Beat it, eggs! 6 fantastic egg-free brunch ideas for Easter and beyond.
Eggs get all the attention at brunch, especially Easter brunch. They’re an easy choice for many hosts and families, but you may be serving guests – vegans, picky kids, or those with allergies – who don't eat eggs. Besides, eggs can be temperamental, and serving them...
7 make-ahead Easter brunch recipes for a stress-free holiday meal
Let's talk about make-ahead Easter brunch recipes! The morning of Easter is always a bit of a circus at our house, and so much of the egg-concealing, basket-organizing, and outfit-assembling pressure falls on...me. Along with preparing Easter brunch. (Don't worry, I...
7 spectacular macaroon variations for a big finish at Passover
We've explained many times that macarons are not to be confused with macaroons, the latter being a flour-free, gluten-free, generally chewy coconut cookie that's a favorite treat to finish off your seder. This being Passover season, it's a perfect opportunity to try...
8 adorably easy Easter cupcakes for the cutest dessert table
Instead of going all-out with a fancy layer cake this year for Easter dessert, I'm planning on getting my tweens to help me decorate some cute cupcakes instead. With everything else going on in the kitchen Easter weekend, I don't want anything too complicated, so I've...
This Easter bunny bento kit is everything! Well, everything except 3 simple ingredients
This amazing new Easter bunny bento kit may be exactly what we need to balance out all the Easter chocolate, Easter jellybeans, and yeah, Peeps. It was created by our own contributor and friend, Marsha Takeda-Morrison, she with the nearly encyclopedic knowledge of all...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including a delicious one-pot spring pasta and a fun Game of Thrones inspired dessert
It's here! We have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. We promise, these five recipes will get you through this week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and...
How to make an easy bread pudding to use up those bruised apples no one will eat
What happened to simple, easy bread pudding? You can find it on all kinds of fancy menus these days, where it's been "elevated," as Chef Gordon Ramsay might say. And I love an "elevated" bread pudding as much as the next person, but an easy weeknight dessert, when the...
How families can eat more of the Future 50 Foods : 5 smart tips for parents.
Over the past week, I've been reading the World Wildlife Federation's Future 50 Foods Report: 50 foods for healthier people and a healthier planet (PDF) and thinking a lot about how to families can incorporate more of these Future 50 Foods into our diets. What is the...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including a crowd-pleasing pasta bake the whole family will love
It's here! We have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. We promise, these five recipes will get you through this week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and...
This article should win the James Beard writing award it was just nominated for.
I was thrilled to learn yesterday, the 2019 James Beard Awards nominees were announced, and among them: Geraldine DeRuiter's I Made the Pizza Cinnamon Rolls from Mario Batali’s Sexual Misconduct Apology Letter post on her site, Everwhereist, has been named as one of...
Unicorn mac n cheese: It was only a matter of time
Was there ever any doubt that in era of unicorn JELL-O, unicorn shaped Lucky Charms, unicorn Frappucinos, and Unicorn Tears Gin and unicorn everything else, that we'd be seeing unicorn mac n cheese? No doubt? Well, aren't you the smart one! Because Kraft, makers of...
5 of my favorite, unexpected uses for mayonnaise. Yes, I’m talking to you, mayo-haters.
The world is always divided into two types of people when it comes to food: Those who love cilantro and those who think it tastes like soap. Those who believe pineapple is a pizza ingredient, and those who do not (it’s not, BTW). Those who love mayonnaise and those...
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How families can eat more of the Future 50 Foods : 5 smart tips for parents.
Over the past week, I've been reading the World Wildlife Federation's Future 50 Foods Report: 50 foods for healthier people and a healthier planet (PDF) and thinking a lot about how to families can incorporate more of these Future 50 Foods into our diets. What is...
5 of my favorite, unexpected uses for mayonnaise. Yes, I’m talking to you, mayo-haters.
The world is always divided into two types of people when it comes to food: Those who love cilantro and those who think it tastes like soap. Those who believe pineapple is a pizza ingredient, and those who do not (it’s not, BTW). Those who love mayonnaise and...
Our kitchen spring cleaning checklist: 7 tasks you won’t want to forget
With spring on the way and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head, I've been organizing my thoughts into a comprehensive kitchen spring cleaning checklist. So fun, right? Okay, maybe it's not fun, but I do think a kitchen spring cleaning checklist will be...
20 unique salad toppings that will make your boring salad pop!
If you've already exhausted your arsenal of salad toppings, like Craisins, croutons, and apparently foods that begin with "cr," we've got 20 unique salad toppings to add to your list, just in time for spring. And when we mean unique, we mean that you might not have...
The 3 best ways to disinfect cutting boards, and tips to keep them sanitary. Trust me, they need it.
My cutting boards are in constant use so of course I'm obsessed with finding the best ways to disinfect said cutting boards. Whether it’s prepping chicken or chopping fresh produce, I know there are plenty of germs (hello, E. coli!) lurking in my kitchen – and...
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4 Japanese fluffy pancake recipes worth attempting this weekend
Move over, boxed pancake mix; we still like you, but the new hot food trend that we are excited to try is Japanese fluffy pancakes. Think, light soufflé-inspired breakfast pastries drizzled with syrup and fresh fruit. It's easy to see why Japanese Fluffy Pancakes...
10 outrageous Game of Thrones desserts to celebrate 8 outrageous seasons. And now our watch has ended.
These clever Game of Thrones desserts are for those of you, like me, fully prepared to be eating my Game of Thrones feelings potentially into the weeks to come. Maybe you're tuning into the Game of Thrones series finale after 8 years of die-hard fandom (or longer...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including mango chicken tacos that will make you feel like you’re at the beach
A new batch of weekly meal plan recommendations are here, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. We promise, these five recipes will get you through this week ahead easily and deliciously. We've been hearing your requests for more vegetarian...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including the most outrageously delicious burger toppings
A new batch of weekly meal plan recommendations are here, with easy, low-stress meals your whole family will enjoy. We promise, these five recipes will get you through this week ahead easily and deliciously. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up on...
6 family-friendly meatball variations for dinner: Make on weekends, devour all month.
Dear meatballs, I love everything about you. I love that you can be healthy or decadent, quick or slow cooking, meaty or vegan, and that you can easily span multiple meals. Meatballs are a blank canvas for spices, herbs, sauce; the options are endless. And...
