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...
A new Tyson chicken recall involves 69,000+ pounds of chicken, with a health risk classification of “high”
Another day, another recall. This time, a new Tyson chicken recall involves the recalling of nearly 70,000 pounds of chicken strips which may be contaminated with...(oh man) pieces of metal. The recalls include frozen products including: -25 oz. packages of Tyson...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for the week ahead, including sheet pan nachos and coconut chicken tenders
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...
The IKEA flat-pack chocolate Easter bunny hits the US. Some assembly required.
When we first heard about the flat-pack chocolate Easter bunny from IKEA, we were all like, yay! Then we saw it was only available in Sweden and we were like, oh man...they get 480 days of paid parental leave and now this, too? Well, good news for those who just can't...
How to cook with leeks: Recipes and tips to help you love this spring staple as much as we do
Spring is here, at last! Flowers, leaves, jackets that don’t feel like sleeping bags – it’s all so sweet to think about. And the produce! The markets will soon be filled with brighter greens, plump asparagus and one of my favorites – shiny, fragrant leeks. You can...
How to make 2-Ingredient Pancakes: Possibly the easiest, healthiest pancakes you’ll ever serve.
The 2-Ingredient Pancake recipes that faithfully pop up on my Instagram and Pinterest feeds admittedly inspire a bit of skepticism. After all, the internet is full of recipes with big promises – "Use a hair-dryer to make perfect roast chicken!” – even though some,...
How to cut a number birthday cake all on your own: It’s as easy as 1, 2, 9
Lately I've been seeing friends post pictures of their kids' birthday cakes on Instagram, and they look amazing...and like they cost more than my wedding cake did! I love the ideas of the elaborate number cakes that people are ordering to celebrate a specific year,...
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How to use up overripe tomatoes – and bruised ones too! 4 delicious ideas.
Every year I grow as many tomato plants as my garden will hold. If I’m lucky and #thosedarnsquirrels don’t eat them all, I have a bounty of juicy red and yellow fruit that lasts through September. Inevitably some tomatoes will ripen too quickly or blister in the...
Starbucks drink hack: Save $2 ordering your iced venti drinks this way.
Leave it to my teen to find this Starbucks drink hack on TikTok that's currently making the social media rounds with Starbucks-obsessed consumers everywhere. Iced venti money-saving hack Order a tall iced drink. That's a "small" for those of us not fluent in...
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...
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Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals you can cook in 30 minutes or less
In our experience, dinnertime is like the witching hour. The kids are tired and hungry -- never a good mix -- and you just want to get something on the table fast. So this week we've found 5 family-friendly meals that are all 30-minutes or less to get on the table....
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals for busy back-to-school weeknights.
This week my kids started back to school (gulp!) and in the next few weeks most of the rest of the country will be too. So we're looking for easy, family friendly meals you can prep ahead or make quickly...and still get to those Parents' Night meetings or football...
How to use up overripe tomatoes – and bruised ones too! 4 delicious ideas.
Every year I grow as many tomato plants as my garden will hold. If I’m lucky and #thosedarnsquirrels don’t eat them all, I have a bounty of juicy red and yellow fruit that lasts through September. Inevitably some tomatoes will ripen too quickly or blister in the...
6 favorite no-cook recipes using fresh tomatoes and basil in season.
I don’t think I will ever get sick of no-cook recipes using tomatoes and basil. I play them on repeat during the summer months because I know that although the ingredients are widely available year-round, it’s this time, right now in August, where the taste of...
Weekly meal plan: 5 easy meals using August’s in-season produce
This week's weekly meal plan recommendations are here, and we've found some easy meals that feature August's best produce. I don't know about you, but my tomatoes are tasting perfect right now, so we're making the most of that! So grab a pen, make your shopping...
