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 […]
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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 […]
My Mother-In-Law’s Most-Requested Recipe Comes From a Vintage Charity Cookbook
When my husband and I started dating more than 20 years ago, we’d often travel to Pennsylvania to spend time with his family. Almost every time we visited, my now mother-in-law would make burger bundles for dinner. These delicious little meatloaf-style patties, filled with stuffing and topped with mushroom gravy, […]
This One-Pan Creamy Chicken Dinner Is So Good, I’ve Made It Every Week
Between the temperature dropping, the sun setting earlier, and the holiday season quickly approaching, now is the time of year when I want to make the easiest dishes possible. And, since it is comfort food season, it’s a big plus when the dish only requires a few ingredients, little prep, […]
This 5-Ingredient Banana Pudding Is So Good, My Husband Requests It On His Birthday Every Year
My husband, Gavin, isn’t a big birthday person. But for years, he had one request in lieu of a cake: a banana cream pie. So on August 25, for nearly a decade, I made the Banana-Cream Pie recipe from the beloved neighborhood café Clementine in Los Angeles, adapted by Jennifer […]
My Favorite Midwestern Appetizer Comes From a Vintage Church Cookbook
When I first met my Southern partner, he had already lived in Wisconsin for nearly a decade. He was used to all our culinary quirks—he had his fill of beer brats, Friday night fish fries, and Wisconsin-only beers. In his eyes, he was already a Midwesterner. But every once in […]
My Mom’s 3-Ingredient Pumpkin Pie Pancakes Are the Best Part of Fall Mornings
One of the best things about fall? Everything pumpkin, of course. From pumpkin spice lattes to creamy pumpkin cheesecake to sugary pumpkin donuts, there are many autumnal treats to dig into. When it comes to weekend breakfast, there’s one recipe that always understands the assignment: my mom’s three-ingredient Pumpkin Pie […]
The 2-Ingredient Pasta Dish I Make When I Don’t Feel Like Cooking
This might come as a shock, but, sometimes after a day of work writing about food, looking at recipes, and staring at food photos, the last thing I want to do is come home and actually cook anything. Sure, my MyRecipes collection is bursting with new dishes to try, but […]
This Surprising Ingredient Makes the Crispiest Potatoes Ever
If you’ve been searching for the best way to make crispy potatoes, then we’ve got the method for you. And it involves a condiment that you most likely already have in your fridge: mayonnaise. Sure, mayo gets a bad rap, but slathering some of that tangy emulsion over your potatoes […]
This Great-Grandma’s 125-Year-Old Cake Recipe Is Making a Comeback on Reddit
If you’re a home cook and history buff, there’s a strong chance you’ve looked through the Old Recipes Subreddit. And if you’re unfamiliar, we’ve covered lots of those recipes ourselves. You’ll mostly encounter recipes and tricks from the past century—there’s a particular affinity for the 1940s and 1970s, I’ve noticed. […]