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Appetizers

Tortilla pizza with lots of cheese and roasted red peppers on top of it. Pizza is sitting on a wood board on a white cloth.

Tortilla Pizzas with Roasted Red Peppers

Jalapeno Bacon Poppers from Cravings of a Lunatic

Jalapeno Bacon Poppers

Chicken Fajita Mini Roll Ups {Pinwheels) from cravingsofalunatic.com- These chicken fajita roll ups are tiny in size but big on flavour! These are perfect to pack in lunches or to use as appetizers for parties.

Chicken Fajita Mini Roll Ups {Pinwheels}

Spinach-Artichoke Cheesy Bread from cravingsofalunatic.com- This recipe is chock full of flavor yet remarkably easy to make. The bread is stuffed with spinach artichoke dip and cheese. You need to make this bread immediately.

Spinach-Artichoke Cheesy Bread

Bacon

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon on a dark surface.

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon

One Pot Pasta with Sausage, Peppers, and Apples in a red Dutch oven resting on a red and white towel

One Pot Pasta with Sausage, Peppers, and Apples

Smoked Bacon Mac and Cheese in a white bowl with a red spoon

Smoked Bacon Macaroni and Cheese

Stuffed Acorn Squash loaded with lots of bacon, Italian sausage, bread crumbs, spices and drizzled with honey! Perfect for Fall!

Stuffed Acorn Squash

Beef

Top Sirloin Beef Roast being sliced on a grey marble counter.

How to Cook a Sirloin Beef Roast

Easy Chili Cornbread Casserole on a white plate.

Easy Chili Cornbread Casserole

Slow Cooker Taco Pasta with fresh parsley sprinkled over top.

Slow Cooker Taco Pasta

Steak sandwich on a wood cutting board on a red and white napkin.

Steak Sandwiches with Caramelized Onions and Provolone Cheese

Beverages

Pomegranate Party Punch being poured from a glass pitcher into wine tumblers.

Pomegranate Party Punch

Peppermint Flavoured Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Wands served on a dark surface.

Peppermint Hot Chocolate with Peppermint Wands

Gingerbread hot chocolate with added mini marshmallows and a gingerbread cookie.

Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

Mixed Berry Smoothie served in mason jars with twine tied on the rims and red and white straws in each glass.

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Bread

overhead image of apple rosemary focaccia in a black cast iron pan on a white napkin

Apple Rosemary Focaccia Bread Recipe

Chocolate Hot Cross Buns on a wood board with confetti all around.

Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

Banana Coconut Sweet Bread on a silver plate.

Banana Coconut Sweet Bread

Spinach-Artichoke Cheesy Bread from cravingsofalunatic.com- This recipe is chock full of flavor yet remarkably easy to make. The bread is stuffed with spinach artichoke dip and cheese. You need to make this bread immediately.

Spinach-Artichoke Cheesy Bread

Breakfast

Hard boiled eggs cooked in an instant pot. Image shows an egg cut open in the foreground, behind it is an egg with shell off of half it, with two eggs on either side of it. On the right you can see the corner of an egg in a pink ceramic egg holder. On the right you can see a white bowl and in the middle of the background you see part of the bottom of the instant pot machine.

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

Mixed Berry Smoothie served in mason jars with twine tied on the rims and red and white straws in each glass.

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Cookie Butter Apple Cinnamon Muffins covered with Streusel Topping pictured with SweeTango apples!

Cookie Butter Apple Cinnamon Muffins with Streusel Topping

Strawberry Banana Smoothies are the perfect way to start your day. This quick and easy recipe has only 5 ingredients but packs a flavor punch.

Strawberry Banana Smoothies

Brownie and Bar

Cherry Bars aka Cherry Kuchen on a white plate that is sitting on a red and white napkin.

Cherry Bars

Chocolate Shortbread Wedges with Pistachios on a grey counter.

Chocolate Shortbread Wedges with Pistachios

Baked Fudge served in tiny mason jars on a red and white napkin

Baked Fudge

Peanut butter and chocolate brownies on a coral cake stand with a drink in the background.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownies

Cake and Cheescake

No bake cherry and chocolate chip cheesecake layered in shot glasses with a cherry on top and spoon in some glasses. Shot glasses are sitting on a red and white napkin with a dark background.

