White Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread Cookies have fresh chopped cranberries for a beautiful red speckled appearance with a buttery crisp texture and are dipped in white chocolate. Shortbread cookies are one of my favorite cookies to bake around the holidays, if they are one of your favorites,  you will definitely want to check out my chocolate orange shortbread cookies while you’re at it.  These White Chocolate Cranberry Shortbread cookies are perfect for using up fresh cranberries. They have a buttery sweet flavor…

This is the quickest and easiest Instant Pot Beef and Noodles recipe you’ll ever try. Traditional hearty beef and noodles in a fraction of the time and work of most beef and noodle recipes, but still yields the same tender seasoned bites of beef and tons of creamy noodles in under an hour! Beef and noodles is known for being easy comfort food, but it’s usually comfort food that takes a good long while to cook. This method of cooking…

Chili dog pizza? You better believe it! Pizza dough is topped with chili, sliced hot dogs and shredded cheese for a quick and easy leftover makeover your whole family will love. Do you love chili dogs? Then you’ll love this fun recipe twist. Chili dog pizza takes classic chili dog ingredients and turns them into a whole new way to enjoy this kid friendly favorite! I knew last week when I shared the recipe for Copycat Wendy’s Chili that I…

Thick and soft German gingerbread cookies hearken to Christmases of old. These pretty chocolate and nut topped cookies have a unique taste and history. German gingerbread cookies are also known as Lebkuchen. These traditional German Christmas cookies are thick and soft gingerbread cookies with a unique spice blend that gives an old world flavor. Topped with chocolate and nuts, these pretty cookies look unlike the modern and colorful confections we see around Christmas time now. One bonus of these cookies,…

This Wendy’s chili recipe is a perfect copycat! Thick and rich chili with a variety of beans, vegetables, and spices. It’s the perfect dump and go slow cooker chili. The first job I ever had was working at Wendy’s. I was 15. And yes, this will date me, but this was in the days of Wendy’s “superbar” and fresh stuffed pitas. Anybody remember those? I want the pitas to make a comeback.  (Also my old Wendy’s manager’s wife reads my…

Amish country casserole is the perfect main dish for those busy weeknights. It’s easy, budget-friendly, and filling. This cozy casserole is made with ground beef, noodles, an easy homemade sauce (without cream of mushroom soup) and topped off with Parmesan cheese. You know, even though I live right near Missouri Amish country, I’m not sure that this is technically an Amish recipe. Even if it’s not 100%  authentic, does that really matter? It’s still a super easy weeknight meal that’s…