This recipe requires marinating the chicken, so plan to start the night before or the morning of, although it

Coconut Lime Mango Muffins are the perfect antidote to a dreary winter day; bright with lime, sweet with mango

If you prefer your sweet to have a little salty, barely sprinkle some fine sea salt, preferable with rosemary,

Adapted from Land'o'Lakes; this recipe is large because I was sending cookies into John's classes; you can cut

Adapted from Helena Zakharia. I like this soup with a lot of lemon juice, but John does not. So I recommend ad

Adapted from Alice Medrich. As always when dealing with cooking sugar, read through the entire recipe before y

Adapted from Diana Henry.

Adapted from Epicurious. For the most attractive gratin, you will want to put the casserole under the broiler,

Closely adapted from King Arthur Flour. I made a triple batch of this recipe since the cookies will keep well

Salted Almond Milk Chocolate Buttercrunch is the perfect candy for the holiday season--keep it in a Christmas

This recipe is easy when broken down into its steps, but it does require 3 pots on the cooktop, so plan accord

Adapted from Felicia Campbell. I made this recipe in the slow cooker, but you can also make it in the oven on

Adapted from Heidi Swanson. You can substitute toasted seeds or nuts for the granola, but I highly recommend y

Closely adapted from Heidi Swanson.

Adapted from Cookies and Cups. Please read my notes above about cocoa mixes and cocoa powder.

Adapted from America's Test Kitchen. These cookies require chilling, so plan ahead. They also freeze nicely to

if you do not have a wet dry grinder or a powerful mixer like a VitaMix, please see this Green Curry post abou

Note this recipe starts the night before, as the best results are achieved for meringues when you let them coo

Adapted from Alice Medrich. This recipe is made in a food processor--and is super easy and fast as a result. I

Closely adapted from Carole Walter.

Stovetop Mac and Cheese with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms is a delightfully cheesy, fast, seasonal and delic

This recipe needs to chill for 30 minutes, so plan accordingly.

Adapted from Sabrina Ghayour. I have chosen to use beef chuck in this recipe, but a similar cut of lamb would

Adapted from Nigella Lawson. I use the pineapple juice from the canned pineapple to flavor and sweeten the dis

Barely adapted from Ellen Jackson. Unlike almost any other drop cookie I make, DO NOT rest this dough. The vin

Closely adapted from Guittard. And I admit your grandma would never have put salt into the rolling sugar, but

Note that this recipe requires chilling, so plan ahead!

Inspired by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. This recipe was plenty spicy for us from the Hatch chile pepper, but

Adapted from a previous The Spiced Life recipe, which was adapted from Lauren Chattman, Cake Keeper Cakes. Not

Lightly adapted from Organic Valley.

I call for browning all of the ingredients--this will make for a much more complex dish, with layers of flavor

Closely adapted from Alice Medrich.Note this recipe is best made a day in advance, or at least 5-6 hours.

I am not sure if the hot sugar syrup kills all germs in the egg whites or not, so use raw egg whites at your o

Thai Inspired Peanut Curry is a healthy, delicious and easy dinner that makes the most of the late summer harv

Spiralized Calabacitas is technically a side dish; if desired grill some tofu, chicken breasts or pork chops s

Closely adapted from Rick Bayless.