Ready to serve in a few simple steps, Grilled Camembert with Balsamic Macerated Berries is a foolproof dish that will have you seeing stars (and stripes.) With Memorial Day Weekend here (yay!) and Fourth of July lurking around the corner, my Pinterest feed is looking like Captain America's catering business. There are endless amounts of...
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Grilled Tandoori Chicken Patties with Jalapeno-Mint Yogurt Sauce
Grilled Tandoori Chicken Patties with Jalapeno-Mint Yogurt Sauce. These Indian-inspired grilled chicken patties are a welcome switch-up from burgers. This recipe for Grilled Tandoori Chicken Patties with Jalapeno-Mint Yogurt Sauce was also featured on Serious Eats. I promise that pumpkin recipes are just around the corner and I'm just as excited for them as the...
Grilled Potato Wedge Fries with Roasted Garlic Aioli
Grilled Potato Wedge Fries with Roasted Garlic Aioli. No burger is complete without a side of fries, so whip these easy grilled, seasoned wedges up for your next barbecue. The aioli, made from grill-roasted garlic, is just as addictive as the fries! The first time I made grilled fries for the blog, just over 5...
Grilled Peach and Halloumi Panzanella
Grilled Peach and Halloumi Panzanella. This summer salad includes a mix of quickly grilled peaches, halloumi cheese, and ciabatta bread croutons that are tossed with fresh basil, red onions, and a simple white balsamic vinaigrette. It looks and tastes fancy, but it only takes less than a half-hour to prepare! I placed this platter on...
Grilled Avocado Balsamic Chicken
A sweet and tart balsamic vinegar marinade, melted mozzarella cheese, tender grilled chicken, creamy avocado, fresh basil, and a balsamic drizzle come together to create a delicious, easy-to-make dinner. Make this Grilled Avocado Balsamic Chicken on the grill on a summer evening, or on the stove top when it's chilly out. Your family is going...
Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup Sticks
I just found out that it's National Grilled Cheese Day today and to say that I am overreacting over here about the serendipitous timing of it all is might be a slight understatement. And completely predictable for all who know me well. Could it be that I've got just a smidgen of psychic ability? Perhaps. You...
Grilled Chicken & Peach Saltimbocca Skewers
This recipe has also been featured on Serious Eats. I made the mistake of telling James that peach season will be ending soon. It started with the simple suggestion that he might like to buy a couple while they're still juicy and ripe. He's got a weak spot for peach-habanero salsa and brown butter peach...
Hawaiian Huli Huli Grilled Chicken Wings
This recipe has also been featured on Serious Eats. Consider this my petition against the end of the so-called "grilling season". Everywhere I looked over the past couple of days, there were articles and advertisements proclaiming that Labor Day Weekend was our last chance to grill up some burgers and dogs, enjoy the sunshine, and host a backyard...
Mexican Brick Chicken with Grilled Corn and Avocados
Say hello to the debunker of the Beer Can Chicken craze. You may think you know the tastiest way to grill a whole chicken, but I'm about to cast some doubt and introduce you to this delicious, crispy, juicy, spicy, delicious (again for emphasis) Mexican Brick Chicken with Grilled Corn and Avocados.
Grilled Balsamic Steak with Blue Cheese Butter
In the past year and a half that I've been blogging, I have really warmed up to steak. Â "Warmed up" as in I can't get enough of it and I weep for the 22 years of my life that I wasted without it. It's like when you're in a relationship, and you really love someone,...
Grilled Pesto Chicken Sandwiches
Considering that I was obsessed with roasted red peppers for the first few years of learning to cook, I can hardly believe that I have included just one lonely recipe that uses them as an ingredient since starting this blog. In fact, obsessed might be an understatement here-- it was extremely rare that I ever made...
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
These Roasted Cherry Tomatoes are bursting with garlicky, caramelized, and sweet flavors. Perfect for using up your summer harvest or wrinkly end-of-season cherry tomatoes, this versatile recipe concentrates natural sugars and flavors into a rich topping for pasta, pizza, bruschetta and more. Never Waste Another Tomato As tomato season starts winding down, it can be...
How To Make Balsamic Glaze
Homemade balsamic glaze is the easiest way to take all of your dishes to the next level-- and if you can boil water, you can make it. This rich, syrupy sauce highlights the complex sweet and sour flavors of good balsamic vinegar. Drizzle it over everything from steak to strawberries for an instant flavor boost!...
How To Make Roasted Garlic
Roasted Garlic is the slightly sweet, deeply-flavored, creamy and spreadable upgrade to your typical minced garlic. Learn how to easily roast entire heads in the oven, and then eat the cloves whole (seriously!), spread them on crostini, or mix them into your favorite weeknight dinner for a major boost of flavor. What is Roasted Garlic?...
Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
The secret to the best tomato bruschetta is something you've probably always thought you shouldn't do: make it ahead of time. Preparing the tomato bruschetta in advance gives you time to salt and drain the tomatoes of excess liquid, so there's no soggy toasts in sight. Marinating the tomatoes in infused oil adds plenty of...
5 Minute Whipped Ricotta
It only takes 5 minutes to transform regular ricotta into a ultra-creamy appetizer that's infused with plenty of flavor: Whipped Ricotta! Use it as a tangy spread for ricotta toast or bagels, or spoon it into a bowl to serve with crusty bread as a fuss-free dip. It's seriously simple, but incredibly shareable and delicious....
How to Make Crostini and Bruschetta Toast
Crostini and Bruschetta Toast are simple and delicious appetizers featuring a crunchy bread base that becomes the perfect canvas for an array of flavorful toppings. They're also a fantastic way to breathe new life into stale baguettes, transforming them into crowd-pleasing crispy treats for any occasion. Once you discover how easy they are to prepare...
Homemade Hot Honey Recipe
Say hello to your new favorite flavor-booster: Hot Honey. This simple, 4-ingredient recipe takes no time to make, is fully customizable to your preferred heat level, and can be drizzled on everything from pizza to fried chicken. Soon you'll be swapping out all of your old peppery sauces for this sweet, spicy, and just slightly...
Easy Roasted Tomato Soup
This is the best homemade tomato soup I've ever had, and it really couldn't be easier. Made with fresh tomatoes, garlic, onions, and herbs, this simple recipe will change the way you think about tomato soup forever. ROASTED TOMATO SOUP (FOR THE SOUL) As someone who really isn't the biggest fan of tomatoes to...
No-Knead Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia
This EASY No-Knead Garlic and Rosemary Focaccia is all about letting time do all of the hard work for you. With just 20 minutes of easy active prep time, you can make an amazingly chewy, creamy garlic-studded, crisp-crusted, tender bread. Who knew that the key to the tastiest bread you've ever sunken your teeth into...
Garlic Confit (and Homemade Garlic Oil)
Garlic lovers rejoice: You can make homemade garlic confit and garlic oil with only a few minutes of prep time. Slowly roasting garlic cloves in olive oil allows them to become mild, caramelized, and tender enough to spread with a butter knife. WHAT IS GARLIC CONFIT? The term "confit" (pronounced con-fee) is used to describe food...
Pesto Pasta
Pesto Pasta is one of those restaurant-worthy recipes that couldn't be faster or easier to whip up at home. But it also takes a tiny bit of know-how to do it the right way. Learn how to get the perfect coating of pesto to cling to your pasta without resorting to excessive amounts of oil...
Lemony Orzo Pasta Salad
This Lemony Orzo Pasta Salad features fresh and tangy ingredients inspired by Mediterranean flavors. Feta cheese, briny kalamata olives, cucumbers, chickpeas, and more are tossed with a bright lemon vinaigrette that packs in some major deliciousness. Eat your orzo salad as-is for a satisfying side dish, or add grilled chicken for a complete meal in...
Homemade Bread (White Bread Recipe)
This super easy-to-make recipe will guide even the most novice bread bakers to a loaf of homemade white bread that's soft, tender, tall, and perfect for sandwich making. I think in the past few weeks we've all been discovering new things about ourselves. Answering the question of "what would I do in a global emergency...
Mojo Verde (Canarian Green Mojo Sauce)
I'm not exaggerating-- Prepare to put Mojo Sauce on EVERYTHING. This version, called Mojo Verde, is a tangy, garlicky, herb and chile pepper sauce that adds fresh-flavored magic to all it touches. Added bonus: it only takes a few minutes to make. WHAT IS MOJO SAUCE? Mojo is an uncooked, fresh and vibrant sauce that's...
Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork
This slow cooker pulled pork recipe is extremely easy to make, but yields fall-apart tender, flavorful bbq pulled pork. It’s perfect for a stress-free dinner, or for serving at a party. (Who can complain when pulled pork sandwiches and pulled pork nachos are on the menu?) I’m not a food snob. I eat freezer meals...
Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
These Crispy Baked Chicken Wings are so shatteringly crisp that your guests will hardly believe that they’ve never been battered, breaded, or fried. This healthier and hassle-free chicken wing recipe is a major must-make for parties, and it’s all thanks to one simple, special ingredient. Alright, internet skeptics. I know the deal, I’m one of...
