Ava Smith

Ava Smith

Hey there! I'm Ava Smith - a self-taught home cook who loves creating simple, tasty recipes anyone can make. This blog is where I share the meals I make for family and friends—nothing fancy, just real food made with love. Follow along for easy, feel-good recipes straight from my kitchen!

Creamy Chicken Spaghetti

Chicken Spaghetti is the dish that puts me back in the warmth, cheesiness, and satisfaction space. It is creamier and tenderer with chicken and flavorful due to sauce and seasoning. You just bake, make ahead, and serve the one-pot wonder.…

Crispy and Juicy Air Fryer Chicken Wings

These chicken wings in the air fryer have everything-crispy skin, juicy meat, zesty flavor- all to soothe my cravings in times of ravenous hunger. Super easy to whip up, requiring very little oil, and cooked to absolute perfection every time.…

Biscoff and Coffee Caramel Slice

If coffee, caramel, and that sweet spiced flavor of Biscoff biscuits are your passions, allow me to tell you that the Biscoff and Coffee Caramel Slice will become your obsession. Rich and indulgent, surprisingly easy to prepare, this bake-less setup…

Copycat Taco Bell Quesadilla Sauce

The Taco Bell quesadilla sauce is surely the show-stealer, the main thing everyone is talking about, as the quesadilla is overall good, while it is tangy and creamy with a perfect kick. I love making this Copycat Taco Bell quesadilla…

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies

Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies are truly glorious things in nature. That deep crimson color, that full-bodied flavor of cocoa, and that smooth slather of cream cheese winding through these make them irresistible to any kind of crowd. I always whip…

Ube Lush Pudding Pie

Ube Lush Pudding Pie is happily the dessert you’re looking for, a beauty with the colors of the earth, creamy, and so ridiculously easy to assemble. I love its easy feel, its beauty, and the sweet yet earthy taste and…

Sausage and Peppers Pasta with Burrata

The treat of a season awaits you if you have never tasted this Burrata Pasta with Sausage. These pastas are well inside everything I love for a weeknight dinner: hearty pasta, flavorful sausage, sweet peppers, and creaminess from the burrata…

Turkish Black Tea

There’s something magical about a steaming glass of Turkish Black Tea. It has a bold character, yet at the same time, it is smooth. Strength tempered with comfort. I remember falling in love with my first sip from this tulip-shaped…

Ninja Creami Watermelon Sherbet

A scoop of Ninja Creami Watermelon Sherbet is something to relish on a hot day; it is sweet, light, and sends me directly to hot summer afternoons with cold slices of bright red watermelon in hand. The best part is…

Apple Pie with Flaky Crust Recipe

Certainly, apple pie with a flaky crust is the ultimate comfort dessert; in my opinion, it has made a name for itself because of its simplicity in procedure, fragrant aroma wafting whenever it is baking, and the flaky buttery crust…