A fiery comfort food recipe that feeds a crowd and checks the vegetarian box? Count us in! This casserole takes the best of chile relleno and takes the fuss out by putting everything from fire roasted corn and chiles to multiple kinds of cheese into a baking dish.
The glory that is a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich gets an upgrade with croissants, thick cut bacon, heirloom tomatoes, and peppery arugula. You'll be loving the upgrades and digging in!
Grab your Instant Pot and get ready for a delightfully creamy corn and potato chowder. In a half an hour, you can have a perfect bowl of comfort food during a week that's busy enough with planning for Thanksgiving.
Avocados are simply delicious. Eggs, also, are simply delicious. But when you put them together and give them some time in a hot oven, they become the foundation for a delicious breakfast or brunch dish that will have you drooling.
Give meatballs a fun twist with a tangy ginger sauce brimming with flavor. This easy dish uses your crockpot and your favorite jarred sauces to make a great appetizer or main dish for your entertaining needs. Easy to make gluten free, too!
Just in time for Halloween, we're sharing a super simple recipe for candy corn-inspired popsicles. If you are wanting something cool and fun, yet festive, this is the way to go. Makes a great Halloween party treat or just a super cool after school snack for the end of the month.
This is the time of the year when your slow cooker can be an incredible blessing. How else can spending 15-20 minutes of hands-on time give you a warm, spicy chicken curry dinner that is brimming with tender chicken, fresh garlic and ginger, and oodles of vegetables all swimming in an inspired curry sauce that will have you making it over and over?
I love talking about the science and especially chemistry that goes into baking and cooking. So indulge me for a moment while I share an outstanding clip put together by the fine folks at TED. It's short, you'll enjoy it, and maybe even learn a little about what happens when you bake cookies and more.
Individual servings of desserts inevitably make me think about special occasions and holidays. As Valentine's Day approaches, treat your sweetie to a special dessert that's easy to make, but will help make the day special with the combination of peppermint, chocolate, and cheesecake!
Sometimes you aren't in the mood to pull out a saucepan and create the perfect sauce for ribs from scratch. Is there shame in that? Not at all! What's more, there are some really fantastic options out there for putting together dinner in a snap if you have a couple of great bottled sauces and a slow cooker.
An elegant salmon dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes? Nope, you're not dreaming. This dish falls together quickly and easily and without making a lot of cleanup. Sometimes, it's so very easy to fall in love!
Blueberries are amazing: they taste great, they are nutritional powerhouses, and they work well in all manner of dishes. In honor of spring, warmer weather, and upcoming events that might require a dish that's at home on a brunch table or served after dinner, I offer you Blueberry Biscuit Cake.
With Easter just around the corner, many of us are spending time considering eggs, particularly hard-boiled eggs. But to focus there alone ignores the incredibly versatile egg and its many, many roles in cooking and baking. It's time to sing just a few of its praises.
Birthdays are no minor happening in my home. That said, what a difference a year makes when it comes to the special request of my youngster. At six, she wanted nothing more than pink donuts. At seven, her tastes had grown to chocolate-covered strawberry cheesecake!
Some flavor combinations are just meant to be: chocolate and peanut butter, hot pepper and lime, and ginger and orange. The last one is showcased in an elegant bundt cake that's company-ready.
Sometimes, I really think I could live on bread alone, as long as it's focaccia! If you think that fresh, homemade focaccia is too much work, you haven't turned to your bread machine for help! Get a tried and true method and break out your finest olive oil and grated cheese. It's dinner time!
Before you reach for the phone or opt to order online, consider dusting off your slow cooker and letting it handle dinner instead. Tangy, spicy orange chicken is easy to get on the table when you use your kitchen tools.
As we enter the hottest part of the year, sometimes you just want to avoid the stove and definitely the oven when it comes time for dinner. And while the grill might be great for that, you can broaden your options even more with simple, delicious spring rolls.
This is a great find for those foodie geeks out there. Dr. Nathan Myhrvold offers a truly fascinating method for making the perfect burger. It involves freezing patties in liquid nitrogen and deep-frying them! Super tasty? Not sure. Worth reading about? Definitely.
If you've ever had Mexican hot chocolate, you know how wonderfully cinnamon and hot pepper blend with chocolate. Now it's time to reunite them all in a decadent ice cream that doesn't require any cooking or special equipment.
Versatile and quick, you can put together this meal in a bowl in about the same time it takes a rice cooker to get your rice ready. A perfect mid-week dinner that will have you loving the combination of ingredients you get to explore.
Pull out your waffle iron, it's time for dinner. That's right, no one said it was just a breakfast thing OR a requirement that anything made in it needs to be smothered in maple syrup or other sweet things. Let's stuff ours with pizza!
Quick! Before the last of the fresh herbs fall prey to the end of the harvest, make this amazing dish that will have you enjoying the decadent aroma of cumin laced with a little lemon and hot pepper. You'll be finding ways to make it in the dead of winter, I promise!
Sometimes, cooking and baking are very much rooted in science and, other times, they are more about art. Most of the time, however, they blend the two and give you a chance to enjoy everything from chemistry to sculpture!
There's nothing wrong with adding a little brightness to an otherwise fantastic meal. One of my favorite ways to do just that is by adding a super star sauce to my plate. As the whisper of winter starts to be heard, few sauces do that as well as chimichurri.
