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It may not be as famous as the Po’Boy, but this New Orleans Muffuletta Sandwich is just as yummy and just as quintessentially Big Easy.  You certainly won’t go hungry munching on this!

I imagine I was a bit spoiled for food choices, living so close to New Orleans for so long.  I took delicious Big Easy-style cuisine, including great sandwiches like the muffuletta, so for granted, it took my moving away for a while to appreciate just how great that it is.  The muffuletta sandwich was actually invented back in the early 20th century by The Central Grocery, located in the famous French Quarter, as a means of feeding VERY hungry Sicilian farmers selling their wares in the French Market.  Since then, this hearty sandwich has become a New Orleans signature dish, and you can have all of that great flavor in the comfort of your own home thanks to this recipe.

Recipe courtesy of Serious Eats.

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Quick tip: I love adding a little bit of hot sauce into these!

I can see why this recipe was award-winning!  It’s really hard to believe that something as gourmet-tasting as this Mediterranean Seafood can be put together in only half an hour and be so healthy!

Not very many dishes go straight to my dash of Best Recipes, but this one did! Particularly when fall starts knocking on my door, I start thinking about hearty stews. And seafood is very much in my blood still, even if I am a few hundred miles away from the Gulf waters now.  Needless to say, I was really excited to come upon this little gem.  I couldn’t believe that something this tasty was only about 220 calories for a full serving, not to mention rich with all of those healthy omega-3 fatty acids that I keep hearing such good things about.

What surprised me the most was how much my whole family enjoyed this dish! I have two very picky eaters at home, and my husband is not that fond of seafood, either. But all three of them gobbled this up faster than I could say “Bon Appetit!”

Recipe courtesy of Taste of Home.

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Quick tip: Serve with fresh, homemade bread.

Why settle for simple brownies, when you can turn them into a delicious Brownie Dessert Pizza with so little effort? This will do nicely for family night or for most any gathering. Everyone will love the sweet, well-balanced flavor! And if you ask me, it’s the same as it is with any pizza – the more, the better!

I hadn’t tried a dessert pizza before, but when I had a go with this one, boy, did I realize that I was missing out!  I’m not sure that I’ll ever look at basic, everyday brownies the same way again after using them to make something like this.  Seriously, is there anything you CAN’T do with cream cheese? I have to give you a heads up, though. If you’re serving this to guests, make sure you have the recipe at hand! Everyone is going to want it!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Deliciously Yum

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Quick tip: You can make this ahead and store it in the fridge or freeze individual portions for a treat later.

No need to settle for Taco Bell if you want a quick Tex-Mex meal for breakfast!  These Austin-Inspired Breakfast Tacos give you all that great flavor and can be prepped and cooked in just over half an hour. That’s faster than driving to Taco Bell and back!

I do love my taco nights, but it turns out, tacos don’t just have to be for lunch or dinner; they’re good for breakfast, too.  These breakfast tacos are a tasty way to start your day right that won’t require a whole lot of time or effort to put together. And you can whip up a double batch to make sure there will be enough leftovers for lunch! That’s what I always do – and I never regret it!

At first my husband thought it was a strange idea to have tacos for breakfast… After all, we’re pretty used to the oatmeal and fruits, or maybe toast and honey. But once he tasted these, he said we’ll never go back to oatmeal again!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Love & Olive Oil

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Quick tip: Instead of bacon you could use ground beef or even leftover chicken.

The Italians know how to cook far more than just beef. There are plenty of good ways that they cook chicken, too. This One-Pan Chicken Risotto is creamy and savory, gives you about all the veggies that you could possibly want in one meal, and can be prepped and cooked in about 45 minutes.

Getting through the middle of the week can be a real challenge, particularly if you have a couple of school-aged mouths to feed and don’t want to scrimp on dinner but don’t have the time (or energy) to be in the kitchen all day, either.  I bring you a one-pot meal chock full of tasty and healthy vegetables that makes about eight servings super-quick, meaning that the usual family of four will have plenty of leftovers (and you will have far less to clean up).

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

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Quick tip: You can substitute any meat if chicken isn’t your favorite.