This strawberry sugar is sweet, tart, and full of real strawberry flavor! It’s the only strawberry sugar recipe you’ll ever need. With just 2 ingredients (freeze-dried strawberries and granulated sugar), this is one of my favorite flavored sugars to make. It’s ideal for adding summer strawberry flavor to strawberry recipes […]
Northern Italy is known for its varied and delicious ragùs. And this classic beef ragù comes from Emilia-Romagna. A region that you may know as the gastronomic powerhouse where Ragù alla Bolognese, Prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, tortellini, and balsamic vinegar all come from — just to name a few. […]
If you’re looking for a warm, cozy pasta dish to make right now, this piping hot, ooey-gooey (easy) baked ziti recipe is the one. With its beefy Italian ragù, perfectly chewy pasta, fresh mozzarella, and Parmigiano cheese it’s pasta al forno the whole family will love. This is a great […]
Mozzarella Parm Butter is the next best thing you don’t yet have in your kitchen. Slather it over garlic bread before you toast it, or add a dollop to your homemade pasta, mac ‘n cheese, or risotto. Fair warning, this buttery cheese mixture is pretty crave-able — fresh and sweet […]
Cinnamon and apples have always made sense, but adding a little rum, vanilla bean, and a buttery pecan-crunch topping adds a whole new dimension to this apple-licious dessert. This homemade apple cake recipe is bakery-level good and almost as easy as a boxed mix. It’s incredibly moist and full of […]
If you’ve ever wanted to make your own homemade vanilla extract it’s easy and requires just 2 ingredients plus a little time. I started my first jar of homemade vanilla bean extract in April of 2012 in my kitchen in Brooklyn and it’s traveled with me from NYC to China […]
Crispy savory cornbread dressing cakes can be made in minutes using leftover cornbread dressing from your Thanksgiving dinner! Southern Cornbread Dressing is a favorite holiday side dish in our family and we always make enough to have leftovers. If you get tired of smothering it with giblet gravy and swiping […]
This homemade Southern Cornbread recipe is buttery and full of sweet toasty corn flavor. It’s crispy on the bottom, sides, and top with a buttery, pillowy crumb in the middle. And from start to finish, it takes less than 30 minutes to make. This means it can be made just […]
This old-fashioned Southern Cornbread Dressing recipe is the only one you’ll ever need. If there was ever a dish that could make you feel like a big warm southern hug, this is it. Filled with homemade buttery skillet cornbread, chicken, homemade chicken stock, sautéed onions, leeks, celery, and sage, This […]
These easy and delicious homemade peanut butter cups with a twist are for anyone who loves chocolate, peanut butter, Biscoff cookies, or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. A mixture of 70% dark chocolate and milk chocolate makes up the base. A layer of crunchy crumbled Biscoff cookies adds both texture and […]
The fresh flavor of Sweet Diver Sea Scallops is front and center in this seafood gratin recipe. “Capesante Gratinate” or Scallops Gratin is one of the easiest Italian seafood recipes you’ll ever make. And it only takes 6 to 8 minutes under the broiler for these little gems to cook […]
Cooking mussels at home has never been easier. Plump fresh Italian mussels from Sardinia get all the right treatment in this seafood dish and it only takes 15 minutes to cook. A close cousin to French “Moules Frites” this easy mussels recipe has a touch of porky mushroom goodness. Mussels […]
Cornflake Crunch is milky, buttery, (deliciously crunchy), and just plain good. It takes all your baked goods up a notch and it’s also a perfect topper for your favorite ice cream, gelato, or breakfast yogurt. Plus, you probably already have a box of Cornflakes in your pantry just waiting to […]
This is pure brownie dessert heaven. It might even be our favorite brownie recipe of all time. It starts with my Better Than the Best Chocolate Fudgy Brownie batter that’s dotted with creamy Biscoff cookie spread and 70% dark chocolate chunks. Finally, it’s layered inside and topped with a Momofuku […]
Spaghetti alle Vongole (or as you may already know it, Spaghetti with clams) is one of our top 3 favorite pasta dishes. This briny delicious pasta tastes exactly like the salty sea the clams come from. It’s the perfect seafood pasta to make right now and pretty easy to get […]