August's Most Popular Recipes

Published about 17 hours ago • 1 min read

Hi Reader,

And just like that, August is coming to an end.

We're a week into the new school year & getting back into the routine of earlier wakeups, early bedtimes, and packing lunches.

I'm on the hunt for a comfy chair for my room to read in so we stopped at La-Z-Boy this afternoon. I had never been before & I think I might be in love 😍 they were so comfortable. Now I just have to decide which one to get...

🏆 Top Recipes from August

Creamy Ranch Chicken everyone searched for and made all month
The Slow Cooker Steak Bites recipe you couldn't stop pinning
Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas that topped every search
The Beef Ramen Noodles you pinned, shared, and searched for
Apple Cider Donut Bread that took over Facebook
Your go-to Brown Gravy, searched again and again
The Orange Chicken shortcut you kept coming back to
A Blackberry Crumble you couldn't stop scrolling to
Honey Garlic Meatballs you made on repeat
40+ Fall Crockpot Recipes you saved before the weather shifts

✨ New Favorites

Six new favorites were added to the site in August including:

Chicken Pot Pie Casserole (I'm excited for you to try this one!)
Pumpkin Crunch Cake (I loved this with vanilla ice cream & I don't even like pumpkin! The plumbers that were at the house when I was testing it also gave it rave reviews.)
Couldn't skip a slow cooker recipe - this Sweet Fire Chicken is a Panda Express copycat.

🔜 Coming Soon

I'm working on a new slow cooker stew recipe. Any other requests? I'm planning Soup-tember and Crock-tober :)

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The glass diffuser looks so pretty in my office. My plants are apparently obsessed too, they've never looked better.
The laundry bag that's coming tomorrow. First week of school and shoes are already looking rough.
Another Corkcicle because I stole Rosie's. And she wants it back. [use code LD25 for 25% off!]
The mini crocks that always sell out before the holidays hit. Grabbing the 2 pack now so I'm not scrambling in November.
The earbuds that survived a full wash AND dry cycle. Still my favorite, still shockingly affordable, still kicking.

Off to try to finish the rest of my book before tomorrow's due date. Happy Sunday!

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