Super easy homemade cinnamon swirl whole wheat bagels. With the basic wheat bagel, the combinations are endless!

One of the fastest, easiest snacks I’ve ever made: chewy no bake granola bars.

Cooking light’s brown butter iced brownies. They’re light, so you can have two, right?

Slow cooker chili. one of the easiest, tastiest dinners I’ve ever made.

Grilled turkey, caramelized onions, and garlic mayo make an easy weeknight dinner

Greek yogurt, fresh pear, and maple syrup make an easy protein & fruit packed breakfast

Lighten up with a few of my favorites! (bonus most are ready in under 30 minutes!)

French silk chocolate pie is the best chocolate dessert I’ve ever had. check out my other 2011 favorites.

These creamy mints were my most popular post in 2011. What else made the list?

Hot, cinnamon and sugar coated churros

Coffee + chocolate = one of the best flavor combos ever

skip the rolling & cutting and make these quick chewy white chocolate chip cookies

Almond shortbread + homemade raspberry jam make the perfect Christmas cookie!

biscotti filled with pistachios, white chocolate, and dried cranberries or cherries

Shaker chicken noodle soup – a simple twist on an old classic (and great use of leftover turkey!)

Baked’s German chocolate cake!

Turn this season’s fresh ripe pears into perfectly sweet caramel pear butter.

Slow cooker french onion soup with beef. Perfect dinner for cold, rainy fall nights.

let your slow cooker do all the work for you with this four ingredient recipe for chicken taco meat

Classic peach pie and my September 11th story.

Cake with fresh blackberries and peaches

Butterscotch peach cake two ways for the secret recipe club!