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  • Our Best Chicken Recipes
  • The Best Holiday Recipes
  • Easy Holiday Candy
  • Our Top Grill Recipes
  • The Best Small Crock Pot Recipes
  • Top Easy Dinner Recipes

Our Best Chicken Recipes

This collection can all be found in the Chicken Recipes category. Or see the Chicken Breast Recipes for only breast recipes.

Baked Chicken Legs (Drumsticks)
Juicy inside, crispy outside—these easy oven-baked chicken legs come out perfect every time. Just dry, season, and bake hot. No marinades, no fuss, and ready in about 35 minutes.
Oven Baked Chicken Legs
Baked chicken legs on a white plate.
Crispy Oven Fried Chicken
Tender and Crispy Oven Fried Chicken with buttermilk brine and seasoned coating, then baked in a convection oven for extra crispiness. No need to deep-fry. Make breasts, thighs, or tenders. The optional gravy provides extra flavor.
Oven Fried Chicken
oven fried chicken on a white plate
Easiest Oven Roasted Whole Chicken
Anyone can bake a moist and tender whole chicken with the crispiest skin with only a few steps. This simple roast chicken recipe is the perfect healthy comfort food you can easily make at home. Based on an American Test Kitchen technique, I have simplified, added troubleshooting tips, expanded options, and added gravy.
Baked Whole Chicken
A piece of roasted chicken on a fork.
Pan Seared Oven Baked Chicken Breasts
An easy 30-minute recipe starting with searing the chicken breasts on the stovetop, then oven-baked to a final temperature of 165° for a great tasting, moist, and tender weeknight dinner.
Seared and Baked Chicken Breasts
cooked seared chicken breast on a white plate
How to Grill Chicken Breasts on a Gas Grill
Are you tired of dry, rubbery grilled chicken breasts? Learn to grill juicy and flavorful chicken breasts with this never-fail recipe, including pro tips on preparation, grilling temperature, timing, and seasoning. Just follow these simple step-by-step instructions.
Grilled Chicken Breasts
Two grilled chicken breasts on a blue plate.
How to Grill Chicken Drumsticks (Easy and Juicy Every Time)
This easy method shows you how to grill chicken drumsticks with juicy meat and crispy skin. No marinade—just salt, pepper, and the right temperature.
Grilled Drumsticks
chicken drumsticks cooking on the grill

The Best Holiday Recipes

It is always hard to decide on recipes for holiday feasts. These recipes are a good start, but you see the Thanksgiving Recipes and Christmas Recipes posts that are updated yearly with current suggestions.

Oven Roasted Turkey Breast—The Easy Way
Learn how to oven-roast a turkey breast the easiest way, with crispy skin and juicy, tender meat. With these easy, step-by-step photo instructions, anyone can bake turkey breasts perfectly.
Roasted Turkey Breast
turkey slice with gravy on orange plate.
Mom's Sausage Dressing
Everybody loves this homemade sausage dressing, made from scratch with breakfast sausage meat. This perfect old-fashioned Thanksgiving side dish is cooked outside the turkey for safety. A full-size recipe that is easy to scale to a small batch of sausage dressing for two with fewer leftovers.
Sausage Dressing Recipe
Sausage dressing on a white plate.
Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole
Make the holidays complete with an Old-Fashioned Sweet Potato Casserole. This easy, traditional recipe starts by baking sweet potatoes and ends with a pecan brown sugar topping or the alternate classic marshmallow topping. It is a creamy holiday classic that we enjoy every holiday season.
Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe
Sweet potato casserole on a white plate
Green Bean Casserole Without Mushroom Soup
This Green Bean Casserole without Mushroom Soup features tender green beans, a creamy sauce, lots of cheese, and your favorite toppings—a perfect Thanksgiving side dish. Once you make this easy recipe, you will never use that can of soup again!
Green Bean Casserole without Mushroom Soup
A spoonful of green bean casserole.
How to Make Gravy—Quick and Easy
Learn to make the best homemade gravy from scratch with these easy instructions. With or without pan dripping, you can have perfect gravy in about 10 minutes with either a roux or flour slurry. The same techniques can be used to thicken most liquids.
How to Make Gravy
pouring gravy on turkey and potatoes
Easy Dinner Rolls
This easy dinner roll recipe is ready in an hour. You can serve delicious homemade yeast dinner rolls that are the perfect addition to any meal. Soft and fluffy, these easy yeast rolls will become a family favorite. Make a full recipe for the whole family or a small batch half recipe for smaller needs.
Easy Dinner Roll Recipe
Bowl of dinner rolls.

