The most wonderful time of the year is the perfect time to create a gingerbread house with gooey icing, gingerbread, pretzels and graham crackers for building materials. Just like building a real home, perfecting one of these creative, dessert-like treats is no easy task!
Whether you will be hosting a much smaller holiday dinner or are willing to try some new ways to liven up Thanksgiving, it’s a good year to revisit Founding Father Alexander Hamilton’s proclamation: “No Citizen of the United States should refrain from turkey on Thanksgiving Day.” On the contrary, from wild pheasant to turducken to vegan, there’s an alternative bird for everyone!
The move to eat healthier has extended beyond the human realm! Who doesn’t want to treat our four-legged-best-friends to the best possible foods? Check out these simple, nutritious AND delicious treats and meals you can make for your dogs and cats.
Simple. Fast. Delicious. That’s all you need on a busy weekday evening for dinner, isn’t it? Though we often get stuck in a rut with our tried-and-true recipes, adding a few dump-and-bake casseroles to your dinner rotation is a genius way to liven up your meal plan, without sacrificing speed or ease.
From the classic chicken and rice casserole you know and love to buffalo cauliflower chickpea casseroles, add some comfort-food dishes into your routine this week to save on time, money, and most importantly, cleanup!
We love dishes that we can make no matter what we have in the pantry. Recipe Tin Eat’s Emergency Chicken Rice Casserole hits that sweet spot between delicious and foolproof — and the best part is you don’t even have to have canned soup to make it!
Add a little Tex Mex spice into your dinner with a Chicken Taco Casserole — we think it definitely still counts for Taco Tuesday, don’t you agree? A jar of salsa adds a lot of yummy flavor for The Busy Baker’s Baked Salsa Chicken and Rice, a surprisingly healthy alternative to your favorite Mexican takeout.
If you’re craving Italian but you don’t want to eat the same old pasta and sauce meal you typically make on a busy night, a flavorful Dump and Bake casserole is just what you need! Mommy’s Fabulous Finds has the yummiest Tomato Basil Pasta with Grilled Chicken that bakes up in just 40 minutes. If you’re craving the comfort food of spaghetti and meatballs instead, try Geni Recipe’s Meatball Casserole and you’ll never again have to wait for pasta to boil!
Whether you still plan for Meatless Monday, have a vegetarian in your family, or simply want to add more veggies into your diet, vegetarian casseroles still pack a punch without losing any flavor.
We love recreating our faves with veggies, and cauliflower seems to be a delicious addition to our vegetarian meals each and every time. Like My Bowl’s Buffalo Cauliflower Chickpea Casserole — perfect for when you’re craving wings. We can see this hot dish quickly becoming a recurring football night staple.
When you hear casserole, you might be thinking cream soup and lots of shredded cheese, but dump and bake dishes can actually be super healthy and nutritionally-packed! Vegan Yack Attack’s Chipotle Brown Rice Bake is bursting with flavor and the best part is, you don’t even have to cook the rice first! Stuffed peppers can be time consuming, but toss all of the ingredients into a baking dish for a super easy Mexican Stuffed Pepper Casserole for a zero fuss, pantry-staple meal.
And of course, who would we be if we forgot Baked Ziti, one of our absolutely favorite dump and bake recipes for generations. No need to wait for pasta water to boil — it’s done in less than an hour!
Throwing together a quick meal on a busy night is easy-peasy in your very own gourmet kitchen. With dozens of options to customize the kitchen of your dreams, you can choose the latest appliances and thoughtfully designed touches like kitchen islands and walk-in pantries.
You’ll be busier than ever checking out all of the amenities in our master-planned community, Colliers Hill, one of the safest and fastest-growing communities in Northern Colorado! Choose from dozens of floor plans with ranch and two-story layouts available from Richmond American, Century Communities, and coming soon — K.B. Home with plenty of variety to suit your budget and style, starting in the high $300s.
It doesn’t get any more American than apple pie—but with all the great apples in season right now, why stop there? Check out these apple-centric recipes that are inspired by different cultures from all around the world!
Sometimes, usually on a Sunday night, the regular menu of options for dinner just doesn’t sound that appetizing. If you echo that emotion and there’s a day of the week when comfort food takes on a different meaning besides mashed potatoes or mac n’ cheese take a look at these breakfast for dinner options. We scoured all the usual suspects to bring you a dozen yummy, healthy, creative and comforting morning-for-evening recipes!
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a pantry and freezer stocked with plenty of fresh, homegrown foods as a buffer against food shortages and high prices this winter? If you’re new to canning and preserving food – like some of us – here’s an easy primer about how to preserve the veggies and fruit you’re growing or getting from the weekly Farmer’s Market.
We can’t get our fill of sunshine and fresh air, walks in the park and swims in the pool! And when it comes to firing up the oven to make any of our favorite dinners or desserts, we are turning to our trusty countertop appliances to keep things cool inside. Here are a few slow cooker recipes that are easy to make and a treat to eat.
You won’t find many boxed-cake mixes in online recipes and “best-of”collections. But we found taste-test winners – white, chocolate, lemon and red velvet cake mixes, mind you – that with a little effort in the icing department, are sure-fire hits. And, when you top them with the winners in the ice cream taste tests, you can’t miss with these any-season combinations.
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