A healthy dose of fresh, peeled garlic cloves, homemade pickling spice, and chili peppers give these homemade pickles a seriously delicious spicy kick. Homemade Spicy Pickle Recipe Every summer I make plans to can a few jars of spicy garlic pickles to match the taste of a ... continue reading... about Killer Spicy Garlic Dill Pickles
sauces and condiments
Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
This classic wedge salad recipe features iceberg lettuce, tomato, crumbled bacon, chives, and an easy, creamy, homemade blue cheese dressing you'll crave time and time again. I am a green salad girl. From leafy spring lettuces delicately dressed in my favorite vinaigrette ... continue reading... about Classic Blue Cheese Wedge Salad
Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce
Simple, homemade marinara sauce should truly be simple! Made with canned San Marzano tomatoes, this is a quick, 5-ingredient sauce deep with flavor that's ready to serve in under an hour. Of all the popular Italian sauces to dress pasta and pizzas, the classic marinara ... continue reading... about Easy Homemade Marinara Sauce
Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
These light and juicy turkey burgers are going Greek, with the addition of sun-dried tomatoes, oregano, feta cheese, and a creamy homemade tzatziki sauce, for a healthy lunch or dinner. This post is brought to you by Kroger Greek Turkey Burgers I'm all about making easy ... continue reading... about Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
The BEST Easy Authentic Enchilada Sauce
This homemade red enchilada sauce is the best! It's a mix of dried chiles plus Mexican spices for an authentic taste that's quick and easy to make, and perfect enchilada sauce for enchiladas, chilaquiles, soups and more. I'm right there with you when it comes to that last ... continue reading... about The BEST Easy Authentic Enchilada Sauce
Easy Coleslaw Dressing
This easy homemade coleslaw dressing gives the crunchy classic cabbage salad a tangy bite with creamy mayonnaise and cider vinegar's zing. The BEST Coleslaw Dressing Backyard barbecue and summer potlucks wouldn't be the same without a classic coleslaw salad on the table. ... continue reading... about Easy Coleslaw Dressing
How to Make Caesar Salad Dressing
This deliciously easy and authentic Caesar salad dressing recipe (made with or without anchovies) gets its signature creamy texture from good quality mayonnaise and sour cream with the tang of red wine vinegar. Creamy Caesar Dressing Recipe Homemade salad dressings are some ... continue reading... about How to Make Caesar Salad Dressing
How to Make Quick-Pickled Onions
Quick-pickled onions can be made with just about any variety of vinegar sitting in your pantry and are ready to eat in just a few minutes time. Pickled onions hold a hidden superpower in the condiment world where they morph in flavor from being sweet like ketchup to tangy ... continue reading... about How to Make Quick-Pickled Onions
Burr Trail Grill Pickled Beets
These easy pickled beets can be canned or made as quick pickles. Perfect for eating straight from the jar, or atop salads, sandwiches, and more! Easy Pickled Beets It’s about time I got on the pickling train, and there’s no better recipe to start than with these pickled ... continue reading... about Burr Trail Grill Pickled Beets
The Best Greek Chicken Marinade
This easy chicken marinade infuses chicken of any cut with the classic Greek flavors of lemon, garlic and oregano plus Greek yogurt for a more tender bite. The Best Greek Chicken Marinade Hey, ho, whaddya know?!!! You ready for the best? Because I'm giving you the ... continue reading... about The Best Greek Chicken Marinade
Wet or Dry? How to Make the Best Turkey Brine
For the juiciest turkey on the block, brining the bird with salt results in a plump, moist, and flavorful turkey every time. But is a wet brine or a dry turkey brine better? I tested both, and these are my recipes and results. I discovered the genius of turkey brining ... continue reading... about Wet or Dry? How to Make the Best Turkey Brine
My Mom’s Homemade Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
This easy spaghetti recipe with meat sauce takes just a few minutes of prep and then a low simmer on the stove for a deep, meaty-flavored, homemade spaghetti for the best family favorite dinner. This post is brought to you by Kroger Before I even started writing this post, ... continue reading... about My Mom’s Homemade Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
French Onion Dip
This homemade French Onion Dip mixes sweet caramelized onion with Greek yogurt to make a healthy dip that's the hit of the party. This recipe is brought to you by Stonyfield You see it at every party as the host tries to steer guests out of the kitchen and into the actual ... continue reading... about French Onion Dip
Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip
This easy Greek yogurt fruit dip recipe is made with just 3 ingredients and makes eating fruit dip with apples, strawberries and more seem like a party. Healthy Fruit Dip Recipe After school or on weekend playdates, my daughter and her friends were always on the lookout for ... continue reading... about Easy Yogurt Fruit Dip
Baked Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Polenta and Marinara
These heathy, easy to make baked turkey meatballs are made lighter with lean ground turkey, spinach, and fresh herbs, then baked up and served with creamy polenta and zesty marinara for a restaurant-worthy meal at home! Bikini season is right around the corner. Make that ... continue reading... about Baked Turkey Meatballs with Creamy Polenta and Marinara
