the BEST versions of your favorite recipes
Instead of braising in the oven all day, enjoy healthy Pressure Cooker Pork Roast with Apple Gravy. This is the perfect fall dinner that is ready in little more than an hour. This post may contain affiliate links. That means that I will earn a teeny tiny (seriously, it’s ridiculously small) commission on anything that…
Classic Belgian Waffles are the perfect breakfast! Crispy on the outside and heavenly soft on the inside, this is the best recipe! Just a few easy steps using the proper techniques combined with a really nice waffle iron, and you will achieve perfection! This post may contain affiliate links. That means that I will earn…
Spatchcock Smoked Chicken is a whole chicken cut to lay flat, covered in a delicious dry rub, and smoked to tender moist perfection. The deep rich hardwood smoke flavor is infused into the entire chicken. The mouthwatering homemade dry rub and optional whiskey BBQ sauce really takes this main dish over the top! This post…
Baked Teriyaki Salmon is a quick, easy, tasty, and healthy dinner full of Asian flavor. No marinating needed and the flavorful sauce is made with ingredients most people have in their kitchens. Serve hot for dinner or take the cold leftover salmon and use as your protein on a salad the next day! This post…
Blueberry Pie, made with a mountain of fresh flavorful blueberries and the absolute best butter pie crust you’ll ever taste, is a classic dessert! One of the easiest homemade fruit pies you’ll ever make will quickly become your favorite. I am a lover of pie, and this was the best pie I’ve ever made! This…
Chicken Pad Thai made in your own kitchen with fresh ingredients and a delectable sauce is the best pad thai you’ll ever enjoy! This recipe turned out better than any pad thai I’ve ever ordered in a restaurant. This is so much better than take out! Plus, when you make this chicken pad thai recipe…
Chocolate Magic Shell is so incredibly easy to make. Just two ingredients and two minutes and you have a chocolate sauce that hardens on your ice cream! Young and old alike will love being able to crack through that chocolate shell with their spoon to get to the good stuff – the ice cream! Recently,…
Carrot Cake Banana Bread is the best of both worlds! Super moist, perfectly sweet, and glazed to perfection – you won’t be able to stop at one slice! If you are a lover of carrot cake and a lover of banana bread, this recipe will change your life. Perhaps that’s a bit dramatic, but you…
Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms are a healthy vegetarian side dish made in less than 30 minutes with just a few simple ingredients! These roasted mushrooms go extremely well with steak or chicken. I’ve also used leftovers with scrambled eggs and potatoes the next morning for breakfast. Delicious! This post may contain affiliate links. That means that…
Perfect Cashew Chicken combines tender bite-sized pieces of chicken with cashew pieces in a flavorful Asian sauce is better than takeout! This simple Chinese-American recipe is a favorite dinner option in our house. The tasty sauce is a combination of garlic, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, fish sauce, and toasted sesame oil makes all…
No Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are a rich and decadent dessert that taste just like a giant Reece’s Peanut Butter Cup! This is a layered bar dessert that requires no baking, just some melting in the microwave. This is a great dessert for parties and potlucks too. Who doesn’t love chocolate and peanut butter?…
Oven Baked Rosemary Chicken is an easy and healthy dinner recipe that your entire family will enjoy. Bone-in skin-on chicken pieces are marinated in a homemade lemon rosemary combination that gives great flavor to this moist and delicious oven roasted chicken recipe! Because of the olive oil and skin, the chicken pieces bake to golden perfection…
Easy Refrigerator Dill Pickles take only a few minutes to make. Once you make your own homemade dill pickles, you’ll never buy store bought again. REFRIGERATOR DILL PICKLES Pin it to your SUMMER RECIPE BOARD to SAVE it for later! Follow Self Proclaimed Foodie on Pinterest for more great recipes! Easy Refrigerator Dill Pickles are…
Beef stir fry, loaded with tons of fresh vegetables and a tasty sauce, is a quick and easy dinner best cooked in a wok that your family will love. Beef Stir Fry is one of my family’s favorite recipes. It has everything you want in a dinner – protein, loads of veggies, and great flavor!…
Hummingbird Cake with cream cheese frosting is a moist and delicious homemade layer cake full of tropical banana, pineapple and coconut flavors! Is there anything better than a homemade cake? I say no… especially when it tastes like the tropics! This post may contain affiliate links. That means that I will earn a teeny tiny…
Jalapeño Bacon Wrapped Scallops, broiled to perfection, are one of the easiest and most delicious appetizers you can enjoy! The highest quality ingredients make all the difference, especially when you’re cooking seafood and bacon! This post was sponsored by Safeway, but all opinions are 100% my own. #SWYBloggerTours This post may contain affiliate links. That…
Roasted Red Potatoes are one of the tastiest and easiest vegetarian side dish recipes you can make! Baby red potatoes are halved and roasted in the oven with olive oil, red onion, fresh rosemary, garlic and salt. They are creamy on the inside and crispy on the outside. You won’t find a better recipe! This…
