Cozy Chicken Lemon Orzo Soup

Let's just start by saying this is a must try soup! It's a ready favorite and a family favorite.

It's nutritious, full of flavor, easy to prepare, cooks in one pot, and it's the perfect pick me up, feel better soup.

You'll love it on a cold blistery day or even on a summery day with its vibrant lemony goodness.

Serve it with fresh hearty buttered bread or a side salad to finish the meal.

I think you're going to love every last sip of this!

Easy Orzo Pasta Salad

This is the perfect thing to make year-round. It's a nutritious, well rounded, veggie-packed pasta salad.

You can make as is or toss in some cooked chicken or shrimp (just make a little bit of extra dressing). And if you want to make it even healthier you can use whole wheat pasta in place of the standard semolina based orzo.

This is brimming with fresh Mediterranean flavor and it is so easy to throw together. It's mostly just a bit of chopping, cooking orzo pasta and whisking a quick dressing.

We love it for lunch but it's always so welcomed at dinner too, and it's delicious paired with salmon or grilled chicken. It may likely soon be one of your favorite recipes to make with orzo!

A Comforting Cabbage Roll Soup Recipe

This Cabbage Roll Soup is so much faster than making traditional cabbage rolls yet it tastes just as good! It's a hassle-free, cooked in one pot recipe!

You have a quick prep of ingredients, veggies are sauteed, then everything is just simmered until the cabbage and rice are tender. And during that time all those delicious herby, beefy, tomato-y flavors meld together perfectly.

It's a soup that is made with basic ingredients, it's incredibly hearty, and I think you'll agree it's just super satisfying comfort food. It's made up of an abundance of veggies, the rice will help fill you up, and you get a fair amount of protein from the beef so it's an all around win!

This is so delicious that you'll likely find yourself converting from the traditional, more labor intensive cabbage rolls to this easier soup method from here on out instead!

Easy Roasted Cabbage

I've been known to put more time and effort into the main dish then when it comes to sides I usually just steam a veggie or something. Sides like this roasted cabbage are so easy though that it's nearly just as simply as steaming or sautéing veggies.

Roasting vegetables is the way to go because it really just brings out their natural sweetness and offers a depth of flavor that steaming or sautéing can't. Really this is more of a method than a recipe but I thought I'd share in case you haven't tried it yet.

These simple roasted cabbage slices pair perfectly with baked chicken thighs, honey mustard salmon, potato sausage soup, or a homestyle pot roast dinner.

Also feel free to switch up the seasonings here and play around with different seasonings you like.

Looking for more ways to make kebabs? Try my two super popular recipes - Steak Kebabs and Hawaiian Chicken Kebabs.

A Must Try Kebab Recipe!

In this tempting summer dinner recipe you get an abundance of goodness, and they're healthy too.

Tender, well seasoned chicken and lightly charred and smoky bell pepper, zucchini and onion. What's not to love here?

It's a restaurant quality Greek style recipe you'll find to be a staple every summer!

Also be sure to try my Salmon Piccata too!

The Best Chicken Piccata Recipe

Let's just start out by stating the obvious, everything is better with a little cream added right? My mom taught me that and it's one of the most important things she ever taught me. Truth :).

I love how simple and quick this chicken dish is to make! It's definitely fit for a weeknight meal, yet it's elegant enough for serving to guests on the weekend. And it's something everyone can agree on.

Piccata Sauce Perfection

This version isn't skimpy with the sauce, and of course you'll absolutely love the fact that it's a rich and creamy sauce vs. a plain old basic brothy sauce. The piccata sauce doesn't contain an overwhelming amount of lemon juice, and I love what the little dab of butter offers and the way it pairs with the lemon.

It's chicken piccata perfection! I can never get enough of that golden brown exterior on chicken cutlets and the rich flavor all those browned bits at the bottom of the pan add so much flavor. They really build up the flavor profile of the sauce.

