“We cleaned out her bedroom and turned it into a cookie mix factory,” said Olivia’s mom Mary Huynh, who home-schools her four children. When the business took off during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Huynh and her husband, Joseph Nguyen, cleared out the master bedroom, too. “We all slept in the living…
Caprese Salad with Balsamic Glaze
View the print-ready version of this recipe. I love Caprese salads but sometimes they can be a little bland. The classic recipe calls for just a drizzle of olive oil and sprinkling of salt and pepper to flavor the salad, so as not to mask the delicate flavor of the mozzarella, but I like to…
The Family Table: A Different Kind of Richness
Submitted by Judith E. Smith, Pennsylvania This is my Aunt Mary Jane’s shortbread cookie recipe. It’s simple, yet elegant. My Aunt Mary Jane wasn’t rich or famous; in fact, she was very poor. She lived in an old, tiny house in Dallas, Pennsylvania, that was always immaculate, a house I was taken to as a…
French Onion Burgers
View the print-ready version of this recipe. Why I Love This Recipe Next Level – Everyone loves a classic burger, but this French Onion Burger is truly something special and restaurant worthy! Flavorful – We add onion soup mix (either homemade or a packet of store-bought) to the beef to give it the signature flavor. The Toppings – Top the burger with…
The Surprising History of Root Beer—and How to Make It at Home
As summer creeps on and the weather turns hot and sluggish, nothing quenches the thirst quite like root beer. Notes of vanilla and wintergreen combine in one syrupy sweet, fizzy drink that’s delicious served over ice or in a float with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. It’s a distinctly American drink, one you’re not…
With a Shared Love of Entertaining and Recipes, Two Lifelong Friends Have Turned a Party Hit Into a Growing Business
By Nicole Hvidsten From Star Tribune Minneapolis—It takes a certain amount of pluck to start a business, and Sara Doherty and Britt Jungerberg have it. Best friends since high school, the two have always enjoyed hosting parties and experimenting with recipes together. Their pickle dip—a mix of white beans, cream cheese, herbs, spices and pickles—was…
Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa
Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa I’ve been waiting a long time to share this awesome-amazing-delicious Instant Pot Beef Barbacoa recipe with you all. I love pretty much everything about this barbacoa recipe. You’d be hard pressed not to. It’s one of those recipes that will easily capture everyone’s taste buds [and therefore their hearts.] And you’ll probably be…
How Popular Cooking Oils Stack Up in Terms of Oxidation
Follow the series “Debunking the Fat Dogma” here. Vegetable oils have been recommended as a healthier alternative to saturated animal fats for decades. But emerging data suggest the opposite—at least when it comes to the heavily refined, denatured seed oils most people are consuming. Most vegetable oils, which primarily consist of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, are…
Red Velvet Cake in Cookie Form? Yes, Please!
When you want to make a scrumptious dessert for your summer soiree, these stuffed red velvet cookies are the perfect grab-and-go sweet for your guests. And while you might not find these ingredients in a red velvet cake, the lemon zest pecans and white chocolate chips used in this recipe enhance the flavor of the…
Tortilla Soup Offers a Taste of Mexico
Recently I visited the seaside community of Punta Mita in Mexico, where I enjoyed different tortilla soups. This recipe is a compilation of the various types of soup I tasted. Stale or dried corn tortillas are used as a thickener and garnish along with fresh corn kernels for a double dose of corn flavor. I like…
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