Easy Holiday Candy

Everybody loves candy. Take it to the office, give it as a gift, perfect for parties or snacks. See the Candy Recipes category for all the simple candy recipes.

Easy 5-Minute Chocolate Fudge
This easy, foolproof 5-Minute Chocolate Fudge recipe only needs 3 ingredients—sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract, and your choice of chocolate chips plus optional additives. Perfect for holiday gifts, parties, or snacks.
5-Minute Fudge Recipe
pile of fudge on a white plate.
Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Chocolate Peanut Clusters are easy to make in your crock pot, microwave, or stovetop. Use four ingredients for the best nut clusters—nuts, chocolate chips, almond bark, and Bakers chocolate to boost the quality. Nothing says love like a gift of delicious homemade candy, so give them your best.
Crock Pot Chocolate Peanut Clusters
Chocolate peanut cluster being held in a hand.
Candied Almonds
Candied almonds are easy to make at home. Sugar-coated with lots of cinnamon and vanilla, this simple roasted almond recipe can also be adapted to make candied cashews, peanuts, walnuts, or any mixture of these or other nuts. With six ingredients and 10 minutes of prep time, they are ready to roast to perfection.
Candied Almonds
Roasted candied almonds fresh out of the oven.
Oreo Fudge
Oreo Fudge is a white fudge with crunchy bits of Oreo cookies. It is a variation of the classic 5-minute fudge recipe. You will love this fast and easy stovetop recipe as much as the creamy, delicious white chocolate fudge.
Oreo Fudge Recipe
pile of oreo fudge
Pretzel Candies
Super easy chocolate pretzel candies are a great sweet and salty combo. They are perfect for "take a treat" to school, an office party, or even giving as gifts. Just three ingredients and no skill will get you these delicious candies.
Pretzel Candy Recipe
Chocolate Pretzel Buttons from 101 Cooking For Two
Crock Pot White Chocolate Almond Clusters
Super easy and delicious white chocolate almond clusters are the perfect gift for the holidays or for any special occasion. Simple with these step by step photo instruction for the perfect white chocolate candy.
White Chocolate Almond Cluster Recipe
white chocolate almond clusters on a white plate

Our Top Grill Recipes

I love grilled meat, but most people buy a grill, and it is assumed they know how to use it. All these recipes have simple step-by-step photo instructions to help you get it right the first time and every time.

See the Grill Recipes category for more great grill recipes. And don't miss the Grill Technique category to learn more about your grill.

How to Grill Filet Mignon
Grilling filet mignon to perfection on a gas grill is easy with this foolproof method. Learn how to select, season, and grill filet mignon using just a few simple steps. Juicy, tender, and full of flavor—no steakhouse required.
Grilled Filet Mignon
Grilled filet mignon with asparagus.
How to Grill a New York Strip Steak on a Gas Grill
This easy method shows you how to grill a strip steak on a gas grill—juicy, flavorful, and beginner-friendly.
How to Grill New York Strip Steaks
A strip steak with grill marks on a gray plate.
How to Grill Pork Tenderloin on a Gas Grill
This easy method shows you how to grill pork tenderloin with juicy, tender results—no marinade or zone grilling needed.
Grilled Pork Tenderloin
pork tenderloin on blue platter
Grilled Pork Chops (Juicy, Easy, and Perfect Every Time)
Foolproof method for juicy pork chops on a gas grill. Works with bone-in or boneless. Beginner-friendly and ready in 30 minutes.
How to Grill Pork Chops
Two grilled pork chops on an orange plate.
Juicy Grilled Hamburgers on a Gas Grill (Beginner-Friendly)
Grill juicy, flavorful hamburgers every time with this easy, beginner-friendly method. No guesswork—just great burgers on your gas grill.
How to Grill Burgers
burger on a bun
Grilled Ribeye Steak on a Gas Grill (Juicy Every Time)
Grill juicy, tender ribeye steaks with this beginner-friendly gas grill method. No marinade—just salt, heat, and a few smart steps.
How to Grill Ribeye Steak
A cut ribeye steak on a gray plate.