No Bake Cherry and Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars served on a white plate on a red and white napkin.

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake Bars

No-Bake Chocolate and Coffee Mini Cheesecakes from cravingsofalunatic.com- Nothing beats no-bake dessert, especially when it's made with layers of coffee and chocolate cheesecake. Even better when it's made with Bulletproof Coffee and Bulletproof protein bars.

No-Bake Chocolate and Coffee Mini Cheesecakes

No Bake Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Parfaits served in mini glasses and are layered and topped with a fresh raspberry

No Bake Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Parfaits

Candy

Chocolate Coconut Bark stacked with random pieces surrounding it.

Coconut Bark

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies on a grey surface.

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies aka Turtles

Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge cut into slices and on a counter with a napkin nearby.

Microwave Peanut Butter Fudge

Snowflake OREO Cookie Balls on a white mini cake stand.

Snowflake OREO Cookie Balls

Chicken

Close up photo of chicken and vegetable pasta in a blue cast iron skillet.

30 Minute Chicken Vegetable Skillet Pasta

overhead image of Greek chicken orzo power bowls on a white napkin

Greek Chicken Orzo Power Bowls

chicken fajitas on a grey table, some are folded over ready to be eaten, one is open faced, and there's a white bowl with the fajitas inside, peppers are scattered around randomly

Slow Cooker Chicken Fajitas

Chicken Enchilada Casserole in a blue serving dish on a grey napkin

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Chocolate

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies on a wood board with a small bottle of milk in the background.

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked high

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Coconut Bark stacked with random pieces surrounding it.

Coconut Bark

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies on a grey surface.

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies aka Turtles

Desserts

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies stacked on a tiny white and blue plate.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Buddy the Elf Cookies on a cookie sheet.

Buddy the Elf Cookies

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies on a wood board with a small bottle of milk in the background.

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked high

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Easy Recipes

Easy Chili Cornbread Casserole on a white plate.

Easy Chili Cornbread Casserole

Tortilla pizza with lots of cheese and roasted red peppers on top of it. Pizza is sitting on a wood board on a white cloth.

Tortilla Pizzas with Roasted Red Peppers

Penne Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto served on a silver platter.

Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Banana Coconut Sweet Bread on a silver plate.

Banana Coconut Sweet Bread

Fish

collage image featuring various healthy fish recipes

Healthy Fish Recipes

Easy Tuna Stir Fry Bowls on a light blue plate.

Easy Tuna Stir Fry Bowls

Teriyaki Sockeye Salmon Bowls served in a blue bowl with chopsticks.

Teriyaki Sockeye Salmon Bowls

Pistachio Crusted Baked Cod from cravingsofalunatic.com- This Pistachio Crusted Baked Cod Recipe is part of our Feast of the Seven Fishes event. It's incredibly quick and easy to make. The cod is coated with yogurt, then coated with a pistachio mixture and cooked to perfection! (@CravingsLunatic)

Pistachio Crusted Baked Cod

Fruit

Mixed Berry Smoothie served in mason jars with twine tied on the rims and red and white straws in each glass.

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Caramel apple dip in a red and white serving dish on a napkin with Pink Lady apples in the background.

Caramel Apple Dip

Roasted blueberry cheesecake ice cream close up image of it being scooped with a metal ice cream scoop.

Roasted Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

Overhead image of 3 grilled honey lime chicken tacos with watermelon salsa, ingredients are scattered around a dark surface randomly.

Grilled Honey Lime Chicken Tacos with Watermelon Salsa

Fun with Jars

Coconut Macaroon Cheesecake Parfaits from cravingsofalunatic.com- Layers of coconut macaroons, coconut cheesecake filling, toasted coconut, and coconut whipped cream. All topped off with a coconut macaroon cookie! @CravingsLunatic

No Bake Coconut Macaroon Cheesecake Parfaits

Mini Fritos Taco Salads layered in mason jars sitting on a wood platter on a tabletop

Mini Fritos Taco Salads

Cherry Cola Floats | Simple to make at home, just a few ingredients and you are sipping summer in a glass!

