Do you know the dip at the party that you just can’t get enough of? Yeah this is one of those dips! Since football season is in full swing at our house, we are always having people over. Since I absolutely love enchiladas I decided to create a fully loaded enchilada dip. And it turned out awesome! All of my favorite things are packed into this dip. It starts with a red enchilada sauce base and then all of my favorite things are inside....

Strawberry Smoothie is creamy, refreshing, and the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth! It tastes just like a milkshake, but more nutritious! Smoothies make a great quick breakfast! Pair them with Cinnamon Rolls, German Pancake, or Breakfast Casserole for a breakfast worth waking up for. Perfect Strawberry Smoothie Keeping it simple is almost always best, and this strawberry smoothie is as simple as they come. With just four ingredients, it comes together quickly and is bursting with strawberry flavor....

Wake up your family or guests to the world’s CUTEST breakfast charcuterie board! Filled with everyone’s favorite breakfast indulgences of waffles, pancakes, bagels, fruit, and all the decadent toppings your heart desires. Berries, bananas, syrups, and all your favorite breakfast toppings in one place! It will be hard not to have a little bit of everything, but that’s the best part of a charcuterie board. If you want to serve this board with some savory breakfast recipes I have you covered!...

Comfort food at its finest, this broccoli cheddar chicken will fill you right up! Insanely delicious and straightforward to make, this is a dinner your entire family will go crazy over! Chicken is a go-to dish for us, and you can count on being on our menu a least once or twice a week. Some other favorite chicken recipes are air fryer chicken, crockpot chicken, or this fantastic chicken gnocchi soup....

A simple brussels sprouts parmesan salad with fresh garden veggies! Hi everyone! Chelsea back from Chelsea’s Messy Apron with a simple Spring salad for you today! When making a salad, I tend to go way overboard and have about 18 million toppings to a bed of lettuce – nuts, fruits, veggies, more fruits, more veggies, cheese, more cheese… Oh and a few more nuts for good measure… But this time we’re keeping it super simple and I’m certain you’ll love it that way!...

Buttery Lemon Shortbread Cookies with a Glaze are light and fresh with vibrant sweet and sour flavors that are surprisingly easy to create! Every bite is packed with a burst of lemon flavor and the shortbread has the perfect dense, buttery texture that will make this your new favorite cookie! For more of the freshness of lemon with the amazing texture of shortbread, try Lemon Tart with a Buttery Shortbread Crust....

Want to the chicken mince version? Here’s it is! Big, juicy Chicken Burgers! I love a good juicy hamburger. Burgers are one of my favourite quick meal options, and also my go-to option when I’m pressed for time when hosting a gathering. Whether making beef Hamburgers, Steak Sandwiches or these Chicken Burgers, they’re quick to prepare and cook, then I lay out all the topping options and let everyone help themselves!...

If you’re looking for a dessert that is absolutely delicious but also looks great on the holiday dinner table, these Christmas tree cupcakes are it! Moist vanilla cupcakes topped with homemade buttercream frosting that almost look too good to eat! If you couldn’t already tell, making festive desserts is one of my favorite things to do around Christmastime. A few more fun and festive desserts to try this holiday season are these Christmas tree sugar cookies, cornflake wreaths, and Grinch cookies!...

BONUS: Churros are great for making ahead, making it a great party dessert. Churros recipe Up until several years ago, this churros obsessed food blogger thought Churros was native to Mexico. Thus on her first (but certianly not last) trip to Mexico, she was expecting to be in churro heaven. Churros, churros, churros everywhere. But no. I barely saw churro at all. Duh. Churro isn’t native to Mexico. It’s Spanish!...

We love all things cinnamon roll at our house! You should also try: Quick 45 minute Cinnamon Rolls, Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes, and Baked Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal! CINNAMON ROLL CAKE This cinnamon roll cake first made its debut on the blog in 2012. One of the first and BEST recipes here on the blog. But the pictures just weren’t doing it any justice. An gooey gooey Cinnabon cinnamon roll turned into a cake!...

