Kristen

This creamy Instant Pot scalloped potato soup recipe is an easy, budget-friendly dinner made with boxed scalloped potatoes, cheese, and simple pantry ingredients. It’s cozy, customizable, and includes Instant Pot, crockpot, and stovetop methods of making it.  Scalloped potato soup…

These brown-butter pecan chewy cookies are packed with nutty flavors, rum extract, and cinnamon. With crisp edges and soft centers that your family will love!  Brown Butter Pecan Chewy Cookies with Rum Extract and Cinnamon Brown butter pecan cookies are…

Need a last-minute Elf on the Shelf idea?  My kids love it when Santa sends our Elf to our house during the holiday season!  They always look forward to waking up in the morning to see where they might see…

If you love cherries, these five cherry desserts bring big cherry flavor with simple ingredients and easy steps. Each recipe makes a sweet treat that works for weeknights, potlucks, or holiday baking. Cherry desserts are some of my favorite things…

These Cherry Pie Buttons use leftover pie crust and cherry pie filling to create a tiny, sweet dessert that is perfect for Christmas and the holidays. Cherry Pie Buttons are one of my favorite ways to turn leftover pie crust…

These cherry white chocolate chip cookie bars are soft, gooey, and full of sweet dried cherries and melty white chocolate, making them the best treat for the holidays or any day. Cherry desserts are my favorite. These bars taste like…

This collection of creative chocolate chip cookie recipes showcases fun and unexpected twists on the classic cookie. Each one delivers delicious flavor, a soft chewy texture, and that perfect bite of melty chocolate chips. Chocolate chip cookies are the kind…

Celebrate the holidays with these six easy cut-out cookie recipes perfect for frosting, decorating, and gifting. From Funfetti and Cookie Butter to Pistachio and Ricotta cookies, these Christmas cookies bake beautifully and taste amazing for every December occasion. Cut-out cookies…

This creamy beef wild rice soup is a hearty one-pot meal filled with tender beef, wild rice, and veggies in a rich, flavorful broth. It’s warm, comforting, and perfect for an easy family dinner. I have always loved a good…

These Pistachio Banana Muffins with Pistachio Oatmeal Crumble are soft, nutty, and full of banana flavor. A bakery-style muffin that feels special but is easy enough to make any day of the week. Moist and flavorful Pistachio Banana Muffins topped…

These Cookie Butter Cut-Out Cookies are soft, rich, and full of speculoos flavor. Made with self-rising flour, they’re easy to roll, hold their shape, and bake into the perfect cookie for decorating or gifting. I am always looking for new…

These chewy olive oil brownies have a deep cocoa flavor and a soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture everyone will love.  Olive oil brownies are rich, chocolatey, and incredibly moist, baked in a square baking pan for the perfect balance of textures. The…