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We’ll take a baker’s dozen, please. I come from a long line of baking-crazed ladies who take any chance they get to whip up something to satisfy a sweet tooth. Whether that be a cake, pie, or the treat of choice for my family—the humble yet oh-so-versatile cookie. Every year around the holidays we’d kick [...]
One of our favorite easy snack recipes. With just a few simple ingredients you’ll have this tasty app ready in no time. Please tell me I’m not the only one who looks forward to easy snack recipes they can take to parties like this dip? Or is totally obsessed with a good appetizer? I know there [...]
They’re better than Grandma used to make (sorry, Grandma). Every family has their traditional recipes. You know the ones. They were hand written on note cards and slowly turned yellow with age. And they were most certainly not to be changed. But I’ve always been a rebel at heart, so one day when I took [...]
Impressing guests has never been easier—just serve this awesome appetizer. I pretty much look for any excuse to host a gathering at my house. There’s just something so wonderful about spending time with your family or closest friends and enjoying good food that I can never get enough of. However, I’m also usually so enamored [...]
Don’t spend hours slaving away in the kitchen. Just whip this up instead. I don’t know about you but there are some days when 5 o’clock rolls around and I just CANNOT find the motivation to make a proper dinner. I’ve already spent all my energy chasing around kids, picking up the house, running errands [...]
Looking for a brunch recipe that impresses guests but is secretly easy to make? This dish is it. Some families have a weekly family dinner. My family? We have a monthly brunch. The third Sunday of every month we all gather at my parents’ house for some good food and family time. It’s been a [...]
Slow Cooker Chinese That’s Better Than Takeout Eating out can get expensive, especially if you have a large family. What if you could make one of the most popular Chinese takeout dishes right in your own kitchen for a fraction of the cost and minimal effort? Now you can, by using this ever-so-simple slow cooker [...]
Better Than Grandma Used to Make I remember traveling hundreds of miles to visit my grandparents and great-grandparents during the holidays. There was always a huge feast, spreading throughout the dining room and kitchen, as far as the eye could see. The smells were enough to drive the budding foodie in me absolutely wild! The [...]
Fresh, From Scratch and Astonishingly Tasty I still remember the first time I tried these at a swanky Chinese restaurant. I was visiting my brother in New Jersey. Knowing my love of all types of Oriental cuisine, he had planned a great night out. All the way there, he kept telling me that I “just [...]
Who Stole My Tomato Sauce? We all know and love lasagna. It is one of the most comforting of comfort foods, with its layers of wide and wiggly noodles, zesty tomato sauce, ground beef and cheese. Well, you won’t find most of that in here! This lasagna is a whole new animal. Two animals, really, [...]