Dinner

    Close-up of creamy pasta garnished with fresh parsley, cracked black pepper, and lemon slices. The pasta strands are coated in a rich sauce and arranged on a white plate.

    Creamy Lemon Pasta

    A red pot filled with simmering tomato-based meat sauce sits on a woven mat. The sauce is thick, with visible herbs and chunks of meat, and steam is rising from the pot.

    Melissa Jo’s Lasagna Meat Sauce

    A baked lasagna in a foil tray, topped with melted cheese, tomato sauce, and sprinkled with chopped herbs, fresh out of the oven.

    Melissa Jo’s Family Lasagna

    Close-up of a roasted sweet potato slice, showing its orange flesh glistening with oil and caramelized, crispy bits on the surface.

    BEST Glazed Sweet Potatoes

    A hand with pink nail polish holds up a breaded shrimp above a glass baking dish filled with baked shrimp, topped with breadcrumbs, herbs, and garnished with lemon slices.

    Best Baked Shrimp

    A close-up of yellow rice topped with stewed beans in a rich brown sauce, garnished with fresh green herbs.

    EASY Rice Cooker Rice & Beans

    A close-up of creamy pasta with spiral noodles, green herbs, and peas, scooped up on a spoon above a bowl filled with the same pasta.

    BEST Porcini Pancetta Pasta

    Spaghetti pasta mixed with shrimp, sliced mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, and chopped fresh parsley, all coated in a light sauce.

    Sicilian Shrimp Pasta

    A close-up of a wooden spoon holding a serving of orzo soup with pieces of chicken, carrots, celery, and herbs above a pot filled with the same hearty soup.

    Lemon Orzo Chicken Soup

    Close-up of rigatoni pasta mixed with a chunky tomato and ground beef meat sauce, with a spoonful lifted above the rest of the pasta in the pot.

    EASY Beefaroni!

    Baked twice-stuffed potatoes topped with melted cheddar cheese and chopped chives, arranged on a foil-lined baking tray.

    BEST Twice Baked Potatoes

    Two pieces of crispy fried chicken topped with creamy white gravy and garnished with chopped parsley, served on a white rectangular plate on a wooden surface.

    Chicken Fried Chicken