Perhaps you’ve tried baklava before and, if so, you’ll know how mouthwatering it is. This Balkan dessert, which is well-loved in Turkey and Greece, as well as across the Middle East, is a wonderful confection of filo pastry layers with honey or sugar and nuts. It’s a very rich choice, which is why it’s typically…
Among the many classic desserts out there, custards are one of the most pleasing. They’re easy to eat and have a richness that no pudding can touch thanks to a generous amount of eggs in the mix. Not surprisingly this type of dessert is often referred to as an egg custard, but it’s also called…
If you love crumble bars you are going to love these Cherry Crumble Bars. Rich and Delicious, these cherry oatmeal bars are so good. Make these cherry pie bars for friends and family, for picnics and get together or for bake sales. The Perfect Cherry Crumble Bars Recipe If you haven’t noticed, I really love dessert bars. It doesn’t matter…
There are some recipes that don’t just live in a recipe box—they live in your heart. Mom’s Famous Cream Puffs are exactly that kind of dessert for me. I can still picture them cooling on the kitchen counter, the smell of warm pastry filling the house, while we waited (impatiently) for the moment they’d finally be filled…
There’s something incredibly comforting about a recipe that has been passed down through generations without ever needing to change. Southern 4-Ingredient Cheese Straws are exactly that kind of recipe. They’re simple, timeless, and somehow always the first thing to disappear from the snack table. Growing up, these crispy, buttery cheese straws seemed to make an…
There are some recipes that don’t just feed you… they wrap around your day like a warm blanket. This 5-Ingredient Marry Me Chicken Pasta is exactly that kind of meal. It’s the dish you make when you want something comforting, a little indulgent, but still simple enough to throw together after a long, exhausting day. still remember the…
There are some vintage recipes that we are all too happy to leave in the past (Savory jello salad? No thank you!), but there are also plenty of other old-timey recipes that are too tasty to be forgotten. This War-Time Cake falls into the later category for us, and once you taste it, you’re sure…
If you grew up going to church potlucks, family reunions, or holiday gatherings in the Midwest, there’s a good chance this salad was on the table, and there’s an equally good chance it was one of the first things to disappear. Rosa Marina Salad gets its name from Rosa Marina pasta, a rice-shaped variety that’s…
Despite growing up in the Midwest, I was not familiar with Ham Salad until quite recently. And I’ll admit, I wasn’t totally sold on the idea of it at first. I love ham and I’m a big fan of similar dishes like tuna salad or egg salad, so I really don’t know where my opposition…
The fanciest of salads, in my opinion, looks visually stunning. Salads look so great in person and online because of the expression of colors. In this fancy Italian, we take colorful shredded green lettuce and paint it with a rainbow of colors and height. It’s a flavorful component-driven salad dressed with sliced salami, diced tomatoes,…