Grapefruit Ginger Spiced Rum Punch

December 14, 2018

Grapefruit juice, ginger beer & sparkling wine are combined in this easy spiced rum punch recipe, perfect for serving a crowd at birthday, Christmas or holiday parties!

Copper serving bowl filled with spiced rum punch, topped with slices of grapefruit and mint leaves, with two glasses of rum punch on the side sitting on a patterned towel with fresh mint leaves

Making delicious bowls of cocktails is something I’ve become known for. In the summer, I’m all about the Lemon Berry Prosecco Sangria and at Thanksgiving, it’s all about the Cranberry Apple Sangria.

Around the holidays everyone goes crazy for this Cranberry Apple Moscow Mule Punch and this Grapefruit Ginger Spiced Rum Punch! And since it’s the holidays, it’s totally acceptable to make both!

One thing I love about serving this punch bowl at parties is that the drinks are pre-made and everyone can serve themselves whenever they’d like!

Another thing I love about this rum punch is that you simply pour everything into a bowl, stir and serve. It’s so easy to make, you can whip it up in 5 minutes to serve at your own party or take to a party! Read the full post here!

Italian 5 Layer Dip

December 12, 2018

This easy Italian 5 layer dip recipe combines garlic hummus, basil pesto, tomato bruschetta & Italian cheeses for a delicious, gluten free party appetizer!

Italian 5 layer dip in white serving bowl with wooden bowl of pita chips behind it and 2 copper spoons next to it

Every time I share a dip recipe, I feel the need to quote the classic 90’s song, “When I dip, you dip, we dip!” And dip we will with this Italian 5 Layer Dip!

I love this dip because it can be as simple or as homemade as you would like!

Roasted garlic hummus, basil pesto and tomato bruschetta can all be easily found packaged at the grocery store or simply made using the recipe links below.

I like to buy the hummus and basil pesto, (if I can find it fresh in the deli section at my grocery store) then make my famous tomato basil bruschetta to go on top.

And you all know this isn’t the first time I’ve topped a dish with this Tomato Basil Bruschetta. Yeah, I’m talking about you Bruschetta Grilled Chicken Zoodle Bowls, with over 4.8 MILLION views on Facebook! And we can’t forget about the party favorite, Bruschetta Baked Brie!

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Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups with Marshmallow Creme

December 11, 2018

Delicious hot chocolate cookies are baked into cute little cups & filled with marshmallow creme for a fun, easy dessert recipe, perfect for the holidays!

Hot chocolate cookies made into cups and filled with marshmallow creme on black wire rack with mini marshmallows on the side sitting on red and white striped towel

Cookie cups have kind of become my thing y’all!

I mean, why make a boring ol’ flat cookie, when you can make a cute little cookie cup and fill it with something totally delicious?

That was my thought when I first made Chocolate Chip Cookie Cups filled with Nutella, then Red Velvet Cookie Cups filled with Cream Cheese Frosting, then again when I made Pumpkin Cookie Cups filled with Salted Caramel!

These bite sized treats are perfect for gifting to friends, serving at parties or for a sweet snack to keep around the house!

With the holiday season in full swing, I decided to turn my favorite winter drink into a cookie cup.

Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups are made by taking chocolate cookies, indenting them in the middle when they’re hot out of the oven and filling them with marshmallow creme. They’re fun to make and even more fun to eat!

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Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff

December 10, 2018

The best Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff is an easy recipe made with a beef chuck roast, creamy mushroom sauce & egg noodles in an electric pressure cooker!

Instant pot beef stroganoff in a large white oval serving dish with wide egg noodles and shredded beef, topped with fresh parsley, sitting on a red and white striped towel

Thank you to the California Beef Council for sponsoring today’s post!

If you don’t have an Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker by now, it’s time to hop on the bandwagon!

We talked all about electric pressure cookers, sous vide’s and air fryers on the latest episode of the Feed Me! podcast: Hot Kitchen Picks for 2019!

Pressure cooking is a great way to make deliciously flavorful food in a very short amount of time. Take a beef chuck roast and turn it into this amazing French Onion Pot Roast or make the best Beef Ragu in just an hour!

Speaking of the best, this is seriously the best beef stroganoff I’ve ever had! Kurt said that anytime I ask what he wants for dinner from now on, he will say this dish!

I used a beef chuck roast for this recipe, making it a cross between a pot roast and beef stroganoff. The beef is so tender and flavorful, the sauce, so creamy and the egg noodles tie the whole thing together. The best part is, everything cooks in the Instant Pot making clean-up a breeze!

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Crock Pot Buffalo Chicken Alfredo

December 4, 2018

Buffalo sauce adds a kick of flavor to this Crock Pot Chicken Alfredo recipe! The delicious sauce, chicken & pasta all cook together in a slow cooker for an easy meal!

Buffalo chicken alfredo pasta in a crock pot with a spoon scooping the pasta out of the crock pot

There’s nothing I love more than a slow cooker recipe where everything cooks together in a slow cooker! That’s why I updated this classic blog recipe with a few tweaks and improvements, so now you can ditch the extra pots and pans and make this entire recipe in a slow cooker!

There’s no denying the fact that I love adding buffalo sauce to creamy pasta dishes. This Buffalo Chicken Cheesy Penne is the most popular recipe of all time on the blog and this Slow Cooker Buffalo Mac & Cheese is always a hit!

Buffalo sauce adds a deliciously flavorful kick to this classic chicken alfredo recipe, it seriously makes my mouth water just thinking about it!

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