Easy & Quick Family Recipes
There is a very specific kind of magic that happens when a tall glass of something ruby-red and sparkling lands in your hand on Thanksgiving afternoon. The turkey is resting, the rolls are warm, the whole house smells like butter and cinnamon, and suddenly someone hands you a glass beaded with condensation, studded with glossy … Read more
Some side dishes just show up on the Thanksgiving table. This easy creamed spinach commands it. Picture silky, vibrant-green spinach folded through a garlicky parmesan cream sauce so luxurious it tastes like a steakhouse splurge, with just a whisper of nutmeg warming the whole thing up. It is the dish that makes people abandon their … Read more
There is a moment at every Thanksgiving table when the turkey takes a back seat. It happens when someone lifts a steaming spoonful of scalloped potatoes and the cheese pulls into long, golden ribbons. These Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are that moment, on repeat. Paper-thin russet slices layered through a silky garlic and thyme cream … Read more
There is nothing quite like the moment a basket of warm garlic butter dinner rolls lands on the Thanksgiving table. Golden tops glistening with melted butter, little flecks of garlic and parsley, and that soft, steamy pull-apart crumb that makes everyone reach for “just one more.” These rolls are everything a classic Thanksgiving breadbasket side … Read more
If classic pecan pie and a buttery shortbread cookie had a delicious little baby, it would be these Easy Pecan Pie Bars. You get all the gooey, caramel-y, toasted-pecan magic of your favorite Thanksgiving pie — but in handheld bar form, no rolling pin and no fussy pie crust required. One bowl for the crust, … Read more
Some Halloween treats just sit on the table. These stare back. Spooky Monster Eye Cake Pops take soft, fudgy chocolate cake, roll it into perfect little spheres, and wrap each one in a glossy green or purple candy shell crowned with a big googly candy eyeball. They look like they wobbled straight out of a … Read more
Some Halloween treats demand piping bags, fondant, and a whole afternoon in the kitchen. These spooky ghost chocolate covered strawberries demand about 15 minutes and a microwave. Plump, juicy strawberries take a dunk in glossy white chocolate, then get the cutest little ghost faces — two round eyes and a tiny open mouth — piped … Read more
Get ready to meet the cutest monsters at your Halloween party, because these Monster Mouth Apple Bites are about to steal the whole snack table. Picture this: crisp, tart Granny Smith apple wedges slathered in creamy peanut butter, a row of puffy mini marshmallow teeth, a bright strawberry tongue sticking out, and two googly candy … Read more
Halloween night calls for dinner that is just as fun as the candy haul, and this Spooky Ghost Pizza delivers on every level. Picture it: a golden, crackly crust, a bright swipe of tomato sauce, and a whole crew of little mozzarella ghosts floating on top with black-olive eyes, plus creepy-cute olive spiders and crisp-edged … Read more
If your Halloween table needs one dessert that makes jaws drop, this is it. Bloody Broken Glass Halloween Jello looks like something out of a vampire movie: jewel-like ruby-red cubes of cherry-raspberry Jell-O suspended in a silky white sweetened condensed milk base, every slice revealing a shattered stained-glass mosaic. It is creepy, it is gorgeous, … Read more