Recipes

This healthy cauliflower casserole is a delicious twist and a tasty alternative to a twice-baked potato.

This chicken and stuffing casserole is creamy and comforting on a cool winter evening — the whole family will love it! The crispy topping on this old-fashioned casserole is easy to make with a quick-cooking stuffing mix. A store-bought rotisserie chicken is required, but if you have leftover chicken on hand, use it! Leftovers are yummy, too.

Lemon Meringue Pie using sweetened condensed milk and bottled lemon juice.

This simple noodle bowl recipe is super adaptable. Feel free to swap out the mushrooms and snow peas for other quick-cooking veggies, such as broccoli, cabbage, or green beans.

This moist banana bread is the best I've ever tasted. It's also very easy to make!

These Southern green beans are delicious. I just love these beans! What could be better than green beans, potatoes, and bacon in one dish?

Believe it or not, I'm not a fan of cheese and try to avoid it whenever possible. So dishes that are stuffed with things like ricotta turn me off. I created this dish as a compromise to my cheese avoidance and my husband's love of Italian food. Serve this with garlic bread and a salad for a wonderful family dinner.

These fried potato dumplings, called Schupfnudeln in German, are irresistible. The potatoes should be cooked the day before so the dumplings are easier to shape. Serve as a side as you would any other potato.

Tasty and easy to make. Kids love it and you all will want more!

This Southern chicken and dressing casserole recipe was handed down by my great-great-aunt. It's easy and delicious!

My potatoes Romanoff is an ideal dish for big holiday gatherings since you can make it the day before and bake it when needed. Featuring shredded baked russet potatoes and sweet shallots fluffed up with sour cream and lots of Cheddar cheese, this delicious potato casserole is the perfect side dish for any cut of steak. Chef John Schenk taught me how to make this special potato gratin ten years ago at his restaurant Strip House in Las Vegas.

Say goodbye to ho-hum potato soup! Easy to prepare with ingredients you probably have on hand. Garnish with a pat of butter if desired. Best served with warm, crisp bread.

In search of tender, fluffy scrambled eggs? Here are the only ingredients you need, and the chef-approved method for how to make scrambled eggs worthy of any morning. And, no... you don't add milk! Garnish with crème fraîche or sour cream, hot sauce, and chopped herbs.

This simple pie crust recipe with shortening produces a very flaky crust that works beautifully with any filling! You can double or halve the recipe without any problems.

Shakshuka (or shakshouka) is a traditional Tunisian dish featuring poached eggs in a spicy tomato sauce with onions, bell pepper, and garlic. It's usually eaten for breakfast, but I think it makes a tasty lunch or dinner, served with lots of bread to mop up the sauce.

This creamy bean dip with cheese and refried beans is served warm and it's so good — it's easy to make and always a hit! I make it for my big game watch party each year and it's always gone before halftime. Serve with tortilla chips.

A package of marinated skirt steak speeds up the prep work with these fajitas. Top with asadero cheese, avocado, cilantro, and crema con sal.

This homemade chicken soup recipe is well worth making — it's good for the body and the soul. How is it that plain chicken and vegetables simmered together can taste so satisfying? You don't have to be sick to deserve to enjoy it!

My version of chicken Parmesan is a little different than what they do in the restaurants, with less sauce and a crispier crust.

This copycat stuffed pocket recipe is filled with Italian meatballs coated in marinara sauce and topped with a blend of Italian cheeses and encased in crescent dough.

These homemade Pop-Tarts include all the flavor of the original, but don't contain any of the stuff you can't pronounce on the back of the box. They freeze well and can be filled with anything. Try pumpkin butter, cinnamon sugar, Nutella, or peanut butter and jelly. Homemade fruit preserves are delicious as well! Top with confectioners' sugar.

This recipe is simple and easy! You can add garlic, oregano, or sun dried tomatoes to spice it up!

This recipe is a creation by my great aunt. It sounds crazy, but is definitely delicious! Great by itself.

This quick and easy barbecue chicken grilled pizza recipe is for those summer cookouts. I often make it as an appetizer while the ribs are cooking. Use whatever toppings you normally like on regular pizza, but the barbecue chicken is always a crowd-pleaser! The dough never makes a perfect rectangle, but we have fun guessing what it looks like ("That looks like America!"). For the chicken, I use pre-cooked grilled chicken from the store.

This Asian chicken salad makes good use of leftover chicken, whether boiled, broiled, baked, or barbecued! Crisp iceberg lettuce, crunchy rice noodles, and tender chicken are topped with a tasty sweet and salty dressing. The kids love it too!

This chocolate lava cake recipe is perfect for chocolate cake lovers! Legend has it that the first chocolate lava cake happened because someone took the cakes out of the oven too soon, and the centers were still gooey. There was no time to bake them more, so the chef simply had to call them chocolate "lava" cakes — brilliant!

