I like San Marzano tomatoes, imported from Italy. They cost about a dollar more but they're practically bursti

Double the ground beef mixture (all ingredients except the cheese, mustard and puff pastry) to make a 2-in-1 D

Make ahead idea: Prep everything the night before (don't forget the rice) and put the whole insert in your fri

Use the highest quality chocolate you can find. It'll be the main flavor so try to get something rich and wond

There are many things to love about this spinach recipe. As the mom of four small kids, we're big on simple sp

Depending on how many people are eating, you'll want to multiply the supplies below. A hungry adult will eat t

CONFESSION: SOMETIMES I HIDE THE GOOD STUFF FROM MY KIDS. No, I don't mean the chocolate. Because that's OBVI

We used raisins because we had them on hand but figs or dates would also work perfectly.

Wondering what else you can do with that bag of baby carrots besides dunking in a bowl of Ranch dressing? If y

No meatballs on hand? Just use a pound of ground beef. Give the onions a head start by about 2-3 minutes, then

HOMEMADE APPLE BUTTER IS one of those things Paul and I remember loving as kids. Both of our moms made it. In

"Can we make those cranberries again?" my five-year-old asked the other day. Noting this was a request for fru

"THUMBS UP!" they all said. "To the bacon." I made this dish for dinner last night and while all the kids (age

My favorite source for ground nuts is Trader Joe's but you can just blend up your own nuts in the food process

These will be piping hot once they come out of the oven so allow about 10 minutes for them to cool before serv

To make this soup on the stovetop, use a heavy bottomed pan. Cook the onions in 2 tablespoons of olive oil for

Use what you have, use what you like. Make substitutions as needed. Matchstick carrots come pre-cut in handy b

MAKING DINNER EVERY NIGHT ISN'T EASY. This, we know. One of my favorite new techniques for getting food on the

Adapted from Martha Stewart's Zucchini-Applesauce Chocolate-Chip Loaf.

The hot pasta heats the veggies, melts the cheese and cooks the egg, which works as a nice binder to bring the

LAST NIGHT'S DINNER WAS A DISASTER. Sometimes I use a lot of smart strategies for making dinner quickly and e

If you squeeze the grated zucchini first, you can use up to 3 cups of zucchini in this recipe. Potential add-i

MY KIDS MAY LIVE IN THE SOUTH NOW, but they still aren't huge fans of chicken. Not fried chicken, not BBQ chic

I used fresh fruit but frozen would work beautifully as well. Also, this is less of a recipe than a technique.

This recipe works for muffins (makes 18), a 13x9 pan (which is what I used here) or a 9x9 pan. See cooking tim

I marinaded the steak for 3 days so it had lots of flavor when I finally cooked it but a simple night in the f

The following makes one pan of fruit leather. *Special equipment needed: a silicone baking sheet liner.

If you buy your dough, follow package's directions for cooking time and temperature.

I LOVE MARTHA STEWART, I JUST DO. Always have and I'm sure I always will. A version of this delicious pancake

I KNOW. YOU THINK YOU DON'T LIKE THIS. And you're probably SURE the kids don't. But they just might! Ours do,

This made 4 regular/large sized ice pops. Add more (or less) melon to suit your ice pop shapes. Our melon was

This one's so simple, it's hardly a recipe but here are the how-tos.

Usually I have whole-wheat pasta on hand but these days my pre-baby pantry supplies are dwindling so I only ha

Blackberries were easily found when we whipped these up but you can substitute any fresh fruit (or frozen) you

We made these low-sugar treats for a birthday party but you could easily bake them as muffins -- sans the mini

Summer porridge? It may sound like an oxymoron, but this hearty mix of raw oats, yogurt, and fresh fruit is co