7 food products from the supermarket every home cook should keep in their fridge.
As a culinary school trained cook, I know how to work magic using advance techniques and exotic ingredients. But the truth is, building great flavor at home -- and even in restaurant kitchens -- often comes down to smart use of a few inexpensive ingredients easily...
10 gourmet popsicle recipes we love, with tips for making them boozy too.
Now that the weather's warming up, my favorite go-to dessert for the whole family are gourmet popsicles. Not only are they delicious, but you can also make them ahead. Plus, you can make some boozy for the grown-ups with my tips below. Because why should the kids have...
Your summer is made with these 5 rosé wine cocktail recipes.
You know what they say: Rosé all day. Except anything all day gets boring. That's why I whipped up five rosé cocktail recipes to keep the rosé wine flowing all summer long, no boredom allowed. On the latest Kitchen Help LIVE, our weekly Facebook Live broadcast on...
All the Memorial Day eats: Over 50 summer recipes and party tips for your long weekend.
The unofficial start of summer begins! Whether or not your kids return to school on Tuesday, one thing is for sure: It's time for summer eating. Whether you're dining al fresco, picnicking on the beach, or taking cover from rain this weekend, we have all of your...
Next week’s meal plan: 5 easy recipes for the week ahead, from drumsticks that keep the long weekend going to a 15-minute pasta.
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From drumsticks that keep the long weekend going to a 15-minute pasta, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through the week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stock up...
8 OMG summer party hacks for the food and drink at your next outdoor party.
I adore a good outdoor party in the summertime, but can be intimidated out of hosting a bigger crowd. After all, there's a lot to think about: perfectly mixed drinks, Instagram-able desserts, that one vegetarian family that only eats black bean burgers, keeping drinks...
The 10 best Disney snack credit items to get the most value for your dollar.
For those of you visiting Disney World this summer and using a dining plan, you'll get plenty of snack credits to help stave off those between-meal, waiting-on-line-all-day hunger pangs. There are hundreds of options throughout the parks, and price doesn't matter as...
The new way you will be eating ice cream this summer!
I got a tip on a new food trend a couple of weeks ago: topping your ice cream with olive oil. I was immediately intrigued and -- I cannot lie -- a little weirded out too. But not weirded out enough that I could resist giving it a try. I had to know if this...
How to clean burnt cookie sheets with an easy homemade solution.
When our editor, Stacie, asked me to look into how to clean burnt cookie sheets, I wondered if my husband had called her to stage an intervention. I use and abuse my cookie sheets, also known as rimmed baking sheets, and as a result, they have become seriously ugly....
Move over, unicorns. Goth food is Instagram’s latest obsession.
Apparently, we're calling it quits on unicorn frappuccinos and mermaid lemonade. Goth food is the new, dark trend taking over our favorite foodie Instagram feeds. From London to Seoul and ice cream to macarons, chic food is going black. I doubt I'll get around to...
5 surprising ingredients that will upgrade your salad.
Even your favorite salads, filled with all of your favorite things, will get boring sometimes. It’s just a thing that happens. Luckily, it’s easy to make them interesting again — you just have to add in some seriously surprising ingredients, that happen to be easy to...
3 food Instagram accounts with Stories you should never miss.
If you're as obsessed with Instagram Stories and with food as I am, you need to make sure to never miss these three food Instagram accounts -- especially their Stories. Helping make sure of this is my food editor civic duty. And I won't even include @CoolMomEats,...
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Non-toxic spring cleaning with salt: 8 unexpected uses in the kitchen beyond cooking.
Springtime means spring cleaning in my house and that means cleaning with salt. Yes, really. While there are some great natural cleaning products out there that are worth every dime (we love Better Life around here, and even housecleaning services use it), the...
Create a more sustainable kitchen with these 10 easy, eco-friendly ideas
With Earth Day coming up in April and spring cleaning season here, it's a great time to reflect on ways we can create a more eco-friendly home and a more sustainable kitchen. If your family spends as much time as my family of five does thinking about, preparing,...
Kitchen spring cleaning checklist: 7 kitchen tasks everyone forgets
With spring having sprung (and the words of Marie Kondo echoing in my head all these years later), I've been doing my best to kick-start kitchen spring cleaning before summer arrives. But one thing I've learned after all these years is it's so easy to miss certain...
Healthy comfort food recipes to get us through the winter without the extra pounds
Healthy comfort food recipes can be hard to come by. I mean I totally get the desire to start new diets in the new year, what with fresh beginnings and all. But when it's winter, I just want to cuddle up on the couch with a blanket and a big bowl of cheesy soup or...
How to tell if food is fresh: Tips for 7 of your top pantry staples
It's good to have some tricks for how tell if food is fresh and still good to eat -- as you know if you've ever opened a jar of half-used tomato sauce that seemed fairly new...only to find furry white spots of mold floating on top. While some spoiled food is quite...
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Change your margaritas with 10 delicious margarita variations
While we all love a classic margarita, these delicious margarita variations let you celebrate Cinco De Mayo, National Margarita Day, or just a well-earned weekend night in style. Pair them with one of the recipes from our favorite authentic Mexican food blogs and...
The best authentic Mexican food blogs: 6 favorites for Cinco de Mayo and every other day of the year.
I've had the best time seeking out the best Mexican food blogs serving up authentic Mexican cuisine in honor of Cinco de Mayo. I've always loved this holiday; in my hometown of New York City, May 5th marks a point in early spring when we're absolutely sure there's...
5 easy, delicious dinner ideas for those weeks that get unexpectedly busy | Weekly Meal Plan
This time of year always gets busier than we anticipate, and I always want to have easy weeknight dinner ideas on hand for those kinds of weeks. As the end-of-school commitments start ramping up, with hectic evenings driving everyone around -- let alone a quick...
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...
5 easy spring recipes for the week ahead, from 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to a fresh take on quesadillas | Weekly Meal Plan
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From 35-minute lemony chicken cutlets to sheet pan quesadillas, we’ve got five dinners that make good use of spring produce and lighter nights (yay!) to help get you through the busy week ahead. So...