The Best Small Crock Pot Recipes

This is a "cooking for two" blog, and all those big crock pot recipes can produce a lot of food. A smaller crock pot works better for most small households.

See the Crock Pot Recipes category for all-size slow cooker recipes. See the Small Crock Pot Recipes for 4 quart or under slow cookers and the Mini Crock Pot Recipes for 2-3 quart crock pots.

Crock Pot Apple Cobbler
This delicious crock pot apple cobbler is ideal for any occasion or every day. It is a super easy small-batch dessert recipe with cake mix and fresh apples. Ready in just a few hours, I love this warm and comforting treat, and you will too.
Crock Pot Apple Cobbler
Apple cobbler on a gray plate.
Crock Pot Pizza Casserole (Easy & Cheesy)
This easy crock pot pizza casserole is loaded with sausage, pepperoni, and pasta—all slow cooked in a homemade pizza sauce. No crust, no fuss.
Crock Pot Pizza
Cooked crock pot pizza with browning.
Crock Pot French Dip Recipe
This Crock Pot French Dip Recipe is easy to make, budget-friendly, and delicious. You can make perfect French dip sandwiches in your crock pot for game-day parties or everyday meals. Use a chuck roast or a similar cut and slow it all day in a flavorful homemade braising fluid until it is fall-apart tender. We like serving it in hoagie buns with melted cheese and au jus for dipping.
Crock Pot French Dip Recipe
crock pot French dip with au jus
Small Crock Pot Beef Stew
It's easy to make and one of the best beef stew recipes. This simple classic stew features tender chunks of stew meat, soft potatoes, and carrots in a rich tomato sauce. It's also a versatile small-batch recipe—you can make it for two in a mini crock pot or larger for a crowd.
Small Crock Pot Beef Stew
beef stew in a white bowl
Crock Pot French Onion Soup
The best Crock Pot French Onion Soup has a rich beef broth and deeply caramelized onions. The easiest way to caramelize onions is by cooking them all day in a slow cooker rather than on the stovetop. The onion soup is served with toasted crusty bread and melted cheese.
French Onion Soup Recipe
French onion soup with browned cheese.
Crock Pot Baked Ziti
Delicious Crock Pot Baked Zit has delicious meat sauce, three kinds of cheese, plus uncooked pasta baked in the slow cooker. You can have the best Italian pasta for dinner tonight.
Crock Pot Pasta Bake
baked ziti on a white plate

Top Easy Dinner Recipes

Everybody needs quick and easy dinner recipes. These speedy recipes are ones I use all the time. See the Easy Dinner Recipes category for more choices.

Fried Pork Chops with Gravy
30-minute Fried Pork Chops and Gravy are moist and tender. Easy to make using a fast pan-frying and a simple pan gravy—an old-fashioned comfort food at its best.
Fried Pork Chop Recipe
a fried pork chops with gravy on a gray plate
Ground Beef Taco Meat
This easy ground beef taco meat recipe has bold flavors and takes just 25 minutes to prepare.
Ground Beef Taco Meat
A plate full of ground beef nachos.
Pan Seared Oven Roasted Pork Tenderloin
Pan-seared pork tenderloin, finished by baking to your ideal temperature, is tender, juicy, and delicious! With excellent browning from cast iron searing, it is still moist and tender from oven roasting— an easy, 30-minute dinner recipe.
Pan Seared Pork Tenderloin
pork tenderloin on blue platter
Crispy Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia (Baked in 20 Minutes)
This baked Parmesan-Crusted Tilapia is crispy, flaky, and on the table in 20 minutes. A quick and healthy dinner that works with fresh or frozen fish.
Parmesan Crusted Tilapia
flakey tilapia on a plate.
How to Bake Chicken Breasts in a Convection Oven
The best way to bake chicken breasts is with your convection oven, but you can bake them in any type of oven. Your dinner will be ready in about 30 minutes and will be healthy, moist, and tender every time. Quick and easy with just a few easy secrets any home cook can master.
Convection Oven Baked Chicken
baked chicken breast on a white plate
Easy Baked Boneless Pork Ribs (Ready in 30 Minutes)
Juicy boneless country-style ribs baked in the oven with a quick sear for extra flavor. Done in 30 minutes with no grill needed.
Seared and Baked Boneless Pork Ribs
BBQ country style boneless pork ribs on plate
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