Savory ham and spinach quiche with a flaky buttery crust and gooey cheese filling will make a great filling breakfast any time of the year.
Holiday mornings call for some special recipes. And here is one of my favorite savory dishes to bake for my family during holidays or when I have time throughout the year. It is healthy, easy, relatively quick, and absolutely delicious.
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Oreo Mousse Cake
Easy 5-ingredient chocolate chip cookie mousse cake with crunchy Oreo crust and a whipped cream layer that tastes heavenly.
No-bake Oreo mousse cake is creamy, light, indulgent, and perfect for chocolate lovers. It is an easy win for a potluck, a birthday, St Valentine’s, or a holiday table that will certainly wow and impress your guests.
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Air Fryer Halloumi
Finger-licking good air fryer halloumi cheese bursting with a sweet and salty combination of cheese, seasoning, and honey flavors.
The combination of salty cheese and sweet honey with some nice spices is one of my best appetizers ever.
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Christmas Punch Recipe
Refreshing Christmas punch infused with holiday flavors and decorated with festive garnishes. With or without alcohol, not overly sweet, tart, citrusy, and fun – it is a perfect festive punch for a holiday celebration.
This holiday punch recipe combines the best Christmas flavors and colors, and white rum just adds that extra holiday spirit if you’d like.
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Cinnamon Rolls in Air Fryer
Buttery, chewy, sweet, and fluffy cinnamon rolls cooked to perfection in an air fryer in under 30 minutes – a perfect sweet treat for a picnic, potluck, or quick breakfast for Christmas morning!
Cinnamon rolls are my guilty pleasure, simple, time-tested delights with a soft buttery texture and that signature glaze that just melts in your mouth, so good!
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Christmas Jam
Homemade Christmas jam recipe packed with cranberries and strawberries, along with warm spices and slowly cooked to perfection in a crockpot. Amazing sweet-tart blend for the holiday season.
Homemade jam with a slice of toast on a Christmas morning, with a cup of warm tea, while the whole family is still sleeping. There is something special in that moment. Also, gift giving when you are gifting something homemade, hits differently.
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Sweet Hawaiian Bread Rolls
Soft sweet Hawaiian bread rolls are perfect for breakfast and light dinner and have a secret ingredient adding sweetness – sweet and acidic pineapple juice and signature pillowy texture.
So many recipes can use a couple of good home-baked sweet Hawaiian dinner rolls and you can always just munch them as they are, especially if you make a simple honey glaze, mmm oh so good!
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Baked Brie and Preserves
An elegant, decadent, and a crowd pleaser for the Christmas table – baked brie and preserves, is an easy win and a delicious recipe for all cheese lovers.
There is nothing better for a crazy holiday season than to have up your sleeve an easy-baked brie recipe that comes together in less than 20 minutes and is always a huge hit.
Christmas Doughnuts
Delicious and quick-to-make Christmas doughnuts coated in melted almond bark, sprinkled with green sanding sugar and lined with melted red candy. A sweet treat with a cup of coffee on a Christmas morning.
Easy to make Christmas donut recipe that will beat any store-bought sweet donuts. If you’re obsessed with delicious recipes you can make this holiday season – I promise you will love these little chewy cakey donuts.
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Christmas Deviled Eggs
Festive deviled eggs for Christmas table with salty and tangy flavors. Easy holiday appetizers to make with simple eggs, chives, bell pepper, and mayo-based sauce.
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Grazing Table
Holiday grazing table for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or other celebrations filled with a colorful spread of cheeses, fruits, meats, breads, dips, and snacks arranged for guests to enjoy casually throughout a gathering.
There is nothing more satisfying than sharing good food with family and friends during the holiday season.
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Cajun Turkey Brine
This Cajun Brined Turkey has the old-fashioned 12 to 24-hour brine that infuses the turkey with so much flavor for a juicy bite!
Brining the turkey for Thanksgiving dinner takes time but it is oh so worth it! This holiday bird is always a centerpiece and if you want to make something truly special, brining the whole turkey with some creole seasoning or Cajun can make a perfect home-cooked holiday meal that brings the entire family together.
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Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie
A take on a traditional homemade pumpkin pie with lush creamy pumpkin puree, signature pumpkin spice notes, and gluten-free flaky crust full of buttery flavors.
Pumpkin pie is an easy crowd-pleaser at any Thanksgiving dinner party and potluck, and there is no worse nightmare than not being able to enjoy it fully because of the pie crusts containing gluten or dairy.
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Green Beans in Crockpot
Easy side dish green bean recipe for Thanksgiving table with slow-cooked tender green beans, salty bacon, and tons of aroma and flavor.
If you love green beans, they have to be at your holiday table no matter what. The easiest way to make them is to use a slow cooker, it will be just a dump-and-go side dish that is comforting, yummy, and doesn’t take many ingredients or much time to whip up.
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Pumpkin Cheesecake – Cheesecake Factory Copycat
This silky smooth cheesecake made with pumpkin puree, warm fall spices, and graham cracker crust is a homemade delight that can easily beat the legendary pumpkin cheesecake from Cheesecake Factory.
A pleasing combination of pumpkin pie and creamy cheesecake in one recipe – it is creamy and light, packed with pumpkin flavor and sweetness, and only really needs a handful of basic ingredients.
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One Pot Lasagna Soup
A 30-minute delicious and easy one-pot lasagna soup recipe with ground beef, tomatoes, mozzarella, and lasagna noodles.
This yummy fix works for me when I’m craving lasagna but not ready to go out to an Italian restaurant or cook the classic lasagna at home. My other easy fix is a skillet lasagna.
