Fresh and bright, velvety pesto sauce, creamy mozzarella, sauteed cherry tomatoes bursting with sweetness, and al dente pasta come together in this gorgeous, summery pesto caprese pasta. This dish is bursting with big, fresh flavor – yet is so quick and so simple to throw together! In true Italian style, this pesto caprese pasta tastes like a celebration of the simple things in life! Caprese refers to the Italian salad dish, featuring flavors of tomatoes, mozzarella, and basil....

In these pumpkin brownies, dark chocolate and pumpkin batters are swirled together into one tasty autumn treat. They’re fudgy, moist, and full of chocolate and pumpkin flavor. They’re also surprisingly easy to make, and they’re ready in just an hour! These pumpkin brownies are one of my favorite desserts to bake once fall rolls around, especially for autumn parties or Thanksgiving dinners. They look impressive, taste rich and cozy, and feel just right for the season....

These roasted tomatoes with pesto are a simple Italian-inspired appetizer or side dish. Ripe tomatoes are stuffed with basil pesto, topped with parmesan, and baked until bubbly. You only need a few fresh ingredients to make them, and they’re ready in just 35 minutes! I love this easy side dish year round, but it’s my favorite in the summer when tomatoes are at their peak. These roasted tomatoes with pesto are a quick, flavor-packed snack or appetizer inspired by summertime in Italy....

My family and I crave this sausage lentil soup all year—it’s the ultimate hearty, cozy dinner, big on flavor yet easy on effort. I’ll show you how to whip up this comforting, hassle-free soup with kitchen staples. I’ve made this recipe more times than I can count, and my family never tires of it. The sausage brings so much flavor to the soup, and the lentils create a hearty, one-pot dinner....

Stovetop BBQ chicken is a quick and easy recipe that you can make year-round whenever you’re craving BBQ flavor. No need to fire up the grill! This recipe is my answer to winter BBQ cravings — all the bold, smoky flavor without leaving a warm, cozy kitchen. It’s the kind of dinner I reach for when I want comfort food with big flavor and minimal effort. You can use either boneless chicken thighs or chicken breasts, depending on what you have on hand....

If you’re looking for an easy and comforting turkey soup recipe to use up your leftover Thanksgiving turkey, try this quick and simple turkey pot pie soup. It’s creamy and filled with fresh vegetables and tender chunks of roasted turkey. This creamy, cozy soup has all the taste, flavor, and comfort-food appeal of turkey pot pie, but without the fuss of a pastry shell. It is made with carrots, celery, and onions paired with frozen peas, fresh green beans, and cooked roasted turkey ....

These easy zucchini patties are moist, crispy, and falafel-like. They’re made with fresh ingredients like grated zucchini, chickpeas, feta cheese, fresh dill, and lemon, then pan-fried until golden. They’re a super tasty light meal or snack, and they’re ready in just 30 minutes! These zucchini patties are one of our favorite things to make with fresh zucchini. They taste a bit like falafel, are bursting with flavor, and are easy to make!...

This apple fennel salad is light, crisp, and beautifully balanced. Thinly sliced apple and fennel are tossed in a creamy maple dressing and topped with crunchy candied almonds. It’s delicious any time of year and ready in just 20 minutes. This fennel and apple salad is my go-to when I want something fresh and crunchy without reaching for salad greens. It’s more like an elevated coleslaw—crisp, bright, and full of texture—with thinly sliced fennel and apples tossed in a tangy-sweet, creamy maple dressing....

Here’s a satisfying beef stir-fry with noodles that features a bold, homemade, savory sauce. It’s loaded with tender beef strips, fresh veggies, and chewy ramen noodles. It’s a delicious weeknight recipe that’s easily customizable and ready in just 30 minutes! Stir-fry is what I lean on during busy weeknights when I want a satisfying, well-rounded dinner without a lot of fuss. This beef stir-fry is especially flexible, which makes it perfect for using up whatever vegetables are hanging out in the fridge at the end of the week....

Want to impress your date? Make this beet and goat cheese ravioli tossed in brown butter and sprinkled with crispy sage and toasted walnuts. THIS is a recipe you’ll talk about for years to come: Sophisticated, delicious, and simple to make thanks to the ultimate ravioli hack. It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, date night, or whenever you want something a little extra special. Creamy, tangy goat cheese contrasts wonderfully with sweet and earthy beets....

