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Festive and delicious, this heart-shaped cake is ready to impress your valentine! You can’t go wrong with a red velvet cake topped with luscious cream cheese frosting! Here are a few more Valentine’s Day treats to try since, after all, the way to someone’s heart is through their stomach! Strawberry cupcakes, Valentine’s buddies, and pink velvet cake are all as delicious as they are cute! Heart-Shaped Valentine’s Day Cake Recipe What better way to show your love for someone than with a fun, festive cake?...

All I have to hear is the word, Churros, and my mouth starts to water. Light fluffy dough is fried and then covered in cinnamon and sugar, totally heavenly! That cinnamon and sugar flavor is a complete classic that makes for fantastic treats! Try my Waffles, Cheesecake, or Cupcakes to see what I mean! Homemade Churros Recipe Whether your love for churros began at your local fair or from the well-known Disneyland favorite, with this churro recipe, you can now make them at home....

These homemade croissants are a classic French pastry with beautiful flakey tender layers. This labor of love is soft and fluffy on the inside with a buttery flakey crust on the outside. My favorite part about croissants besides the delicious flavor and texture is that they are so versatile. If you don’t devour them right away, croissants are great to use in many different recipes. Serve with chicken salad sandwiches, use in this Monte Cristo recipe, or in desserts like this bread pudding....

Pumpkin puree that is homemade cannot be beaten! With its fresh taste and amazing texture, once you have tried this you will never go back! It is perfect for all of your fall recipes! I love all things homemade and this recipe is so fun to make! Go ahead and use it in these Mini Pumpkin Pies, this Pumpkin Spice Sheet Cake, and these amazing Pumpkin Scones. They are all SOO good!...

Replace the can and make your own tender savory Perfect Instant Pot Black Beans! These are no soak, which makes them much quicker and you don’t have to worry about starting them the night before. The instant pot has changed cooking. I love it! It can make so many foods so much easier to cook from Hard Boiled Eggs, to Perfect Rice to Roasted Chicken. Instant Pot Black Beans This really takes no effort at all....

This is a reader-favourite recipe included by popular demand in my debut cookbook “Dinner”! Pork rub This recipe is one of those that I think of as a “life essential” because it’s an instant, no-brainer way to add bags of flavour to pan-fried pork. But I always hesitate to share it, thinking, “Meh! It’s too easy!” I mean, the recipe directions would be: “Mix. Use.” 😂 I’m joking. Well, sort of!...

This is a cookbook exclusive recipe! This recipe is exclusive to my debut cookbook Dinner which includes a how-to video for every recipe. Just scan the QR code! Just to explain…. I know, it’s confusing! You’re so used to getting recipes on my website – there’s over 1,200 of them, after all. And here you are looking at a tasty recipe video and I haven’t provided the recipe. 🙀 I’m not just doing this to torture you, I promise....

These peanut butter Monster Cookies are slightly crisp on the outside, and soft and chewy in the center. They are loaded with oats, peanut butter, M&M candies and chocolate chips and they’re completely addicting! These Monster cookies are like the beautiful step-child of a chewy oatmeal cookie, and a soft peanut butter cookie. Throw in some chocolate chips and m&m’s and you’ll see that they are cookie heaven! We usually reserve baking for the weekends, or a lazy Sunday afternoon!...

One Pan Chili Lime Chicken and Rice is made in one pan with minimal ingredients but is packed with amazing flavor! Your entire family will love this easy 30 minute meal! This one pan meal is quick and easy! If you love one pan meals try this One Pan Fajita Chicken and Veggies, One Pan Southwest Blackened Cajun Chicken with Rice with this Red Beans and Rice. One Pan Chili Lime Chicken and Rice I am OBSESSED with one pan and one pot meals....

Ottolenghi’s Green Bean Salad I’m a self-confessed Ottolenghi tragic (who isn’t??). His gift and passion for imagining original vegetable dishes with eclectic influences that are vibrant, nourishing, exciting and beautiful to the eye all at once, is inspired. This is a recipe adapted from a green bean salad in his popular cookbook Jerusalem. In classic Ottolenghi style, it’s a salad that brings together an unlikely combination of ingredients that nevertheless just works so well together:...

