Holidays

If you have a “sides” household like I do, you might have a lot of leftover turkey after the big feasts! No worries — and …

Bring a little Southern-inspired flavor to your table with this kicked up mac and cheese.

Need inspiration for your Thanksgiving food celebration? Browse this collection of 20 recipes, with both the classics and some unique options!

Festively Chocolate Whoopie Pies decorated with sparkly sprinkles are a delightful treat for the busy holiday season!

A classic Southern dish, Shrimp Etouffee is a winter cozy stew, with succulent shrimp and Creole seasonings, perfect for Mardi Gras!

Smooth, creamy, buttery, and extra flavorful with roasted garlic, these mashed potatoes will be the star of the sides on your holiday table.

Perfect for cookouts and holiday parties, this is the bacon appetizer everyone will love!

Just say no to marshmallow covered sweet potatoes, and enjoy the goodness that happens when you mix sweet potatoes with savory ingredients!

Instant Pot Spiced Cranberry Sauce is extra flavorful with spices, orange, and ginger, and you might just catch people sneaking seconds along with their turkey.

The famous Hanky Pankies appetizer in two-bite, pull-apart form, perfect party food for the holidays and the Super Bowl.

Herbaceous, rich, and tangy, homemade dairy-free tzatziki sauce is vegan and healthy, using magic cashew cream as its base.

The class Mardi Gras dish gets a change-up with pasta instead of rice, for a savory, hearty winter meal.

The perfect party snack, game day snack, after school snack, or I-just-need-a-salty-snack snack, homemade Cheez-its are so addictive and cheesy and delicious, you’ll want to make a double batch!

Official winter is just around the corner, and it’s time to get serious about soup-making. For the cooks in your life — and you! — I have the ultimate gift guide for soup lovers, assembled from my years and years of cooking soup!

A twist on the classic appetizer, these prosciutto breadsticks include tasty aged cheese and herbs, and are broiled to get the prosciutto nice and crispy. Make these appetizers in 15 minutes – perfect for your holiday table!

Everyone will love this winter salad! Raw Brussels sprouts are fabulous: milder than most cabbages, crunchy, and ever-so-slightly sweet. Add apples, fennel, bacon, and Pecorino, and you’ve got one amazing Brussels Sprouts Salad!

Earthy, savory wild mushrooms and generous amounts of paprika create a deeply flavorful and satisfying Hungarian mushroom bisque.

The retro broccoli grape salad was popular for a reason — it’s amazing, especially my Mom’s, which was the hit of every summer party. An unlikely combo of broccoli, grapes, almonds, and bacon in a creamy dressing seriously works.