Recipes

Level up your Super Bowl finger food with this flavorful recipe so you won’t miss any of the action—or the commercials.

Super fun: making a special cocktail for Super Bowl Sunday. Not so much fun: sitting around all day and serving it up for your guests! I don’t know about you, but I’d rather watch the game (go Bears)! This Super Bowl Beer Punch is the perfect compromise: serve it up just before game time and let your guests help themselves!

This classic Croque Monsieur recipe is surprisingly easy to make. With Gruyère cheese, smoked ham, and a homemade bèchamel sauce, this

I’m always finding new reasons and ways to celebrate, but in my house, this Irish soda bread is tried and true. We make it all March long in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.

When I saw the movie Chocolat, I flat out could not believe that anyone would (or could!) put ground chiles in hot chocolate. This is definitely one of those cases where you should try not to knock it till you’ve tried it. It’s so good. Add a splash of vanilla to elevate your cocoa from “hot drink” to “rich, warm elixir”—and of course, don’t forget the cinnamon.

When do you crave comfort foods? I can’t stop thinking about them on days like today—as the snow falls down, blanketing my gray backyard in fresh, sparkly white. For me, comfort food means anything that keeps me warm and sane through a bone-chilling Midwest winter. One of those foods, without a doubt, is beef bourguignon.

This soup always warms my belly on a cold winter day—and just plain makes me feel good. It takes the chill off, and brings back all those chicken soup memories from my past. I hope this Chicken Soup recipe will be your new best friend on a cold day, too. It’s like a big hug! That’s what comfort food is really all about.

I know I’m a self-described cookie queen, but I went rogue on flavor week and created the sweet, sweet goodness of the Raspberry Champagne Cupcake instead. What can I say? A good cupcake is pretty good, too.

One of my new favorite holiday drinks is this Cinnamon Rosemary Maple Old Fashioned. Homemade simple syrup makes this a top-tier drink—and it’s so much fun to bottle up the extra for giving away as gifts. I promise, your friends will not be disappointed.

These easy-to-make bite-sized confections are adult candy for the holidays.

Topping my homemade corn ice cream with homemade blueberry sauce brings the dessert to a whole new level!

This delicious tea cookie was inspired by The Daly Bagel’s Tea Week. I made this recipe especially for them and I hope you like them — Earl Grey London Fog tea cookies!