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Chicken Paprikash

Chicken Paprikash

Chicken Paprikash is warm, peppery, a little tangy. Perfect for when you need a cozy dinner.

Pecan Orgeat Recipe (and cocktail recipes that use it)

Pecan Orgeat Recipe (and cocktail recipes that use it)

You can make orgeat from pecans! (and other nuts!) Use this tiki staple to make a twist on a classic Mai Tai or Jungle Bird.

Pecan & Orange Zest Pull-Apart Rolls

Pecan & Orange Zest Pull-Apart Rolls

Pecan filled breakfast pull-apart rolls. Their magic is in the rye and orange zest dough.

Soup to Nuts: The Weirdest Cake I’ve Ever Tried

Soup to Nuts: The Weirdest Cake I’ve Ever Tried

Get the recipe for America’s strangest cake, Soup to Nuts. Contains tomato soup!

The Questionably Straightforward History of Green Bean Casserole

The Questionably Straightforward History of Green Bean Casserole

America’s favorite green bean casserole – was it really invented in 1955 by a lady named Dorcas?

Peach & Pluot Crostata

Peach & Pluot Crostata

This beautiful and juicy stonefruit crostata is easy to maek and requires very little equipment to make! Oh, and it tastes like how summer feels.

Banitsa Recipe, Bulgarian Cheese Pie

Banitsa Recipe, Bulgarian Cheese Pie

Recipe for Banitsa, a Bulgarian cheese pie filled with layers feta cheese, egg and flaky phyllo.

Learning how to make Banitsa, from across the country, during a pandemic.

Learning how to make Banitsa, from across the country, during a pandemic.

During the era of social distancing, I’m taught how to make a grandmother’s Banitsa over the internet.

Giardiniera, Italian-American Pickles

Giardiniera, Italian-American Pickles

Recipe for Italian-American pickles, that use all fresh veggies from your garden.

Medical Recipes from a mid-19th century Grandmother’s diary

Medical Recipes from a mid-19th century Grandmother’s diary

Antiquated medical recipes and concoctions unearthed and explained from an 1850s grandmother’s diary.