Chocolate Chess Pie

Chocolate Chess Pie

Chocolate Chess Pie combines the richness of chocolate with a creamy, custard-like filling encased in a buttery flaky pie crust, making this classic Southern dessert something the whole family will love. Not just the chocolate lovers in the family. Every time I make this chocolate custard pie, I get rave reviews from friends and family…….

Veal Milanese Recipe

Veal Milanese Recipe

Veal Milanese, also known as Cotoletta alla Milanese, combines tender veal cutlets quick fried to a golden brown with a seasoned crispy golden crust, creating an incredible mouthwatering culinary experience. This iconic classic Italian dish is simplicity at its best. With every bite of my Veal Milanese, you’ll discover a delicious blend of savory seasonings……

Beef Kofta Kebabs Recipe

Beef Kofta Kebabs Recipe

Beef Kofta kebabs are a delicious and versatile dish that has been enjoyed for centuries across the Middle East and beyond. These succulent meat skewers are made with ground beef, infused with fragrant spices, and grilled to perfection. Good ground beef is important when making Beef Kofta Kebabs. Use lean ground beef that has a……

Easy Blueberry Compote

Easy Blueberry Compote

This easy to make blueberry compote is bursting with sweet blueberry flavor making it the perfect topping for pancakes, waffles, ice cream and yogurt. It couldn’t be easier to make this blueberry compote. In less than 20 minutes you can be enjoying this sweet blueberry sauce. Made with simple ingredients and water, you won’t have……

Classic Lemon Tart Recipe

Classic Lemon Tart Recipe

You’re going to love my Classic Lemon Tart! Creamy and delicious, with loads of tart lemon flavor that makes the perfect balance of sweet and tart. Add the crunch of the sweet pastry shell, whipped cream, and fresh berries, and you’ve got the perfect dessert for any occasion. This is a fairly easy lemon tart……

green angel hair with garlic butter + smitten kitchen keepers is here!

green angel hair with garlic butter + smitten kitchen keepers is here!

Today my third cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Keepers, comes out and thank goodness, because it’s been impossibly hard to keep it from you this long. It feels downright unfair that I figured out how to make the best molasses cookie — thick, tender, but also one-bowl, no hand-mixer required, the kind that makes your whole home…

Easy Flounder Francaise Recipe

Easy Flounder Francaise Recipe

Flounder Francaise is a delicious restaurant-quality recipe that can easily be made in your home kitchen. Dipped in a seasoned egg batter and sauteed till golden brown, this delicate flounder dish is served with a buttery lemon white wine sauce that elevates it to another level of deliciousness. The term Francaise makes you think that……

Mississippi Mud Pie

Mississippi Mud Pie

Chocolate lovers, this Mississippi Mud Pie is for you! A silky chocolate filling topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, all eaten on an Oreo crust. It doesn’t get much more delicious than that! I love delicious pies that I can eat all year long. If you make this pie and want to come back……

Spinach Stuffed Salmon

Spinach Stuffed Salmon

This spinach stuffed salmon is a flavor explosion, with the creamy richness of the cheese and the earthy goodness of the spinach perfectly complementing the tender, flaky salmon. It’s a restaurant-quality meal that’s ready in just 45 minutes! Salmon is one of my favorite kinds of seafood to make. It’s always buttery and flaky, and……

Japanese Soufflé Pancakes

Japanese Soufflé Pancakes

Get ready to meet your new favorite breakfast- soufflé pancakes! A classic Japanese sweet treat, these pancakes are super soft and pillowy thanks to the fluffy egg mixture added to the batter! Trust me, you won’t want them any other way. I swear, the best desserts come from Asia. Not only is the presentation adorable,……

Israeli Couscous

Israeli Couscous

Looking to add a burst of Mediterranean flavor to your dining table? This delicious Israeli couscous is the answer! With its aromatic blend of olive oil, lemon zest, garlic, and fresh parsley, you won’t be able to get enough. It’s the perfect side dish for summer! Israeli couscous is a light and delicious side dish……

Strawberry Cheesecake Salad

Strawberry Cheesecake Salad

Strawberry Cheesecake Salad is a sweet and creamy dessert with fresh strawberries hidden throughout. This is the biggest hit at any potluck and SO easy to make! No summer barbecue is complete without a creamy, delicious salad. For even more potluck dishes be sure to try ambrosia salad, creamy pea salad, or pineapple fluff! Strawberry Cheesecake Salad……

Instant Pot Carnitas

Instant Pot Carnitas

Making carnitas in an Instant Pot is foolproof. With just a few simple ingredients and the magic of pressure cooking, you can have a delicious and satisfying meal ready in no time. Make a batch of this juicy shredded pork for your next taco night, you won’t regret it! If you’re wanting flavorful, juicy pork……

Onion Gravy

Onion Gravy

This onion gravy is hands-down the BEST! It’s rich, savory and filled with sweet, caramelized onions that really take it to the next level. Onion gravy is seriously a game-changer when it comes to adding flavor to your favorite hearty dishes. Try it on some mashed potatoes or over salisbury steaks! It’s so delicious, you’ll……

green angel hair with garlic butter + smitten kitchen keepers is here!

green angel hair with garlic butter + smitten kitchen keepers is here!