How to Make Easy Basil Pesto
Homemade pesto is one of the quickest ways to brighten any dish from caprese chicken to pizza and even to macaroni and cheese. This is my tried and true method to make the perfect basil pesto recipe every single time. I’ve made homemade pesto many times and totally loved ... continue reading... about How to Make Easy Basil Pesto
Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce
This roasted tomato sauce is made with 6 simple ingredients and requires less than 10 minutes of hands-on prep work. Enjoy now or freeze it for later! "Toast to the tomato roast!" Or in perhaps more trendy speak, "totes tomahhhto roast." Either way, roasting tomatoes has ... continue reading... about Simple Roasted Tomato Sauce
Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles
This recipe makes a BIG batch of homemade bread and butter pickles. These can be made as refrigerator pickles, or they can be canned for later! Creating This Homemade Pickle Recipe Growing up, we were a house of dill. Everything I ate had to have a dill pickle on it. My ... continue reading... about Zesty Bread and Butter Pickles
Grilled Vegetables with Chimichurri Sauce
Grilled vegetables get a serious flavor boost with a few spoonfuls of this spunky Argentinian chimichurri as a bright and zesty finishing sauce in this easy vegetarian side dish. When it comes to grilling vegetables, most figure it takes a soak in a marinade before ... continue reading... about Grilled Vegetables with Chimichurri Sauce
How to Make the Best Chimichurri Sauce
This Argentinian chimichurri sauce is a fresh parsley and cilantro salsa that gives grilled steak, chicken, fish and vegetables a garlicky kick. Firing up the grill is a summer habit I'll never get enough of. The smokey flavor and char of any protein or veg is something I ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Chimichurri Sauce
20-Minute Berry Jam
Use up your almost over-the-hill berries for the sweetest homemade jam that cooks in just 20 minutes. Who else finds themselves guilty of the best of healthy intentions and buys too many berries that then start to look like Yoda as they ripen faster than you can eat them? It's ... continue reading... about 20-Minute Berry Jam
How to Make the Best Tartar Sauce
This homemade tartar sauce recipe with capers, mayonnaise, and a splashy tang of pickle juice is the perfect topper—and dipper—for fish fillets of every flavor. Homemade Tartar Sauce A naked fish fillet is exactly that: naked. Whether it's a healthy-ish fried fish sandwich, ... continue reading... about How to Make the Best Tartar Sauce
Creamy Avocado Salsa Verde
Avocado makes this simple, no-cook salsa verde recipe extra creamy for the perfect tortilla chip dipper or as a Mexican salsa topping for tacos, enchiladas, sandwiches, taquitos, and everything in between. I've heard many a time of recipes that are deemed the magic sauce, ... continue reading... about Creamy Avocado Salsa Verde
Vietnamese Dressing and Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham)
Nuoc mam cham is a simple Vietnamese dipping sauce made with rice vinegar, fish sauce, and sweetened with sugar that does double duty as a tasty salad dressing. Just as Italy is known for it's olive oil with balsamic vinegar, and Greece for it's tzatziki, every culture has ... continue reading... about Vietnamese Dressing and Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham)
Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe
There's no need to buy it from the shelves, homemade buttermilk ranch dressing is one of the easiest, and tastiest, dressings to make from scratch. I have a go-to salad dressing that I have to admit, I'm rather famous in the family for. It's a vinaigrette with tarragon ... continue reading... about Homemade Ranch Dressing Recipe
Mango Salsa Recipe
Fresh mango and strawberries mix with avocado, cilantro, red onion and jalapeño in this easy to make, zesty mango salsa that's sweetened with lime and honey. My chicken breasts were crying out for help. "Ka-kah! Help me! Just salt and pepper makes ... continue reading... about Mango Salsa Recipe
Easy 3-Minute Blender Hollandaise
Homemade blender hollandaise is a quick and easy classic sauce any French cook would declare très bien. Easy Blender Hollandaise Sauce Classic hollandaise sauce is one of those lush additions to a dish that immediately elevates the stature of whatever it drizzles or ... continue reading... about Easy 3-Minute Blender Hollandaise
Greek Salad Dressing
This easy Greek salad dressing with olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, and dried herbs is one of my favorites to dress any salad and tastes so much better than store-bought. Home cooks are too often conditioned to grabbing a bottle of store-bought dressing off the ... continue reading... about Greek Salad Dressing
Superfood Salad with Lightened-Up Poppy Seed Dressing
Kale, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, quinoa, and salmon are just a few of the ingredients in this superfood salad that packs a nutritious punch in just one bowl. Superfood Salad with Homemade Poppy Seed Dressing Again this year I’m happy to share that I’m partnering with Blue ... continue reading... about Superfood Salad with Lightened-Up Poppy Seed Dressing
Easy Chicken Piccata
This easy chicken piccata recipe with a lemon-caper sauce is a classic you'll find on the menu of nearly every Italian restaurant, and because it can be made in just 20 minutes, it's one of my favorite at-home recipes too. Chicken Piccata Recipe "I have too many easy ... continue reading... about Easy Chicken Piccata
