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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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

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 … [Read more...]

Easy Cream Cheese Frosting

This Easy Cream Cheese Frosting tastes like it’s from your favorite bakery! With just 5 ingredients, it’s simple to make and perfect to use on cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and more. If you know me, you know I love frosting. I've got so many delicious frosting recipes to choose from! I love a big … [Read more...]

Savory Ricotta and Three Bean Tarts

This elegant, but comfort food-worthy bean and ricotta tart is perfect as a side dish to soup, salad, or as a snack with drinks at Girl's Night! The buttery puff pastry crust is filled with seasoned ricotta and three bean salad. Add some crisped prosciutto and you're done! Raise your hand … [Read more...]

Chocolate Snowman Cookies

These cut-out chocolate snowman cookies will make everyone swoon. Little mango noses and licorice buttons make them extra cute! If you are attending a cookie swap this year, and want to win, these snowman cookies are the ones to take. Wait, what was that? Cookie swaps aren't … [Read more...]

Honey Cinnamon Cut Out Cookies | Tara Teaspoon

These honey cinnamon cut out cookies are my new go-to holiday treat. They're a take on classic gingerbread but with a lighter flavor. Don't worry, they still pack a festive punch! • • • AS SEEN ON FOOD NETWORK CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE • • • Creating This Cut Out Cookie Recipe Roll … [Read more...]

Baked Sweet Potato Cubes With Cinnamon Meringue

Baked sweet potato cubes with cinnamon meringue is my decadent improvement on the classic Thanksgiving side dish. I replaced the typical marshmallow topping with a fluffy, smooth, spiced meringue. Side dishes at Thanksgiving are the best! As a kid I would meticulously spoon gravy into the … [Read more...]

35 Delicious Bacon Breakfast Recipes

Adding bacon to recipes for breakfast is the best way to start the first meal of the day. Find a great selection of my favorite ways to cook bacon for breakfast. No one I know would pass up bacon for breakfast. And when mixed into hash browns, cheddar biscuits, or cinnamon rolls, bacon is even … [Read more...]

Classic Iced Oatmeal Cookies

Classic Iced Oatmeal Cookies are my take on those perfectly crunchy, slightly spicy and sweet grocery store treats from childhood. Make your own at home, they taste even better! Creating This Iced Oatmeal Cookie Recipe I loved store-bought packages of oatmeal cookies when I was a kid. … [Read more...]

Growing Herbs Indoors

Use a smart garden for your indoor gardening to keep herbs and vegetables handy in the kitchen. The Véritable smart garden is beautiful and easy to use, so you'll have fresh produce all year round. There's no need for a sunny window, this electric garden has lights. It's the best indoor garden … [Read more...]

Maple Caramel Pie with Hazelnuts

Like a pecan pie filling, this impressive caramel pie is loaded with hazelnuts. I use some maple syrup as a corn syrup substitute too! Caramel nut pies are one of my favorite desserts. The buttery crust with the rich nuts and gooey, soft filling can't be beat. I really can't decide … [Read more...]

Roast Parsnips With Sage Butter

Roast parsnips with sage butter is an easy yet sophisticated side dish, flavorful and versatile. A quintessential fall dish that's perfect for everyday or the holidays with ham, chicken, turkey, and more! Truth be told, I didn't try a parsnip until I was in college. My mom does not have … [Read more...]

101 Best Bacon Recipes

Oh, bacon! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways! No really, let's count them. Just when you thought you couldn't love bacon any more than you already do, here are 101 recipes using bacon so you can enjoy this delicious meaty treat. You are bound to find some new favorite ways to eat bacon … [Read more...]

Marshmallow Ghost Cookies

If you're in need of a cute Halloween cookie decorating idea, look no further! Made with just 5 basic ingredients, these marshmallow ghost cookies are sure to be a standout at your next ghoulish gathering! Sometimes, after eating a lot of Halloween candy, I think I look like these … [Read more...]

The Best Recipe for Turkey Pot Pie with Gravy

This is an easy turkey pot pie recipe with gravy, potatoes, carrots, and peas topped off with a buttery crust. It's the best way to use Thanksgiving leftovers and happens to be my dad's all-time favorite turkey pot pie. See why! Dad's Favorite Leftover Turkey Pot Pie Inevitably, you ate … [Read more...]

Homemade Turkey Stock

Using fresh or leftover turkey, you can make a rich and flavorful Instant Pot turkey stock to use for gravy, soups and more! Making turkey stock is a great way to use up your Thanksgiving leftovers or take advantage of turkey sale prices after the holidays. If making homemade stock of any … [Read more...]