Aren’t you just dying to know how I got that thick layer of Nutella sandwiched in the middle of a fudge-y brownie? This might be the ultimate Nutella recipe of all time! These Nutella Brownies are OUTRAGEOUS! I could start out with a story of why these are so good, and why you’ll love them so much and why you’ll get a serious Nutella hit with these. But let’s be honest....

A delicious and light lemon pepper salmon that is ready in a matter of minutes! I love salmon. And when you are preggo, you have to be careful with fish. I am lucky that salmon is on the list of fish that are ok to eat while you are preggo. It’s a good thing because I have been craving a good salmon lately. This salmon was perfect. It was a delicious and light meal full of flavor....

A sensational seasonal must have side dish, this is bursting with juicy savory flavor. These roasted and seared to perfection tomatoes are a perfect quick go to. Topped with cheesy goodness and fresh basil this is sure to please any crowd. The best tomatoes in the summer often come from your own back yard or the farmers market. If you can’t enough of this peak summer stable try these other favorites: Classic Fried Green Tomatoes, Tomato Pie or Tomato Jam...

These peanut butter cheesecake brownie bars are made with moist creamy layers of dark chocolate brownie and peanut butter cheesecake. The yummy peanut butter and rich chocolate flavors throughout make this an irresistible treat! This recipe will be your first choice when you need an ooey gooey homemade dessert that everyone will go crazy over! If you are like me and love the amazing combo of cheesecake and brownies, then try Hershey’s chocolate cheesecake brownies recipe or hot fudge peanut butter cup cheesecake brownies or chocolate chip cheesecake brownies....

Pepperoni pizza dip is ooey-gooey cheese mixed with flavorful pizza seasonings and topped with delicious pepperoni. It is baked until it’s hot and bubbly, and it will be the perfect appetizer at any party! Dips are the perfect appetizer for every kind of get-together! If you like the idea of this pepperoni dip, then you must try this 5-minute dip, this loaded ranch dip, and this yummy buffalo chicken dip....

This easy and comforting philly cheese steak sloppy Joe is made in less than 30 minutes and instantly became a family favorite. The flavor combination and melted cheese makes these sloppy joes irresistible! I love a good cheesesteak recipe! If you love everything philly cheesesteak you will love this philly cheese steak chessy bread, slow cooker philly cheesecakes or philly cheesesteak stuffed peppers Philly Cheese Steak Sloppy Joes I don’t think I will ever go back to regular sloppy joes....

This rich decadent Pink Velvet Cake is going to be a quick favorite. It’s absolutely perfect for Valentine’s Day, baby showers or any other special occasions. Pink velvet is a fun twist to my Red Velvet Cake. I also love these cupcakes and brownies, both with a rich and fluffy frosting for Valentine’s Day. Pink Velvet Cake Recipe This Pink Velvet cake is just as fun to eat as it is to make....

This light and airy Pistachio Cake is made from scratch, full of real pistachios, and topped with a delicious buttercream frosting. It’s a classy cake that will impress your guests on any occasion! I used to think that “pistachio flavor” was not my cup of tea. I just didn’t like it! But I realized, I don’t love all of the extracts that people tend to put in pistachio desserts. This cake has a little bit of almond extract and that’s it!...

I serve this as a side with all cuisines. Yes, even Asian food – read on! Sautéed Green Beans with Garlic I have a surprising number of recipes starring green beans on this website. From sides to mains (Sichuan Green Beans with Pork, anyone??), it turns out that green beans may just be my favourite vegetable. Second perhaps only to potato which, as my mother would quickly point out, doesn’t have great nutritional value and thus qualify as a vegetable whose vast intake you ought to boast about....

Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup serves up a satisfying bowl of creamy pureed vegetables. The caramelized onions and leeks bump up the flavor as it gently simmers with the flaky potatoes and herbs. You won’t believe how easy it is to create a restaurant quality dish in the crock-pot! Hello! It’s Jessica Gavin, Certified Culinary Scientist, and I’m thrilled to share this easy slow cooker potato leek soup recipe with you....