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This Cheesy Broccoli Gratin recipe comes with an extra helping of cheddar and a creamy, savory roux that can make most any veggies taste out-of-this-world wonderful. What a great way to balance out a good main course! I think that a dish such as this is particularly good for the cooler months. It’s so warm and soothing, and it brings a great change to all the heavy meals we tend to eat during the holidays.

A single large baking dish works just fine to bake this, but if you want to get a bit fancy, you can divide portions into individual ramekins for baking, once you are finished with the prep cooking steps on the stove. That pinch of nutmeg makes this side dish a great choice for fall or holiday baking, and if you would like to mix up the flavors a bit, you could always substitute cauliflower for the broccoli.

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

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Quick tip: I love to serve this with chicken!

A Simple Way To Make A Quick Dinner That Your Whole Family Will Love!

This Sweet and Sticky One-Pot Chicken Dinner is a hearty, family-friendly meal, great for people who enjoy the sweeter side of the sweet and savory flavor combination. It is gluten-free, and thanks to the use of honey, molasses, and maple syrup, it keeps the glycemic index on the low side without compromising on the sweet flavor. How’s that for a perfect meal, in every way! Another great thing about this recipe is that you don’t have to worry about slaving away in the kitchen.

There are two basic ways to get little ones who are a bit picky about their vegetables to eat a good helping of them. One way is to add cheese; the other is to crank up the sweetness. This recipe goes with the latter option, and it puts everything together in the form of a yummy sweet and savory one-pot meal, making it all that much more convenient for the cook under pressure.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Don’t Waste the Crumbs

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Quick Tip: Try using local, raw honey in this recipe for added health benefits.

As Easy As This Is To Make, I Think I’ll Be Making Quite a Few Batches Of It This Season!

If you like your chocolate a little, well, nutty, this Mocha Almond Fudge is an excellent choice. You can have this dessert prepped in under 20 minutes, and then after you give your refrigerator about three hours to chill it, it’s ready to cut up and serve. It’s about as simple a great-tasting dessert as you can get – only eight ingredients and five basic steps. There’s really no excuse to settle for store-bought fudge when it’s so easy to make at home. There’s not even any baking involved with this recipe.

You just prep a 9″ x 9″ baking dish; melt and stir together the chocolate, condensed milk, and butter on the stove over medium heat; stir in the espresso, salt, vanilla, and almond extract; fold in the chopped almonds; and pour the mixture into the baking dish and refrigerate it for several hours before cutting it up into individual servings.

The hardest part, really, is just waiting for it all to chill in the refrigerator!

Recipe and photo courtesy of 12 Tomatoes

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Quick tip: Try adding a pinch of chili powder!

If you have a hankering for a nice meat pie, this Deep Dish Cowboy Quiche is a nice, savory choice. It preps in half an hour, bakes in an hour, and makes about ten hearty servings. Quiche recipes can sometimes have, well, too much crust relative to the filling. This recipe solves that problem by giving the quiche a nice deep dish upgrade. If you like bacon and cheese, you’ll enjoy this recipe.

You have to be a bit patient with the onions and not rush the caramelizing process, and you also want to take care not to overcook the bacon, but you do not have to be a master chef to put this together. The flavor is well worth the wait, too, though of course you can add whatever other (cooked) meat or chopped veggies that you like to the mix. Enjoy!

Recipe and photo courtesy of The Pioneer Woman

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Quick tip: Feel free to use homemade pie crust for this one!

These Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake Chimichangas are a delicious sweet treat for parties or home snacking, and by the time you say the name, you can be about done making them. I have to say, I wouldn’t have thought of making a chimichanga into a dessert item, but it works beautifully here. It’s not only sweet and creamy – it’s so quick and easy, too! You’ll literally whip this up in no time, which means more time for you to kick back and relax.

Not bad for only seven ingredients, eh? It’s such a breeze to make, and with the combination of strawberry cream cheese and cinnamon sugar, it has the perfect flavors for all seasons. It also is very easily expanded, should you have an extra-large group to feed.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Mom on Timeout

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Quick tip: Use any of your favorite berries or fruits for these!

This Maple Bacon Monkey Bread is a bit on the daring side, but with the right ingredients, a bit of a savory addition to a sweet treat can turn out brilliantly. It’s a surprisingly fast and easy recipe that will soon become the favorite of your whole family. When I say that everything is better with bacon, I normally make an exception for dessert items. But I am one to try anything at least once (I was the ten-year-old who never needed a kid’s menu to find something I’d eat at a nice restaurant), and this… well, it works.

Needless to say, if I’d had this as a breakfast item back in the day, I’d have eaten breakfast a lot more than I actually did. That’s why I try to make this delicious breakfast for my kids at least a few times a month.

I know it is a bit sugary but if you substitute the sugar with stevia baking blend there is no negative impact on your glycemic index. Genius!

Recipe and photo courtesy of Love Bakes Good Cakes.

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Quick Tip: I love serving this maple bacon monkey bread in the morning for breakfast.

If you like a little spice in your dessert, this Autumn Spice Cake is just what you’re looking for. It has just the right balance of “sweet spices” for fall and comes with a lovely cream cheese frosting. I do love fall baking season. Summer is great, but with the sweltering heat and all of the barbecue you are usually eating, dessert options can be a bit limited. Cooler weather makes for many more options for great cakes.

A smooth cream cheese icing makes for a nice touch for a cake with such flavor depth. I happen to think that the pecans make for a nice texture contrast, but if you’re not big on crunchiness with your cake, feel free to do without them.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Cooking Classy

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Quick tip: Use store bought frosting to make this cake even faster.