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Asian Smashed Cucumber Salad

Cool cucumbers, hot chili flakes, and a generous amount of garlic are just a few of the ingredients that make this flavor-forward, Asian-style cucumber salad so good. It’s the perfect refreshing side dish, meal prep salad, or big-hit potluck contribution. Now that I’ve harvested the last of this year’s cucumber bounty, I have to answer…

Fluffy Dinner Rolls with Honey Butter Glaze

These melt-in-your-mouth dinner rolls will be the softest, most delicious rolls you’ll ever sink your teeth into. The secret to rolls so irresistible that they’ll outshine any main dish served alongside them? Tangzhong! Is there anything more satisfying than the compliments that come along with a plate piled high with freshly-baked, homemade dinner rolls? Yes,…

Foolproof Ricotta Gnocchi (Gnudi)

Did you know that you can make tender, restaurant-quality gnocchi at home in less time than it’d take for takeout to arrive? It’s almost unbelievable that something as tasty and impressive as this ricotta gnocchi recipe could be so easy to make from scratch, but the ricotta base makes it foolproof, even for novice cooks….

Easy Ultra-Smooth Hummus

This hummus recipe breaks out all of the tricks for a delicious, almost impossibly smooth and creamy dip (without the hassle of soaking the chickpeas overnight or– even worse– peeling the skins one by one)! Not only is the hummus easy to make, but it also tastes significantly better than the store-bought stuff. There was…

Pretzel Crusted Chicken with Honey Mustard Sauce

Pretzel crumbs are the key to crispy, crunchy chicken cutlets that everyone will love. The homemade honey mustard sauce makes this Pretzel Crusted Chicken recipe even tastier. If breaded chicken cutlets didn’t already resemble grown-up chicken nuggets enough, a big bag of Rold Golds is here to double-down on your childhood dinner fantasies. I’m talking…

Slow Cooker Ham with Honey Glaze

Slow Cooker Ham is the ultimate holiday centerpiece. This recipe gives you amazingly flavorful, juicy ham with caramelized, honey-glazed edges– all without hogging up your oven space. I love cooking, but I won’t lie, I want my prep for holiday entertaining to be as hands-off as possible (because who isn’t always juggling 18 different things…