These Roasted Parmesan Carrots are the perfect side to any meal! The buttery, parmesan, and garlic flavor make these carrots melt-in-your-mouth tender and delicious. For more delicious ways to make roasted carrots, try my Roasted Baby Carrots and my Brown Sugar Roasted Carrots recipes! Or if you need a delicious way to use up a bunch of garden carrots, make my ultra yummy Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Pecans! Why This Recipe Works Best parmesan carrots. These roasted carrots are my husbands favorite way to eat carrots. No lie! I made these for the first time a few weeks ago and he couldn’t ..read more

If you’e been boiling or steaming peas, then I’m so glad you’re here to learn how to cook frozen peas the right way! The best way to cook frozen peas involves sautéing them in butter!  For other amazing ways to cook vegetables be sure to check out my Roasted Carrots, Oven Roasted Broccoli and Sweet Boiled Corn recipes. Why This Recipe Works The best way to cook frozen peas. I am definitely guilty of popping a bag of frozen peas in a saucepan of water and boiling them. Don’t do it! I promise you you’ll thank me forever. This method of how to cook peas has definitely upped my cool mom fac ..read more

Funeral Potatoes is a classic dish made with shredded hash browns, cheddar cheese, sour cream, cream of chicken, and topped with butter cornflakes. It’s perfect to serve at Sunday dinners, holidays, potlucks, family gatherings, or funerals (for which it is named) and it the ultimate comfort food!  Potatoes make some of my favorite side dishes! One of my new favorites is my Twice Baked Potatoes recipe. You’ll also love my Creamy Scalloped Potatoes and Hasselback Potatoes. Why This Recipe Works Uses simple ingredients. The ingredients you’ll need aren’t too crazy and it comes together real ..read more

These are the best Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies! They are chewy and have amazingly soft centers and golden brown and slightly crisp edges. Everyone goes crazy for these cookies!  We go crazy for chocolate chip cookies in my house! We have a Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies for when we have an immediate cookie craving but don’t want a full batch of my Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies. Then there’s my Double Chocolate Chip Cookies which has cream cheese in it! Making it so creamy and delicious. Don’t forget my Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies which has the most amazing flavor and really a ..read more

Caramelitas are squares of delicious buttery oatmeal cookie base with white chocolate chips and caramel sauce sandwiched in the middle all topped with cinnamon sugar! The result is a snickerdoodle-lovers dream!  It’s no secret that I’m a big chocolate desserts fan. It’s true! I’m usually always craving something chocolaty. But whipping up a delicious cinnamon dessert like my Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake, Cinnamon Roll Sheet Cake or some Cinnamon Roll Cookies makes for one happy Whitney!  Why This Recipe Works Perfectly chewy caramelitas. These caramelitas are soft and moist ..read more

These Belgian Liege Waffles are made with a yeasted dough that is studded with pearl sugar which caramelizes as it melts while cooking! These liege waffles are warm, sweet, and will melt in your mouth! We love serving these liege waffles with a variety of toppings like fresh fruit paired with Lemon Curd, Nutella Whipped Cream, Raspberry Sauce, or Salted Butterscotch Sauce, topped with Greek Yogurt Whipped Cream! Why This Recipe Works Inspired by Waffle Love. The Waffle Love food truck in Utah is famous for their amazing Belgian liege waffles! The waffles are straight up addicting, so I create ..read more

Low Calorie Banana Pancakes are healthy, gluten free, dairy free, and delicious, and made in the blender for easy prep and clean up.   We also have Almond Milk Pancakes, Banana Steel Cut Oats, Healthy German Pancakes if you’re in the mood for more delicious breakfast recipes! Why This Recipe Works LOW calorie! There is no oil, no flour, and no butter in these low calorie banana pancakes. Using oats instead of flour and almond milk instead of regular milk, we get amazing whole grain and low calorie pancakes!  Easy banana pancakes recipe. One word or you: blender! Simply shove al ..read more

This Small Batch Buttermilk Biscuits recipe makes 8 delicious biscuits that are light, fluffy, flaky and buttery! It’s made with butter (no crisco here!) and buttermilk for the most amazing flavor and texture.  I could eat one of these soft, golden brown, and mega flaky biscuits any time, any day, anywhere. They are perfect with my Homemade Sausage Gravy for a delicious biscuits and gravy meal! Yo can also serve them alongside some of my delicious soups such as my Sweet and Spicy Chili or Zupas Tomato Basil Soup. Why This Recipe Works Easy buttermilk biscuits with no crisco. We just use ..read more

Pomegranate Salad is the perfect winter salad recipe complete with mixed greens, sweet pomegranate seeds, candied pecans, Gorgonzola cheese, thinly sliced fresh apples, cooked quinoa, and a delicious homemade pomegranate salad dressing!   When pomegranates are in season, then this recipe comes out! I’m a sucker for a fancy salad recipe. Long over are the days when just a bag of lettuce with dressing would suffice. When you finally discover the great flavor combinations you can have with salads, there’s really never going back. Some of my all-time favorites are my Strawberry Spin ..read more

Soft Gingersnap Cookies are the only way to go — with the perfect balance of cinnamon, ginger, cloves and molasses, your family and friends will be begging your for this classic gingersnap cookies recipe! Ring in the holiday season with this perfect holiday cookie recipe.  This time of year, it’s all about the gingerbread recipes! Gingersnaps definitely fit into that category. There’s also my Gingerbread Bundt Cake, Gingerbread Sandwich Cookies and my Soft Gingerbread Man Cookies that are some definite family favorites!  Why This Recipe Works Soft gingersnap cookies. I know, I know ..read more