Family Dinner Recipes & Easy Dessert Ideas

Slice of pineapple glazed ham.

Best Crockpot Ham

Syrup is being drizzled on top of a stack of homemade pancakes.

Best Fluffy Pancakes

Close-up of the chex mix snack with cayenne pepper, ranch mix, Worcestershire sauce, and brown sugar.

Cheesy Chex Mix

A chewy peanut butter cookie with a soft center and crisp edges stacked on top of more cookies on a cookie cooling rack.

Peanut Butter Cookies

30 min

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Bowl of dirty rice with green onions on top.

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Dirty Rice

4.5 from 37 votes

Today's Dessert

A decadent chocolate pudding cake topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream sits on a plate. The cake appears gooey and rich, with a melted chocolate pudding filling visible.

30

Chocolate Pudding Cake

5 from 2 votes

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Sliced garlic brown sugar chicken on a fork.

Garlic Brown Sugar Chicken

25

Up close view of cheeseburger pasta with tender pasta shells and ground beef in a cheesy cream sauce.

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Homemade Hamburger Helper

30

A pot of creamy pasta with chicken and peppers.

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Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta

30

Close-up of half a burrito, cut on the diagonal with cheese and chips spilling out.

Taco Bell Beefy Melt Burrito

30

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Three slices of chocolate chip peanut butter banana bread stacked on a white plate, with a bowl of peanut butter and a glass of milk in the background.

Breakfast Ideas

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Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Banana Bread

A person holds a hot honey salami sandwich filled with layers of deli meat, sliced cherry tomatoes, and fresh greens. Two pieces of sub bread are visible in the background on a wooden board.

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Hot Honey Salami Sandwich

A glass filled with creamy lemon aioli topped with lemon zest, placed on a striped cloth next to whole and sliced lemons, with a jar in the background.

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Lemon Aioli

Close-up shot of fizzy white wine cocktail with fruit and ice.

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White Peach Sangria

Three everything but the kitchen sink cookies with brown butter, chocolate chips, pretzels, and pools of caramel are topped with sea salt and arranged in a vertical row on parchment paper.

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Brown Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies

A table set for Mothers Day brunch with fruit salad, mimosas, pastries, toast, and chicken wings on white dishes, with text overlay saying Mothers Day brunch ideas and forget the flowers. THIS is what mom wants.

Breakfast Ideas

25 Mother’s Day Brunch Ideas

Hands breaking a large stuffed biscoff cookie butter cookie drizzled with biscoff cookie butter over a cooling rack filled with similar cookies and Biscoff biscuits.

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Stuffed Biscoff Cookies

A close-up of creamy homemade Alfredo Sauce on fettuccine pasta garnished with chopped parsley in a white bowl, with a fork twirling some noodles.

Condiments & Sauces

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Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe

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A person holds a hot honey salami sandwich filled with layers of deli meat, sliced cherry tomatoes, and fresh greens. Two pieces of sub bread are visible in the background on a wooden board.

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Hot Honey Salami Sandwich

A close-up of creamy homemade Alfredo Sauce on fettuccine pasta garnished with chopped parsley in a white bowl, with a fork twirling some noodles.

Condiments & Sauces

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Homemade Alfredo Sauce Recipe

An instant pot pulled pork sandwich topped with barbecue sauce and creamy coleslaw on a plate, with a pickle spear and a bowl of coleslaw in the background.

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Instant Pot Pulled Pork

A close-up of a taco Dorito casserole topped with melted cheddar cheese, black beans, diced tomatoes, green onions, chopped cilantro, sliced cherry tomatoes, and a dollop of sour cream.

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Dorito Casserole

A white bowl filled with creamy shredded crockpot chicken and gravy seasoned with herbs and pepper, served over a bed of rice, on a marble surface.

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Crockpot Chicken and Gravy

A large cooking pot of creamy pasta with shrimp, chicken, and sausage.

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Cajun Pasta with Sausage, Shrimp & Chicken

A close-up of spaghetti topped with browned chicken piccata meatballs in a lemon caper sauce, garnished with chopped herbs, and served with lemon wedges in a white bowl.

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Chicken Piccata Meatballs

Close-up of a tray filled with bacon-wrapped stuffed shotgun shells, glazed with a shiny barbecue sauce. They are neatly arranged on crinkled parchment paper, with a checkered cloth napkin visible in the background.

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BBQ Shotgun Shells Recipe

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Three everything but the kitchen sink cookies with brown butter, chocolate chips, pretzels, and pools of caramel are topped with sea salt and arranged in a vertical row on parchment paper.

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Brown Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies

Hands breaking a large stuffed biscoff cookie butter cookie drizzled with biscoff cookie butter over a cooling rack filled with similar cookies and Biscoff biscuits.

2 42

Stuffed Biscoff Cookies

A metal ice cream scoop lifts a serving of creamy No-Churn Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream from a pan filled with more ice cream.

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No-Churn Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

A decadent chocolate pudding cake topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream sits on a plate. The cake appears gooey and rich, with a melted chocolate pudding filling visible.

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Chocolate Pudding Cake

A stack of chocolate s'mores cookies with gooey marshmallow and melted chocolate inside. One cookie on top is broken in half, showing the soft, melty filling. Marshmallow pieces and crumbs are visible nearby.

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Chocolate S’mores Cookies

A plate of warm banana split cake topped with with strawberry and banana slices, crumbly topping, whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and a strawberry slice on top.

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Banana Split Dump Cake

Two crumbly blackberry pie bars stacked on a white plate, filled with blackberries and a golden oat topping, with fresh blackberries and a sprig of thyme next to them. A glass of milk is blurred in the background.

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Blackberry Pie Bars

A close-up of a plate piled with freshly baked chocolate chip walnut cookies, featuring both white and dark chocolate chips, on a white background.

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Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies

A slice of easy Black Forest cake on a white plate, topped with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and two real cherries on top. A bowl of cherries is blurred in the background on a light-colored surface.

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Easy Black Forest Cake Recipe

A thick slice of French silk pie is presented on a round plate.

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Chocolate French Silk Pie

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