These Easy Cheesy Breadsticks are gonna be your soup's BFF! This super simple recipe for cheesy garlic breadsticks are the perfect side for just about any meal, especially soup and salad! Easy Cheesy Breadsticks - the perfect soup & salad side! With the first day of winter just a few days away, I always crave a hearty bowl of soup and some of these delicious, Easy Cheesy Breadsticks for dipping. When it gets dark by 5pm, it only feels right to have a hearty, delicious bowl of soup and bread to go with it. These delicious cheesy garlic breadsticks have been my go-to recipe for years! Like this recipe? Be sure to pin it to your BREAD or SIDE DISH board! Follow DelightfulEMade on Pinterest! These breadsticks are super simple to make, and because they start with a simple … [Read more...]
Lobster Mac & Cheese
Comfort food at its best! With a delicious three-cheese sauce, big chunks of fresh lobster, and al dente pasta, this Lobster Mac and Cheese is the perfect dinner any night of the week! We are big pasta eaters at our house! My husband LOVES any type of pasta, and my son is the biggest mac & cheese lover out there! I love pasta as well, so when it comes to dinner ideas, noodles are always at the top of my list! A creamy, delicious three-cheese sauce makes this Lobster Mac & Cheese absolutely incredible! Gruyere, white cheddar and American cheeses melt together wonderfully, and coat the pasta and lobster giving you a creamy, flavorful dish. Over the last several months, lobster has come down in price greatly. You can find it in most … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Caramel Cream Cheese Poke Cake
The VERY BEST Pumpkin Poke Cake, EVER!! The ultimate fall dessert! This pumpkin poke cake is drizzled with caramel sauce, frosted with a fluffy cream cheese frosting and topped with even more caramel sauce! You'll love every single morsel of this uber moist, delicious pumpkin cake! Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. Delightful E Made is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. These past few days were the quintessential family fall weekend! We traveled down to Charlottesville, VA to see a college football game (UVA played our favorite BSU Broncos. Broncos won big!) The leaves are just … [Read more...]
Mac and Cheese with Ham and Broccoli
This Mac & Cheese with Ham and Broccoli has everything you need for an easy dinner, including smokey ham, fresh broccoli, and pasta all in an amazing cheese sauce! Best of all, this simple pasta dinner is done and on the table in under 30 minutes! Mac and Cheese with Ham and Broccoli Do you have go-to meals that you make for your family time and time again? Tried and true recipes that are easy to make that you know everyone at the table will love? This Mac and Cheese with Ham and Broccoli is one of those meals for our family. Like many kids, my 7-year-old is a HUGE mac & cheese guy, and ham is his preferred meat, so this pasta skillet is one that he loves. My husband and I love pasta and the addition of the smokey, delicious ham is a bonus for … [Read more...]
Chili Cheese Potato Skins
Not your ordinary appetizer! These Chili Cheese Potato Skins are loaded with thick, chunky chili, Colby jack cheese, and sour cream and go great with an ice cold beer! As you probably already know, we are HUGE football fans! Weekends during the fall and early winter are always designated for watch college and NFL games. So during these weekends, I've come up with some delicious football-watching food. These Chili Cheese Potato Skins are one of our absolute favorites! These potato skins are topped with my Loaded Slow Cooker Chili, along with plenty of Colby jack cheese, green peppers, sour cream and if you can handle the heat, jalapenos! A totally satisfying snack, and on more than one occasion have also served as dinner. Making a big batch … [Read more...]
Riesling and Port Poached Pears
These Riesling and Port Poached Pears with Baked Brie and Pecans are nothing short of spectacular! These pears are incredible easy to make, and will be a show-stopper at your next party or holiday gathering as a gorgeous appetizer. The perfect pairing with cocktails or wine! As many of you know, this is my absolute favorite time of year. I have many reasons why I adore fall, but one in particular is the abundance of produce available at the grocery store and farmers market. One of my fall favorites is pears! The past several weeks I've been taking home bags of pears, which are fabulous and in season right now. One of my recent pear creations: Riesling & Port Poached Pears with Baked Brie and Pecans. Poaching pears is a really simple, easy … [Read more...]
Smokey Apple & Bacon Quesadillas
Sweet and savory. For me, this is one of my all-time favorite flavor combinations. I'm always trying to come up with new, easy and flavorful things to make for lunch or snacks, and my son is a big fan of quesadillas. So I decided to mix it up a bit, and come up with a sweet, crunchy, savory quesadilla that would work as a snack, lunch or even breakfast. This Smokey Apple & Bacon Quesadilla is perfect!! The smokey aspect of this quesadilla comes from the creamy, delicious smoked Gouda. I absolutely love this cheese! It adds such a great smokey, savory flavor to just about anything you're cooking. (PS - It's my favorite cheese to top a burger!) Paired with the crisp, slightly tart Granny Smith apple, and thick-cut crisply cooked … [Read more...]
White Pizza with Bacon and Tomatoes
A pizza-lovers dream! Loaded with cheesy Alfredo sauce and topped with fresh, delicious tomatoes, onions, basil and savory bacon, this pizza is perfect for pizza night or for an easy dinner solution any night of the week! Is it me, or do I have the only kid in America that doesn't eat pizza? Isn't pizza one of those foods that kids go crazy for? My husband and I love it, but our 6-year-old son would rather go without eating than grabbing a slice. Therefore, it has become a small mission of mine to create a pizza that my son will enjoy just as much as his parents. I decided to make a pizza that uses an Alfredo sauce, instead of a red sauce (which is what he says he doesn't like.) Topped with some seriously delicious toppings: cheese, bacon, red … [Read more...]
Funfetti Frosted Fruity Pebble Treats
Cereal treats brought to a whole new, fun and colorful level! Fruity pebble cereal treats are topped with a delicious marshmallow cream cheese frosting, and loads of sprinkles. These will bring a smile to everyone's face! What is it about sprinkles that just makes people happy? The colorful confetti-like appearance that reminds you of a party? Perhaps the candy-like sweetness and being pared with a delicious confection of some sort? When I made these colorful Funfetti Frosted Fruity Pebble Treats, it brought an immediate smile to my little boys' face. When I pulled the sprinkles out of the pantry to decorate the treats, my son was immediately by my side asking, "Can I help?" Knowing to never say no to a child asking to help in the kitchen, I immediately reaffirmed his … [Read more...]
Triple Chocolate Espresso Brownies
So, I don't know about you, but I have a bit of a chocolate problem. A problem, by the way of wanting it eat chocolate far to often than whats good for me. About every two weeks or so I get an intense craving for a really rich, chocolaty brownie. I like my brownies on the fudgy side, but I will never turn down a cakey brownie when offered. These Triple-Chocolate Espresso Brownies are a perfect combination! If you're a serious chocolate lover like myself, you probably know the trick to bringing out the intense chocolate flavor in any chocolate cake or brownie - the secret ingredient is coffee! Now before you turn your nose at coffee in brownies, I'm here to say that it really amplifies the chocolate flavor. The coffee flavor is pretty mild, but the finer notes of the … [Read more...]