Cherry Cola Float

Roasted Blueberry Milkshakes | Super easy to make and perfect for #IceCreamWeek!

Roasted Blueberry Milkshake #IceCreamWeek #Giveaway

Grill

Steak sandwich on a wood cutting board on a red and white napkin.

Steak Sandwiches with Caramelized Onions and Provolone Cheese

Overhead image of 3 grilled honey lime chicken tacos with watermelon salsa, ingredients are scattered around a dark surface randomly.

Grilled Honey Lime Chicken Tacos with Watermelon Salsa

Grilled Ribs slathered with Watermelon Barbecue Sauce.

Grilled Ribs with Watermelon BBQ Sauce

Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Basil Pesto is an easy recipe that will delight your tastebuds. It's piled high with vegetables, chicken, cheese, and pesto.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Basil Pesto

Healthy

Close up photo of chicken and vegetable pasta in a blue cast iron skillet.

30 Minute Chicken Vegetable Skillet Pasta

Tortilla pizza with lots of cheese and roasted red peppers on top of it. Pizza is sitting on a wood board on a white cloth.

Tortilla Pizzas with Roasted Red Peppers

overhead image of Greek chicken orzo power bowls on a white napkin

Greek Chicken Orzo Power Bowls

Arugula Salad with Shaved Carrots, Shaved Asparagus and Almonds served in a white bowl.

Arugula Salad with Shaved Asparagus, Shaved Carrots and Slivered Almonds

Holidays

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies stacked on a tiny white and blue plate.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Buddy the Elf Cookies on a cookie sheet.

Buddy the Elf Cookies

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies on a wood board with a small bottle of milk in the background.

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked high

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ice Cream

Roasted blueberry cheesecake ice cream close up image of it being scooped with a metal ice cream scoop.

Roasted Blueberry Cheesecake Ice Cream

No churn cookies and cream coffee ice cream served in an orange and white bowl on a marble counter.

No Churn Cookies and Cream Coffee Ice Cream

Chunky Turtle Ice Cream in a blue bowl on a red and white napkin with red spoons nearby.

Chunky Turtle Ice Cream

Chocolate Coconut Milkshakes. This chocolate and coconut milkshake is the perfect drink for game day, cookouts or family gatherings. Chocolate and coconut pair perfectly in this tasty milkshake.

Chocolate Coconut Milkshake

Krispie Treats

Franken Berry Krispies on a white plate with a box of the monster cereal behind it

Franken Berry Krispies

These Fruity Pebbles Krispie Treats are incredibly easy to make and are always a hit with kids and adults. We used Poppin' Pebbles for this version so they are super bright and colourful!

Fruity Pebbles Krispie Treats

Turtle Krispies from Cravings of a Lunatic

Turtle Krispies: Guest Post for Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker

Strawberry Krispie Treat with Pink Frosting

Strawberry Krispies with Pink Frosting

Meatless Mondays

Tortilla pizza with lots of cheese and roasted red peppers on top of it. Pizza is sitting on a wood board on a white cloth.

Tortilla Pizzas with Roasted Red Peppers

Penne Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto served on a silver platter.

Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Roasted Red Pepper and Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Angel Hair Pasta in a skillet

Roasted Red Pepper and Chipotle Pepper in Adobo Angel Hair Pasta

Peach Salad with Peach and Hazelnut Dressing | This simple salad is perfect for summer!

Peach Salad with Peach-Hazelnut Dressing

No Bake

Buddy the Elf Cookies on a cookie sheet.

Buddy the Elf Cookies

Snowflake OREO Cookie Balls on a white mini cake stand.

Snowflake OREO Cookie Balls

Pretzel Bark with Peppermint broken into pieces on a grey counter.

Pretzel Bark with Peppermint

Microwave Peanut Brittle being broken with a toffee hammer.

Microwave Peanut Brittle

Parfait

No bake cherry and chocolate chip cheesecake layered in shot glasses with a cherry on top and spoon in some glasses. Shot glasses are sitting on a red and white napkin with a dark background.