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Cheddar Bay Sausage Balls
These Cheddar Bay Sausage Balls combine the savory flavors of sausage with the cheesy Cheddar goodness and Red Lobster’s Cheddar Bay Biscuit Mix. Perfect for any occasion, they are easy to make and sure to be a hit.
This 4-ingredient 30-minute recipe makes easy sausage balls that are notoriously one of the best party appetizer ideas for gameday and are just the perfect comfort food for Thanksgiving or Christmas morning.
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Chicken Cornbread Casserole
Comforting casserole with creamy chicken filling and cornbread topping to feed the whole family. A classic Southern casserole with cornbread recipe.
Comfort food should be simple and tasty, that is all it takes for me to make the same recipe over and over again.
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No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake
Decadent and easy no-bake chocolate cheesecake recipe with Oreo crust, cream cheese chocolate cheesecake filling, and rich chocolate whipped cream topping.
If you have a few pantry staples, some chocolate chips and Oreos, and an extra 20 minutes, you should make this chocolate version of a no-bake cheesecake. And if you’re still only making baked cheesecakes, I guarantee you will be shocked at how good the unbaked ones are!
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Instant Pot Beef Bourguignon
Hearty beef bourguignon with bacon and beef chuck cooked in an instant pot with potatoes, mushrooms, and carrots in rich wine-based gravy till the beef melts in your mouth.
One of the staples in French cuisine – boeuf bourguignon or beef burgundy, is a comfort food created by French people who know a thing or two about a good meal, I reckon. They could not make it basic, so it has red wine in the gravy. Of course.
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Caramel Apple Cake
Fall cake with fresh apples infused with warm spices and covered with rich salted caramel glaze.
This caramel apple cake is irresistible and yet so easy to make. I love the simple blend of cinnamon and nutmeg, tart caramelized apples, sweet and salty caramel topping, and its soft, bouncy texture. It just melts in my mouth!
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Chicken Pot Pie with Phyllo Dough
Classic chicken pot pie with flaky phyllo crust and rich creamy filling. Ultimate comfort food in one dish.
Casseroles and pot pies always have a special place in my cookbook and heart – they just feel like homemade food your grandma will make for you when you visit, don’t they?
Banana and Pumpkin Muffins
Soft and moist banana pumpkin muffins with sweet ripe bananas, creamy pumpkin puree, and subtle flavor and aroma of vanilla with crunchy cinnamon-sugar topping.
These easy pumpkin banana muffins combine two recipes in one – super simple banana bread and moist pumpkin muffins.
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Apple Cobbler Cake
5-ingredient easy apple cobbler recipe with yellow cake mix and apple pie filling. Makes a perfect quick fall cake for a big family. We love dump cake recipes like this.
I’ll take a good old cake mix apple cobbler any time of the year, not just in the Fall season. So this version of the homemade recipe makes sure we can enjoy the flavors even when we don’t have fresh apples (or much time) on our hands.
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Carrots and Cauliflower Soup
Simple and creamy cauliflower carrot soup with aromatic herbs you can make on a whim for a weeknight dinner in 45 minutes.
Soup season is officially on and if you’re looking for more (new) soup recipes, that are both tasty, easy, and affordable to make on a cold night – this carrots and cauliflower soup may be just what you’re looking for.
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Pumpkin Donuts
It’s pumpkin season so I hope you are ready for a whole lot of pumpkin recipes! These delicious sweet pumpkin donuts with creamy pumpkin puree and warm spices are shaped like cute little pumpkins and are perfect for the fall season and Halloween or Thanksgiving table.
My pumpkin pie spice donuts are both fried and baked and they are not your regular donuts – they are the cutest pumpkin-shaped donuts covered in cinnamon sugar mix.
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Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte
2 hot cups of delicious Pumpkin spice chai latte packed with simple ingredients like creamy pumpkin puree and fall-infused pumpkin spice ready in less than 15 minutes. Regular and vegan options.
A perfect fall drink if you are a coffee lover but trying to consume less caffeine. The recipe literally includes 2 steps and only 6 to 8 ingredients, depending on what toppings you decide to go with.
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Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken Dumplings
Tender moist chicken in a thick savory broth with perfect fluffy dumplings for a cozy dinner that comes together in no time.
These homemade Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings are the ultimate comfort dinner just like Cracker Barrel serves them but in the comfort of your own kitchen.
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White Forest Cake
Easy 45-minute layer cake with spongey vanilla cake layer, juicy sweet and tart cherries, and luscious cream – an indulgent dessert for birthdays and summer celebrations.
A perfect white cake, pure and light, beautiful and super yummy. It has a slight bridal vibe and will be great for Mother’s Day or a birthday celebration.
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Caramel Pecan Pie
This amazing caramel pecan pie is rich and buttery with a sweet caramel filling and crunchy pecans. It’s a perfect dessert for any gathering or holiday.
I love the pie season. The best part about being an adult is that nobody can tell me how many slices of a pie and how many dollops of whipped cream I can have.
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Pumpkin Risotto
This delicious side dish combines sweet pumpkin puree with creamy risotto and Parmesan cheese. It is a restaurant-style comfort food you can whip up in about 35 minutes.
There is probably no better way to celebrate pumpkin season than to go through all the pumpkin recipes you’ve been bookmarking. This pumpkin risotto is definitely a great option for weekends and Thanksgiving.
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Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
Easy 5-ingredient homemade pumpkin pie ice cream you can make without an ice cream maker with some condensed milk, pumpkin, and pumpkin spice flavors. All the favorite flavors are frozen to indulge in later.
5 ingredients, 6 steps and you have a whole container of creamy pumpkin ice cream that tastes like pumpkin pie and Biscoff at the same time. I can’t imagine a better ice cream for the Fall season, to be honest.
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