This is just one of those a staple Italian recipes you'll make again and again...and again. It's how you turn bland and boring chicken into something worthy of dinner praises all around.

It's a soup you'll want to make again and again!

Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

This soup is one of my staple dinner recipes! It's something everyone can agree on and it's always a highlight of a long day. It's just hard to beat a bowl of homestyle chicken noodle soup!

I don't know if there's a more comforting food in the world than a warm bowl of this simple soup. Good for the soul, right?

Sure we all love the whole chicken, totally from scratch version (with homemade noodles even) which simmers and simmers, but it takes so much longer. You'll love that this recipe is quick and easy to make, thanks to the shortcut of using a rotisserie chicken.

It makes the perfect weeknight dinner because you can have it ready in about 30 minutes and it's filled with healthy, hearty ingredients.

The other great thing about this recipe is that it's always a good thing to serve to guests because I can't think of many people who don't like it. Chicken noodle soup is always a win!

Fresh Peach Cobbler Recipe

Is anyone else going overboard like me and buying peaches like there's no tomorrow? This month I've bought 20lbs+ in the last few weeks and we've been eating them like crazy!

They make the best smoothies, they are one of my favorite fruits for baking, and they're even excellent added to your main dish (like this Three Cheese Peach and Prosciutto Pizza with Basil, or this Balsamic Peach Chicken Skillet, and this Peach Salad with Grilled Basil Chicken).

But we all know one of the all time best uses for fresh peaches is peach cobbler, right? And not just any peach cobbler — THIS peach cobbler! I've made it three times already this summer!

What Makes it the Best?

I'm very particular about my peach cobbler. It shouldn't have a heavy, dense topping, it should have the perfect amount of sweetness and canned peaches should never be used.

You'll love that this has more flavor than you'll find in your traditional peach cobbler (hence why I've used buttermilk, a fair amount of real butter and vanilla extract) and there's no overpowering amounts of cinnamon used here - we want to taste the peach flavor.

And this recipe is made with a fluffy biscuit topping that's really more cake-like than it is biscuit-like. So it compliments the dense peaches better than a heavy biscuit topping would. Plus it doesn't end up soggy and uncooked like many cobblers do on that bottom layer of the topping.

Peeling is Worth the Extra Time for this Easy Recipe

This may not be as easy as the version with canned peaches and a cake mix, but I'd still consider this an easy peach cobbler recipe. Nothing too difficult, it's still a straight forward, easy to make dessert.

It just takes a bit of time. As in it does take time to peel all those peaches, but the end result is so worth it! Besides it can seem therapeutic just taking time to breath and peel peaches some days.

It really is the only peach cobbler recipe you'll ever need. It will easily become the highlight of any summer dinner, and you'll get requests to make it again, and again, and again!

Put your fresh peaches to good use and make this irresistible peach cobbler this week, you won't regret it!

Steak Kebabs (Skewers) - A Must Try Steak Recipe!

These kebabs start with the most flavorful marinade mixture made with richly flavored ingredients like Worcestershire, soy sauce and bright red wine vinegar. And of course a generous amount of marinating time really allows the flavors to soak right into the beef and also help tenderize it.

Steak Kebab Recipe Video

The recipe itself is really easy to make, it just takes a bit of time to get everything threaded onto the skewers so grab a friend to make it go twice as fast.

You'll love them for entertaining and cook outs. Just keep in mind they'll go quick so you may want to do a double batch.

Cheesy Potatoes Recipe with the Works!

These Cheesy Potatoes are one of the ultimate comfort foods! Everyone in the family will go crazy for them. Talk about best way to turn a bland and boring potato into something seriously delicious!

If you've ever ordered the cheese fries at a steakhouse then these will taste very familiar to you.

I opted to use a lighter ranch dressing here but they'll also be delicious with a traditional ranch. And if you really want to splurge add in some extra bacon!

Aren't you just drooling thinking about these things? They'll be a the best addition to your dinner menu, trust me.

It will be like wait what main dish? I'll just take more potatoes, thanks.