With the holiday season approaching, you’re likely looking for easy recipe ideas that you can make for the parade of holiday parties, white elephant exchanges, and family get-togethers you have planned over the next month. We know that between holiday shopping, baking, and planning your Christmas Day menu, the emphasis […]
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I Tested Our 5 Most Popular Sugar Cookie Recipes—This Is the One You Need
The holidays are officially upon us. While there is technically never a bad time to make sugar cookies, now is arguably the perfect time to find the best recipe and make it your own. There are multitudes of sugar cookie recipes out there, so to save you a little time […]
My Mom’s 5-Ingredient Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies Win Every Holiday Cookie Swap—Here’s Her Secret
If you’re anything like me, your holiday calendar is packed with festive fun. Strolling through twinkling light displays, sipping mulled wine by the fire, indulging in aprés ski fondu, and curling up to a Hallmark film make this time of year especially merry. But some of my favorite memories and […]
This Cheap 9×13 Casserole Is ‘Always a Hit at Potluck Dinners’
What happens when you take a beloved meal and casserole-ify it? You get the Sloppy Joe Casserole, a hearty and extra-cheesy version of the beloved Sloppy Joe Sandwich. Instead of being served between two buns, a homemade Sloppy Joe mixture is tossed with lots of veggies and cooked penne pasta. […]
The 4-Ingredient Snack I Wait All Year to Make
Look, there’s no getting around it—there are good food holidays and bad food holidays. Good food holidays include Thanksgiving (obviously), Christmas and Hanukkah (hello, latkes!), and Valentine’s Day (bring on the chocolate). As for bad food holidays? I’d argue Passover falls in that camp. Don’t get me wrong, I love […]
The Secret Ingredient To Perfect Pancakes That Makes Breakfast Extra Special
My son and I love to play around with pancake batter, tossing in pumpkin pie spice, dark chocolate chips, bits of pineapple, and even crispy chopped bacon (a heavenly match up with pure maple syrup). One hit we keep coming back to? Banana pudding pancakes. The beloved custard-like Southern delight […]
My Dad’s 3-Ingredient Holiday Appetizer Is Embarrassingly Simple
You know those dishes that you grew up eating, the ones that are must-haves on every holiday menu? Well, for me, it’s my dad’s stuffed mushrooms. These little creamy, comforting bites of joy were not only passed around at every holiday gathering at our house but also a prerequisite for […]
I Tried 4 Different Types of Baking Sheets—This One Gave Me Perfect Cookies
Let’s be honest, baking is a pretty great hobby. Not only is it a fun stress reliever, but it also has some delicious results. That’s why when it comes to your baking sheets, you want the best of the best. We’re not talking about the most expensive baking sheet; truthfully, […]
Our Most-Saved Holiday Appetizer Is a 3-Ingredient Recipe That’s ‘Gone in a Flash’
Let’s face it, the holidays are a mad dash. There’s shopping, wrapping, cooking, hosting, traveling—and don’t forget, holiday party attending. For 25 days straight, it might seem like you never get the chance to slow down. And that’s why, in December especially, we love easy food fixes that don’t take […]
This 4-Ingredient Meat Sauce Makes Dinner Instantly Easier
Try as I may to savor the summer, cold weather is here whether I like it or not—and I’m slowly trying to get back into the habit of cooking dinners. But most of all, I don’t want to do a lot of dishes (although that’s a perennial problem of mine). […]