This blackened cauliflower is one of the best side dishes imaginable. The cauliflower is first roasted until golden and then topped with crispy herb and garlic panko and sweet, plump raisins. This blackened cauliflower has been a long-time favorite around here. The combination of dark-roasted cauliflower with garlicky crispy panko bits and sweet, juicy raisins wins every time. When cauliflower spends enough time in a hot oven, turning dark and deeply golden, it becomes something truly special....

This is hands down the most satisfying way to eat cauliflower. Just before these cauliflower steaks are ready to come out of the oven, you cover them in salty parmesan cheese, creamy pine nuts, and lemon juice. You could easily make this as a simple vegetarian main dish or serve it as a side dish with a classic steak. If the only cauliflower you’ve known was boiled and buried under cheese sauce, these cauliflower steaks are about to change everything....

This frozen margarita is frosty, refreshing, and perfectly balanced between sweet, tart, and salty. Made with just a handful of ingredients and ready in minutes, it’s the ultimate summer cocktail. With around 20 margarita recipes on my blog , it’s safe to say I take my summer sipping seriously. So when I tell you this frozen margarita is something special, I mean it — it’s icy, bright, perfectly balanced, and exactly what you want in your hand when the sun’s out and the patio’s calling....

This carrot soup is a longtime favorite in our kitchen. It’s made with simple pantry staples, comes together in under 30 minutes, and blends into a creamy, comforting soup flavored with coconut and ginger. I usually make it with fresh carrots, but frozen carrots work just as well. As soon as the air turns crisp, my family starts craving this carrot coconut soup. It’s cozy, deeply satisfying, and made almost entirely from pantry staples, which means it comes together quickly—usually in under 30 minutes....

Win over the whole family with this flavor-packed Korean pulled pork. Slow-cooked in a bold mix of gochujang, soy sauce, honey, and chicken stock, it turns irresistibly tender with almost no effort thanks to the slow cooker. This Korean pulled pork has everything I love about classic, fall-apart pulled pork, but with a bold Korean-inspired twist. It’s slightly sweet, smoky, and just a little spicy, with all the flavor coming together as the pork slowly simmers away in the slow cooker....

These green beans with garlic scapes aioli are an easy and extra tasty spring side dish. Fresh green beans are sautéed until toasty and served with homemade garlic scapes aioli. They’re a delicious way to celebrate the season, and they take just 25 minutes to make! If you’ve ever seen garlic scapes with their tangly bright green tendrils at farmer’s markets or grocery stores in the spring and wondered what to do with them, this recipe is for you!...

This extremely versatile Japanese citrus condiment is vibrant in flavor and delicious on many dishes. This ponzu sauce uses lemon and lime juice and grapefruit zest to achieve a bright citrus flavor—it might just be your new favorite dipping sauce for dumplings or sushi! If you love dunking dumplings and sushi into sauce, you’re my kind of person. I’m completely shameless about it, which is why I make this homemade ponzu every single time dumplings are on the menu....

If you’re wondering how to make THE BEST trail mix, let me show you how. I’ve made variations of this recipe dozens of times and have found the ideal combination of salty and sweet to keep you coming back for more. Marj writes, “ Love this for snacking. Made a bunch and the kids went crazy for it, too. Will make it again! ★★★★★” Making homemade trail mix is the best because you can customize it to your liking....

Tender cubes of spiced roasted squash meld into a warming pumpkin curry with pieces of sweet apple, aromatic ginger, garlic, spices, and crunchy pecans! This delicious pumpkin curry makes the perfect plant-based autumn dinner, featuring savory, sweet, and earthy spices for a rich and comforting meal. Get ready to fall in love with every cozy bite! This pumpkin curry brings together two of my favorite things about fall: rich pumpkin flavor and warming, earthy spices simmered into a cozy curry....

This simple cucumber salad is inspired by our favorite street food, Mexican street corn. With crunchy cucumbers, sweet corn, cotija cheese, and a creamy dressing, it’s an easy side dish with a bit of kick to complement any Mexican-style meal. ¡Buen provecho! If you’re making a salad to serve alongside a Mexican-inspired meal, this Mexican cucumber salad is the one to choose. It’s fresh, crunchy, customizable, and incredibly easy to throw together....