This Week's Most Popular Recipes 👍


Hey friends❣️

Here they are, the winners of this week's recipe popularity contest!

Irish Farmhouse Apple Cake

"This is the most delicious and perfect apple cake ever! I bake it over and over."

~BECKY


Lemon Basil Chicken

"I made this recipe (lemon basil chicken thighs) for the first time tonight, and both my husband and I loved it! Lots of flavor and the sauce is so good, we had to dip bread in it! Delicious! I didn’t have any sherry so substituted dry vermouth…. Thank you for your inspirations!"

~CINDY

Lemon Streusel Muffins

"These were absolute perfection! Thank you for a delicious recipe. Made it exactly as you wrote and didn’t have lemon extract so I just used vanilla. Such a great recipe!

~PARADEES

Bourbon Butter Pecan Brownies

"Fellow butter pecan lover here, and i tried these yesterday. I can’t say enough good things about them, I added 1/2 teaspoon of almond extract. why isn’t there a pecan extract??"

~SONDRA

Thin & Crispy Chocolate Chip Cookies

"I searched high and low for this recipe. I have now made it 4x in 4 weeks. They are gone in 2 days!"

~JL



Triple Berry Muffins

"Doubled the recipe since I have 4 kids who will devour these in no time! Super quick and easy to throw together."

~JANINE

Ina's Famous Chocolate Cake

"This is truly the best chocolate cake ever and the only one I will ever make."

~ELIZABETH



Lemon Olive Oil Cake

"I frosted the top of this lemon cake with lemon curd. Lord have mercy!"

~BONNIE

Shrimp Packets

"I love how you unlock the creativity in all of us with your simple yet dazzling recipes. It’s such a pleasure getting your recipes with stunning photos in my mail. Motivates me to try new ways of cooking. Thank you!!!"

~KIM



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Lemon Caper Sauce 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

"I make chicken (sometimes I sub fish) piccata often because it’s a family favorite. Last night everyone at the dinner table said it was the best ever… and they were right! Besides the fact that this sauce recipe is quick and easy, it’s delicious! A perfect balance of all those flavors that make a piccata special. Thank you for another great recipe."

~BELLE


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Sue Moran

I love to make delicious food, photograph it, and write about it, but mostly, I just love to EAT. Isn’t that what it’s all about? My recipes are bold and vibrant, but totally approachable ~ and my philosophy? We should all have the tools to feed ourselves well, and the confidence to cut loose a little in the kitchen. Food should be fun!

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