Ladled over spaghetti, these classic meatballs with simple tomato sauce epitomize hearty comfort food. Serve a crowd with this generous recipe or hoard the leftovers for easy meal planning.
When I told my kids I’d prepared spaghetti and meatballs for dinner last week, they couldn’t contain their excitement. They actually cheered with sheer joy! For meatballs!…
Bacon adds richness and smoked paprika imparts a deep, complex flavor to this easy Beef and Bean Chili. Serve it on its own or with rice, baked potatoes, or mac and cheese! This recipe produces a generous pot of chili, which makes it great for parties and leftovers.
The warm summer weather turned cold this week, which prompted my kids to ask for chili. While the lack of sunshine bummed me out, a big pot of chili provided a silver lining….
A hearty breakfast of oatmeal with raspberries and cocoa nibs will get your day off to the right start.
I‘ve never been a big breakfast eater. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always just filled my bowl with dry cereal and doused it with milk. Occasionally I’ll indulge in waffles or pancakes on weekends, but weekday mornings always feel so rushed; I just can’t find the energy to do much more than feed myself a simple bowl of cereal….
Flaky buttermilk biscuits meet comforting, savory filling in Mini Turkey Pot Pies. They’re a perfect way to give new life to leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Thanksgiving dinner has always been one of my favorite meals. I love the hustle and bustle and jostling for space in the kitchen as one person chops vegetables for crudités, another preps mashed potatoes, and someone else works on green bean casserole….
This Chicken Pot Pie recipe produces a rich, flavorful dish full of hearty vegetables and loads of meat. It’s a perfect use for leftover chicken or turkey.
Just once I made chicken pot pie the hard way. I roasted a chicken, picked all the meat off the bone, and then simmered stock from the remaining carcass. After all this work, I still needed to start prepping vegetables, cooking the filling, and mixing up pastry dough….
Bright lemon flavor shines against the subtle resinous backdrop of rosemary-pine nut shortbread in these Meyer Lemon Bars.
One year ago, while I was coveting the fruit on my neighbors’ citrus trees, I never dreamed that the small Meyer lemon tree we planted in our front yard would crank out so many lemons in such a short time. …
Deep and rich, this Peppermint Chocolate Cake gets a cool, refreshing burst from both peppermint extract and schnapps. Topped with peppermint ganache and crushed candy canes, it’s a breathtaking holiday dessert.
Much to my kids’ dismay, I rarely frequent the candy aisle at the grocery store. I bake too much cake and pie to want to mess around with candy most of the time, but I needed some candy canes to crush as topping for this Chocolate Peppermint Cake the other day….
