• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

The Short Order Cook

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Food & Fun
  • Products I Love
  • Travel & Dining
  • Meet Angela
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • Food & Fun
    • Products I Love
    • Travel & Dining
    • Meet Angela
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Easy Home-Cooked Family-Friendly Recipes

    Welcome to The Short Order Cook. Despite my small stature, I have a big appetite for food. Discover simple & delicious recipes your family will love. I specialize in recipes that reflect my Italian, Hawaiian, & Southern heritage, passed down through generations. Grab an apron, & I'll grab my step stool. Let's cook!

    Trending Recipes

    Most popular recipes & reader favorites. See what is hot & seasonal here.

    • Candy Corn Martini ready to drink
      Candy Corn Martini
    • Stacked strawberry brownies on the counter.
      Strawberry Brownies
    • Sheet Pan Buffalo Chicken & Broccoli ready to eat.
      Sheet Pan Buffalo Chicken & Broccoli
    • Pumpkin Pretzels Faces & pretzels ready to eat close up.
      Pumpkin Pretzels

    Halloween Recipes

    Tricks, treats, and mostly sweets make for the best Halloween recipes. Enjoy cookies, candies, cocktails, and more to celebrate with festive ideas perfect for a scary, spooky, fun, or eerie time.

    • Homemade Snickers Bars featured 5 stack
      Homemade Snickers Bars
    • Halloween Muddy Buddies (puppy chow) in a bowl.
      Halloween Muddy Buddies (puppy chow)
    • Nutter Butter Ghosts on a black background.
      Nutter Butter Ghosts
    • Hocus Pocus Cocktail cocktails with dry ice fog.
      Hocus Pocus Cocktail

    Italian Recipes

    From old-school traditional classics to new Italian-American favorites. These recipes are comforting, delicious, & always a hit.

    • Pasta al Forno (baked pasta) featured in a casserole dish ready to eat
      Rigatoni al Forno (Baked Pasta)
    • Lobster Ravioli Sauce featured plated with a fork and red napkin
      Lobster Ravioli Sauce
    • Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
      Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore
    • plated cookies ready to eat
      Soft Italian Ricotta Cookies

    Southern Recipes

    All the classic American recipes & those with a new twist. From traditional southern suppers to sweet treats, enjoy a taste of the South.

    • Pan Fried Potatoes & Onions in a cast-iron skillet topped with fresh parsley.
      Pan Fried Potatoes & Onions
    • North Carolina Lemon Pie featured with dollops of whipped cream atop lemon curd filling & a saltine cracker crust.
      North Carolina Lemon Pie
    • Bowl of collard greens with bacon.
      Slow Cooker Collard Greens
    • Old-Fashioned Skillet Peach & Strawberry Cobbler featured with skillet and spoon in top left corner and bowl with cobbler a la mode
      Strawberry Peach Cobbler

    Desserts

    The best desserts to curb your sweet tooth. Easy to make homemade recipes for cookies, brownies, pies, ice cream, candy, plus no-bake desserts.

    • Baking dish with cinnamon roll topped baked peaches.
      Cinnamon Roll Peach Cobbler
    • 4 homemade popsicles made from fresh sweet mango.
      Easy Mango Popsicles
    • Glass of coconut milkshake with whipped cream.
      Coconut Milkshake
    • Oreo Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Overhead ramekins filled with scoops next to black linen napkin and sandwich cookies
      Oreo Cookies & Cream Ice Cream

    See more dessert recipes

    Main Dishes

    Savory main course recipes that are family-friendly & easy to make. These comforting recipes include beef, chicken, pork, pasta, vegetarian/vegan, & seafood ideas.

    • Skillet filled with pan-seared shrimp topped with parsley.
      Pan-Seared Shrimp
    • Smoked Beef Short Ribs featured close up on a plate with parsley and fork to the right
      Smoked Beef Short Ribs
    • A plate with 3 grilled boneless chicken thighs will grill marks and parsley on top.
      Grilled Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs
    • A bun topped with 3-ingredient sloppy joe meat and cheese.
      3-Ingredient Sloppy Joes (Gluten-Free)

    Air Fryer, Instant Pot, and Crock-Pot

    I love these kitchen appliances that make cooking easy. That includes using your CrockPot, air fryer, or pressure cooker to make the best soups, meals, desserts, & more.

    • Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken in a bowl ready to serve with bbq sauce.
      Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken 
    • Plate with fresh air fryer chicken tenders with buffalo flavoring & sauce.
      Air Fryer Buffalo Chicken Tenders
    • Plate piled with baked potatoes made in the air fryer and the top one is split open topped with butter and sour cream.
      Air Fryer Baked Potatoes
    • Homemade Potato skins made with air fryer baked russet potatoes.
      Air Fryer Loaded Potato Skins

    See more recipes

    Angela standing on a stool reaching into a top kitchen cupboard.

    Adventures of a Petite Foodie Mom

    I'm Angela, The Short Order Cook. I have a passion for cooking, food, & travel eats. I'm a former personal chef and caterer. I specialize in tried & true recipes the entire family can enjoy together. With expertise in cooking for others & feeding my own family, I share reliable recipes that are simple to follow for both beginners & experienced home cooks. From comfort food classics to gluten-free to keto, there's an option for all.

    Learn more about me

    Recent Posts

    Be the first to try what is hot, new, & exciting! These are the freshest recipes & newest articles on the blog.

    • Two different smokers in the yard and two turkeys ready to carve.
      Best Smokers for Turkey
    • 4 different models of small ovens places on kitchen counters.
      Best Small Countertop Ovens for Baking
    • White bowl of italian marinated tomatoes with garlic and oregano.
      Italian Marinated Tomatoes 
    • Snacks and drinks to make at a book club party including wings, potato skins, nachos, and pina coladas.
      Book Club Snack & Drink Recipes

    Recently Updated

    New information has been added to these recipes and articles. They are updated to ensure readers have helpful, current, & complete information.

    • Raw chicken pieces on a cutting board.
      How Long Can you Leave Raw Chicken Out?
    • A blue dish with a salmon steak in marinade.
      How Long Can You Marinate Salmon? 
    • Cooked crawfish on a tablecloth with lime wedges.
      How Many Pounds of Crawfish Per Person?
    • White bread loaf on a cutting board with half sliced.
      How Many Slices in a Loaf of Bread?

    Primary Sidebar

    Angela the short order cook on a step stool reaching into the top kitchen cupboard.

    Hi, I'm Angela I’m Angela, a petite mom that loves to cook, eat, drink, & explore all things food. As a former personal chef & caterer, I specialize in family recipes that taste great & are easy to make. I rely on my trusty stool every day to create & test recipes I know you will love.

    More about me →

    This site has links to products/services that may make us a commission. #ad

    Popular

    • Ahi Tuna Poke Nachos with Wontons
    • spicy jalapeno basil moscow mules ready to drink in copper mugs
      Spicy Jalapeno Basil Moscow Mule
    • Fried Spaghetti with Eggs featured closeup overhead of bowl filled and topped with parmesan and parsley
      Fried Spaghetti with Eggs
    • Garlic Butter Wings Plated and topped with fresh parsley.
      Garlic Butter Wings
    • A bun topped with 3-ingredient sloppy joe meat and cheese.
      3-Ingredient Sloppy Joes (Gluten-Free)
    • Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream Overhead two bowls of ice cream and black napkin.
      Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream
    • A set of black pots and pans.
      Best Pots & Pans for Gas Stove
    • Toaster Oven Baked Potatoes featured 4 ready to eat and plated
      Toaster Oven Baked Potato

    The Short Order Cook LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Terms of Service
    • Disclosure Policy

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact
    • Work With Me
    • Meet Angela
    • Meet the Family

    Copyright © 2023 The Short Order Cook LLC All recipes, original photos, and articles on this site are the property of The Short Order Cook LLC. You are welcome to share an original photo ONLY with an accompanied do-follow link back to this site. Publishing any item as if they were your own is prohibited & illegal.

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish.AcceptReject Read Privacy Policy
    Privacy & Cookies Policy

    Privacy Overview

    This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
    Necessary
    Always Enabled
    Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
    Non-necessary
    Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
    SAVE & ACCEPT