I just discovered another favorite recipe to make in my beloved air fryer – pork meatballs. With the COVID-19 quarantine in full effect, I am exploring new dishes and flavors with just the ingredients I have on hand. For this recipe, all I used was a pound of defrosted ground pork shoulder, a small onion, and a few spices I had in my pantry. I did not expect much from these pork meatballs....

To make this dish you only need a few simple ingredients that are in your pantry. With busy schedules, this delicious recipe is wonderful because it’s quick and easy to make in just a few minutes. PUMPKIN SPICE PECANS IN AIR FRYER If you love pumpkin spice flavor as much as we do, this recipe makes a wonderful fall treat for all to enjoy. Because fall is the perfect time of year for warm spices, these pumpkin spice pecans will be a favorite!...

If salmon is a staple at your house, you’re going to love my recipes for baked salmon, grilled salmon, or pan seared salmon. But this air fryer salmon recipe is the fastest way to cook salmon — just 10 minutes including prep and cook time! That’s why it’s actually the method I use most often now. Plus, cooking salmon in the air fryer makes it come out super moist and flaky....

It’s a simple recipe that will give first timers or seasoned cooks an appreciation of food that is super tasty. It’s a wonderful dish to enjoy any time of year. Why You Will Love Steak in the Air Fryer You will love this restaurant quality steak that takes just minutes to make in your air fryer. These awesome steaks will give you a food hug and are going to be a hit with all your family and friends....

Making this amazing recipe will take just minutes out of your day to enjoy with your morning coffee, a taste of sweetness midday or after dinner treat. For more fun air fryer cookie recipes, try these Gingerbread Cookies, Monster Cookies, Snowball Cookies, and Gingersnaps! Ingredients: butter-softened brown sugar egg yolk vanilla all-purpose flour strawberry or seedless raspberry jam-like Smucker’s How to make Thumbprint Cookies: I make this dish in my Cosori 5....

And yes, I am totally down for cream cheese frosting at snack time. It makes the applesauce cake even better, and I can heartily attest that it will improve your 3 p.m. mood! Applesauce makes cakes moist and tender and can help sweeten them naturally. Swapping applesauce for oil in cakes, breads, and muffins is one of the oldest (and best!) healthy baking tricks. I use it in many of these applesauce recipes, such as these top-rated Healthy Oatmeal Cookies....

On keto, you might be surprised to discover how many higher-fat foods you can enjoy — but chicken wings (especially the most popular kind, buffalo wings) are a topic that comes up often. Are chicken wings keto? How many carbs in wings, anyway? We’ll go over all these questions, including delicious ways to enjoy them on this lifestyle. If you’re looking for more food answers for living low carb, take a look at this comprehensive keto food list or keto sheet sheets....

Potatoes are the gluten-free, vegetarian staple that pair with just about anything. But are potatoes keto? Find out if you can enjoy potatoes on keto here. To do that, we’ll cover how many carbs are in potatoes (hint: it’s a lot), and give you some delicious keto potato substitutes. If you have more questions on whether certain foods are keto, consult this full keto food list… or get answers even faster with my keto cheat sheets....

Between mid-April and mid-May, I traveled 15 out of 24 days, visited six cities, turned 30, and published 11 recipes. I watched Tabasco sauce be made on a small island off of Louisiana, ate and drank my way through Nashville (twice), walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, sipped wine in Sonoma, and learned that my step dad officially beat cancer. My Kansas family surprised me by coming to visit, and my new Wisconsin family threw me a birthday party that was more special and beautiful than anything I could have imagined....

Well maybe not life-altering, but it is certainly dinner-time/meal-prep/everything-that’s-usually-wrong-with-chicken-breast-altering. Over the last few weeks, I’ve been tackling ways to cook juicy, tender chicken breasts that are scrumptious enough to enjoy all on their own, or to mix with your favorite salads, pastas, and more. Baked Chicken Breast and Air Fryer Chicken Breast use brining to make the chicken juicy.Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Breast insulates from the outside, while Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts tackles from the inside....

