The holiday season is the one time of year where we get to spend a lot of quality time with your family and loved ones. But what happens when a chunk of your family lives halfway around the world? You connect via food, of course. When I visit my family […]
Kitchen Tips
My Aunt’s Genius Trick for Cooling a Lot of Cookies at Once
With age comes wisdom, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned from listening and talking to my elders who grew up during the Great Depression, it’s how to be savvy, scrappy, and resourceful. My aunt was an all-star home baker. It was an effortless talent for her to bake anything, […]
I Asked 5 Pro Bakers for Their Favorite Holiday Dessert—These Are The 9 They Swear By
The holidays are in full swing. Whether you’re hosting the family or heading out of town for the festivities, we’re sure there is some baking happening along the way. While we’re big proponents of using store-bought shortcuts to make holidays easier, there’s something special about making a homemade dessert for—and […]
This Overnight Trick Will Change the Way You Make Your Favorite Cinnamon Roll Recipe
Making homemade cinnamon rolls is a time-consuming process. Between making the dough, letting the dough rise (twice, for that matter), assembling them, and baking, there’s just no way to feasibly make them for breakfast without waking up at the crack of dawn. But overnight cinnamon rolls are a different story: […]
Our Most-Saved Holiday Side Is So Good, Reviewers Want to Give It ‘10 Stars’
Every holiday dinner needs a proper holiday side to go with it. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa with a dinner for friends and family, you need dependable side dishes everyone will love. Finding a crowd-pleasing recipe shouldn’t be stressful though. Rather, it should put a little excitement in […]
The Vintage Dessert Bar That’s Better Than a Twix
You can almost turn any dessert into a bar. That’s the beauty of this kind of dessert. And during the holidays, where cookie tables pop up at every celebration, showing up with a cookie in bar form is a perfect way to offer something different. There’s nothing like a brookie […]
I Make My Mom’s 3-Ingredient Dip for Every Holiday Party—and There Are Never Any Leftovers
My mother has an ancient Tupperware chip and dip plate that makes an appearance at almost every family gathering. It has a lid that firmly stays in place making it the perfect vessel to assemble an appetizer in it at home and transport it to a party. She acquired it […]
My Grandpa’s 100-Year-Old Milk Punch Is Always the Highlight of Christmas Morning
When we look back on old family recipe files, the ones we hold dearest usually come from Grandma. It’s true—something about Grandma’s cooking is simply superior (perhaps it really is the expired seasonings, but who’s to say?). Over the years, I’ve spotlighted several of my Texas grandma’s signature recipes, from […]
My Mom’s 3-Ingredient Lobster Pie Is the Holiday Recipe I’ll Never Stop Making
We all have those holiday dishes that become a must-have staple on the dinner table. They’re made only for special occasions, spark nostalgia, and get the taste buds revved and ready for a delicious holiday meal. My mom’s three-ingredient Lobster Pie is a Christmas dish that we look forward to […]
Our 5 Most-Saved Recipes Last Week
Each week, thousands of Allrecipes members take to the site, on the hunt for fresh culinary inspiration. From quick weeknight dinners to cozy comfort foods to dishes that’ll impress even the pickiest guests, thousands of home cooks around the world trust our recipes—both new and old. Last week, Allrecipes members […]