Adrienne Lee

Say so long to sad, soggy, store-bought pastries. Hello, easy and irresistibly flaky pastries oozing with summer fruit awesomeness.

Fashioned from chocolate cake, filled and frosted with meringue, and festooned in a feathery pink coconut boa, these sno balls are the real deal.

A comfort food phenom that's as cheesy and satisfying as macaroni and cheese...minus the macaroni.

When life hands you lemons, make this lemon pound cake. Guaranteed to give you a far more favorable outlook on everything.

In this inspired Italian creation, traditional lasagna noodles are supplanted by polenta. Trust us, you'll feel no guilt nor regret over forsaking custom.

Sauteed romaine is a quick and healthy side dish that's gonna upend your notions of what purpose romaine was meant to serve on this planet. Bye bye, salads.

Although the name "financiers" may conjure images of fancy French pastries, these delicate beauties with a velvety crumb couldn’t be easier to make.

Tender and crumbly like shortbread, yet subtly flavored and sweet like cookies, these beg the question, which are they?

Mashed sweet potatoes are slathered over marshmallows, coated in crushed corn flakes, and deep-fried until crisp. Talk about something to be thankful for!

One taste and you'll forget all about that butter and brown sugar trick your mom taught you long ago. Promise.

Surprise is underrated. That's exactly why we love this unexpected yet inspired riff on roasted winter squash.

Quick, easy, healthy, crowd pleasing, freezer-friendly morning grub that you can grab and go.

An easy Italian soup that makes for a satisfying supper tossed together from pantry staples.

Stir-fried lettuce. Not what you were thinking about doing with that head of romaine languishing in the fridge? Think again.

When done right, coconut rice is an almost indescribably lovely side dish that's ever so slightly sweet and laughably easy and incredibly versatile. Here's how to make it.

Because nothing says love like cheesy pasta magnificence. This baked mac 'n cheese, with Colby, Cheddar, and crisp, buttery bread crumbs can be made ahead of time, too.

Chili mac. It's short for chili mac and cheese. And yes, it's exactly what the name would make you think it is. You're welcome.

Say "paleo cake" and most folks think of dense, crumbly, disappointing approximations of cake. Not this lovely incarnation with its lofty stature. Includes a chocolate variation.

All fancied up for the holidays, these boast all the perfectly-crisp-on-the-outside-tender-on-the-inside awesomeness of traditional potato latkes as well as a few surprises.

You’re going to want to drizzle, douse, and dribble this fragrant homemade vanilla syrup over and into and onto just about everything.