With just enough nut crunch to keep the chocolate forever interesting, these chewy Walnut Brownies have been on heavy rotation in our house lately. Sometimes, they disappear faster than I can pull the next pan out of the oven.

After several rounds of our homemade cosmic brownies, I was craving a chewy, nutty brownie. Walnuts won out. They hold their crunch against the fudgy base in a way that makes the second bite just as interesting as the first.

Walnut Brownies

Brownies are easily the most-requested baked good in our house. A quick scroll through the recipe index will turn up at least a dozen variations we’ve made over the years, and we keep finding new ones to try. What can I say? Chocolate has staying power!

The walnuts soften ever so slightly, giving the chocolate wonderful texture. Whether I’m eating these warm from the oven or slicing slivers off each time I pass the pan on the counter, I am one happy camper. But, I must warn you, these brownies are very susceptible to sliver theft. Walking past the pan without cutting off a teensy piece? Not in my house.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Walnuts – I use walnuts in this recipe because I like the bold, slightly bitter flavor with the sweet chocolate. You can swap for pecans, if you want.

Chocolate Chips – Semi-sweet is the right fit for these brownies. I like dark and bittersweet chocolate too, but semi-sweet is my preference when pairing brownies with walnuts.

Vanilla – Ever wonder why we put vanilla in chocolate baked goods? It sounds odd,

Pasta salad is the ultimate potluck hero! It’s easy to make ahead, endlessly customizable, and guaranteed to disappear fast. We’ve rounded up 15 of our favorite easy pasta salad recipes. Whether you’re heading to a backyard barbecue, a neighborhood block party, or a holiday gathering, a big bowl of pasta salad is always a welcome addition to the table.

Classic & Crowd Favorites

Every great potluck spread needs at least one of these. The recipes in this section are the classics, the ones people have been making and loving for decades, and for very good reason. If you are feeding a big group and need something guaranteed to disappear fast, start right here.

Crispy bacon, gooey cheese, and scrambled eggs, all wrapped in a crunchy tortilla? It’s no wonder that this Breakfast Quesadilla has become one of my favorite breakfast options. Try it and you’ll see why this is one I make on repeat.

I will always love a good, hearty breakfast recipe with components I can prep in advance. With this quesadilla, having the bacon, eggs, and toppings ready in the fridge means breakfast comes together in just a few minutes. (It’s the same trick I use with my breakfast grilled cheese.) You can also make it all to order on the day of.

Breakfast Quesadilla

Friends, if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know how much my family and I love quesadillas. We could eat them for breakfast, as a late-night snack, in a box, with a fox. On any given week, it’s likely that either I or my boys will be trying out a new variation of one of our favorite quesadilla recipes.

In fact, this recipe for breakfast quesadilla was inspired by the breakfast grilled cheese sandwich I linked above. I love the salty, cheesy, rich flavors, and just had to try them with a crispy flour tortilla. The result? I could tell you how good this is, but this is definitely one where you have to taste it to believe.

Ingredients and Substitutions

Tortillas – I reach for

I am so beyond thrilled with how this ultra fluffy, creamy Peanut Butter Frosting turned out! With just six ingredients and about ten minutes of work you will find yourself piping this onto cakes, swiping it over brownies, and (let’s be honest) eating it straight off the spoon.

Fluffy, creamy, not too sweet, and peanut buttery without being pushy about it. Every photo you see here, I piled it on my Hershey’s chocolate cake. Is there any better match for this frosting? I think not!

This is the peanut butter frosting I put on everything chocolate in my kitchen. It spreads easily, but it also pipes up into proper pillowy piles for a cake. And it all comes together in about ten minutes with a mixer and a bowl.

Peanut Butter Frosting

Good peanut butter frosting is a balancing act. Too sweet and it stops tasting like peanut butter. Too heavy and it overpowers the cake.

I’ve been making this Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting for years now and I’ll admit that it’s pretty awesome. But what I have really been wanting lately is a fluffy, creamy, light peanut butter frosting and I’ve nailed that with this peanut butter frosting recipe. I’m giddy over this, my friends!

This recipe makes enough frosting for a two-layer cake. For a pan of brownies or a 9×13 cake, you will want to halve the recipe. Or, if you’re like my family, you’ll happily make the full recipe and then top graham crackers, cookies, and everything else with the leftover frosting.

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