Rainbow Cake Recipe
Don’t let the extravagance fool you–it’s SO easy to make my rainbow cake recipe. With layers of colorful vanilla cake and sweet frosting, it’s a six-layered show-stopper. Key Ingredients Here’s what goes into this rainbow …
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Sautéed Potatoes
My sautéed potatoes are crispy and golden brown on the outside yet fluffy and creamy in the center. It’s the most foolproof way to get potatoes on the table! Need more easy veggie sides? Try my sautéed Brussels sprouts, sautéed spi…
Sopapilla Recipe
Make my fried sopapilla recipe the next time you need a creative dessert. They’re golden brown and crispy yet pillowy soft and COVERED in powdered sugar. No deep fryer needed. Craving fried dough? You’ll love my beignets, funnel cakes…
Great Northern Beans Recipe
Learn how to cook great northern beans perfectly with my easy recipe. Simmered with spices and smoked ham, the beans turn out pillow soft with so much flavor. Love all things beans? Try my chana masala, dahl, butter beans, and Tuscan white bean soup ne…
Snickerdoodle Cake
My snickerdoodle cake recipe makes for a light and fluffy cake that’s layered with sweet cinnamon flavor and vanilla frosting. It’s made in one bowl using pantry staples! Love all things cinnamon? Try my apple cinnamon muffins, raspberry ci…
No Bake Carrot Cake Bars
My carrot cake bars are chewy, lightly spiced, and enveloped in a tangy cream cheese frosting. It’s a no-bake recipe that’s easy to make ahead! Need more no-bake bar recipes? Try my banana blondies, pumpkin bars, or peanut butter bars next….
Rice Salad
My crispy rice salad recipe features fluffy rice tossed with almonds, carrots, and plump raisins. It’s the perfect way to use leftover rice, and it can be enjoyed hot OR cold! Need more easy rice recipes? Try my coconut milk rice, cauliflower fri…
Pumpkin Cheesecake with Pecan Praline Sauce
It’s that time of year again. And that only means one thing: time to start thinking about the holiday baking. In Paris, bakery windows fill up with Bûches de Noël (Yule log cakes) and bourriches (wooden crates) of oysters are piled up at the markets. The chocolate shops are crammed with people, buying multiple boxes as gifts, and people splurge on caviar and Champagne, one of the…
Cranberry Sauce with Candied Oranges
It’s easy to forget about Thanksgiving in Paris. There are no bags of stuffing mix clogging the aisles in the supermarkets. If you asked a clerk where is the canned pumpkin, they would look at you like you were fou (crazy). And if you open the newspaper, you won’t come across any sales on whole turkeys. In fact, it’s quite the opposite; a friend saw…
Air Fryer Fried Chicken
My air fryer fried chicken is just as crispy and juicy as you’d expect, but without all the fuss of deep frying them! Full of delicious texture and flavor, this tastes like KFC! Love air fryer recipes? Try my air fryer chicken nuggets, air f…
Chicken Milanese
My chicken Milanese recipe takes tender chicken breasts and coats them in a crunchy, cheesy, and buttery coating. I love how this cooks in just 10 minutes! Love crispy Italian-style chicken recipes? Try my parmesan crusted chicken, chicken cutlets, and…
Parmesan Crusted Chicken
My parmesan crusted chicken recipe features fried chicken breasts coated in Italian-seasoned parmesan breading. Every bite is cheesy, salty, and crunchy! Love crispy Italian chicken recipes? Try my chicken Milanese, chicken parmigiana, and chicken cutl…
Applesauce Pancakes
My applesauce pancakes are perfectly thick and fluffy and made with wholesome ingredients! No flour is needed; they cook up in minutes. Love all things applesauce? Try my applesauce cookies, applesauce bread, and applesauce brownies next. My mom&…
Homemade Keto Gummies
My homemade keto gummies are made with 3 ingredients and taste EXACTLY like regular gummies, just with zero added sugar and zero guilt. 1 gram of net carbs per serving. Need more keto candy recipes? Try my keto peanut butter cups, keto fudge, and…
Ham Steak
My brown sugar glazed ham steak recipe yields crispy, JUICY ham steaks in minutes. Each one is pan-seared and coated in tangy, sweet, and savory flavors. Need more holiday recipes? Try my spatchcock turkey, rump roast, or air fryer cornish hen n…
Almond Flour Cookies
My almond flour cookies are thick, soft, chewy, naturally grain-free, and refined sugar-free. They require no chill time and are ready in 15 minutes. Love almond flour recipes? Try my almond flour pancakes, almond flour banana bread, almond flour cake,…
Sautéed Eggplant
Turn to my sautéed eggplant recipe the next time you need a low-effort side. It’s tender yet firm, perfectly seasoned, and full of flavor. Need another vegetable side dish? Try my air fryer zucchini, roasted root veggies, or sauté…
skillet baked macaroni and cheese
I hadn’t planned to spend most of the fall to date making skillets upon skillets of baked, gooey, decadent macaroni and cheese, though given the state of things right now, perhaps this steady dose of comfort food was some unintended bril…
Microwave Hard Boiled Eggs
Yes, believe it or not, you can and SHOULD be making my microwaved hard boiled eggs. They’re fast, foolproof, and turn out perfect every time! Need more quick egg recipes? Try my air fryer soft boiled eggs, over medium eggs, or egg white omelette…
Salmon Croquettes
My salmon croquettes are CRISPY on the outside while soft on the inside. They make an effortless weeknight dinner in minutes. Ready for more foolproof salmon recipes? Try my sautéed salmon, sweet chili salmon, or blackened salmon next. I lov…
Beef Barbacoa
My tender beef barbacoa recipe is slow-cooked in bold Mexican spices until each bite MELTS in your mouth. Multiple cooking methods included. Craving more Mexican-inspired dishes? Try my carne asada, chicken al pastor, sofritas, or pork carnitas. I alwa…
Sautéed Bok Choy
My sautéed bok choy recipe is seasoned with soy-garlic Asian flavors and cooks in just five minutes. It makes the perfect veggie side dish! Love sauteed vegetables? Try my sauteed potatoes, sauteed brussels sprouts, sauteed spinach, and sauteed ca…
Pineapple Chicken
My pineapple chicken tastes even better than takeout and cooks up in minutes! Every bite is sticky, sweet, and irresistible! Love takeout-style chicken recipes? Try my Mongolian chicken, General Tso’s chicken, peanut butter chicken, and sesame ch…
French Apple Cake
It’s interesting how many views of Paris there are, which you notice if you follow the variety of voices that write about life in the City of Lights. (A mistake some writers make is to call it the City of Light, and ‘lights’ in actually plural.) I tend to find all the quirks and report on the sardonic side of things, which for some reason,…
Marry Me Chicken
My Marry Me chicken recipe features tender pan-fried chicken in the most creamy sauce ever. It’s ready in 15 minutes and will win anyone’s heart…or just your stomach! Love Italian-style chicken recipes? Try my chicken Milanese, parmes…