This classic side dish is perfect for barbecues, roasted meat, or even as a snack. If you’re ready to dig into the perfect macaroni salad, give this simple but extremely delicious recipe a try. One bite and you’ll feel like you’re right in your grandma’s kitchen! Macaroni Salad Ingredients If you’re ready to make Grandma’s Macaroni Salad, gather up all your ingredients. Elbow macaroni (cooked and drained) – For perfectly cooked macaroni, make sure to bring your water to a boil first before adding the pasta....

This post is brought to you by Old El Paso. While taco night is a regular event in our kitchen, rarely does it fall on an actual Tuesday. I consider weeknight theme dinners next-level meal planning, and I’m just not there yet. I’m also not particularly concerned, as I am happy to devour tacos any night of the week. Of greater worry (“worry” being a relative term as it relates to tacos) is my continual lack of planning around marinades....

FavoritePinShare This grilled lemon pepper chicken is the perfect summer grilling recipe! This juicy chicken is packed with lemon, garlic and onion flavors that will make your mouth water and keep you coming back for more! I love cooking on the grill all summer long! Pair this chicken with some delicious sides to make it a meal! I love this grilled asparagus, this delicious melon side and this delicious strawberry cheesecake salad to go with it!...

Bright bell peppers that are grilled, stuffed with a hearty blend of sausage, rice, tomatoes, and CHEESE, then tossed back onto the grill until said cheese melts into gooey perfection, they have the makings of a dreamy backyard BBQ evening. The filling and flavors of this recipe were inspired by my go-to Italian Stuffed Peppers and feel especially appropriate for cooking al fresco. My biggest swap in this healthy grilled stuffed peppers recipe was to change out the original ground chicken for sausage (turkey sausage, specifically)....

FavoritePinShare Grinch Cookies are a fun and festive twist on a classic chocolate chip cookie! Inspired by the popular Christmas movie, these soft and chewy cookies are colored Grinch-green and decorated with green and red M&Ms. Christmas time is the best time for delicious holiday treats, and these Grinch cookies are always a hit! I love bringing these cookies to Christmas parties or to cookie exchanges. Some of my other favorite cookies to bring to cookie exchanges are cream cheese snickerdoodles, Italian Christmas cookies, or these easy no-bake cookies....

Why spend over $5 on a bottle of steak sauce when you can just make it at home? This copycat Heinz 57 is a quick and easy one-bowl recipe that comes together in just a minute. It’s delicious and affordable, to boot! The recipe makes one serving, which makes more sense than buying an entire bottle of steak sauce for just one dinner. I mean, it’s not like you cook steaks every day, so what’s the point of getting an entire bottle that’s super expensive?...

With its wonderful combination of sweet, savory, tangy, and spicy flavors, the Heinz chili sauce tastes better than ketchup. If you agree, you’ll definitely have to try this copycat recipe. After experimenting with tons of ingredients and recipes, I finally found the one. I kid you not, this chili sauce tastes even better than the original. And you can make it at home in just 30 minutes at the fraction of the cost!...

FavoritePinShare Using homemade Greek seasoning is the best way to add Mediterranean flair to your cooking! It mixes up in minutes and is perfect for adding delicious zesty flavor to all of your favorite meals. Homemade seasonings are so fresh and tasty! They add the best boost of flavor to everything you cook, minus the preservatives and artificial flavors! You’ll have to try this fajita seasoning, taco seasoning, and blackened seasoning next!...

FavoritePinShare Teriyaki Sauce is super easy and way better than store-bought! Made with simple ingredients you can pronounce, this is going to become a staple in your family. Making your own sauces is way easier and cheaper than you think. Try these other homemade sauces that you are going to love like this Fry, Cheese, and Yum Yum Sauce! Teriyaki Sauce Recipe Homemade anything is way better than store-bought, for many reasons....

Buttery cashews with sweet, sticky honey coating make a hopelessly addicting combination. This is the kind of snack you can’t stop reaching for “just one more” of again and again. Add a finishing sprinkle of fresh rosemary, and these cashews are instantly elevated to snack royalty. These honey roasted cashews are exceptionally easy to make, taste gourmet, and can last in your pantry for several weeks. Not that we’ve ever been able to keep them around that long....

