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Oct 2, 2023

Breadstick Snakes | #HalloweenTreatsWeek

These breadstick snakes are an easy and tasty snack. Plus, they a fun way to fill your bread basket as a side for dinner.  

Breadstick Snakes on a black plate with dipping sauce.


Serve these breadsticks with a side of hot pizza sauce or marinara sauce on game day for a fun way to ring in fall. 

Oct 1, 2023

Lavash Pizza with Cauliflower, Fennel, and Mozzarella

This cauliflower and fennel topped lavash is a quick and simple way to toss together an amazing and nutritious "pizza" in just 30 minutes. 

Lavash Pizza with Cauliflower, Fennel, and Mozzarella cut into pieces on a cutting board


Begin with two store-bought 9 inch by 12 inch lavash breads. Although you can make your own lavash (and it's fun to make), one of the goals (besides total deliciousness) of making this pizza is that it is simple to throw together and e-a-s-y! 

Sep 25, 2023

Pizza Muffins

These savory pizza muffins have the flavors of pizza in a little handheld muffin. 



These muffins are stuffed with two kinds of cheeses, sautéed onions and pepperoni. You can assemble them in minutes and bake them for a tasty treat that any pizza fan would love. 

Sep 23, 2023

Smashed Potatoes

These smashed potatoes are both crispy and creamy, and full of flavor. They are the perfect side dish for a steak or roast beef dinner. 

Smashed Potatoes Ready to serve.


These crispy smashed potatoes are like ulta crispy skin-on French fries with a super creamy interior. 

Sep 21, 2023

Pear and Cranberry Crostata

Celebrate fall with this rustic roasted pear and cranberry crostata. 

Close up of roasted pear tart with cranberries.



This pear and cranberry crostada begins with a pâte brisée crust filled with frangipane. Next, it's layered with roasted pear halves and cranberries. The crust is brushed with an egg wash and sprinkled generously with sparkling sugar before baking. 

Sep 20, 2023

Pierre Hermé's Half-Baked Chocolate Cake

This half-baked chocolate cake, or Gâteau au Chocolat Mi-Cuit, just oozes delicious gooey chocolate when you cut it open. 

Cut loaf of Pierre Hermé's Half-Baked Chocolate Cake with the soft chocolate.

 


If you're familiar with those little individual molten chocolate cakes, also known as lava cakes, that were all the rage a few years ago, just know that this cake takes the concept to another level. 

Sep 16, 2023

Fried Sweet Rice with Chinese Sausage

This fried sweet rice with sausages and shiitake mushrooms is so easy to make and totally tasty. 

Two small blue bowls of Fried Sweet Rice with Chinese Sausage.


This fried rice recipe is different than most because it calls for sweet rice (or sticky rice), which is a short grain rice higher in starch, or amylopectin (fancy name for a plant starch).