
Vintage Heart Cake
Despite plenty of piped and frosted details, this vintage heart cake is easier to assemble than it looks. You don't...

Copycat Marshall Field’s Chocolate Cookies
Department store cookies were a storied shopping tradition that is deeply missed. Relive the glory days with this copycat Marshall...

Copycat Chick-fil-A Brownies
It's official: Chick-fil-A is the best at everything—including dessert. We present this copycat Chick-fil-A brownies recipe as evidence.

Creamy Strawberry Icebox Cake
My family loves this icebox cake for two reasons: First, it is a delicious way to use strawberries at their...

Vanilla Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
Indulge in this layer cake topped with rich buttercream—a vanilla lover's dream. I use pure vanilla extract for the best...

Chocolate Oat Bars
These chocolate oat bars are one of my favorite go-to snacks. I love that I usually have all the items...


Strawberry Pretzel Dessert Jars
Need to bring a dish to pass this weekend? This make-ahead layered dessert, adorable in individual Mason jars, will disappear...

Pretzel and Salted Caramel Chocolate Cookies
I love the combination of salty, sweet, and chocolate. These cookies hit all those beautiful notes and come together in...
Berry Pretzel Fluff Dessert
If you're asked to bring dessert to a summer potluck, this is the perfect recipe. It can be made ahead...

Decadent Spinach-Stuffed Shells
This comforting dish can easily be assembled and frozen to bake at a later date. If you have any leftover...

Italian Beef Vegetable Soup
This hearty beef soup features a ton of fresh vegetables, making it the perfect dish to use up all that...


Stamped Cutout Cookies
Rich, buttery sugar cookie cutouts like these never last long at a party. They're one of my favorite homemade Christmas...


Chocolate Comfort Cake
This moist and delicious chocolate cake is usually the first dessert to go. People even eat the crumbs. It’s always...

Butter Pound Cake
Whether garnished with fresh berries and sprigs of rosemary or just served plain, this rich cake is fabulous. It bakes...

Salted Cashew Oatmeal Cookies
My son absolutely loves cashews, so I loaded my oatmeal cookies with them at Christmas—he loved them! The mix makes...

Frosted Chocolate Cake
This recipe is my mother's oldest and most popular chocolate cake recipe. I always thought it should have a fancier...

Spicy Thai Coconut Chicken Soup
For national soup month in January, I came up with a new recipe every day. This one
is my...

Chocolate Malt Cheesecake
My mother-in-law loved chocolate malts and cheesecakes, too. Can you guess who passed this recipe on to me? Sometimes, I...

Curried Shrimp Pasta
his light and spicy shrimp dish comes together easily. My favorite pasta to use is capellini, but angel hair works...

Vanilla White Chocolate Mousse
I needed a quick dessert for my daughter's bridal shower, and a co-worker gave me this vanilla mousse recipe. It's...

Mexican Chocolate Walnut-Cherry Biscotti
I love to combine flavors and spices from different cultures. These cookies have ground cinnamon in them, which is a...

Chocolate Peppermint Spritz Cookies
I love to make spritz cookies. Each year I make several varieties of cookies and then deliver them to friends....

Weeknight Taco Soup
This soup turned out delicious on the first try, when I was working without a recipe. You could also add...

Rustic Fish Chowder
President John F. Kennedy's affinity for fish chowder was likely inspired by his love of sailing off the coast of...

Spiced Chocolate Molten Cakes
Take some time to linger over this decadent dessert. There is nothing better than a gooey chocolate cake with a...

Chai Snickerdoodles
When I think of winter, I think of two things: warm cookies and chai. My recipe combines the two in...
Slow-Cooked Lentil Stew
This vegetarian stew is perfect when you want to take a break from meat. Adding the cream at the end...

Garden Minestrone
At Italian restaurants, I always order minestrone. After doing many trial-and-error batches, I developed a hearty veggie soup my whole...

Wild Rice Mushroom Soup
I think mushrooms often get used only to add flavor, but I think they are delicious enough to be the...