No Bake Cherry and Chocolate Chip Cheesecake

No Bake Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Parfaits served in mini glasses and are layered and topped with a fresh raspberry

No Bake Lemon Raspberry Cheesecake Parfaits

Coconut Macaroon Cheesecake Parfaits from cravingsofalunatic.com- Layers of coconut macaroons, coconut cheesecake filling, toasted coconut, and coconut whipped cream. All topped off with a coconut macaroon cookie! @CravingsLunatic

No Bake Coconut Macaroon Cheesecake Parfaits

Strawberry and Banana Yogurt Parfaits served in a mason jar on a wood trivet on a grey counter with granola scattered around it.

Strawberry and Banana Yogurt Parfaits

Pasta

Penne Pasta with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto served on a silver platter.

Penne with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto

Slow Cooker Taco Pasta with fresh parsley sprinkled over top.

Slow Cooker Taco Pasta

One Pot Pasta with Sausage, Peppers, and Apples in a red Dutch oven resting on a red and white towel

One Pot Pasta with Sausage, Peppers, and Apples

Roasted Red Pepper and Italian Sausage Pasta served in a blue bowl on a white plate

Roasted Red Pepper and Italian Sausage Pasta

Pastry

These Homemade Polish Paczki are the perfect dessert to celebrate Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras. You can use lemon, apple, raspberry, strawberry, custard or any filling you love then dunk them in powdered sugar or glaze.

Polish Paczki aka Polish Doughnuts

Rustic Peach Slab Pie from cravingsofalunatic.com- This rustic pie recipe is incredibly easy to make and uses fresh peaches for maximum flavour. This Peach Slab Pie will be a hit with all your family and friends. @CravingsLunatic

Rustic Peach Slab Pie

pop tarts filled with chocolate and caramel and topped with nutella ganache

Easy Pop Tarts with Nutella Ganache

Easy Semi Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts- These hand pies, aka homemade pop tarts, are super easy to make. Only a few ingredients and you have fresh pies out of the oven and ready to eat in under 30 minutes. Less if you're speedy!

Easy Semi-Homemade Strawberry Pop Tarts

Pies and Tarts

Cherry Almond Macaroon Pie with a slice removed

Cherry Almond Macaroon Pie

This Skillet Caramel Apple Crisp is the perfect easy dessert recipe for everyday, special occasions or holidays.

Skillet Caramel Apple Crisp

Rustic Peach Slab Pie from cravingsofalunatic.com- This rustic pie recipe is incredibly easy to make and uses fresh peaches for maximum flavour. This Peach Slab Pie will be a hit with all your family and friends. @CravingsLunatic

Rustic Peach Slab Pie

pop tarts filled with chocolate and caramel and topped with nutella ganache

Easy Pop Tarts with Nutella Ganache

Pizza

Tortilla pizza with lots of cheese and roasted red peppers on top of it. Pizza is sitting on a wood board on a white cloth.

Tortilla Pizzas with Roasted Red Peppers

Pizza topped with sauce, cheese, arugula and prosciutto served on a wood board.

Prosciutto and Arugula Pizza

image of 3 mason jars full of slow cooker pizza sauce

Slow Cooker Pizza Sauce

Instant pot pulled pork in a white bowl on top of red and white napkins on a dark wood surface.

Pressure Cooker Coca-Cola Pulled Pork for a Game Day Pulled Pork Pizza

Popcorn

Parmesan Popcorn Recipe from cravingsofalunatic.com- Enjoy a late afternoon treat with this Parmesan Popcorn recipe. Air-popped popcorn topped with parmesan cheese and dried parsley. Perfect for an afternoon treat!

Parmesan Popcorn

Mini Trix Cereal Jedi Snack Mix with Lightsaber Pretzels by cravingsofalunatic.com- This Jedi Snack Mix uses Mini Trix Cereal, Pretzels made into Lightsabers, coloured popcorn, tiny wafer cookies and M&M Candies. It's the perfect snack for the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens! May the force be with you! (@CravingsLunatic)This Jedi Snack Mix uses Mini Trix Cereal, Pretzels made into Lightsabers, coloured popcorn, tiny wafer cookies and M&M Candies. It's the perfect snack for the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens! May the force be with you!