Today my third cookbook, Smitten Kitchen Keepers, comes out and thank goodness, because it’s been impossibly hard to keep it from you this long. It feels downright unfair that I figured out how to make the best molasses cookie — thick, tender, but also one-bowl, no hand-mixer required, the kind that makes your whole home…

hash brown patties

hash brown patties

It’s not entirely healthy or sane, but I can fiddle with a recipe for years before finally getting it out the door. What is done? What is ready? Aren’t we all works in progress, forging paths to even more greatness? Sometimes it’s obvious when a recipe is ready to laminate and tuck in our forever…

Homemade Coleslaw Dressing

Homemade Coleslaw Dressing

My delicious homemade coleslaw dressing is creamy, tangy, and easy to make using simple ingredients. You can make my easy coleslaw recipe in about five minutes with only four ingredients, salt, and black pepper. After one bite, you’ll agree this is the best coleslaw dressing, even better than KFC coleslaw dressing! Ingredients to make Coleslaw……

The Best Restaurants Have These 4 Social Media Accounts

The Best Restaurants Have These 4 Social Media Accounts

You know your restaurant needs to leverage the tremendous power of social media, and you may utilize some platforms. You may also be trying to use multiple platforms.   What’s more,… The social media benefits for your restaurant are vital to your success. You know your restaurant needs to leverage the tremendous power of social media,…

5 Maintenance Tips for Your Restaurant’s Website

5 Maintenance Tips for Your Restaurant’s Website

According to experts, nearly 80% of people will visit a restaurant’s website before dining in or taking out food. That’s a large majority of your customers.  This is one of the many… Update your content regularly to encourage repeat website visits. According to experts, nearly 80% of people will visit a restaurant’s website before dining in or taking out…

7 Ideas to Increase Your Restaurant’s Website Traffic

7 Ideas to Increase Your Restaurant’s Website Traffic

How’s your website traffic? Are you getting all the customers you want? Restaurants all over the country want similar things. The most important thing they generally want is more customers… Check out these amazing tactics to drive people to your website. How’s your website traffic? Are you getting all the customers you want? Restaurants all…

How Can You Enhance Customer Engagement with Menu Item Stories

How Can You Enhance Customer Engagement with Menu Item Stories

Your customers want to know the real stories behind your menu. Here’s how you can enhance customer engagement with menu item stories. Really use your menu item descriptions to drive customer engagement at your restaurant. Did you know that telling stories about your restaurant is one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal to…

4 Types of Customer Engagement and How to Use Them to Your Advantage

4 Types of Customer Engagement and How to Use Them to Your Advantage

A great customer experience is key. Let’s look at four types of customer engagement and how to use them to your advantage. To enhance customer engagement, give your customers a great experience when they dine with you. If you want your restaurant to grow and thrive, you need to engage your customers. This means building…

5 Types of Customer Engagement and How to Use Them to Your Advantage

5 Types of Customer Engagement and How to Use Them to Your Advantage

In today’s article, we’re going to uncover how to engage your customers and then how to turn that into something powerful for your restaurant. First, though, let’s decipher the term,… Engage your customers and watch them turn into brand ambassadors. In today’s article, we’re going to uncover how to engage your customers and then how…

4 Ways Restaurants Can Create Customer Engagement

4 Ways Restaurants Can Create Customer Engagement

Customer engagement is an important buzz word today.  So, let’s look at four ways restaurants can create customer engagement. You can create customer engagement in many places, including the digital arena. Customer engagement is a term you hear a lot about these days. That’s because it’s one of the most critical marketing tactics you can utilize…

Fresh Fruit or “Juicy Fruit”? Tasting 90 Anaerobic-Processed Coffees

Fresh Fruit or “Juicy Fruit”? Tasting 90 Anaerobic-Processed Coffees

  Of all of the innovations challenging traditional expectations in specialty coffee today, the use of anaerobic (limited oxygen) fermentation to alter and intensify the character of the cup is perhaps the most striking. Anaerobic-fermented coffees that explicitly and successfully express this method tend to be intense and almost shockingly floral and fruit-toned, with the…