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Deliciously Spicy Cheesy Breadsticks Made with Puff Pastry

Puff pastry is a delight to work with—so simple and versatile! These puff pastry breadsticks are light, airy, and packed with flavor. I made them as a tasty side for our brocolli and potato soup. If you’re after an easy, fun breadstick recipe, this one is perfect. They work great as a dinner side or […]

Eggs in a Pressure Cooker

How To Make Hard-Boiled Eggs In A Pressure Cooker

I love making deviled eggs, but getting the hard-boiled eggs perfect keeps me from making them very often. So how can you make perfect hard-boiled eggs? Pressure cook them! Here’s how to use a pressure cooker to make hard-boiled eggs. Why a Pressure Cooker Works Well for Hard-Boiled Eggs “You can find this pressure cooker

Favorite Focaccia Bread

Our Favorite Focaccia Bread

Our Favorite Focaccia Bread Recipe This focaccia bread recipe is our favorite. It can be similar to making pizza but with less oil in the dough. It’s excellent with soup, stews, or just salad! Using a pizza paddle dusted with cornmeal makes a wonderful crust! Preheat a pizza stone for this bread. Using your fingers,

Easy Cheesy Crackers from Scratch

Easy Cheesy Crackers

If you need a fast appetizer for a party, Easy Cheesy Crackers are it. They aren’t as fast as out of a box, but this homemade recipe takes no time at all in a food processor. If you have an hour, you’ve got time to make these tasty bites, and beware – they go fast.

Peach and Hot Pepper Jam in Jars

Peach and Hot Pepper Jam

Here is a Joyous Home fall jam favorite! In late August you can find Palisade Peaches everywhere, and boy are they tasty. This peach and hot pepper jam is a great comfort food to have in the pantry. How to Blanch Peaches Before chopping peaches for jam, you need to remove the skins. This is

Make Appetizer Puff Pastry

Easy Homemade Puff Pastry

I love making little appetizers with puff pastry. Puff pastry can be made with very few ingredients, and it’s delicious! I’ve always used the store-bought puff pastry sheets, but making it is very easy! This easy homemade puff pastry can be made beforehand which is super convenient for your next party. The great thing about

Favorite White Queso Dip

Favorite White Queso Dip

Our family knows good dips.  Family get-togethers have seldom been without at least a small, yummy dip. The men in our family love queso, but I hate the fake queso in the jar, and so was born our favorite go-to recipe for a family favorite appetizer. Queso, such an interesting cheese. I always thought you

Easy Blue Cheese Bites Appetizer

Easy Blue Cheese Bites with 3 Ingredients

Blue cheese bites are a perfect party appetizer, or accompaniment to any soup or stew, and this quick bite only uses 3 ingredients. We used Pillsbury Grands™ to make it fast to prepare. This appetizer can be served with soup and salad, or just hot by itself. I didn’t think these would be very tasty,

Spicy Homemade Spelt Crackers with Spinach and Cheese

Do you love homemade crackers? We should say YES together! If you’ve made them, you know how easy it is to make crackers! I’ve found when using whole-grain flour for crackers, add-ins enhance the flavor tremendously! So, I’ve put together a recipe that you’ll love and a video tutorial on how to make these Spicy

Homemade Cheeseball Spread For Crackers

The Retro Cheese Ball

Who doesn’t remember a cheese ball at every gathering when they were young? That’s a corny opening to a recipe post. Cheeseballs were classic and they’re still classic! Cheese balls are retro, they are simple and versatile because you can add almost anything to them and roll them in just about anything crunchy or soft,

Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts Appetizer Recipe

10 Amazing Hot Appetizers Sure to Delight

I’m always looking for hot appetizers for my gatherings. Below are 10 amazing hot appetizers by some very talented food creators – sure to delight guests at your next party. Appetizers Need the Ingredients We Expect! It doesn’t matter if I have a recipe box full of hot appetizers. I try to get some fresh

Hot Buffalo Dip with Turkey Crumbles

I have been LOVING Jimmy Dean Turkey Crumbles. I’ve been finding all sorts of things to make with them. Fried rice, quiche, dip, pizza, sausage gravy – the list goes on. Hot Buffalo Dip with Turkey Crumbles, it’s delicious! You can find the crumbles in the grocery aisle where the sausage rolls are, most of