These classic Chicken Tenders are baked, not fried, so they’re easy to make, lighter, and still incredibly satisfying. They come out super crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside, and are made with simple pantry ingredients I almost always have on hand. I bake a batch, portion, and freeze them, then reheat them in the oven or air fryer for an easy lunch or dinner! At only $1.76 per serving, they’re an affordable homemade option (with no mystery ingredients!) that fits easily into my grocery budget.
You guys know how I love easy dinner staples, right? These Baked Chicken Drumsticks are juicy and tender with deeply browned, crisp skin, and they only take about 5 minutes to prep! Just coat the chicken with seasoning, toss it in the oven, and focus on your side dishes or whatever else you have going on while they bake. I always check the thickest drumstick with a meat thermometer and cook it to 175°F for the juiciest dark meat. They’re easy, tasty, and the perfect “emergency” meal for when you don’t want to have to think about, “what’s for dinner?”
Dinners during the summer have one job in my house: feed everybody well without making me feel like I just ran a tiny restaurant in 90-degree heat. That means I’m reaching for easy, budget-friendly recipes that can feed the family, feel fresh, and still count as a real meal. This roundup has everything from hearty dinner salads and grilled mains to veggie-packed recipes and lighter bites for those extra-hot nights. I also made sure to include recipes that keep dinner flexible, so you can cook outside, use what’s in the fridge, or get something satisfying on the table without overthinking it!
Learning how to make homemade crepes is much easier than you might think. These classic French-style pancakes are incredibly thin, buttery, and delicate, yet the batter comes together in minutes with just 8 basic ingredients. No specialty crepe pan required—a regular skillet works beautifully. Whether you’re making sweet crepes with berries and whipped cream or savory crepes filled with meat, cheese, or vegetables, this foolproof recipe produces soft, flexible crepes with lightly crisp edges every time.
Friends! The fluffiest, most satisfying, Nutella lover’s dream dessert is here: vegan ice cream made with chocolate and hazelnuts. It’s creamy, dreamy, oh-so delicious, and kind of perfect! Especially when craving a sweet treat on a warm summer day.
Here is a collection of 30 Father’s Day recipes including breakfast, brunch, and desserts, like fan-favorite double chocolate muffins, easy cinnamon rolls (that will surely impress any father figure in your life!!), a tastebud explosion known as everything bagel breakfast casserole, and, of course, a truly fabulous thick-filling blueberry pie.
If there’s anything that’s been consistent about this site in its near-20 years of beaming (babbling?) hypertext to servers and back to you, it’s that I’m very bossy when I get into something new, especially cocktails. When I fell in love with Porch Swings, I wanted you to as well. Ditto for Blood Orange Margaritas (but only when in season), a Perfect Manhattan era that spanned over a decade, Boulevardier that has been woven into almost every year since, and a Slushy Paper Plane phase last year. This past winter and spring still, it’s been Sidecars, 1920s-era cocktails with about as many conflicting stories as my kids regale us with when they didn’t do their homework.
There’s a lot going on when you write a cookbook. You begin with an idea, then spend a year or two testing and developing recipes. Once the first draft is done, it goes through a developmental edit where the editor gives feedback on what you’ve done so far and offers up changes, ideas, or things to reconsider.
I’ve never been a huge fan of sticky buns because I find many of them teeth-screamingly sweet. That said, these dial down the sweetness in favor of flavor, courtesy of two of my favorite things: pecans and maple syrup. And having the two swaddled in a butterscotch-like caramel seems to make each one taste even better than they do on their own.