FavoritePinShare Everyone loves Bacon, and once you try baking it, you’ll love it even more! It’s just perfectly crisp, amazing flavor, and easy clean up. You will have bacon every morning! This Perfectly Baked Bacon will go swimmingly with these other “perfect” recipes; Perfect Crepes, Grandma’s Perfect Fluffy Pancakes, or Perfect Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. Oven Baked Bacon Crispy savory perfectly cooked bacon is everyone’s favorite and this will become your favorite way to cook it....

Wondering how to make balsamic glaze? It’s EASY! This homemade balsamic glaze recipe can be made with just ONE ingredient and is a versatile condiment that you can add to just about any meal. People have been asking me how to make balsamic reduction ever since I featured it in balsamic chicken thighs, caprese skewers, and baked balsamic chicken, plus it’s kind of a must for classic Caprese salad and avocado Caprese salad....

FavoritePinShare Dirty rice is packed with Cajun flavor and the texture is to die for! It has the most amazing blend of delicious spices, meats, and rice that will definitely be something that your family will go crazy for! Cook this in one pot and you will see just how quick and easy this recipe is! It’s definitely one of my go-to side dishes. If you love the Cajun flavor that this recipe brings then try this cod, shrimp, and lobster tails!...

Brown rice is surprisingly tricky to get right on the stovetop. I am embarrassed by the number of times I have tried to cook rice on the stove, only to end up with rice burned to the bottom of my pot, mushy rice, or a big mess of starchy water overflow. The answer: pressure cook your brown rice! A pressure cooker like the Instant Pot can act just like a rice cooker, without the need for a separate appliance....

If I were to rank salads by how irresistible they are, this Israeli couscous salad would be way up at the top along with my all-time-favorite rustic tomato and cucumber salad. I can’t resist this salad and sneak a few tablespoons well before I sit down to have a meal. It’s very balanced and enormously tasty. There is a variety of textures in it, from crunchy to soft and buttery....

What more could you want? Who says you have to decide between pancakes and cornbread for breakfast? With this simple hack, you can have both. They look just like classic flapjacks, but they’re so much more than that. Besides the added texture, you’ll really taste the corn flavor here, which is wonderfully sweet and buttery. Serve them up with maple syrup and butter, and they’ll be inhaled in minutes....

My classic keto pancakes are one of the most popular low carb breakfast recipes on Wholesome Yum, but people often ask me if they can just make keto pancakes with almond flour. You can! In fact, I’ve been making this almond flour pancakes recipe for the longest and it’s still one of my favorites. Can You Make Pancakes With Almond Flour? You can definitely make almond flour pancakes! The right almond flour is key: Use a finely milled one for fluffier texture and rich flavor....

When you’re craving a noodle stir fry… grab a kelp noodles recipe to the rescue! This keto stir fry, featuring Asian kelp noodles, tastes like the takeout noodle dishes you may be missing. All the flavor, none of the carbs and questionable ingredients. Are kelp noodles keto? YES, they certainly are and kelp noodle recipes like this one will turn you into a kelp noodle believer if you have any doubts!...

FavoritePinShare Delicious crumb bars bursting with fresh blueberries and a hint of lemon! Moving is such a hard thing to do. Me and the hubby have been going non stop for two weeks. Luckily I have been pulling the, “I can’t lift anything” card or I wouldn’t have survived. We have gotten pretty settled into the new place and absolutely love it. And today we celebrated our anniversary. It started in the morning with getting my tire replaced that had a nail in it....

Did you know that you can turn savory ricotta into a low carb ricotta dessert? You can! Not only is my keto ricotta dessert recipe (keto berry dessert) super easy to make, but it’s also healthy and refined sugar-free! Low carb ricotta cheese dessert recipes are often loaded with sugar, but not this one! It’s the perfect ending to a low carb keto Italian dinner… or anytime you want a fresh and light dessert (which is all of the time, right?...