Strawberry Season Has Never Been Tastier
When strawberries hit their peak, these are the strawberry recipes I make on repeat. Fresh, simple, and built around letting the berries do the talking. Tap any of the recipes below to get started.
Spring Cooking from Our Italian Kitchen
When asparagus, peas, and fresh herbs hit the Italian markets, our cooking shifts completely. These are the easiest, most-loved spring recipes from our kitchen, built around the peak produce we find at the markets here in the Veneto.
Mexican Recipes for Any Night of the Week
Easy homemade Mexican and Tex-Mex recipes that bring the flavors of street tacos, cheesy restaurant enchiladas, Mexican Rice, and sizzling fajitas to your kitchen. From quick weeknight dinners to festive weekend soirees, my step-by-step guides help you create delicious (inexpensive) restaurant-quality meals for Taco Tuesdays or Friday Night fiestas!
Easy Chicken Recipes
Our favorite chicken recipes for weeknight meals and special occasions! You'll find delicious chicken dinners to fit any budget including southern fried chicken, chicken Milanese, chicken soup, Chinese chicken dumplings, grilled chicken shawarma, buffalo chicken wings, grilled chicken Ceasar salad, chicken meatballs, and more!
Pizza Recipes
Real-deal Italian pizza you can make at home for a fraction of the cost. Pick your dough by flour type - 00 flour, all-purpose, whole wheat, or bread flour - and explore pizza fritta, no-yeast pizza, homemade pizza sauce, and more!
Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipes
Chocolate chip cookies for every kind of cookie lover: thin and crispy with an airbrushed-looking chocolate finish, big chocolate chunk, pan-banging, whole wheat, and the classic chewy version we make on repeat. Pick your texture and start baking.
Easy Fish + Seafood Recipes
Top fish and seafood recipes you can savor all year long! We've got plenty of inspiration like tasty seafood risotto, crispy fish and chips, ginger-soy salmon, 4-minute pan-seared shrimp, scallops gratin, shrimp fettuccine Alfredo, crystal shrimp dumplings, steamed mussels, crab cakes, shrimp scampi, and so much more!
Our Favorite Chinese Recipes
Authentic Chinese home cooking from my four+ years in Chengdu, learned directly from my Sichuanese family, friends, and local chefs. Try these reader favorite Chinese chicken dumplings, shrimp mei fun, soup dumplings, BBQ pork buns, Chef Liu's chili oil, and more.
Hi I'm Kelly!
I'm the cook, photographer, editor, and solo cleanup crew behind Biting at the Bits. I believe making healthy (tastier) food is possible even if you're busy or on a budget.
Whether you're just learning to cook or looking for a more natural approach to cooking, you'll find recipes and tutorials here for how to cook healthier, less processed, better-tasting meals at home.
Including all the best tips I've learned working in the food industry, private cheffing for busy NYC families, opening a cooking school in Chengdu, China, and from my family and life here in Italy.
Vegetarian Recipes Even Meat Lovers Will Enjoy
Plant-based meals that hold their own at the dinner table. Try our smoky shroom burger, classic Italian tomato sauce, black-eyed pea hummus, almond pulp hummus, and more vegetarian and vegan favorites we make on repeat.
Easy Cake Recipes (Classic, Vintage, Made From Scratch)
From decadent Southern-style devil's food cake and the best Whole Food's Copycat homemade carrot cake to reader favorites like apple rum pecan crunch cake and an all-natural triple strawberry cake made with real strawberries, you'll find easy cake recipes here for every occasion and every skill level.
Handmade Italian Pasta Recipes
Fresh pasta starts with the dough. These are the handmade pasta dough recipes I've tested and refined over years of cooking in Northern Italy, each one built for a specific shape, sauce, or filling.
Pies + Cobblers + Crostate
Making a completely from-scratch pie like pecan pie, key lime pie, or apple pie will make you feel like a baking superstar. Here you'll find all our favorite pie recipes and tips for success. If you're a beginner pie-maker, a good place to start is with my complete pie crust tutorial for how to make the best buttery, flaky pie crust.
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Italian Recipes
Authentic recipes from our home in the Veneto and our family kitchen in Abruzzo, from Northern Italian duck ragù to Southern Italian cannoli. Try this classic Italian lasagna, handmade tortellini, real Bolognese sauce, thin-crust pizza, creamy shrimp alfredo, and more.
Southern Recipes
The recipes I was born and raised on, passed down from my Mama, my Granny, and my Dad. Try our Mom's famous cinnamon rolls, chicken and dumplings, Southern cornbread, Mom's cherry cobbler, Southern fried pies, and more.
Japanese Recipes (Ramen Month All Year Long)
From chashu pork to 8-hour tonkotsu ramen broth, homemade pork buns, crispy braised pork belly, udon, tamago sandos, chicken katsu, and homemade ramen noodles, here you'll find the most popular and easy Japanese recipes that we've been hooked on since living in Little Japan in the heart of NYC's East Village. Bring the bento box home tonight (minus the hefty price tag)!
Recipe Roundups to Plan Your Next Celebration
Browse our recipe roundups for curated collections to help you plan a holiday spread, pull off a weekend dinner party, or use up what's in the produce drawer. Each roundup pulls together tested favorites from the blog so you can plan a full meal, a menu, or a week of dinners in one stop.
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