before. You can use chicken or turkey in it. — Turkey Lasagna Florentine

Easy and yummy Turkey stroganoff meatball meal. — Turkey Meatballs w/ Creamy Sauce

asy to prepare Beef and Bean Burgers (Wagon Wheels) — Beef and Bean Burgers (Wagon Wheels)

Creamy Chicken A La King-- truly a comfort food! — Creamy Chicken A La King

Instant Pot Whole Meal: Meatloaf, Potatoes, and Carrots

String Cheese Meat Loaf recipe -- yummy cheese in the middle of the meat loaf! — String Cheese Meat Loaf

This Beef Stroganoff came from my grandma's recipe box and is very easy to make! — Grandma's Beef Stroganoff

A healthier recipe for Shrimp Linguine with Tomatoes and Artichokes that is under 300 calories per serving from PastaFits.org. — Shrimp Linguine w/ Tomatoes & Artichokes

My grandma's recipe for Oven-Fried Chicken. It's easy to make! — Grandma's Oven-Fried Chicken

Swedish meatballs -- easy recipe that can be made in the microwave. — Swedish Meatballs

Recipe for an easy marinade to make Caribbean Chicken. It can be made on the grill or in a skillet on the stove! — Marinade for Caribbean Chicken

Miscellaneous Appetizers and Snacky Foods

Sticky, yummy, kid friendly caramel popcorn treats — Candy Corn Popcorn Treats

Delicious, easy to make caramel dip! — Caramel Apple Dip

Delicious homemade caramel corn — Caramel Corn

Salty or Sweet? There's sometihing for everyone! Chex Mix recipe for the salty lovers and Puppy Chow recipe for the sweet lovers. — Chex Mix & Puppy Chow

The perfect combination of sweet and salty: Cottontail Sweet and Salty Chex Mix — Sweet and Salty Chex Mix

How to make Homemade Egg Rolls — Egg Rolls

Ham and Cheese Pretzel Bites -- a favorite recipe in our family! — Ham and Cheese Pretzel Bites

Easy to make homemade hummus and pita chips! — Hummus & Pita Chips

This no-bake, sugar-free dessert is a treat the kids can help make! — Nut & Fruit Filled Peanut Butter Balls

This easy tuna salad is made with only 5 ingredients. — Tuna Salad

Side Dishes (Salads and Vegetables)

Fried Zucchini Cakes

Black Bean, Corn, and Cilantro Salsa -- can be a side salad too! — Black Bean, Corn, and Cilantro Salsa

How to grill Butternut Squash — Grilled Butternut Squash

Carrot Zucchini BBQ Salad -- perfect for a summer side dish! — Carrot Zucchini BBQ Salad

Cheesy Broccoli Casserole

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Yummy coleslaw with a potato chip cruncy! — Crunchy Potato Chip Coleslaw

Homemade wedge-cut baked french fries -- so easy to make!! — Homemade Wedge-Cut Baked French Fries

Fried Butternut Squash-- a twist on traditional butternut squash that is easy to prepare! — Fried Butternut Squash

Recipe for green bean fries — Green Bean Fries

Easy to make green bean & zucchini side dish with bacon. Perfect for potlucks and any summer meal. — Green Beans & Zucchini w/ Bacon

Easy to prepare homemade Macaroni and Cheese! — Homemade Macaroni & Cheese

Easy to make yet delicious Italian Rice — Italian Rice

Mashed Potato Pancakes

Ramen Coleslaw — Ramen Coleslaw Recipe

This yummy jello salad is beautiful in a glass bowl! Use for Christmas or Valentine's Day! Also, it is easy to make and delicious! — Strawberry Sour Cream Delight

2 easy ways to make zucchini noodles (zoodles). — Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles)

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