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Dinner Recipes

Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

This post contains affiliate links. At no cost to you, I may receive a small commission if you buy anything through my links. Roasting peppers is one of my favorite things. I love the smell of peppers cooking almost as much as garlic. You know 

Super Simple and Fast Spaghetti Sauce

Super Simple and Fast Spaghetti Sauce

I am not exaggerating when I say that I make this super simple and fast spaghetti sauce once per week. My 2-year-old, almost 1-year-old, and my husband love this and always request it. Willa calls it ba-shetty and I hope that never changes. Plus, at 

Creamy Beer Cheese Soup

Creamy Beer Cheese Soup

I tried making this beer cheese soup once when I lived in Chicago. I didn’t even try making it again for years. Everything was going great until I had to add the beer. I wanted to use a craft beer and I’ve put this memory 

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

During the cold winter months, there is nothing better than a hot bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup! I don’t always make it from scratch, in fact, I honestly rarely do. But when I have the ingredients and the time, it really does make a 

Pork and Pineapple Rice Bowls

Pork and Pineapple Rice Bowls

I am a huge fan of EveryPlate, the meal subscription service. I’ve tried Blue Apron and HelloFresh (the parent company of EveryPlate) and my favorite is definitely EveryPlate. I like that it is a very affordable option and that the recipes are not super involved 

Simple Spaghetti Carbonara

Simple Spaghetti Carbonara

This spaghetti carbonara recipe is deceptively simple. I make it that way on purpose because sometimes all I want to do is throw something easy together that tastes like I spent hours on it. This recipe has 4 main ingredients. Yes, FOUR ingredients. You will 

The Secret Ingredient For the Best Homemade Chili

The Secret Ingredient For the Best Homemade Chili

This is my chili recipe. I emphasize that because it has taken me two years to perfect this recipe and I’m absolutely in love with it. The best part about chili to me is that it’s not a one-size-fits-all recipe. You can use the meat 

Grilled Ginger Lime Chicken

Grilled Ginger Lime Chicken

My husband got an amazing deal on a grill last year after we moved in to our house. We were leaving for Michigan and I had all the bags packed and ready to go and he texted me to tell me he was running pretty