Everybody loves a quick weeknight dinner that uses what you’ve got on hand—pull out those languishing veggies and whip up a satisfying stir fry!
Elizabeth Mason-Hill, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Elizabeth Mason-Hill has tested.
Elizabeth Mason-Hill is a family law paralegal who decided to pursue her passion and become a certified pastry chef. Going back to school at the Midwest Culinary Institute at the age of 60, while working full-time and battling cancer, she graduated and became a certified pastry chef through the American Culinary Federation in June of 2021. She plans to pursue a baking career after retirement from her job as a paralegal.
Spicy Pepita Brittle
When we think of brittle, we tend to think of a wallflower-like candy. This snappy little number proves that we couldn’t be more wrong.
Garth Brooks’ Favorite Breakfast Lasagna
Lasagna for breakfast? Well, why the heck not? Trisha Yearwood whips this up for a big breakfast but it makes a darn good dinner, too.
Grilled Cheese with Doritos
Stop right there. We have the grilled cheese to end all grilled cheeses. If you’re looking for the sandwich of your cheesy, crispy, crunchy, crazy dreams, look no further.
Buttery Crab Pasta
Seafood pasta is always a little luxurious—even on Wednesday night, and even when the pasta in question is ready in half an hour.
Lemon Ginger Shortbread
Shortbread cookkies made with the warmth of ginger and the puckeriness of lemon are baked to buttery, crumbly magnificence.
Carrot Sheet Cake with Chai Cream Cheese Frosting
Easily the most unique carrot cake we’ve ever experienced. And we mean that in the best possible way.
Edna Lewis’s Apple Cake with Caramel Glaze
Warmly spiced with a pudding-like texture, this apple cake from Edna Lewis is truly easy—just stir together by hand. And it’s unforgettable for reasons that have nothing to do with its ease.
Cucumber and Onion Salad
Blissfully simple. Outrightly old-fashioned. Sigh-inducingly cooling. Even righteously healthy. Say hello to your latest summer obsession.
Blackened Grouper with Peach Jalapeño Salsa
Remember the blackening craze in which EVERYTHING was baptized with a rock-your-world spice mix? This is one of the best expressions of it. And its on the table in half an hour.