This Thanksgiving, we want to make your life easier! Simple side dishes with loads of flavor are the name of our game, and these are without a doubt our FAVORITE Thanksgiving side dishes. From stove top green bean casserole, to slow cooker mashed potatoes- we got your side dish needs covered this Thanksgiving! Autumn Salad with…
Holiday recipes
We have a plethora of easy on the cook and delicious Holiday recipes for you and your family! Â Hearty casseroles for Christmas, brunch meals for Easter like Eggs Benedict and French Toast casseroles, or fantastic burgers for the 4th of July like Chicken Avocado Burgers, or Thai Chicken Burgers- we have your holidays covered here at Laughing Spatula!
Our Holiday recipes are perfect for any level of cook and include Food for a crowd, appetizers and desserts!
Celery Gratin
Creamy and delicious Celery Gratin makes a great side dish to most any meal!  The subtle flavors of the celery shine in this surprisingly simple and elegant dish that’s finished with an easy cheese sauce and crispy panko crumb topping. If you have never cooked with celery as the star ingredient of a dish, you…
CrockPot Breakfast Casserole
CrockPot Breakfast Casserole makes your life a little easier! Â Easy to toss together and can be made the night before or a couple hours before you want to serve. Â Eggs, cheese, ham or any breakfast protein you love! Ingredients to make CrockPot Breakfast Casserole – (see recipe card below for detailed instructions) EGGSÂ – one dozen…
Honey Baked Ham Recipe
This Honey Baked Ham Recipe is an easy version of the traditional holiday ham. We use a pre sliced spiral ham to keep it easy, and bake it in the oven with a delicious, honey mixture followed by maple syrup glaze. The end result is a sweet and savory holiday dish that you can’t stop picking at….
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
We love any recipe featuring sweet potatoes and this Stuffed Sweet Potato recipe hits all of the marks! Using a twice baked method to stuff the potatoes, we make a filling of mashed sweet potato, warm spices, apples, cranberries, a dash of vanilla, and top it all off with an easy streusel topping. This post is…
Sweet Potato Casserole
Fluffy whipped sweet potatoes topped with a pecan crumble make up this perfect Sweet Potato Casserole! Follow this recipe for make ahead instructions to create the perfect side dish, ideal for the holiday season, or dinner party. Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crumbles This post is sponsored by Bako Sweet Potatoes. All opinions expressed…
Easy Chocolate Ganache – (in the microwave)
Two Ingredient no fuss Easy Chocolate Ganache! We use this for all of our recipes that need chocolate frosting and it makes a great Chocolate Tart! Easier than working with confectioner sugar and twice as tasty! HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE GANACHE IN THE MICROWAVE PRO TIP: Perfect microwave ganache is a 1:1 ratio of chocolate…
How to Make a Butter Board
Butter Boards are all the rage in food trends right now! They are an easier, slightly more interesting version of a charcuterie board, and the perfect appetizer for the holidays, or even a last minute get together! What is a Butter Board? A butter board is a fancy way of serving butter. Butter is slathered…
Best Labor Day Recipes
Labor Day is just around the corner and its the big last hoorah of Summer to celebrate all things sunshine & BBQ! Here’s our top list of the best Labor Day recipes. Of course, we kept them all simple and low ingredient, these are just 2 requirements for them to be on our ‘favorites’ list….
Prosciutto Wrapped Appetizer {with Apple and Cheese}
This easy Prosciutto Wrapped Appetizer with Apple and Cheese comes together in a flash with just a few ingredients. This super easy and portable appetizer is great for any size party! Make 4 or 40 in just minutes! This easy Prosciutto Wrapped Appetizer requires no cooking and comes together quickly with just a few ingredients!…
Bees Knees Cocktail
We love trying new cocktails, and what better way to do it than with fresh lemons and an easy homemade honey syrup? This cocktail is easy and impressive, nonetheless a pretty one. Learn how we make it! Ingredients needed for Bees Knees Cocktail Honey Syrup: This is a homemade blend of water & honey. You…
Glazed Orange Bars
Glazed Orange Bars – These easy to make bars will quickly become a family favorite! Â A wonderful orange flavor and an easy to make glaze. Â Your family is sooo gonna love you for this! We first posted these as Orange Brownies back in 2012, but we don’t let good recipes sit unloved, so we wanted…
Layered Salad
This layered salad is an impressive, but easy recipe that pleases any crowd. Served in a glass bowl so you can see the layers, this salad combines iceberg lettuce, peas, cheddar cheese, bacon, hardboiled eggs, green onion, fresh dill, and a homemade dressing that is sure to knock your socks off. History of the Layered…
Thin Mint Cookies
Everybody loves Thin Mint Cookies and now you can enjoy them year round with this recipe! A delicious flakey, crispy cookie is infused with a touch of mint extract before its coated in a mint chocolate cookie coating. The best part? You can decorate them as you like with sprinkles and some chocolate drizzle! Ingredients…
Easy Deviled Eggs
Deviled Eggs are a nostalgic, easy appetizer and perfect for Easter or any holiday alike. What makes this recipe so much easier than traditional deviled eggs is the use of an Air Fryer to hard boil the eggs! We’ll show you how to make delicious, creamy, and perfect deviled eggs, in less time. The first step to…
