Filled with strawberry jam and sweet cream cheese, this strawberry roll cake is the way to anyone's heart. Decorate the cake with hearts as I have for a Valentine's treat, or omit to make a classic strawberry jelly roll. I recreated my Pumpkin Cake Roll for another holiday! The pumpkin ...
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Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Swiss meringue buttercream is a silky icing that's made with egg whites, sugar, and butter. It's not too sweet and is perfect for piping and frosting cakes and cupcakes. In this post, you'll learn how to make Swiss buttercream, which involves heating egg whites and sugar in a double boiler, ...
Indian Biryani with Chicken
Chicken biryani is a delicious Indian casserole that calls for a paste of spices, herbs and chilies. I made it easy by using a prepared curry paste and other fresh ingredients. We all have our favorite comfort foods. In this country, most people will list something cheesy, chocolatey, or ...
Simple Butternut Squash Carrot Soup
This versatile butternut squash carrot soup is delicious on its own, but it can also be customized with many different flavor variations. Make it vegan, stir in coconut milk, try it with apples or curry powder — the options are almost endless! I love simple, seasonal butternut squash soup. ...
Sheet Pan Chicken and Cauliflower Roast
Sheet pan chicken and cauliflower roast is an easy dinner that takes just 10 minutes to prepare before tossing it into the oven. No extra sides required, it's a meal in itself! Creating This Sheet Pan Chicken and Cauliflower Roast "Family meals" were one of my favorite things about ...
Seared Strip Loin with Linguini with Fennel and Olives
This seared strip loin steak pasta takes just 30 minutes to prepare! It's a simple yet impressive dish that's perfect for date nights in or dinner parties. If you just read the title of this recipe and thought, "There's no way I can cook a strip loin steak on my own," think again! Strip ...
One-Pot Thai Shrimp Soup
Thai shrimp soup features a rich coconut milk broth, juicy shrimp, crisp-tender green beans, and spicy curry paste. Make it with just a few ingredients in one pot! You can swap the shrimp for chicken if you'd like. With all the many great jarred curry pastes available (typically in the Asian ...
Pomegranate Wild Rice and Roasted Squash Salad
This isn't your average wild rice salad! For added flavor, the wild rice is cooked with pomegranate Juice before being tossed with roasted squash, sliced scallions, crunchy hazelnuts, and pomegranate arils. As much as I love classic holiday side dishes like mashed potatoes and bread ...
Crispy Pecan Cookies
Crispy pecan cookies are the perfect cookie jar treat. They're buttery and crunchy with plenty of nuts, and they're ready to be dunked in milk! You may be flooded with nostalgia when you make these buttery, nutty pecan crispy cookies. Perfect for eating with hot drinks or dunking into ...
Creamy Caramel Icing
This old-fashioned caramel icing recipe is perfect slathered atop spice cake, chocolate cake, and cupcakes. It's a boiled frosting that has the creamy texture of brown sugar fudge! Discovering This Caramel Icing Recipe This old-fashioned caramel icing recipe came from Susan LaRosa ...
Mac and Cheese with Ham and Pearl Onions
Stovetop mac and cheese with ham and pearl onions is an elevated take on the classic dish. If you're looking for ways to use up leftover ham from the holidays, look no further! Rich and creamy, with a hint of sweet and savory flavor, this stovetop white cheddar mac and cheese is the perfect ...
Stunning Cheese and Herb Potato Gratin
This Gruyere potatoes au gratin is simple enough to make for a weeknight dinner but elegant enough for any holiday meal. Sweet potatoes, Yukon Gold potatoes, cheese, and lots of herbs come together to make a delicious side dish. This recipe is from the cookbook Live Life Deliciously: Recipes for ...
Santa Face Sugar Cookies
These Santa cookies are the cutest cookies you've ever seen! They're decorated with royal icing and are great for cookie swaps and gifting. I dare you to nibble on one of these darling Santa face cookies. They are almost too cute to eat! Made with a simple raindrop-shaped cookie cutter, it's ...
Classic Pot Roast With Vegetables
This classic pot roast with potatoes and carrots is — dare I say it? — better than mom used to make. It's easy, comfort-food-goodness that's simple enough to cook any night of the week! It's a Sunday dinner go-to, but I can never wait for the weekend. I've made this pot roast dinner ...
Super Soft Cinnamon Rolls (Tangzhong Method)
These ultra soft cinnamon rolls are made using the tangzhong method. Don't worry if you're unfamiliar with this baking method, it's easy to master and I walk you through it step by step! These squishy soft cinnamon rolls will truly make your heart happy with their gooey brown sugar and spice ...
Peanut Butter Rudolph Reindeer Cookies
Peanut butter Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer cookies are bound to be the cutest cookie you'll bake this season! Get the kids involved for a fun way to spend a school-break day. I think if Rudolph had started out as a delicious cookie instead of a reindeer, he would have been accepted ...
The Best Classic Gingerbread Cookies
These truly are the best gingerbread cookies ever! They're made with just a few basic ingredients, are perfectly spiced, and can be cut into any shape you'd like! Doesn't the smell of baking gingerbread just make everyone feel cozy and warm? I think it's the smell of the holiday. There ...
Magnificent and Easy Coconut Macaroons (with Variations!)
Chewy, flavorful, and easy coconut macaroon cookies are made with sweetened condensed milk and coconut and are naturally gluten-free. Add tasty ingredients to make variations like chocolate chip macaroons, chocolate-dipped, cherry, apricot with almond, and more. I love shredded coconut so ...
Christmas Tree Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These Christmas tree cookies have a spiced sugar cookie base and are topped with a fluffy ginger cream cheese frosting. They're easy to decorate but look phenomenal on a cookie tray! As seen on my appearance in The Food Network Christmas Cookie Challenge! Creating This Recipe for ...
Pistachio Lace Cookies
Pistachio lace cookies are a nutty take on a classic and are surprisingly easy to make. Buttery flavor melts in your mouth with every light, flaky bite. Crunchy pistachios add extra deliciousness. Named for the lacey holes that form as they bake, most lace cookie recipes call for cooking the ...