I know it’s Monday so I should be sharing a sensible quick ‘n easy meal, but it’s Monday Meatball Mania* today and the party season is upon us so cocktail meatballs it is!! Plump, juicy and soft – as all meatballs should be – these Cocktail Meatballs are served with a Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce. Individually, you’ll find both tasty. Combine them together – and woah. It’s kind of like Chimichurri Sauce....

Coconut Rice Truly fluffy coconut rice eluded me for years. I felt like I tried every variation possible, but when I lifted the lid, I’d stare at dismay at into a pot of mushy rice, thick with coconut milk scum. Usually with unevenly cooked rice grains – some hard, some overly soft – and almost always with a scorched base. The making of my cookbook gave me the excuse I needed to commit to cracking coconut rice, once and for all....

This is the happiest page on the blog with all of these Disneyland recipes! These are recipes that will bring the parks back home with you and here’s a secret… They taste even better! I love all of the food at Disneyland and I have a hard time picking out my favorites! But.. If I have to choose then I would have to say these macarons or this churro toffee!...

What exactly is couscous?? Many people think couscous is a grain, but actually they are teeny tiny balls made of semolina flour so it’s actually more of a pasta. And the beauty of the teeny size of these balls is that they are so small, they don’t need to be cooked. You literally just pour over hot liquid, leave it covered for 10 minutes, then voila! “Cooked” and ready to serve!...

So what’s the secret? PEELED ZUCCHINI. Neutral flavour that’s easily disguise-able with seasonings. Purees smooth – and white. This is life changing – imagine the possibilities! {Gluten free, low carb, nutrition dense} 45 calorie Creamy Healthy Soup broth This recipe isn’t one of those healthy food hacks that calls for an enormous amount of effort, or weird ingredients, or where you sacrifice flavour for the sake of less calories. It is, quite simply, my Creamy Zucchini Soup made using PEELED zucchini to make it white rather than keeping the skin on which makes the soup green....

It’s so tasty, you’ll want to eat it straight out of the pot! Creamy Mashed Cauliflower Mashed Cauliflower made well is seriously tasty in its own right, not just the low carb cousin of rich, buttery mashed potato. Nowadays, it’s borderline “trendy”. I see it regularly on plates served up by up market bistros and fine dining restaurants! So here’s how I make Cauliflower Mash taste as good as mashed potato – without using an entire block of butter!...

Crispy Air Fryer “Fried” Chicken is what Air Fryers were created to do! Crunchy golden seasoned outside, and tender, juicy, full of flavor inside! This is how the chicken was meant to be eaten. Air Frying is sweeping the culinary world and with good reason. Food is done quicker, it’s juicer and has beautiful crusts. Try yours out with these absolutely delicious air fryer recipes. Salmon, Steak with Garlic Herb Butter, and this Chicken Breast....

Almond Cookies are buttery, soft and chewy these cookies are made with almond flour, almond extract, and topped with slices of toasted almond! These cookies are quick and easy to make and are perfect for gifting to others or putting onto a dessert platter for the holidays! Serve alongside some Traditional Italian Christmas Cookies, Linzer Cookies, and Homemade Butter Cookies for a festive plate! Almond Cookies These almond cookies are always a huge hit around Christmas time!...

This Instant Pot recipe is filled with all the lasagna flavors you love! Layers of creamy ricotta, melty mozzarella, and ground beef seasoned with Italian herbs come together in this super easy dish! My Instant Pot is a lifesaver for dinnertime! Instant Pot chili, meatloaf, and pork tenderloin are a few more tasty meals to add to your dinner lineup this week! Trust me, they’re as delicious as they are easy!...

This easy crockpot apple cider is the must-have drink for this fall and winter! It has all the right spices and flavors and will warm you right up on those cold winter days! It’s perfect for any holiday party or gathering! When fall comes around, and it’s time for apple recipes, I get so excited! I have so many delicious ones that you MUST TRY. These Salted Caramel Apple Butter Bars are insanely delicious, and so are this Caramel Apple Upside-Down Cake and these Air Fryer Apple Chips!...