Marinate briefly, then bake the chicken for one hour at 350 degrees F, and your tasty dinner is ready! I make chicken recipes quite a lot for my family (these baked chicken drumsticks are a big hit around here), so I’m always on the lookout for ways to make things more interesting. This is especially important to my husband and me. The kids don’t seem to mind eating the same food day after day....

Ready in less than 20 minutes, this ultra-quick recipe is perfect for a weeknight dinner. I can’t help but make chicken often. It’s accessible and affordable, and my kids really like it. The grownups, however, do need some variety. This tasty recipe is a good way to make somewhat boring meat into a rather palatable dish. I make these grilled chicken tenders regularly because they are delicious and very easy to make....

It’s one of those recipes where leftovers get better as they rest in the fridge, allowing the flavors to meld. This soup is so wonderfully filling and satiating! In the past, I used to think about soup as unsatisfying. A flimsy first course. If I had soup as my main course, I just “had” to have bread with it, or I wasn’t satisfied. Now I know that when a bowl of soup is rich, hearty and flavorful, there’s really no need for bread....

It takes about 2 hours to make this cake, and the leftovers are excellent - just as good as the freshly baked cake. I knew that this recipe was a keeper when my toughest tester, my teenage daughter, reluctantly tried it, finished it all, and said she was “pleasantly surprised.” I made this cake for the first time last year and have made it a few times since, but never got around to photographing it....

With tasty layers of spinach and cream cheese, seasoned ground beef and mozzarella, this tasty lasagna is a big hit every time I make it. This lasagna is so delicious. Warm layers of seasoned spinach, ground beef and melted cheese - truly, you won’t miss the noodles at all! I have learned that quite often, the flavors we associate with grains are in fact the flavors of the fillings and toppings, while the grains are no more than a filler or a binder that absorbs the other flavors....

Serve it alone, in lettuce cups, as an avocado topping (perfect for lunch!), or atop slices of almond flour bread. While certainly an indulgence and not an everyday menu item, lobster is incredible. Its meat is delicate, very tasty, almost sweet. This lobster salad highlights the lobster’s delicate flavor rather than masking it. And since I use high-quality frozen lobster meat, it’s relatively affordable for the amount you get. This recipe makes four servings, and each costs about $15 at the time of writing this recipe (October 2022)....

It has a wonderfully delicate taste. It’s creamy and very refreshing! You can serve it as a soft-serve yogurt or let it freeze into a scoopable texture. This delicious frozen yogurt reminds me of the wonderful soft-serve mango ice cream that you can get at Indian restaurants. It’s smooth, creamy, sweet, and very refreshing. I serve it at the end of meals and it’s as wonderfully refreshing as a restaurant-quality palate cleanser....

Cooking it is easy too - you can pan-fry it, but since I make an entire package at a time, I find it easiest to bake it in the oven. I know I’m not alone in feeling that bacon is probably one of the best things a person can eat. 😍 I make pork bacon often - whether oven bacon, microwave bacon or simply pan-frying a couple of slices with eggs for my breakfast....

It takes longer than simply searing the steak, but the tasty, reliably juicy results are well worth it! I LOVE steaks. 🥩 I just wish they weren’t so expensive! One of my favorite cuts is the New York strip and I like to cook it in a hot cast-iron skillet until a wonderfully brown crust is formed on the outside but the middle is medium-rare or even rare. Whenever I have extra time I choose the reverse-sear technique....

This keto bread is so versatile. It has a lovely spongy texture that readily soaks up butter, sugar-free honey, or jam. Keto substitutions can be a lifesaver. They can mean the difference between sticking with your diet or giving up because you’re feeling deprived and miss the old standbys. This recipe is one of my favorite substitutions. This 90-second keto bread is a low-carb microwave bread made with coconut flour....

Simply bake them in a 400°F oven for 40 minutes. And if you want them extra-crispy, leave them in a warm oven for 30-60 more minutes. Wings are probably my favorite part of the chicken. I find that the ratio of juicy meat to crispy skin is just perfect, more so than in any other chicken part. I make this recipe often. Cooking wings in the oven instead of frying them is so easy, and they turn out wonderfully crispy....

Making blackened chicken is as easy as can be: Simply rub the chicken with spices, sauté it briefly, then bake! I make chicken often for my family. It’s tasty and affordable, and everyone seems to like it, including The Picky Eater. But while the kids don’t mind eating the same thing every day, my husband and I prefer some variety. So I’m always looking for ways to make things more interesting!...

A quick 25-minute recipe, they are great as an appetizer, or you could serve more of them per person as a main course with a side dish. Scallops are one of my favorite kinds of seafood, and I especially like this easy recipe. It’s very simple to make, and it tastes absolutely wonderful. The recipe that I make most often is baked scallops. But when I want something truly easy and fast, this one is the answer....

Ready in a mere 30 minutes, this easy side dish also keeps well in the fridge for several days. This keto mac and cheese is so good. It’s tasty, creamy, and comforting. A bowl of it really hits the spot when I crave the classic dish but want to keep my carbs in check. It’s one of those magical recipes that help you avoid feeling deprived while on a low-carb diet....

This homemade treat is just as good as commercial mint candy. And it’s so much fun to make! Dipping things in chocolate is always fun. Some of my favorite desserts include chocolate-covered strawberries, chocolate-covered oranges, and chocolate blueberries. I especially adore these chocolate mint leaves. They taste so fresh, and they look so pretty! I like making them when we have people over because they are so impressive. But I sometimes make them for the family too - they are very easy to make....

It’s keto, gluten-free, and as long as you don’t frost it, it’s also very low in calories - just 140 calories per slice. Incredibly moist and fluffy, this is one of my husband’s favorite cakes (another good one is this keto pound cake). I make it often because we both feel it’s quite appropriate as the occasional breakfast. And who doesn’t want cake for breakfast! 🍰 That’s also why I don’t frost this cake, although you certainly could if you wish....

This recipe makes six generous servings, and the leftovers are really good too - you can gently reheat them in the microwave. I love pumpkins. And as much as I enjoy pumpkin pie or pumpkin muffins, I enjoy savory pumpkin dishes even more, and I make them quite often in the fall and winter. This particular recipe is so good! It has a more delicate texture and flavor than mashed potatoes or mashed sweet potatoes....

Ready in about 40 minutes, this is an easy dessert that you can whip up anytime. Even the leftovers are good! Every year, come October, I start making this recipe. Even if I didn’t like to eat it, I would still make it, just for the amazing aroma that fills my kitchen! Apples, pumpkin, vanilla, and cinnamon. These are the scents and flavors of fall. If I had to rate my favorite desserts, this tasty keto apple crisp would be right up there in the top five (just to clarify, chocolate and cheesecake still win!...

These tasty keto muffins freeze well. They’re perfect for breakfast or as a quick and filling snack. Almond flour, when combined with eggs, a sweetener and a leavening agent, bakes beautifully. It produces baked goods that are quite comparable in texture and taste to “the real thing.” These almond flour muffins are incredible. They are easy to make, light and fluffy. They’re perfect for breakfast, and my kids also like having them in their lunchboxes....

Made without breadcrumbs and ready in about 40 minutes, it’s keto and gluten-free. This casserole is amazing. It’s so cheesy and flavorful! The wonderful aroma it releases when you cook it will let you know how good it’s going to be. Mushrooms are one of my favorite vegetables (well, technically they’re fungi, not vegetables). And this tasty casserole is one of my favorite ways to cook them. Ingredients You’ll only need a few simple ingredients to make this mushroom casserole....