Large batch recipes for feeding a crowd by Stephanie Longstreth
One Pot. No Oven. Done Before the Kids Stop Complaining. No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies are the recipe I reach for when Monday is winning and I need a fast win back. You know those days — the laundry is staring at you, the sink is full, and the kids are dramatically hungry. I pulled…
Ten Minutes of Prep. Every Single Person Goes Back for Seconds. This apple berry crisp is my answer to every last-minute dessert situation life throws at me — and trust me, there are a lot of them. The kind where someone texts “we’re on our way” and you suddenly need something that tastes like you’ve…
Cheese tortellini with mushroom butter sauce is one of those dinners that feels like you really tried — but the whole thing comes together in about 20 minutes with ingredients you can grab at any grocery store. I’m sautéing sliced baby bella mushrooms in butter and olive oil with garlic until they’re golden and fragrant,…
The Recipe I Almost Kept to Myself I’ll be honest with you — this banana bread recipe almost didn’t make it to the blog. My mama’s banana bread is something I am deeply, emotionally attached to. I grew up eating it, I make it for my kids now, and in all honesty? I think this…
No Boiling. No Draining. One Pan of Baked Spaghetti That Feeds a Crowd. Baked spaghetti has been in my rotation for over 25 years, and the first time I tell people how it works, they always look at me like I’ve lost my mind. You break the dry spaghetti into a pan, pour a very…
A 20-Minute Dinner That Tastes Like You Tried All Day I make this Cuban inspired sausage and rice when I have no time but I still want dinner to taste really good. Smoked turkey sausage caramelized with bell peppers and onions, Vigo yellow rice, seasoned black beans, and if you’re in Tampa — you already…
Is It Fancy? No. Do My Kids Ask for It Every Week? Absolutely. Tuna noodle casserole doesn’t get the respect it deserves, and I am here to change that. This is the ultimate from-the-pantry, feed-your-family-on-a-budget dinner that my kids genuinely love and ask for by name. Growing up, my dad didn’t like tuna, so this…
Somebody Deserves a Trophy for This One 3-ingredient crockpot meatballs are the party appetizer I have been making for years, and I am telling you — I have never once brought any home. Not a single one. I made these most recently for a couples bridal shower at our church, and by the time I…
One Pan Taco Casserole Looks Like You Tried — You Didn’t This one pan taco casserole is the dinner I pull out when I absolutely do not feel like cooking but I still need to feed my people. It looks like you tried. I promise you didn’t. Brown your ground beef with onions and garlic,…
Mama’s Apple Pie Is the One Everyone Asks Me to Bring Mama’s apple pie is the recipe I make every single time someone needs a homemade pie — and it never lasts long. The secret? Store-bought crust, no apologies. The filling is all from scratch, and that filling is what gets all the compliments. Granny…
