Easy to make ahead of time, these simple mashed potatoes will be the most popular dish on your dinner table.

Learn how to make buckeyes, Ohio’s favorite candy, to share with friends at tailgates, parties and holiday get-togethers.

This delicious soup uses the leftover ham from your holiday dinner and is mixed together with lots of delicious vegetables.

These potatoes au gratin with Gruyere and cheddar cheeses will be the winning side dish on your dinner table.

This salted nut brittle is a combination of sweet and salty and is hands-down the best homemade candy you can make.

This is the perfect sugar cookie recipe for all your holiday baking. These sugar cookies are soft yet chewy and keep their shape while baking.

These cheesy pancetta green beans are delicious, quick and easy for a weeknight meal. 

Fall off the bone tender and delicious, these oven braised beef short ribs are cooked in a rich gravy and are so easy to make.

Tender broccoli is steamed then smothered in a creamy cheddar and Parmesan cheese sauce and topped with buttery Ritz crackers. 

Crispy along the edges and chewy in the center, these white chocolate cranberry pistachio cookies are perfect for the holidays. 

Three ingredients and a few hours are all you need to make delicious chocolate peanut butter fudge.

Topped with a boozy bourbon maple whipped cream, these no-crust mini pumpkin pies will please everyone. 

Traditional pecan pie is kicked up a notch with a punch of bourbon and the sweetness of dark chocolate. Serve this dessert for Thanksgiving and Kentucky Derby Day!

Celebrate Memorial Day,  the Fourth of July and Labor Day with 15 festive and patriotic red, white and blue desserts.

These sweet and spicy churro almonds will remind you of summer fun at the local fair.

Satisfy your sweet tooth with an easy no-bake dessert that won’t wreck havoc on your waistline.

Roasted turkey just isn’t complete without a rich giblet gravy to go with it.

This homemade cranberry sauce is easy to make and features the tart taste of cranberries mixed with the  sweetness of Honeycrisp apples.

Sweet summer corn and cornbread are mixed together for a creamy pudding or casserole that is a must on any holiday table.

Every year I happily volunteer to bring the salad when we celebrate holidays with family. This super simple yet delicious Autumn Pear Salad with a Citrus Dressing is a winner on any dinner table. 

Salty and sweet with a kick. This pear and butternut squash salad is a favorite winter side dish and it’s perfect for lunch or any holiday get together.

Delicious, melt in your mouth cookies that reminds me of snowballs. The powdered sugar coating, the crumbly texture, the homegrown pecans…these cookies are a delight any time of the year.

Perfect with any dinner, Hasselback potatoes are crispy on the edges yet creamy in the middle.

This creamed corn with Boursin cheese is made with sweet corn kernels mixed with salty pancetta and dunked in a creamy Boursin cheese sauce. One bite and you’ll think you’ve died and gone to heaven.

Love strawberry preserves? 

Then make your own at home using fresh picked juicy strawberries and chia seeds instead of pectin. 

Turn a simple homemade apple pastry into a fun Halloween treat that’s healthy yet spooky fun.

A breaded chicken breast stuffed with ham and cheese served alongside roasted Provençal vegetables is an easy dinner that can be served up in under 40 minutes on a busy weeknight.

My decadent mini muffins are filled with dark chocolate chunks and juicy raspberries.

Keep your plans simple with these delicious sides that serve up beautifully on your dinner table.

If pecan pie is a favorite dessert in your house then these bite-sized pecan tassies are sure to please. 

Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta with Fresh Blackberries | www,homeandplate.com | It’s a creamy and silky dessert much like custard but more decadent.

Fresh cranberries rolled in granulated or coconut sugar make the perfect snack, cake topper or cocktail garnishment.

My Anjou Pear & Blackberry Salad with a Warm Bacon Vinaigrette is the perfect way to start any holiday meal.

These roasted butternut squash cubes are sweet from being tossed in maple syrup and are paired with crunchy toasted pecans and salty pancetta.

Doesn’t this soup sound delicious? Tender bits of carrot, freshly wilted spinach and juicy meatball morsels with orzo pasta in a flavorful chicken broth. 

Get your kids into the Halloween spirit this year by putting them to work in the kitchen.   The whole family can help create these fun and delicious graveyard brownies which will be the envy of all the ghouls and goblins in the neighborhood.

You can’t go wrong serving this at the holiday table and you’ll be the talk of dinner. Brussel Sprouts never tasted so good.

Homemade turkey stuffing with sweet apples and salty bacon is a classic side dish that belongs on any holiday table. 

Brine and roast your turkey for the juiciest most flavorful showstopper on your holiday table. Get step-by-step instructions and plenty of tips to make your Thanksgiving and Christmas the best meal of the year!