Plan an Easy Dinner Party Menu
Posted by Tastefully Simple on February 15, 2023
Dinner parties are back! If you’re hungering for good reason to see your friends again, why not host a get-together over a homemade meal. Here are some tips and ideas to get you started, plus easy dinner party recipes that will get raves from your guests! Keep it small. A dinner party is meant to read more »
Classy Chocolate Pound Cake 7 Ways
Posted by Tastefully Simple on February 8, 2023
Cake comes in so many delicious forms: sponge cake, upside down cake, coffee cake, angel food cake, short cake … with so many options, it’s perhaps not surprising that the simple pound cake doesn’t grab the attention it deserves. Dating back to the early 1700s, pound cake got its name from its original, super-simple recipe: read more »
Simple Party Snacks
Posted by Tastefully Simple on January 25, 2023
Mama’s Pepperoni Pizza Dip Snacks. Appetizers. Hors d’ouevres. Nibblins’. Whatever you call them, party food is often the best part of any gathering. Here are some tips to help you get started. Tie It All Together Game Day Cookies However, some types of gatherings – for instance, Big Game Day watch parties, birthdays and graduations read more »
Magic Veggie Bin
Posted by Tastefully Simple on January 18, 2023
Do you eat your veggies? Are you looking for ways to eat more veggies? Because it turns out the old adage “Eat your vegetables!” is true – veggies can and do help us improve our overall health. According to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health: Half our plate should be fruits and veggies; ¼ read more »
5 Smart Reasons to Cook at Home
Posted by Tastefully Simple on January 11, 2023
When you think about your mom or dad, what comes to mind? For many people, there will be memories of foods she prepared during your childhood. It might not be anything special or fancy – my own favorite dish of my mother’s was a simple sloppy joe on a bun. I’ve never been able to read more »
Meal Planning Tips & Ideas
Posted by Tastefully Simple on January 4, 2023
“Meal planning” is a catch-phrase that you’ve probably seen a lot in magazines and online. While it may seem like just the latest food fad, getting organized about answering the question, “What’s for dinner?” really is a smart strategy. Benefits of meal planning include: eliminating the daily stress of deciding what to eat stretching your read more »
Easy Holiday Appetizer Tree
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 20, 2022
Easy holiday appetizer alert! Are you having a get-together this month? Or need to make a little something to munch on while you are hanging out with friends? Make this easy tree appetizer with just one block of cream cheese and some Sweet Pepper Jalapeño Jam. Serve with crackers on the side and you are read more »
Simple Side Dishes
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 15, 2022
When planning your party menu, remember that easy side dishes complete the meal. From traditional dishes for special occasions – think cranberries for Thanksgiving and potato salad for Independence Day – to new takes on familiar ingredients, your side dishes can be the surprisingly simple grace note in your mealtime melody! Things to Consider When read more »
Easy as Pie: 7 Simple & Delicious Desserts
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 13, 2022
When it comes to the holidays, I don’t think there’s a more popular – or more beloved – dessert than fresh-baked pie. Pumpkin. Pecan. Apple. French silk. Banana cream. Blueberry. Coconut cream. There are so many delicious varieties, and it’s safe to say that we all have our personal favorites. When I was a kid, read more »
Delicious DIY Gifts
Posted by Tastefully Simple on December 5, 2022
I used to agonize over what to get for those hard-to-buy-for folks on my list. Usually I fell back on generic “male” or “female” items; mom generally got that year’s popular perfume, and I don’t like to think of how many flashlights and work gloves my brother-in-law has unwrapped from me over the years. (Sorry, read more »