These are recipes I’ve found online, actually made, and my family loved enough to ask for again. I’ve included any tweaks I made!
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Chicken Recipes
Salads We Actually Crave
Sweet Breads and Bakes
Chicken Recipes
Go-to chicken dinners that are easy, flavorful, and got a big thumbs-up from the whole family. These are the ones I’ve actually made (more than once!) and will keep in the rotation.
This recipe is a hit and everyone happily eats the leftovers the next day.
Chicken tweaks: I don’t add black pepper in any recipes because my husband is sensitive to it but the chicken is so flavorful without it.
Sauce tweaks: I don’t add all th...
Peruvian Grilled Chicken with Creamy Green Sauce
This is a staple in our home. I make it so often, I no longer look up the recipe.
Tweaks: I season the chicken with
1/2Tbs onion powder
1/2 Tbs garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
Then I follow the recipe.
I ...
Honey Lime Chicken Thighs
To be completely honest, making a whole chicken was intimidating but I used this recipe as a guide. I didn’t have fennel and I didn’t have enough thyme but it was still delicious and my family loved it.
Tweak: I don’t season with salt and pepper. In...
Ina Garten's Roast Chicken
My husband doesn’t like chicken breast, he prefers the dark meat but this recipe kept him coming back for seconds and thirds! I also made this recipe while my mother in law was in town and she was also blown away.
Tweak: I omit the black pepper due ...
Creamy Garlic Chicken Recipe | Simple Home Edit
Salads We Actually Crave
These salads are far from boring—full of flavors and easy to prep. I keep coming back to these when we need something lighter but still delicious.
This is truly the best macaroni salad! Everyone at all the gatherings I’ve taken it to agrees. So much that when we lived close to our family, that was the dish i was expected to bring to the gathering.
Tweak: I could never fine the pickles the rec...
Ree Drummond's Macaroni Salad Is the Best You'll Ever Try
This dressing was a hit! Even the kids loved it!
The 6-ingredient salad dressing I'm making all spring long
There was a time when my iron was low and I was looking for different ways to incorporate beets into my diet. I found this recipe and I was surprised how good it was.
Healthy Raw Beet Salad
Sweet Breads and Bakes
Cozy, crowd-pleasing recipes we’ve loved for breakfast, snack time, or gifting. These sweet breads are simple to make and taste like something special. I said goodbye to Betty Crocker when I found these from scratch recipes.
I was in the mood one night for sweet bread and I mentioned it to my sister. She shared this recipe with me and I tried it a few days later. That marked the beginning of baking from scratch for me.
Sweet Bread Recipe | Julie Blanner
Another delicious sweet bread.
Tweak: I use olive or avocado oil instead of vegetable oil
Brown Sugar Bread | Julie Blanner
This bread was so good that there was a time I would make it once a week. It was even the “cake” I made my son for his 1st birthday.
Tweak: olive or avocado oil instead of vegetable oil.
I haven’t made the glaze, just the bread.
Blueberry Bread | Julie Blanner
My kids love pancakes and this is my go to recipe.
Tweak: I add 1 1/2 cups of milk instead of 1 1/4
Not to be dramatic, but this pancake recipe might ruin boxed mix for you forever.