Cannoli Dip comes together in 5 minutes with just 5 ingredients. It’s super easy to halve the recipe for a small group, or double it for a large party.

This Recipe For Cannoli Dip Is Perfect For Your Sweet Tooth!

A perfect cannoli is one of my favorite desserts, and also one of the most hard-to-find. It’s not exactly easy finding a great cannoli in the Detroit area. So unless I’m boarding a flight to Boston, it’s a dessert that lives largely in my dreams.

Sure, I could make them at home. But, making them from scratch is pretty labor intensive and not something I usually have time for.

So, I created this Cannoli Dip recipe as a simple way to enjoy some of the *flavors* of cannoli with minimal effort.

The mascarpone, ricotta and lightly sweet vanilla flavor are all there. The crunchy mini chocolate chips are bountiful (and, you can add chopped pistachios if you want). Truly, it’s like 98% as satisfying as a cannoli, and well, that’s good enough for me!

Skip the marinara sauce and build a Meatball Sandwich with a garlic and white wine sauce. Keep meatballs warm in a crockpot for tailgating or parties!

My Spin On The Classic Meatball Sandwich

While everyone thinks of a classic red sauce when they think of a meatball sub, I actually love one that skips the marinara and takes a different route.

While this meatball sandwich still has juicy, flavorful homemade meatballs nestled into a big hoagie roll, it has a garlic and white wine sauce that really elevates this classic dish.

I’ve been making this dish for tailgates and game day parties for years and I’ve never heard one complaint that anybody is missing the marinara. I’ve only heard enthusiastic compliments!

This Creamy Veggie Pasta proves that sauce made by blending cottage cheese and marinara has gone viral on social media for good reason. It’s actually really great! High in protein and satisfyingly creamy.

“I made this tonight and it was delicious! I ended up doubling the recipe and using a bag of frozen vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, & carrots) as that was all I had on hand. Turned out great, love a good meatless Monday meal!”

—Meghan

This Veggie Pasta with Cottage Cheese Pasta Sauce Will Become A Go-To!

Here in the Midwest, we know a little something about cottage cheese. Sure, it’s great as a side dish, but even better as an ingredient. My family has been making lasagna with cottage cheese for generations.

So when I saw a quick clip of the viral Tik Tok trend of blending marinara and cottage cheese into a smooth, creamy sauce, I instantly knew I had to try it (which is saying something, because I ignore almost all Tik Tok trends).

But I would only ever share it with you if it indeed was delicious, and I’m happy to report that it is. I made a few tweaks to make it my own, and it’s so good that this Creamy Veggie Pasta recipe should also be handed down to future generations.

This Mushroom Risotto Recipe has a deep, rich flavor while being entirely meatless. Feel free to incorporate a ridiculous amount of spinach or kale – it cooks down to nothing!

“Great recipe. Tried it last night and it was a great success. My wife was impressed!”

—Dominique

Gourmet Mushroom Risotto

Whenever somebody asks me if I can teach them how to cook a few things, I have a few go-tos.

I will almost always teach them how to make a simple and quick weeknight dinner for themselves, like a veggie stir fry. I think knowing how to roast a whole chicken is an invaluable skill, so we’ll also do that.

And then, I’m going to teach them how to make risotto. Yes, it seems like a gourmet restaurant dish, and that’s why it’s perfect to teach beginning cooks – to show them how very do-able it actually is at home, even for a novice.

Every single time I’ve taught somebody to make this mushroom risotto recipe, they’ve taken a bite and said “wow, I can’t believe I made this.” And you can make this too, believe me!

This Italian Chopped Salad is a restaurant favorite that’s easy to make at home. Crisp veggies, creamy cheese, pickly things, salty salami and an herby homemade dressing come together in the best way.

This Chopped Salad Recipe is a Restaurant Favorite!

When I was in culinary school, the students ran a restaurant at the school where the public could come in for lunch or dinner. The best part of this place was that you could get a super high-end, gourmet meal (featuring lamb or duck or something else really nice) for like $15 for three courses, all because it was made by students.

What’s funny is that a lot of customers who came in for lunch ignored the cheap lamb and duck entrees they could have gotten, and instead got the chopped salad as their meal. It was kind of an inside joke how popular it was.

