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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!...

Clafoutis Recipe

This classic clafoutis recipe is the perfect light and fluffy French dessert, bursting with juicy fresh fruit nestled in a cloud-like baked custard. This recipe features the traditional cherry variation, but you can use any fruit you desire, from assorted berries to slices of peaches or plums. The easiest from-scratch dessert you'll ever make. Clafoutis...

How To Pit Cherries

Is a recipe chock full of fresh cherries calling your name? Here's how to pit cherries without the fuss (or cherry pitter)! You're going to be using these methods all cherry season long. Sweet, tart, juicy cherries are way up there on my list of favorite fruits. But if I'm honest, there is one thing...

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...