Author name: Ali

Thai Red Curry Potsticker Soup

This Thai red curry potsticker soup comes together easily in 30 minutes and is bursting with rich coconut curry flavors. If you’re craving a simple soup that’s big on flavor, this Thai red curry potsticker soup is here for you! ♡ It’s a delicious new twist on my favorite potsticker soup, made with a Thai-inspired […]

Beer Cheese Dip

This classic beer cheese dip recipe is easy to whip up in just 15 minutes with whatever type of beer and cheese you love best. Say hello to my go-to beer cheese dip! ♡ This simple dip is quick and easy to make and pretty much guaranteed to steal the spotlight at any gathering. Nothing […]

Buttery Soft Pretzel Bites

These buttery soft pretzel bites are quick and easy to make and irresistibly delicious — especially with some hot cheese dip or honey mustard! So many of you have made and loved my homemade pretzel recipe over the years. But as much as I love traditionally-shaped pretzels, I have to say that these cute little […]

Garlic Miso Pasta

This miso pasta recipe is quick and easy to make and tossed in a buttery garlic sauce with Parmesan. 5 ingredients, 25 minutes and so much flavor! ♡ This garlic miso pasta recipe has quickly become a new favorite here in our house. It’s made with a silky garlic butter sauce that’s kicked up a […]

Quick Black Bean Soup

This quick black bean soup recipe is full of flavor and protein and comes together in less than 30 minutes! The new year is off to a snowy start here in Kansas City with an epic blizzard that has kept us snowed in for the past two days — perfect soup weather! ♡ Yesterday, I […]

White Russian

This classic White Russian recipe is easy to make with vodka, Kahlúa and cream. Looking for a creamy, cozy, iconic cocktail to serve this time of year? Let’s mix up a White Russian. ♡ This classic cocktail comes together easily with just three ingredients — vodka, Kahlúa and cream. Its creamy finish and subtly sweet […]

Bangers and Mash

This classic bangers and mash recipe is cozy British pub food at its best, featuring golden sausages and creamy mashed potatoes all topped with a rich and savory onion gravy. Every December, photos pop up on my TimeHop reminding me of the magical Christmas we spent in England many years ago celebrating some dear friends’ […]

Ginger Scallion Chicken Soup

This 30-minute ginger scallion chicken soup is packed with fresh veggies, protein, and simmered in a richly-flavored broth. For anyone else craving a light and refreshing chicken soup to balance out the winter marathon of comfort foods, allow me to introduce you to a new favorite — ginger scallion chicken soup. ♡ This recipe takes everything […]

Fettuccine Alfredo

This chicken fettuccine alfredo recipe is easy to make with the coziest creamy garlic sauce. Everyone needs a good fettuccine alfredo recipe. ♡ This classic creamy pasta will forever be one of our family’s favorite comfort foods. We actually had the privilege of trying authentic alfredo a few years back at the restaurant where it […]

Hot Chocolate

This homemade hot chocolate recipe is easy to make with everyday ingredients and perfectly creamy and chocolatey. Have you ever made homemade hot chocolate from scratch? ♡ It’s surprisingly quick and easy to make in about 10 minutes, using simple ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. And the result is so much richer, […]

Monkey Bread

This classic monkey bread recipe is made with buttermilk biscuits baked in a buttery, gooey, irresistible cinnamon sugar sauce. Easy to make with 5 simple ingredients with minimal prep time! Now that we’re living in the Land of Canned Biscuits again (a.k.a. the United States), I have happily resumed one of my favorite holiday baking […]

Vegetarian Pozole

This vegetarian pozole recipe is a non-traditional take on the classic made with beans, hominy and veggies all simmered together in a richly-seasoned broth. Last winter, my friend Erin invited us over on a chilly evening for steaming bowls of vegetarian pozole — and I haven’t stopped craving it since. ♡ By contrast to traditional […]

Sausage and Gnocchi Marinara

This sausage and gnocchi marinara recipe is easy to make in 30 minutes and simmered in a garlicky tomato-basil sauce. This cozy, one-pot, 30-minute meal is everything I’m craving right now. ♡ Pillowy potato gnocchi and zesty Italian chicken sausage nestle together in a bubbly tomato-basil sauce until perfectly tender. Then each serving bowl is […]