I think it was so beloved for a few reasons: 1.) It was always SO FRESH, because all of the ingredients were freshly chopped right before service, 2.) It had a ton of awesome stuff in it, and 3.) good homemade dressing. And maybe the secret 4.) is that it reminded people of what the Olive Garden unlimited salad would be like if that salad was actually good?

Whatever the case, I’m recreating it today, and I hope you love it as much as all those people turning down cheap gourmet meals did.

No Knead Focaccia Bread is absolutely foolproof, even for those new to bread baking. It turns out super crispy on the outside and deliciously soft and pillowy on the inside, with olive oil infusing every bite.

What is Focaccia?

Focaccia is an Italian bread with a soft, spongy texture, sometimes topped with herbs or other savory ingredients. It’s similar to pizza dough, but with a more pillowy texture.

Its defining feature is the dimpled surface that is created by poking holes in the dough before baking. The dimples allow olive oil to pool, giving the bread it’s characteristic rich flavor golden brown crust.

This is THE best Garlic Bread recipe, perfected by true garlic bread lovers. There’s a double dose of garlic, Parmesan cheese, a hint of pepper, and a preferred brand of butter that stands above the rest.

“Best garlic bread we have ever had!!! I will never buy a frozen garlic loaf again. So easy too.”

—Jennifer

This Homemade Garlic Bread Recipe is the Only One You’ll Ever Need!

My husband and I often joke that we’re a “garlic bread family.” Although, it’s not really a joke, and if we ever had to write some sort of family mission statement, garlic bread might play a pretty important role in that document.

Had a bad day? We’re gonna cure that with garlic bread. Not sure how to round out this meal? Well, that’s a problem that garlic bread can solve. When in doubt? Garlic bread.

I won’t lie – we often buy frozen versions of multiple persuasions – loaves, Texas toast, breadsticks, knots, etc. But when we have a few extra minutes to make a loaf of this homemade garlic bread?

Oh mama, the garlic bread family is never happier. You can trust this recipe because we’ve been perfecting it for a long time. It’s loved by the adults and the 5-year-old alike.

It has a double oomph of garlic from both fresh garlic and garlic powder, plenty of Parmesan cheese, a bit of pepper, and the most important element: the best butter. After testing this with all kinds of butter, we’ve found one brand that stands above the rest, and we’re sharing the details below.

The Creamy Chicken Pasta that will get a “Mom, this is so good!” The combination of golden brown chicken, spinach and a bright lemon cream sauce will have pasta lovers of all ages complimenting you!

This Creamy Chicken Pasta is a Perfect Weeknight Dinner!

“Mom, this is so good I want you to take my photo with it.” <— The best review a dish will ever get, from my 5-year-old daughter.

And take her photo I did, smiling up at me from her plate of creamy chicken pasta. A recipe that almost seems tailor-made to be loved by people of all ages. Chicken? Good! Pasta? Good! Creamy sauce? GOOD.

Think of this as a slightly more modern take on chicken fettuccine alfredo. The sauce is still luxurious but a bit thinner, and not goopy or too rich. The chicken is golden brown with some crispy bits that everybody loves.

The combination of lemon zest and lemon juice adds a brightness that keeps you coming back for bite after bite. And just like with my famous creamy salmon pasta, there’s a whole heck of a lot of spinach in there that’s cooked down to practically nothing, so you’re getting a big dose of vitamins and nutrients twirled around your fork with the noodles.

Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers is the “I don’t want to cook dinner” route to feeding your family a nutritious meal with minimal prep work and cleanup time.

EASY Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers

This is the meal for those days when I just cannot. I CANNOT. I don’t really want to cook dinner, but absolutely nothing sounds good for takeout, either. Does that ever happen to you?

This is the easiest meal to get into the oven and feed your family a nutritious weeknight dinner with a minimal amount of cleanup work at the end. That’s it. That’s all it’s designed to do, and it does its job well!

I’ve been making it for years, and it’s even become a family favorite, because the oven allows all of the flavors to meld together in such a way that they become so deeply flavorful that you wouldn’t ever know this is something of an emergency dinner.