Kitchen Help: Best Silicone Food Storage Containers

Streamlining the food storage in your kitchen makes cooking and meal prep a breeze, prevents waste, and saves money. Silicone food storage containers make it easy. Do you sometimes feel like your job is being a full-time cook? Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks–it’s never-ending. And grocery … [Read more...]

Sage and Pumpkin Hummus Dip

This pumpkin hummus is ultra creamy and packed with fall flavors. Optionally top with crispy sage and garlic and serve with za'atar spiced pita chips for the ultimate fall snack! This pumpkin hummus recipe is a fall spin on my all-time favorite creamy hummus. I swapped out half of the … [Read more...]

Pancetta, Brie and Caramelized Onion Tart

In this caramelized onion tart recipe, store-bought puff pastry is topped with caramelized onions, salty pancetta, and creamy Brie. Perfect for brunch, lunch, or as an appetizer! This savory puff pastry tart looks incredibly elegant, but it's secretly so easy to make. Don't worry, I won't tell … [Read more...]

Extra Rich Milk Chocolate Frosting

This Homemade Chocolate Frosting is super simple but tastes incredibly rich. It's perfect for topping cakes and cupcakes! It makes the perfect chocolatey swoops and swirls on your baked treats. I'm a self-proclaimed homemade frosting expert! My love for frosting runs deep. I talk about it on my … [Read more...]

Braised Pork Curry with Broccoli

In this easy pork curry recipe, pork shoulder is slow cooked to perfection before being mixed into a flavorful green curry sauce. Serve atop rice noodles or rice, and prepare to be wowed! Did you just read "braised pork" and think, I bet that's hard to do. Well, think again because this pork … [Read more...]

24 Unique Ice Cream Flavors

These are unique and interesting ice cream flavors you can make with homemade or store-bought ice cream! Make these creative ideas with or without a churn. Just three easy steps get you to ice cream heaven. Ice Cream Flavours or Flavors It's like walking into an ice cream shop and having … [Read more...]

Italian Potato Salad with Balsamic Vinegar

An Italian potato salad recipe that tastes like your favorite caprese dish. There's no mayo, just balsamic vinegar dressing, mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil to make this a delightful potato salad summer side. I know you love caprese (that salad of mozzarella and tomatoes with basil and a drizzle … [Read more...]

Ginger Razzleberry Pie Recipe

This Razzleberry Pie is one of the best fruit pie recipes you'll ever make. The combination of raspberries and blackberries, with a hint of ginger nestled in buttery pastry, is heavenly.  Razzleberries aren't a real berry. Let's just get that out of the way first thing! I mean, I know a … [Read more...]

The Perfect Pina Colada

Sitting outside drinking a piña colada sounds amazing, doesn't it? Find out how a secret ingredient makes this the best piña colada recipe ever! Make it a cocktail or a mocktail. If you like piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain... okay so I may have just stuck that song in your head for … [Read more...]

Homemade Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe

Once you make homemade chocolate ice cream for the first time, you’ll never reach for it at the grocery store again! Make a rich chocolate custard to freeze at home that will forever be your ultimate chocolate treat. Let's be honest, it's a fun summer treat to have a homemade frozen dessert, … [Read more...]

Party & Birthday Cupcakes

These simple Birthday Cupcakes are perfect for kids and adults alike! Stir in sprinkles or enjoy them as is. This is an easy but impressive recipe! This recipe is my take on my favorite cupcakes from Magnolia Bakery in NYC. Vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting may sound boring to some, … [Read more...]

Grilled Flank Steak with Herb Salsa Verde

Grilled flank steak with herb salsa verde is an easy dinner right from the BBQ. With a flavorful, fresh and tangy sauce, it's the perfect main dish. If you're burned out on the same old burgers and chicken, grilled flank steak with an herb-loaded, tangy sauce is genius! The best meals are from … [Read more...]

Cilantro Lime Rice

Step aside, Chipotle! This easy Cilantro Lime Rice recipe can be made on the stove top or in an Instant Pot. Perfect for burrito bowls, tacos, and more! Chewy and hearty, yet fresh and zingy — this cilantro lime rice recipe is the perfect base for homemade burrito bowls. I took inspiration … [Read more...]

Corn and Chorizo Tacos

Corn Chorizo Tacos are the perfect way to eat summer corn. An easy take on street tacos, these combine spicy sausage with sweet corn and pickled onions.  So good and so easy, this taco recipe with chorizo takes 30 minutes to make! I love a good street taco. These easy tacos are a nice … [Read more...]

Slow Cooker Brisket Sandwiches

Make these incredible Slow Cooker Brisket Sandwiches with hands-free cooking time and a few simple steps. You can make them in advance for a crowd and they taste as good as they look! Load them with all your favorite toppings for a dang delicious meal! Grilling makes life delicious! I've got … [Read more...]