Rosemary Honey Butter Roasted Carrots

This easy roasted carrots recipe is tossed with a garlic rosemary honey butter and sprinkled with flaky sea salt. Absolutely irresistible! I could happily make a meal just out of these roasted carrots. ♡ Seriously. I don’t usually rank carrots high on my list of favorite veggies. But the garlicky rosemary honey brown butter here […]

Garlic Knots

My favorite homemade garlic knots recipe is super-easy to make and topped with garlic butter and Parmesan. Honestly, life is just better with buttery garlic knots fresh out of the oven. ♡ I’ve always used my trusty 1-Hour Soft and Buttery Dinner Rolls recipe to make garlic knots, brushing them with an extra round of […]

Amaretto Sour

This classic Amaretto Sour recipe is easy to make and perfectly balanced with sweet, tart, almondy flavors. If you’re looking for a cocktail that’s the perfect mix of cozy yet sophisticated, you can’t go wrong with a classic amaretto sour. ♡ We made a round of these the other day and I was reminded how […]

Shaved Apple, Fennel and Arugula Salad

This refreshing shaved apple, fennel and arugula salad is tossed with candied pecans, Parmesan, basil and a lemon shallot vinaigrette. Ok, this really is just the loveliest salad! ♡ I made it the other day to serve for dinner with cacio e pepe and everyone around the table absolutely adored it. So I’ve now added […]

Slow Cooker Chicken Satay

This Thai-inspired slow cooker chicken satay recipe comes together easily in the Crock-Pot and is full of rich, creamy, peanut curry flavors. Let your slow cooker do the work and come home tonight to this cozy, creamy, comforting chicken satay. ♡ Tender chicken and colorful veggies will simmer while you’re away in a rich Thai-inspired peanut […]

Garlic Green Beans

These perfectly-blistered, tender, garlic green beans are easy to make and so flavorful! We’re big French green beans fans here in our home. Like, blaze-through-a-Costco-sized-bag-nearly-once-a-week kind of fans. They’re my go-to, favorite green veggies to cook up as a quick side dish. And while we reguarly rotate between cooking them in the oven, air fryer […]

Marry Me Soup with Italian Sausage

This delicious Marry Me Soup is made with Italian sausage, pasta and spinach in a creamy sun-dried tomato broth. Ok, I hesitate to add any more “marry me” recipes to the Internet at this point. But this soup honestly knocked my socks off. I have to share it with you! ♡ It’s made with the […]

Glazed Applesauce Cake

This glazed applesauce cake recipe from A Couple Cooks features the coziest spice cake topped with a tangy vanilla glaze. If you’re looking for a cozy baking project for the weekend ahead, I wholeheartedly recommend giving this applesauce cake from my friends Alex and Sonja a try. ♡ We literally made this cake almost immediately […]

High Protein Egg Bites

These high protein egg bites are incredibly delicious, quick to make, and easy to customize with your favorite add-ins. Easy high protein breakfast recipe for the win! ♡ Like probably many of you, I’ve been working lately on trying to start my mornings with a strong boost of protein. And these cute egg bites have […]

Kale Peanut Chicken Salad

This kale peanut chicken salad recipe from the new Well Plated Every Day cookbook is loaded up with feel-good fresh ingredients and tossed with the most delicious peanut dressing. When I flipped past this kale salad recipe in the new Well Plated Every Day cookbook, I could instantly tell from the ingredient list that our […]

Beef and Broccoli Noodles

This quick noodle stir-fry is tossed with the yummiest garlic ginger butter sauce and can be customized with your favorite protein, veggies and noodles. Seriously cannot get enough of these noodles lately. ♡ As you’ve probably noticed over the years, we’re huge fans of just about every kind of noodle stir-fry here in our house. […]

Cream of Celery Soup

This 30-minute cream of celery soup recipe is loaded up with veggies, extra protein, and lots of fresh celery. Sometimes simple soups are just the best, and this is certainly one of them. ♡ This homemade cream of celery soup recipe is one of those quick, cozy, and nostalgic standbys that I love to make […]

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