This simple Cherry Tomato Pasta is one of my favorite go-to easy meals for a weeknight dinner. I typically have majority of these ingredients on hand in my pantry and fridge which is always an extra bonus for super easy cooking. It is quick to throw together, and the family always loves it. Did I mention is makes great leftovers? If you try this recipe out, be sure to leave a comment. Or you can post it on Instagram and tag me! (@daniellemsheppard)

These chicken and dumplings are to die for! Making the broth from scratch and letting it simmer for hours really takes this dish to another level of flavor. I wouldn’t classify this dish as being incredibly hard. The only tricky part (for me at least) was when it came to the dumplings and not over cooking them. Don’t worry, I’ll give you tips and tricks along the way to ensure yours will turn out fabulous! 

Oooooo girl, this recipe for Sleep Time Stew by Chrissy Teigen is one of my all time favorite comfort meals! This recipe is out of Chrissy’s second cookbook called Cravings: Hungry for More, which I would totally recommend buying. It’s delicious, hearty and totally fulfilling for a cozy family dinner.

When I was making this Chicken Pot Pie Soup by Chrissy Teigen for this post, my mom happened to be in town. This was her first time trying it and she almost had a melt down because of how good this soup is.

I’ve been recently loving me some Jessie James Decker recipes and wanted to give another one a try! People have also been loooooving all my JJD recipe posts so I figured one more wouldn’t hurt.

Chrissy Teigen did a cook with me on her Insta-Stories back in February of 2019 and made these BBQ Chicken Burgers. I screen-shoted (is that a word?) all the ingredients/steps she posted and tried these bad boys out..

Alright everyone, it's time for the 4th recipe out of my First Impressions Series feating the cookbook Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines!I chose this recipe because it seemed super easy and straight forward to cook. And of course, I love me a good pork meal.

Who doesn’t love a good enchilada?? I figured this recipe would appeal to a lot of people and is a quick easy meal for my third first-impression recipe out of Joanna Gaines' cookbook, MagnoliaTable.

My husband defiantly lives up to his Irish roots when it comes to obsessively loving beef and potatoes, so picking this beef stew to make was right up his alley. I’m not gonna lie to ya, I'm not the biggest beef fan but I figured I’d give this a whirl. Chrissy Teigen has a beef stew in her second cookbook called Sleepy Time Stew and it’s the freaking bomb. So what the hey, let’s give it a try. 

Try not to be intimidated by this meal, it is really not that hard to achieve and freaking delicious! I can’t figure out what I like more, the stuffed goat cheese and cream cheese mixture or that it’s wrapped in prosciutto... ugh and don’t forget about the cherry tomatoes! Okay it’s all great.

Okay, real talk though.. These meatballs subs are the dinner meal you never knew you needed. Is it time consuming? Yes. Is it the simplest meal? No. But DAMNIT IT’S GOOD! And it sounds a little crazy to make these on hotdog buns, but I swear that’s what makes it so freaking good. The damn hotdog bun. Who knew?

I find this meal so interesting and intriguing and so does my extremely picky husband. The linguine paired with the scallops and coated in bread crumbs is the dinner meal you never knew you needed. The scallops provide such a sweet component to the meal that makes it delightfully amazing.

This is one of my go-to recipes from the Cravings cookbook by Chrissy Teigen. Once you make it, it becomes pretty straight forward to quickly whip together. And ALWAYS a crowd favorite! P.F. Changs has NOTHING on this! 

Chrissy Teigen actually calls this dish just Garlic Honey Shrimp, no orange. The first time I made it, I re-looked at the cookbook title and thought, “why isn’t this called ORANGE honey shrimp!?!?”.