Meatloaf (Glazed or Bacon-Wrapped) Recipe baked beef comfort food easy dinner family dinner freezer friendly healthy dinner recipes high protein meals meatloaf weeknight dinners Apr 17, 2025

Juicy, flavorful meatloaf made your way—classic sweet glaze or wrapped in crispy bacon. This is comfort food with a modern mom-approved twist.

I know meatloaf doesn’t always get the love it deserves.
Maybe you’ve had the dry, flavorless kind from a sad dinner tray. Or maybe you grew up with the ket...

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Chicken Pot Pie Recipe baked chicken comfort food easy dinner family dinner healthy dinner recipes meal prep pot pie weeknight dinners Apr 17, 2025

A cozy, creamy, from-scratch chicken pot pie with a flaky golden crust and tender veggies. Pure comfort in every bite—made simple for real life.

When the weather turns cool, there’s one dinner I always crave: chicken pot pie.

It reminds me of Sunday nights growing up—my mom would serve it in a big...

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Mac and Cheese (Baked or Crockpot) Recipe baked comfort food crockpot easy dinner family dinner healthy dinner recipes kid friendly mac and cheese pasta slow cooker weeknight dinners Apr 17, 2025

Creamy, cheesy, crowd-pleasing comfort food—made your way. Whether you bake it golden or let the slow cooker do the work, this mac and cheese delivers.

If you’ve ever stood at the stove whisking a roux while your kids ask for snacks and the dog tries to eat a sock, I see you.

That’s why this mac a...

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Strawberry Upside Down Cake Recipe 8 servings baked classic spring dessert strawberry summer upside down cake Apr 15, 2025

My mom used to make pineapple upside down cake in her old cast iron skillet, but one summer, we didn’t have pineapple — so she used strawberries instead. It turned out better than we expected: juicy, sticky, and full of berry flavor. Now I make it every spring when strawberries are at their best. It...

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Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe 10 servings baked brunch classic giftable pound cake strawberry Apr 15, 2025

Pound cake was one of those “grown-up desserts” I never appreciated as a kid… until I had it with fresh strawberries baked inside. My neighbor Mrs. Kay used to bring us a loaf every spring, and I swear it was still warm when she dropped it off. I’ve been making my own version ever since — and yes, i...

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Strawberry Cheesecake Bars Recipe 9 servings baked bars cheesecake make ahead spring strawberry summer Apr 15, 2025

Cheesecake was always my “special request” dessert as a kid — especially for birthdays. But once I became a mom, I needed an easier way to enjoy that creamy goodness without all the hassle of springform pans and water baths. These strawberry cheesecake bars are the answer: simple to make, easy to sl...

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Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Recipe baked classic pie rhubarb serves 8 strawberry summer Apr 15, 2025

This pie takes me straight back to summers at my grandma’s farmhouse, where rhubarb grew like crazy by the garden fence. She’d mix it with strawberries from the field and bake a pie that smelled like sunshine and love. I didn’t even know what rhubarb was back then — I just knew that warm slice with ...

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Southern Strawberry Cobbler Recipe 8 servings baked classic comfort food southern strawberry summer Apr 15, 2025

If there’s one dessert that reminds me of my Aunt Linda’s kitchen, it’s this strawberry cobbler. She always made it when strawberries were in season — warm, gooey, and golden with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top. I still remember sitting on her porch, barefoot and sun-kissed, digging into a ...

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Classic Strawberry Shortcake Recipe 45 minutes 6 servings american baked classic dessert strawberry summer Apr 15, 2025

I still remember the first time I had strawberry shortcake at my grandma’s house in Tennessee. The sweet strawberries, the soft biscuit, that fresh whipped cream… it was magic. Now, I make this healthier version every spring — and it still brings smiles around the table, especially when the berries ...

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