Red Wine Onions

Meet your newest weeknight staple for when you want something a little special and impressive. Slightly sweet, deeply flavored, caramelized red onions doused with red wine.

2 hrs

Pretzel Rolls

You're gonna be astounded at just how easy pretzel rolls are to make at home. And yes, they taste like the real authentic German deal.

2 hrs 30 mins

Homemade Chili Powder

Store-bought chili powder doesn't touch this homemade rendition made in minutes from just four ingredients.

25 mins

Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Dust off that waffle iron. You're going to want to make more than one of these supper-worthy sandwiches with crisped dimples and ooey, gooey interior. And no spattered stovetop to clean!

10 mins

Maple Syrup Snow

Indulge your inner Laura Ingalls Wilder with this charming caramel-like candy made by drizzling maple syrup onto fresh snow. Its provenance may be outdated but its appeal transcends time.

45 mins

Roasted Broccoli with Soy Sauce

A simple, quick, easy, cheap side that's making kids as well as adults demand seconds. Yes, seconds. Of broccoli. You're welcome.

40 mins

Italian Breadsticks ~ Grissini Torinesi

Most Americans know grissini as those pale breadsticks in the long waxen envelopes at old-time Italian restaurants. How sad for us. Perhaps we can do something about that.

2 hrs

Old-Fashioned Potato Gratin

This old-fashioned gratin comforts you with everything indulgent could possibly crave in a gratin, namely ample amounts of potatoes, cream, butter, and cheese. Red wine optional.

1 hr 45 mins

Skillet Cinnamon Rolls

Cinnamon rolls just got even better thanks to crisp, golden edges that come from being baked in a classic cast iron skillet. Make a single ginormous roll or more modest individual rolls.

7 hrs 35 mins

French Lentil Soup

Hearty, healthy, comforting as heck, and it comes together in a single pot and makes ample leftovers to see you through the rest of the week.

1 hr 30 mins

Roast Winter Squash With Blue Cheese

Sweetly caramelized roasted squash is tempered with the earthy funkiness of blue cheese. Stealthy healthy yet luxurious. And still quick and easy.

1 hr 30 mins

Banana Muffins

If something looks like banana bread and tastes like banana bread, chances are it's banana bread. Unless it's these cute little banana muffins that are crammed full of chocolate and coconut.

45 mins

Peking Mushroom Pancakes

Usually considered restaurant fare, these vegetarian Peking Mushroom Pancakes are a cinch to make at home. Without any reservations.

35 mins

Hungarian Cauliflower Soup ~ Karfiolleves

"Gorgeous!โ€ โ€œSatisfying and deceptively easy.โ€ โ€œA keeper.โ€ That's what folks are saying about this traditional Hungarian cauliflower soup.

45 mins

Black Bean and Mushroom Burgers

This sturdy mushroom and black bean combo holds its shape while delivering some lip-smacking, finger-licking deliciousness. And itโ€™s smothered in some of the tastiest sauce weโ€™ve ever tried.

45 mins

Homemade Thin Mints

Can't wait for your boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints to arrive? No worries. We got you with this trusty gluten free recipe.

1 hr 35 mins

Onion and Blue Cheese Tart

This tart, filled with roasted onions and blue cheese, is one of the finest recipes on site. None of us can ever get enough.

2 hrs 15 mins

Orange Chocolate Chunk Cake

The combination of tart, citrusy orange with not-too-dark chocolate was a smashing success at the Barefoot Contessa. It's just as much a hit at home.

1 hr 30 mins

Homemade Vanilla Extract

If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself. This rich, complex, boozy vanilla extract is no exception.

5 mins