Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including great Memorial Day cookout recipes
A new batch of weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and it's Memorial Day this week! So we've found some tasty recipes perfect for your weekend cookouts, plus easy meals to get you through the rest of the week. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock...
Best kitchen mat to help with back problems: Reader Q&A
When a member of our Recipe Rescue Facebook group asked for a kitchen mat that would ease back strain while she's prepping dinner on her kitchen's stone floors, the group came through big time! Here are multiple readers' picks for the best kitchen mat to help with...
8 tips for how to make an impressive cheese plate with basic supermarket ingredients
If you ask me, the most important aspect of throwing any cocktail or dinner party host to know is how to make a cheese plate. And not just any cheese plate, but knowing how to put one together that looks fancy, even when it’s made with affordable supermarket...
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 are...
The best Trader Joe’s products for Memorial Day from a professionally trained cook – apps, drinks, grilling shortcuts and more!
The best Trader Joe’s products for Memorial Day are all right here. And I know, because I spent forever combing the aisles (real and virtual) to find everything from quick sandwich toppers to flavor-packed marinades. They're perfect for easy cooking, snacking and...
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 if...
When is a tie not a tie? When it’s this creative Father’s Day gourmet gift box
I've loved Man Crates for a while now, as a source for great gourmet gifts for Father's Day -- though to quote that old Irish Spring Commercial, "but I like them too!" This year for Father's Day, they're out with this hilarious tie box filled with artisanal jerkys....
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 options...
Cook in the Blank is like MadLibs meets practical cookbook…and it’s genius
I'm not a seven-nights-a-week home cook, not by far, so Food 52's new Cook In the Blank absolutely intrigued me. I'm down for all the motivation I can find for homemade dinners, and a cookbook that's subtitled The Fun, Freewheeling Game Plan That Takes You From Zero...
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 meatballs...
5 beautiful and easy Mother’s Day cakes the kids can make themselves
This Mother's Day, we think mom should get a break from the cooking (unless that's her happy place, of course), so we've found 5 beautiful and easy Mother's Day cakes that the kids can make themselves. We're looking at sheet cakes that don't require crumb coats or...
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Don’t toss it! Clever ways to use foods you might otherwise throw away.
If you're like us, you've found yourself in the precarious situation of playing "toss or save" with bread heels, almost-compostable vegetables... you get the idea. Should they stay or should they go now? Ha, okay. Enjoy the earworm. Well, thanks to the brilliant...
The ice-cream lickers are disgusting. But are they creating legit health risks?
Like we don't have enough food recalls and assorted food fears to contend with, now it's the so-called #icecreamchallenge, also known as the ice cream lickers. It goes like this: Person removes ice cream lid in store. Person licks ice cream from the tub. Person...
Baking tricks: How to remove brownies from the pan without them falling apart
On a recent thread in our Recipe Rescue Facebook group, I noticed a particularly long discussion around the topic of the best way to cut brownies. Specifically, how to remove brownies from the pan without them breaking into pieces. The author posted a photo of an...
The best way to grill sausage for all your summer cookouts and barbecues.
Fourth of July is coming up and grilled sausages are on the menu for our cookout. They’re one of my favorite things to grill pretty much anytime the sun is shining, but especially for summer holiday gatherings. Buy a variety of sausages, prep all the mustards and...
This fantastic website helps you find the best produce in season by state
My local farmer’s market and even my local bodegas are bursting with early summer produce right now and it makes me so happy. Not just is everything delicious and more affordable, but I'm trying to be a little more mindful of eating locally-grown foods to help...
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A delicious vegetarian dish that’s perfect for lunch, dinner, or an after-school snack
This is a sponsored message on behalf of Bays English Muffins With summer in full swing, it's so helpful to find easy, tasty recipes that even your kids help make. And with this Vegetarian Veggie Melt recipe from Bays English Muffins, you'll get just that: a...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals the kids can help cook…because “they’re bored.”
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we've found some easy meals to get you through the rest of the week with recipes your kids can help cook too—you know, since they're so bored. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up on...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals using July’s in-season produce
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we've found some easy meals to get you through the rest of the week all using July's best, freshest produce. Pretty much all your summer veggies are coming in strong this month, so all your berries, melons,...
The rainbow popsicles my kids want to eat every day this summer
In our Recipe Rescue Facebook group (which is so much fun if you haven't yet joined), a member asked for popsicle recipes for her kids. "I don't want to make pickle pops, avocado pops, or use buttermilk, kale -- you get the idea," she said. She just wanted...
Our favorite vegetarian and vegan BBQ dishes for summer cookouts
If you're looking for vegan BBQ dishes everyone will love, you've come to the right place! Maybe you're one of the many vegetarian or vegans who won't be grilling up meat at your cookouts this summer. Or maybe you're an omnivore who's a little baffled on what to...
