Barefoot Contessa's Lasagna with Turkey Sausage

Barefoot Contessa's Lasagna with Turkey Sausage is a classic, and it's a big favorite in our family. 

Barefoot Contessa's Lasagna with Turkey Sausage is the first lasagna I ever made. It was also my first introduction to ricotta cheese and goat cheese. It was a revelation, and making it again brings back a lot of memories.

Tandoori Style Crispy Chicken Wings

These Tandoori Style Chicken Wings are spicy, juicy, and super crispy. They are first marinated in a zesty mixture of yogurt and spices, and then baked in a super hot oven.

Tandoori chicken is named after the clay tandoor oven, which gets super hot (up to 900 degrees F). Traditional tandoori chicken is very colorful, often from the spices such as turmeric, cayenne pepper, and paprika, and sometimes from added red food coloring.

Mini Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (Small Batch)

These Mini Chocolate Sandwich Cookies are so crumbly, airy, and buttery, and most of all, chocolatey.

These mini chocolate sandwich cookies are so easy to make. All you need is a couple of small bowls, a hand mixer, and just one baking sheet. The recipe makes just 12 sandwich cookies, perfect for smaller households, small dinner parties, and for people (like me) who need portion control.

Oklahoma Fried Onion Short Rib Burgers

Oklahoma Fried Onion Short Rib Burgers are created by smashing the ground beef into a mound of thinly sliced onions to create a burger infused with the flavors of crispy caramelized onions.

Evidently, fried onion burgers were invented in Oklahoma during the depression because beef was expensive and onions were cheap. They are kind of like a Smashburger, because you press the meat onto the onions and deeply brown both on a hot skillet.

Strawberries and Cream Crêpe Cake

This Strawberries and Cream Crêpe Cake is light, luscious, and creamy. If you've ever wanted to try a crêpe cake, this would be the one to try first. It's easier than it looks, and totally delicious.

This strawberries and cream crêpe cake is light and creamy. It's filled with a mixture of strawberries, whipped cream, butter, and sweetened condensed milk.

Slow Cooker Chicken and Black Bean Chili

This slow cooker chicken and black bean chili is hearty and filling. Make it in your CrockPot for an easy make-ahead dinner.

This CrockPot chicken and black bean chili is thick and hearty. It reminds me of our community's annual Chili Cook-Off.

Grilled Salmon Sandwiches with Basil Dill Sauce

These grilled salmon sandwiches, made with wild caught salmon, slathered with an amazing sauce flavored with basil, dill, scallions, and capers, will be the star of your next football watching party or backyard get together.

I fell in love with these grilled salmon sandwiches with basil dill sauce at first bite.

First, there's the sauce. It's so Oh Em Gee good. Jump up and down good. It's herby, tangy, and loaded with umami from the capers.