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    Elevated Comfort Food for the Busy Cook

    Here at State of Dinner, you will find from-scratch versions of your favorite comfort food recipes, along with iconic recipes from across the United States.

    Easter Dinner Recipes

    Create a memorable Easter meal with these scrumptious dishes!

    • Plate of parsley garnished lamb chops, onr chop has a piece sliced off showing medium-rare center.
      Best Air Fryer Lamb Chops with Garlic & Rosemary
    • Scooping out some mashed potatoes with a wooden spoon, leek, garlic, and gruyere in background.
      Gruyere and Leek Mashed Potatoes
    • Close up of a kale salad with stainless serving tools, topped with shaved parmesan and almonds.
      Kale Crunch Salad (Chick-Fil-A Copycat)
    • A sweet potato roll cut in half, showing the soft inside, and sitting on more rolls in a bread basket.
      2-Ingredient Sweet Potato Rolls
    • Strawberry salad on a plate with a second slice on a plate along with the pan of pretzel salad.
      Strawberry Pretzel Salad Without Cool Whip
    • Side view of 3 mini egg cookies shingled on white parchment with broken candy pieces around, a stack of cookies and a jar of milk in background.
      Soft Mini Egg Cookies (No Chill)
    • Close up of cherry pie with cream cheese filling in a graham cracker crust.
      No-Bake Cherry Pie with Graham Cracker Crust
    • Side angle view of a rich and fudgy brownie square topped with chocolate egg candies and more brownies in background.
      Mini Egg Brownies (One Bowl!)

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    Easter Brunch Recipes

    If you are cooking brunch instead of a savory dinner then enjoy these make-ahead brunch recipes!

    • Overhead of sausage & green chile breakfast casserole.
      Green Chile Egg Casserole with Sausage
    • Square of brioche casserole on a plate with berries on top.
      Brioche French Toast Casserole Recipe
    • Close up of 5 ingredient hashbrown casserole with a serving cut out of it.
      5-Ingredient Sausage Hash Brown Casserole
    • Close up of a cinnamon roll on a plate with apple pie filling spilling out of it.
      Cinnamon Rolls with Apple Pie Filling

    More Brunch Recipes

    Don't Miss These Popular Recipes

    If you are wondering where to start, try one of these well-tested and well-loved reader favorites.

    • Using a whipped cream dispenser to pile whipped cream in a jar.
      Homemade Whipped Cream Recipe for a Dispenser
    • Pulling a serving of casserole from the pan, with chicken dripping off the server.
      Sour Cream Enchilada Casserole
    • Overhead of a bowl of pork green chili on a plate with a lime wedge.
      Colorado Pork Green Chili
    • Pillowy whipped cream in a bowl with a spoon.
      How to Stabilize Whipped Cream with Cream of Tartar
    • Basket of air fryer boneless chicken wings with ranch dip, carrots, and celery.
      Air Fryer Boneless Chicken Wings
    • Pie with a slice missin strawberries scattered around.
      Homemade Strawberry Pie Filling (Using Frozen Strawberries)
    • Bowl of edible cookie dough balls with a glass of milk in background.
      No-Bake Edible Cookie Dough Bites
    • Stack of 3 no bake peanut butter buckeye bars with a plate of bars in background.
      No-Bake Peanut Butter Buckeye Bars

    Newest Posts

    Hot off the presses, these are our most recent recipes, menu plans, and state dinners!

    • An individual mini cheesecake with paper liner peeled back, berries on top and more mini cheesecakes and a basket of berrries in background.
      No-Bake Mini Cheesecakes
    • Classic cheesecake slice on a plate with cherry pie filling on top, bowl of cherries and whole cheesecake in background.
      Classic Philadelphia Cheesecake Recipe
    • Slice of no-bake vanilla cheesecake on a plate with whipped cream and a half of a strawberry on top.
      Easy No-Bake Vanilla Cheesecake
    • Arizona lemon pie on a plate, topped with whipped cream and a lemon slice, and some lemon slices around it.
      Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie (Blender Pie)
    • Single jar filled with cookie crumb filling, banana slices, cheesecake, and topped with a piped whipped cream, a banana slice, and vanilla wafer cookie.
      No-Bake Cheesecake in a Jar
    • Ovel platter with corned beef and vegetables, and creamy mustard sauce drizzled down center of beef.
      Creamy Mustard Sauce Recipe for Corned Beef
    • Close up of a plate of bbq chicken wings, one piece of chicken has a bite out of it.
      Boneless BBQ Wings
    • Easy boneless buffalo wings piled in a white plate with celery in background.
      Oven-Baked Boneless Buffalo Wings
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    About Erin

    Welcome! I'm Erin: Wife, mom, lover of great food, and former food safety administrator. I am passionate about cooking mostly from scratch recipes that bring comfort, without spending all day in the kitchen. Most recipes on this site can be made in under 30 minutes! This approach to cooking allows me to provide delicious meals for my family while freeing up time to spend with those I love.

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    State Dinners

    We are on a journey, exploring famous food from across the United States, and sharing the history with you! Our most recent dinners can be found here. Links to the recipes are included in the post!

    • Pork shredded on a plate with two forks.
      Famous Food From North Carolina
    • Close up of a large cheese pizza with a slice pulling away from the pie.
      Famous Food From New York
    • Close up of cheesy baked New Mexico green chile enchiladas.
      Famous Food From New Mexico
    • Pork roll egg and cheese sandwich on a white plate.
      Famous Food From New Jersey

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