Pinterest is great for finding new and delicious recipes. Except, how many times do we actually follow through and try what we pin? What takes 1 second to pin takes hours to execute.
Then there are the times we do finally try one of the hundreds of pins and it ends up being a pinstrosity! I’ve been there myself. Check out these awesome mushroom cupcakes I made for Z’s birthday one year. Pinterest idea on the left. My rendition on the right. Oh the horror.
Then every once in a while you try a recipe, it works, and you make it over and over.
These are my top 10 favorite food pins.
1. Sticky Pecan Cinnamon Buns from Southern Bite
Half of these recipes I used my own photos from when I cooked them and this is one of them. These cinnamon rolls are to die for. Or maybe I should call them killer cinnamon rolls because they are so bad for you, but so good if ya know what I mean. They are really just cinnamon rolls from a can jacked up with all kinds of sweet buttery goodness. I want some right now!!!
2. Crock Pot Mississippi Chicken from Funny is Family
This is another recipe that I am a little embarrassed to share because it’s not healthy either, but my husband raved and raved for days the first time I made this dish. Not only is it moist and flavorful, but it is the simplest recipe you will ever make in your life.
3. Slow Cooker Asian Lettuce Wraps from The Comfort of Cooking
I had to include this pin because it is my personal favorite. If you like lettuce wraps or sweet asian cuisine you will love it too. Even half of my kids like it (and that’s saying a lot).
4. Chicken Enchilada Casserole from Gimme Some Oven
My friend sent me this pin because she has made it on multiple occasions when we have come over for dinner and it is delicious every time. It’s a great recipe for company because it feeds 8. It’s become a hit in our home.
5. Strawberry Lemonade Cake from Easy Baked
I am not going to suggest this light, fluffy, sweet, and citrusy layered cake right now, but go ahead and pin it for later. Because in 6 months when the sun is out and temperatures rise you are going to want to try this amazing cake. It’s not anything fancy made from scratch, but it is wonderful.
6. Kid Approved Spinach Stuffed Shells from MyRecipes.com
This dish said kid approved, but I had my doubts. Seriously though, my kids devour these spinach filled pasta shells. They really are kid approved. It’s not the hubby’s fave because there is no meat. Too bad he’s outnumbered because the rest of us give the stuffed shells two thumbs up and that’s a lot of thumbs.
7. Smores Bars from Wit and Whistle
Every time I make this dessert people beg me for the recipe. Every time. One year I made it for a teacher in service day and the staff threatened to not return my pan until I shared the recipe. It’s kind of a pain to assemble if you are lazy like me, but it’s really not that bad and it’s definitely worth it for how incredibly tasty it is. You will savor every forkful.
8. Honey Balsamic Chicken from The Recipe Rebel
Spoiler alert! This dish has ketchup in it. Yes, ketchup. I know. It’s weird, but somehow it works. I’ve made this several times for friends and family because it seems to be a very classic taste that a lot of people enjoy.
9. Crisp Black Bean Tacos with Feta and Slaw from Smitten Kitchen
This recipe is pretty basic, but it’s yummy yummy and it’s tacos. It’s got a tangy almost caribbean flavor from the lime and cumin. J and I both love it!
10. Spicy Chicken Rigatoni from Pearls, Handcuffs, and Happy Hour
None of the recipes I am sharing are gourmet here. If you are looking for easy peasy you’ve come to the right place. This dish is fabulous. It’s a knock off from something on the menu at Bucca Di Beppo, but it’s so easy to replicate. I’ve also found it to be a good meal to prepare when you’ve volunteered to bring a dish to family needing a break.
Those are my top ten pins tested and retested. In no particular order I recommend all of them. Enjoy your meal!
This post is day 21 of a 31 day series called Captain of the Kitchen. Click here for more.
These all look delicious- off to pin!
They really are, but I was so tired last night when I posted this that I didn’t even notice the title was wrong. I called it “A Week of Slow Cooking” because that is what I was originally going to write about, but then changed directions. Oops. Face palm!
You inspired me now that it is getting a little cooler! Thanks for sharing!
I love the cartoon at the top; have so many saved links for recipes. These suggestions are mouthwatering! Thank you for the easy peasy dishes.
I love my crockpots! Yes I have more than one. And I can’t wait to try all of these.
This was great. Did I miss the links so I can pin them?
The links are the names of the blogs. So, the first one is from Southern Bite. The next one is Funny is Family…Those are links, but you are right they don’t look highlighted at all. I’ll have to go through and underline them or something.