Mini Trix Cereal Jedi Snack Mix with Lightsaber Pretzels

root beer popcorn on parchment paper

Root Beer Popcorn

Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn | My special cinnamon sugar mix over top of perfectly buttered fresh popcorn. You are going to love this one!

Cinnamon Sugar Popcorn

Salads

Arugula Salad with Shaved Carrots, Shaved Asparagus and Almonds served in a white bowl.

Arugula Salad with Shaved Asparagus, Shaved Carrots and Slivered Almonds

overhead image of Bow Tie Pasta Salad served in a white bowl

Bow Tie Pasta Salad

thai cucumber salad in a blue and white bowl

Thai Cucumber Salad

Mexican Street Corn Salad aka Esquites from cravingsofalunatic.com- This Mexican Street Corn Salad is the perfect mix of sweet, salty, and spicy. It’s all combined to make an amazing Esquites recipe that will satisfy your corn cravings.

Mexican Street Corn Salad (Esquites Recipe)

Sandwiches

Steak sandwich on a wood cutting board on a red and white napkin.

Steak Sandwiches with Caramelized Onions and Provolone Cheese

Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Basil Pesto is an easy recipe that will delight your tastebuds. It's piled high with vegetables, chicken, cheese, and pesto.

Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Basil Pesto

Chicken Fajita Mini Roll Ups {Pinwheels) from cravingsofalunatic.com- These chicken fajita roll ups are tiny in size but big on flavour! These are perfect to pack in lunches or to use as appetizers for parties.

Chicken Fajita Mini Roll Ups {Pinwheels}

Spicy BBQ Chicken Fajita Sliders from cravingsofalunatic.com- Summer is the perfect time to enjoy a great sandwich. These little Spicy BBQ Chicken Fajita Sliders pack a flavor punch. Serve with Simply Lemonade at your next picnic or cookout.

Spicy BBQ Chicken Fajita Sliders

Side Dishes

Balsamic Roasted Baby Carrots overhead close up image.

Balsamic Roasted Baby Carrots

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon on a dark surface.

Maple Roasted Acorn Squash with Bacon

Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes served in a blue stoneware bowl.

Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes

roasted lemon roasted fingerling potatoes served in a red bowl

Lemon Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

Slow Cooker Recipes

Sweet and Spicy Slow Cooker Carnitas served on tortillas with ingredients scattered around.

Sweet and Spicy Slow Cooker Carnitas

Slow Cooker Taco Pasta with fresh parsley sprinkled over top.

Slow Cooker Taco Pasta

Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes served in a blue stoneware bowl.

Slow Cooker Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Slow Cooker Ham cooked in a crockpot with a beautiful honey mustard glaze brushed over top.

Slow Cooker Ham with Honey Mustard Glaze

Snacks

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies stacked on a tiny white and blue plate.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies on a wood board with a small bottle of milk in the background.

Coconut Filled Sandwich Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies stacked high

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies on a grey surface.

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies aka Turtles

Soups

Pasta e Fagioli from cravingsofalunatic.com- Simple and quick soup recipe! Chock full of flavour, this is comfort food at its finest. (@CravingsLunatic)

Pasta e Fagioli

Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup from cravingsofalunatic.com- A girl, a crock pot and a blow torch! This is great recipe to make lasagna soup in the slow cooker. Then torch the top of it to melt the cheese.

A girl, a crock pot and a blow torch! Slow Cooker Lasagna Soup

Lasagna Soup | cravingsofalunatic.com | A simple and incredibly tasty recipe to make Lasagna Soup. This recipe is a staple in our house for the cold winter weather.

Lasagna Soup

Slow Cooker Hamburger Soup | Cravings of a Lunatic | #slowcooker #soup #dinner

Zesty Hamburger Soup

Turtle Recipes

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies on a grey surface.

Chocolate Caramel Pecan Candies aka Turtles

Chunky Turtle Ice Cream in a blue bowl on a red and white napkin with red spoons nearby.

Chunky Turtle Ice Cream

Turtle Recipes Round Up | Cravings of a Lunatic | #turtles #chocolate #caramel #pecans #recipes

Turtle Recipes Round Up

Turtles Hand Pies by Cravings of a Lunatic

Turtles Hand Pies: Guest Post for Go Bake Yourself

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