This Americanized version is crispy-fried battered chicken coated in a thick, creamy, sweet, spicy, and umami-rich sauce. Sounds pretty incredible, huh? Between the crunchy and juicy chicken and the delectable bang bang sauce, it’s hard to decide what to love more! So, why not make bang bang chicken today for a bangin’ meal the whole family will enjoy? What is Bang Bang Chicken? Bang Bang Chicken is an authentic Sichuan dish made of shredded chicken and sliced cucumbers in a sweet and spicy sauce....

I cooked this vegetable beef barley soup for friends we were visiting in Colorado. We had no agenda, beyond catching up and eventually settling in for dinner. This humble soup is just the sort of recipe for a laid-back evening with people you love. Like all great beef soup recipes (Instant Pot Beef Stew; Beef Bourguignon; Crockpot Vegetable Beef Soup) it does require some up-front vegetable chopping and batch searing, but the rewards of it simmering gently on the stove, then warming your belly are well worth it....

Try my Best Spaghetti Meat Sauce Recipe with spaghetti and meatballs, and you will want to make it this way every time! This is an easy spaghetti sauce from scratch with tons of flavor, perfect for pairing with your favorite pasta or a meatball sub. Best Homemade Spaghetti Meat Sauce If you’re cooking for your family like I am, you know what a relief it can be to have an easy recipe to turn to for busy weeks where it feels like you have no time to make dinner....

Donuts are such a delightful treat and are a lot of fun to eat! The dough in this version is light, fluffy, and so incredibly soft, it almost melts in your mouth. And the toppings? Whether it’s a simple sugar glaze, a decadent chocolate sauce, or a sinful combination of bacon and peanut butter, the possibilities are endless. For more quick and easy meal ideas, check out these bisquick recipes....

Because I totally did! ? I ate these Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes right out of the stove, without anything accompanying it. Zero, zip, nada! Just mashed potato heaven in my mouth with a touch of funky deliciousness! I probably ate 2 servings by myself, in one sitting. But that’s ok, because holiday calories don’t count, right? And when they say that they don’t count, they mean all the holiday recipe testing as well and not just the food we eat for T and C days, right?...

Tired of the same ol’ same ol’ for lunch every day? Ditch that tired ham sandwich and treat yourself to a healthy, filling, and wholesome Buddha bowl. Made with a marvelous mix of caramelized roasted veggies (including Roasted Broccoli), creamy avocado, crispy tofu, nutty quinoa, and an herby tahini dressing, Buddha bowls are a great-big bowl of feel good. They have a generous serving of nutritious ingredients, plenty of color, and a whole lotta YUM!...

I’m a little bit obsessed with this dish! I grew up eating chicken (usually breaded and fried) with creamed corn, so it really hits the spot for me, bringing a lot of comfort and nostalgia. In this version, everything is cooked in one pan, making it a great weeknight meal for busy families! But quick and easy doesn’t mean compromising on deliciousness, on the contrary! The creamed corn is cooked right after you finish browning the chicken thighs, so the chicken fat that rendered in the pan infuses it with lots of flavor....

It’s so soft, moist, and delicious, there’s no frosting or glaze needed. Pumpkin and chocolate is a match made in heaven! It’s perfect for the holidays, but easy enough to make any day of the year. Let’s dive in. Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Whether you’re looking to make the perfect holiday dessert or a homemade gift to family and friends, the search is over. This bread is the clear winner....

I was brainstorming easy holiday dessert recipes, and when my list reached a length that would have us surviving on cookies and Biscuit Cinnamon Rolls every day from now until next Christmas, I sent the list over to my dessert recipe-picker numero uno, my younger sister Elaine. Thirty seconds later, she texted me with an all-caps “CINNAMON BLONDIES,” followed by every positive emoji, including my personal favorite, the jazz hands....

With zucchini, July is all romance. It’s been ages since we’ve been together, we can’t get enough of each other (I bake 100 loaves of Zucchini Banana Bread), and sappy violin music follows us everywhere we go. I’m in summer produce heaven. By August, zucchini gets clingy. It moves from occupying a small corner of my crisper to sprawling lawlessly all over the bottom shelf of my refrigerator and out onto the counter....