Welcome to the Connection, Not Perfection Kitchen 🩷
Dinner à la Amy started many years ago when I was a young mother raising a family and discovering how Tastefully Simple helped make getting dinner on the table more manageable and delicious. I began incorporating these products into our everyday meals, and they quickly became part of how we showed up for each other at the end of the day. Sometimes the most meaningful conversations happen over simple food. I’ve learned that when you have something on hand, it becomes easier to invite people to stay, to gather, and to connect.
This space is a collection of my favorite recipes—some from Tastefully Simple, some my own creations—that have fed my family and my community along the way. You won’t find perfection here. You’ll find easy, cozy, real-life recipes meant to feed your soul, not your stress.
Grab a cozy drink, get comfortable, and enjoy your time here—this is a place to share real-life recipes, real stories, and real connection.
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🎃 Trick-or-Treat Yourself: Spooky Sips & Sweet Treats
Halloween is the perfect excuse to have a little fun in the kitchen! 👻 Whether you’re hosting a Halloween get-together, planning a girls’ night, or just want to make your October a little more festive, I’ve got some easy ideas for you. I’ve put together a collection of spooky sips and sweet treats featuring Tastefully…
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🍒 Meet Your New Favorite Cherry Dessert
🍒 Meet Your New Favorite Cherry Dessert Some recipes are just happy. This one is sweet, creamy, crunchy, a little nostalgic—and has that “wait…what IS in this?” factor that makes people go back for another piece. I took the classic pretzel Jell-O salad and gave it a Dinner à la Amy twist with Tastefully Simple…
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Chili à la Amy
🌶️ LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO CHILI À LA AMY The dinner that solves the “What are we having tonight?” problem. There are nights when you want to make dinner. And then there are nights when figuring out WHAT to make for dinner feels like the biggest job of the day. You open the refrigerator.…
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Panic to Pumpkin
Nana’s Apple Cake is always a crowd favorite, but when I needed enough to serve 14 guests, my baking plans took an unexpected turn. I opened two boxes of the mix and diced all of my apples, only to realize they yielded just 2 cups. I figured it would still work out—until I reached into…
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This One’s for the Smokers: Low & Slow with a Tastefully Simple Twist
Calling all the smokers! 🔥 This one came to me from a Tastefully Simple customer who loves putting our products to work on the smoker — and I knew I had to share it. Because here’s something I love about Tastefully Simple: simple ingredients don’t mean you have to cook the same way every time.…
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Around the Table: Our September Supper Club
What We Served — and What Everyone Really Thought
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🌀 Cinnamon Roll After Dark 🥃
Because Cinnamon Roll Grew Up. You know Cinnamon Roll Cocoa. Cozy. Sweet. Cinnamon-y. The kind of thing that makes you want to curl up with a blanket and call it a night. But then Cinnamon Roll grew up. And apparently, she enjoys a little libation now and then. 🥃🌀 So I took my Cinnamon Roll…
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The Sauce That Started It All ❤️
Sometimes, one bottle changes everything. I didn’t join Tastefully Simple because I was looking for another business. I joined because I fell in love with this sauce. Honey Teriyaki Sauce was the first Tastefully Simple product that made me stop and think, “Wait… this is REALLY good.” It was easy. It was delicious. And it…
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We Started With Leftovers
Sometimes the best ideas are the ones you never planned. My creative director, Laura Campbell, was over for coffee when she spotted a few of my empty Tastefully Simple Roasted Garlic Avocado Oil and Balsamic & Basil Avocado Dipping Oil bottles. Most people might have seen empty bottles. Laura saw a centerpiece. And honestly? I…