Needing a sweet treat after a savory meal is a universal experience. However, when you’re craving a little sugar, it’s likely you don’t have time to whip up a gourmet chocolate dessert (no matter how much you want a homemade lava cake nightly). While searching for simple snack recipes that […]
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My Mom’s Vintage 3-Ingredient Holiday Appetizer Starts With a Brick of Cream Cheese
As a kid, whenever I woke up on holiday mornings, my mom was already in the kitchen cooking. On Thanksgiving, we’d feast on golden turkey, our favorite boxed stuffing, and gravy-covered mashed potatoes—all the classic fixings. For Christmas, it was spiral-sliced ham and a plethora of savory sides. Anyone who […]
The 1 Surprising Ingredient You Should Use for Ultra-Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Everyone has their favorite dish at Thanksgiving. For some, it’s the turkey or stuffing. For others, it’s the pumpkin pie or candied yams. For me? It’s the mashed potatoes—especially now that I’ve found a one-ingredient upgrade that takes an already great dish to delicious new heights. Mashed potatoes are a […]
This Quirky No-Bake Cake Is So Much Easier Than Cheesecake
If you’re looking for an easy dessert recipe for the holidays—or any time at all—check out this recipe for Marshmallow Cake. It’s cheesecake’s lighter, fluffier, and easier counterpart—but it’s just as tasty. You don’t even need to bake it! Melted marshmallows, cream cheese, and whipped heavy cream create the base […]
This 30-Minute Chicken Soup Recipe ‘Is Always a Winner’
How do you make comfort food even more comforting? You turn it into a soup, of course. Fans of the signature King Ranch Chicken casserole will absolutely love our new King Ranch Chicken Soup recipe. It takes all of the classic ingredients from its namesake recipe and levels-up the creaminess, […]
8 Pantry Items Food Banks and Pantries Need the Most Right Now
More than 42 million Americans—including 16 million children—rely on SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), the country’s largest food assistance program. But starting November 1, a freeze could leave one in eight people without support. So food banks and pantries across the country are stepping up to fill the gap, […]
I Asked 5 Chefs What They Make With a Can of Beans—and Their Recipes Are SO Good
Open your cupboard, and you’ll likely spot a can of beans—or two or three—hanging out on the shelf. And for good reason: They’re inexpensive, last (practically) forever, and are healthy—packing an impressive amount of protein, fiber, iron, and more essential nutrients. They’re also easy to doctor up—or in this case, […]
Angel Biscuits Are the Southern Dinner Rolls Everyone’s Talking About Again
Fluffy, buttery, and pillowy-light, angel biscuits are a Southern delicacy. Requiring yeast for an extra oomph in the rise, the structure of these sky-high confections is more akin to a dinner roll than a flaky biscuit pastry. If it weren’t for flaky buttery layers still peeking through, the ‘biscuit’ label […]
This 80-Year-Old Comfort Food Casserole Recipe Is Impossibly Easy
I’ve worked at Allrecipes going on five years now. I’m neck deep in top-rated, time-tested, and all-around great recipes day after day. It never gets old—but, after a while, many of these recipes start to run together. Of course, though, some most-loved recipes stand out from the crowd. Our users […]
This 5-Ingredient Chicken Recipe Is the Easiest Dinner You’ll Make All Week
I can never have too many quick chicken recipes in my arsenal—especially the kind that come together in under an hour and don’t require a grocery store run. That’s why Chicken Doble, a five-ingredient recipe from Larry Godin of the Cheabeague Parents Association in Cheabeague Island, Maine, immediately caught my […]