When I’m Hosting a Holiday Party, These Are the Recipes I Always Return To
Menus to feed a crowd.
Food
A great meal nourishes the body and spirit. Here you’ll find delicious recipes for healthy breakfasts, craveable salads, simple weeknight dinners, and crowd-pleasing desserts that celebrate fresh, seasonal ingredients.
If You Make One Holiday Cookie This Year—Let It Be This Chocolate Slice-and-Bake
Next level cookies, Santa Approved.
A Nourishing Winter Salad That Balances Comfort and Joy
Rachel Riggs proves: joy and vegetables can coexist.
This Chestnut Cake Tastes Like an Italian Christmas
Mimi Thorisson’s La Torta di Natale is the grand finale.
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Roasted Raddichio with Manchego is the Most Stunning Side Dish of Fall
It’s as beautiful as it is delicious.
Our 7 Favorite Holiday Cocktails to Toast Literally Everything
Boozy, merry, and bright.
The Only Thanksgiving Desserts You’ll Make From Now On
Welcome to the real main event.
How to Make the Best Thanksgiving Turkey (That Stays Juicy Every Time)
Chef-approved secrets for a foolproof bird.
This Quinoa & Cauliflower Salad Is My Secret to Feeling Instantly Better
Turns out quinoa isn’t boring—you’re just cooking it wrong.
This Little Gem Salad Brings a Winter Glow to Your Table
Pretty enough to double as the centerpiece.
15 Beautiful, Crowd-Pleasing Thanksgiving Potluck Recipes That Actually Travel Well
Be the Turkey Day MVP.
Meet the Apple Pie Scone That’s About to Take Over Your Weekend Baking Ritual
These are autumn in a bite.
A Cozy Tuscan Soup for Effortless Winter Hosting
Mimi Thorisson’s Ribollita Is the One Pot You’ll Want Simmering All Season
This Mediterranean Quinoa Bowl Makes Mornings Worth Getting Up For
Savory, fresh, and packed with feel-good ingredients.
These Pumpkin Morning Glory Muffins Have Become My Fall Signature
They’re everything I love about the season.
A Build-Your-Own Ricotta Toast Spread
in partnership with Blue Diamond Almonds // photos by kristen kilpatrick Let’s get one thing straight: I’ll never turn my back on avocado toast. But every now and then, even the most die-hard avo-toast fan needs to expand her horizons, and given how quickly the green fruit turns brown, everyone’s favorite trendy toast doesn’t exactly make for the best party food. Today’s […]
Summer Herb & Caramelized Onion Frittata
Editor’s Note: This recipe was brought to us by Alison Wu. She recently hosted us for a health-inspired brunch at her Portland home, and we’ve been obsessed with her Instagram account for quite some time — I mean, have you seen her layered smoothies?! #goals Today, Alison is sharing with us her go-to recipe for a summer […]
Cherry Watermelon Wedge Salad
Editor’s Note: Today’s healthy recipe is brought to us by Libbie Summers, a recognized food and lifestyle tastemaker. Her work has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Vogue, and on the OWN Show. She now serves as the Creative Culinary Director of the newly launched Terra’s Kitchen, a meal delivery service focusing on farm […]
Get Your Greens With These 5 Ingredient Toasts
Ed. Note: After seeing a snapshot of my sister-in-law Beth’s gorgeous green toast appetizers, I begged her to share the easy breezy recipes on the blog while summer produce is still at its peak. Beth’s vegetarian diet means that she’s always finding creative ways to make meat-free dishes feel inspired, and these apps are no exception – […]
Fig, Prosciutto, & Caramelized Onion Pizza
For me, a life without (good) pizza is not worth living, and that’s especially true in the summertime when we typically devote at least one night of the weekend to grilling pizzas out by the pool, preferably with a glass of rosé in hand and a few friends over to join in the cooking fun. Today’s […]
The Best Homemade Hummus Recipe Uses One Simple Trick
Like most everyone on the planet, I’m a major hummus fan, and usually the packaged kind from the grocery store will satisfy all my pita chip dipping needs just fine. But on set at a photo shoot last week, Berty, the chef behind Hummus Among Us, blended up his homemade signature hummus recipe then topped it […]
Crispy Salmon And Watermelon Mint Salsa
Editor’s Note: Today’s healthy recipe is brought to us by Libbie Summers, a recognized food and lifestyle tastemaker. Her work has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens, Vogue, and on the OWN Show. She now serves as the Creative Culinary Director of the newly launched Terra’s Kitchen, a meal delivery service focusing on farm […]
Southwestern Superfood Salad
in partnership with Blue Diamond Almonds // photos by kristen kilpatrick You guys know I love a good salad almost as much as I love a good taco, and when the delicious flavors of those two combine, I’m basically in heaven. This recipe was born from one of those typical summer moments when I accidentally came home from […]
Summer Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Burrata, & Basil
If there’s one culinary lesson I learned from our trip to Tuscany, it’s that the simplest dishes are often the best. Of course, when you’re working with a tiny ingredient list, a recipe is only as good as the quality of those ingredients, so the time to make this spaghetti dinner is when tomatoes are practically […]
Vanilla Panna Cotta with Strawberries, Basil, & Almonds
in partnership with Blue Diamond Almonds // photos by kristen kilpatrick One of the best nights of my life started and ended with this panna cotta. It was time for our cooking class at the villa we rented in Tuscany last month, and after pouring the Chianti and turning up the music, Giuseppina showed our group how to […]
Creamy Pumpkin Soup with Curry & Lentils
This soup is as close to “fall in a bowl” as it gets. Full of curry spices, warming winter squash and a bright hint of citrus and fresh herbs at the end — there’s just nothing I’d rather curl up with on a chilly night in November. Oh, and did I mention that you can […]
Apple, Blackberry, & Thyme Slab Pie
ed. note: As Thanksgiving approaches, we’ve been spotting tons of “slab pies” around the web and love their rustic look and (most of all) their ability to easily feed a crowd. We called in our go-to expert on all things pastry, chef Callie Speer, to share her most delicious slab pie recipe with a few tips on achieving […]
Roasted Cauliflower & White Bean Soup with Rosemary
It’s officially soup season! Okay, admittedly it’s been soup season at our house since the minute the temperatures dipped below 75 degrees in Austin, but I’m still really excited about it. How do I love this soup? Let me count the ways. First, it’s loaded with white beans and hearty vegetables that make it quite possibly the most […]
Rosemary & Apple Zucchini Bread with Ginger
The only thing cozier than curling up with a slice of this bread and a warm cup of tea? Actually spending an autumn afternoon making it from scratch, grating fresh apples and zucchini into a big bowl with oats and golden raisins, then filling the kitchen with the scents of rosemary and cinnamon as it bakes. This […]