5-Minute Garlicky Tahini Sauce
5 Minute Garlicky Tahini Sauce is a traditional Middle Eastern sesame seed based sauce that's tangy, nutty, creamy, and silky smooth without any help from dairy. The secret that makes this recipe the best (and easiest)? Blending a whole, unpeeled head of garlic with fresh lemon juice. It sounds weird, but if you read on...
Garlic & Herb Marinated Chicken Spiedies
These Garlic & Herb Marinated Chicken Spiedies aren't just your run-of-the-mill chicken skewers-- they're a Central NY specialty that deserves some worldwide recognition. Chunks of chicken breast are marinated for at least 12 hours in a tangy, herb-spiked marinade and then grilled before being served on soft Italian bread with a generous drizzle of garlic...
Syracuse Salt Potatoes
These 4-ingredient Syracuse Salt Potatoes are a classic Central NY dish. Thin salt crusts, almost impossibly tender centers, and a drizzle of melted butter make them just as irresistible as they are easy to prepare. Every year until I was 15, my entire extended family traveled to Syracuse, New York to celebrate my great-grandfather’s birthday....
Greek Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette
This super easy-to-make summer side dish beats store-bought pasta salad any day. Loaded up with Mediterranean flavors, Greek Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomato Vinaigrette is bright, zesty, and delightfully briney. Best of all, it'll come together quicker than you can say "Opa!" If you caught my recent recipe for Warm Chorizo Potato Salad, my apologies;...
Asian Steak and Shishito Skewers
There’s more to these Asian Steak and Shishito Skewers than meets the eye. The sweet and garlicky marinated steak will be love at first bite, while the rare spicy surprise of a hot shishito keeps you coming back for more. ASIAN STEAK AND SHISHITO SKEWERS Popping up on trendy menus across America, you’ll typically find...
Warm Chorizo Potato Salad
With a whisper of smoke and spice, Warm Chorizo Potato Salad is a Mexican-inspired spin on the German classic. Served with soft-boiled eggs and a chorizo vinaigrette, this mayo-free mash-up is best served warm. Â Â Â WARM CHORIZO POTATO SALAD When most people hear "potato salad", they think of the American picnic classic. You know, potatoes,...
Charred Broccoli Salad with Hot Honey Dressing
Seared (but still crisp) broccoli forms the flavorful base of this Charred Broccoli Salad with Hot Honey Dressing. With toasted pecans, sharp red onion, crisp bacon, tangy goat cheese, dried cranberries, and a sweet-and-slightly-spicy homemade hot honey dressing, this side dish has a little bit of everything for your cookout, dinner party, or lunch box. CHARRED...
Dreamy, Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce
This Dreamy, Creamy Avocado Cilantro Sauce takes just 5 minutes to make and is perfect for serving on tacos, over salads, with sweet potatoes, or simply with a side of chips for dipping. Let's be honest, you're going to eat it on everything. There was a time when I was in an exclusive relationship with guacamole. It was...
Sweet and Smoky Bacon Jam
Sweet and Smoky Bacon Jam. Brown sugar, cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, coffee, apple cider vinegar, caramelized onions and of course, LOTS of bacon give this spread addictively deep, smoky, spicy, sweet, and salty flavors. You're going to want to spread it on everything-- consider this fair warning. I don't know what I love more-- the...
The Great Kitchen Kapers Holiday Gift Guide and GIVEAWAY 2018
We've made our list and checked it twice: Check out our round-up of the best kitchen gifts for everyone (and we do mean everyone) on your list, whatever your budget. Don't tell anyone, but I haven't bought any Christmas presents yet. I can't believe we're already through week one of December and quickly moving on to...
Honey-Glazed Hasselback Butternut Squash With Parmesan Breadcrumbs
Honey-Glazed Hasselback Butternut Squash With Parmesan Breadcrumbs. This fall and winter dish has it all: thin crisp slices, tender flesh, a sweet and garlicky glaze, and crunchy pistachio and parmesan breadcrumb topping. This recipe for Honey-Glazed Hasselback Butternut Squash with Parmesan Breadcrumbs was also featured on Serious Eats. Four years ago, a surge of recipe videos,...
Chipotle Chicken Avocado Melts
Chipotle Chicken Avocado Melts. These sandwiches include flavorful shredded chicken, melted Deli American, creamy avocado, bacon, chipotle mayo, and crisp buttery bread. Sponsored by Land O’Lakes + Thefeedfeed. When I was a little kid, I refused to eat sandwiches. There was something about plain white sandwich bread that I was so not into, so packed...
15 Minute Thai Basil Chicken
15 Minute Thai Basil Chicken. When it comes to Thai recipes, this stir fry is one of the most popular and easiest to make. It's flavorful, fast, and is going to become one of your favorite quick dinners. If you ask my old college roommate, Jackie, whether or not she would personally make a recipe...