This is an unbelievable, restaurant-quality, creamy Caesar salad dressing that will make you swear off of anything store-bought again. Great for your classic Caesar salad, or as a dip for all kinds of veggies. Will NOT disappoint! To serve, toss with chopped romaine in a salad bowl and shave Parmesan cheese on top of salad; season with salt, black pepper, and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

Homemade macaroni and beef version of Hamburger Helper — just as easy and tastes so much better! You will need a large skillet with a tight fitting lid.

Homemade fish sticks that are perfectly crisp on the outside, tender and flaky on the inside. This was my first attempt at making them in an air fryer, and the results were quite impressive. Dip in tarter or cocktail sauce.

This taco casserole is a super speedy dinner I like to make when it is getting late and I haven't cooked yet. Chili, corn chips, and cheese are topped with lettuce and tomato. Spice it up with your favorite salsa. Vegetarian chili can be found with regular chili — it is often labeled as "fat-free." This recipe can easily be doubled and cooked in a 9x13-inch baking dish.

My mother made this six-ingredient honey Dijon Brussels sprouts recipe for Thanksgiving. It's a wonderful twist on Brussels sprouts and takes less than 30 minutes.

A satisfying open-faced veggie melt with avocado, almonds, and mushrooms. This sandwich is ready in minutes!

This pork chop recipe with homemade mushroom gravy is my twist on a fancy restaurant meal we got on Valentine's Day. I hope everyone else enjoys it just as much as we do! Garnish with fresh parsley, chives, or thyme leaves.

Chimichangas for dessert? Swap out the traditional savory filling of rice, beans, and meat for sweet apple pie filling, then roll the deep-fried bundles in cinnamon sugar and drizzle with honey if desired.

Mississippi pot roast is the perfect dish to make in the slow cooker with a chuck roast, gravy, and pepperoncini peppers. The tender, tangy shredded beef is delicious with mashed potatoes or piled into hoagie rolls.

This lemon cream cheese bar recipe is easy and tastes divine. Nothing brings a recipe to life like fresh lemons! For a change of pace from custard-style lemon bars, you need to look no further.

A very simple Chinese stir-fry dish which is fabulous in taste. I saw my husband going for two additional servings of it and I had to remind him to leave some for the rest of the family! Serve with hot steamed rice.

What's more Irish than a traditional recipe for corned beef and cabbage? Serve with mustard or horseradish if desired.

I found this pancake recipe in my Grandma's recipe book. Judging from the weathered look of this recipe card, this was a family favorite.

This sausage and potato bake is an Italian comfort food classic! The smell of this cooking in my kitchen transports me back to playing on the street in front of my Papa and Gigi's house in Brooklyn. I make 2 trays of this for every family get-together, and it's gone in a flash!

Polish dish combining bacon, fried cabbage and egg noodles.

Irish soda bread is actually easy to make with flour, baking soda, and buttermilk. This is the best Irish soda bread around — the buttermilk gives this crusty loaf a delicious flavor!

Sticky, easy honey-garlic chicken made simple, with the most amazing 5-ingredient honey-garlic sauce that is so good you'll want it on everything! Garnish with parsley and serve over vegetables, rice, pasta, or a salad.

I made up this one to resemble the rotisserie chicken I love so much. It is so expensive here, so here's my version.

If you're tired of the same old side dishes, this recipe is for you! Wonderfully unique flavors of balsamic vinegar, garlic, and thyme combine to make a roasted vegetable dish that is going to win you many compliments!

These breakfast cookies made with oats, peanut butter, and whole grain crispy cereal are hearty with a delicious chew and crunch. This recipe makes a ton of cookies, plus it's easy to customize with your favorite healthy add-ins. Perfect to grab and go!

Its time to release my potatoes to the world!!! Watch your guests try to guess what's in this delicious and simple recipe. It's the perfect side dish to any meal or BBQ, and a great way to dress up those darn potatoes! It's got me out of many a jam with entertaining. You cant go wrong. Since trying these, I have gone completely potato crazy with mad potato disease!!! Yum -- do it, mate! (Note: Only use real egg mayo - not the other kind.)

Crispy air fryer chicken Cordon Bleu stuffed with ham and melty cheese. Serve with a steamed vegetable for a complete and satisfying meal.

This perfectly seasoned grilled sea bass dish includes a delicious garlic-parsley butter. Serve with steamed or grilled asparagus for a truly flavorful summer meal that's elegant enough to serve to guests.

Cook salmon in the oven for a deliciously quick and simple dinner for any occasion. These salmon fillets are topped with chopped tomato and green onion, and baked in the oven to perfection.

Yummy grilled cod with Cajun seasoning. I baste the fish fillets with a mixture of melted butter, lemon juice, and green onion as it cooks on the grill.