Spring

Tender, almost cakey, shortbread, made with a clever technique, are baked into chocolate chip shortbread bars and drizzled with a rich cocoa Kahlua glaze.

Dinner is a slam dunk when you cook up a colorful, veggie-loaded Mexican Pasta Bake, made extra flavorful with lots of chorizo and a creamy red sauce.

The classic American comfort food gets a super fun preparation: baked into a sliceable pie stuffed with cheese and sweetly savory caramelized onions. Everyone will love spaghetti pie!

Hearts of romaine on the grilled is a smoky crisp surprise. Top with shrimp, corn, tomatoes, avocados, and fennel to create a unique and crunchy summer grilled romaine salad.

Check it: roasted shiitake bacon! So savory and delicious, naturally vegan with wholesome seasonings, vegetarian BLT tacos are served in a warm corn tortilla with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, and amazing, crispy shiitake bacon.

Did you know that broccoli stems are actually sweeter than the florets? Use up those extra stems in this incredible springy green broccoli stem pesto.

Super thick soft baked chocolate chip cookies are as big as saucers, and stuffed full of chocolatey goodness!

Oven roasted chickpeas seasoned with smoky spices are a healthy snack that everyone will love. Learn how to roast them to crispy perfection, plus tips …

Tender, healthier oven fried shrimp tops ramen noodles with a deeply flavorful Thai coconut sauce. A certain sit-down seafood restaurant chain that shall remain nameless …

Ahh, grilling season! My grill is set up in a spot where I can reach it all year long, but, honestly, there’s just no substitute …

When I was growing up, leftovers were a curse. My mom was a good cook, but as a kid with a picky appetite and a …

Crunchy taquitos with a tangy mango avocado filling top a fresh, crispy salad with a perfectly balanced cilantro lime vinaigrette. Even people who claim not …

You know what’s the bestest thing about spring? Strawberries. Fresh, local strawberries will be here soon. I love the berries that our Ohio Valley farmers …

With unofficial summer just weeks away, this is the time of year when eggs become a true mealtime friend. Any meal. All meals. With farm …

Some flavors were just meant to be together. Tomatoes and basil. Avocado and lime. Oh! Tomatoes, basil, avocado and lime. Com’on, Summer! But two flavors …

This was one of those great little quirky weekends. Beeeyootiful weather. Like, awesome sunshine, totally-can’t-remember-the-46″-of-winter-snow, perfect temps weather. I spent lots of time in the …

Lemon lime mojitos get a zesty treatment with ginger, and are prepared in a large batch rather than made one at a time. Party mojitos! …

Celebrate the start of summer food holidays with with a colorful Cinco de Mayo bowl filled with spicy shrimp and a zesty mango salsa. I …