These Swedish Meatballs make a perfect cozy comfort meal on a blustery wintery day. Perfectly seasoned, tender, and coated in a rich gravy, you will love having this recipe on your family table. How to make Swedish Meatballs- Shape and bake. Baking these Swedish Meatballs simplifies the prep and helps save time so you can...
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Sourdough Pizza Crust
At nearly every cookbook event I have done, people ask me what is my favorite meal. Admittedly, my taste change every so often, but if I'm being perfectly honest, the single meal that absolutely always sounds good to me is pizza. This sourdough pizza crust recipe is my go-to pizza dough recipe these days. The...
Chicken Shawarma Skewers with Dill Yogurt Sauce
Drumroll please! Grilling weather has returned to Michigan and we are soaking it all in. After developing this recipe last summer and making it almost weekly for a while, it was only natural for these Chicken Shawarma Skewers to be the first thing we grilled on THE DAY. You know the one. That first truly...
Creamy Tortellini and Sausage Soup
The act of making soup is one of my very favorite things to do in the kitchen. It is so relaxing and satisfying to have a big pot simmering on the stove. The aroma, the sneaking a peek into the pot, and of course a little taste now and then. The anticipation of a warm,...
Jamaican Jerk Chicken Thighs with Mango Salsa
I’ve wanted to try to make Jamaican Jerk Chicken at home ever since we visited Jamaica in 2015 when I was pregnant with my oldest daughter. If you’ve ever been pregnant, you probably recall how every once in a while a certain food will just perfectly hit the spot in the midst of a season...
Instant Pot Three Cheese Macaroni
Faster to prepare than the blue box, but still homemade? Yes, please. Instant Pot Three Cheese Macaroni is the quick and easy weeknight meal or weekday lunch that your busy schedule needs. Easily adaptable to suit whichever cheeses you have on hand, you're sure to be able to whip this mac and cheese up on...
Sheet Pan Sausages and Potatoes with Asparagus and Garlic
This has been one of my favorite easy weeknight meals for a very long time. It’s so endlessly adaptable, and always hits the spot with its deep caramelized flavors and variety of crisp textures. Also, if you’ve never roasted whole garlic cloves before, you’re in for a real treat. I hope you’ll add Roasted Sheet...
Roasted Carrot Soup with Bacon and Ginger
Sweet, roasted carrots, bacon, ginger, and cream make this soup rich and velvety. This recipe for roasted carrot soup is the perfect way to spotlight your garden’s beautiful carrots this summer. About the ingredients- Since the soup itself is rich, with a bit of sweetness from roasting the carrots, the balance of flavors and textures...
Beef Stroganoff
This Beef Stroganoff recipe is one of my favorite ways to use beef chuck roast. Mushrooms, red wine, garlic, and sour cream make this a rich, comforting meal that is perfect for a chilly winter day. I don't know about you guys, but at our house, our kids absolutely love anything served on top of...
Sesame Noodles
This recipe for Sesame Noodles quite possibly may be the quickest meal recipe I've ever shared on Kitchen Joy. The toasty, slightly spicy sauce comes together in less time than it takes to boil the water for the noodles, so stock your pantry with the ingredients and you'll be ready for a delicious, flavor-packed bowl...