10 Classic State Fair Foods You Can Make at Home
Ten classic state fair foods, from corn dogs to funnel cake, and how to make each one at home without a fryer trailer.
Cynthia
Mexican Bean Salad (My Favorite Dense Bean Salad Yet)
My Mexican bean salad recipe mixes pinto, black and kidney beans with corn, bell pepper and a cilantro-lime dressing, and it actually tastes better the next day.
Mediterranean Dense Bean Salad (The BeanTok Recipe I Keep Making, Plus the Platter I Serve It On)
A Mediterranean bean recipe with cannellini beans, chickpeas, feta, and olives in a lemon-oregano dressing that tastes better the next day.
5 Best Cabbage Recipes (Easy, Healthy and Anything but Boring)
The best cabbage recipes turn one cheap, humble vegetable into a stuffed cabbage soup, a low-carb pasta swap, roasted cabbage steaks, a smoky Southern one-pot boil, and crispy pan-fried dumplings. Cabbage is one of the most affordable and versatile vegetables in the grocery store. A whole head of green cabbage costs under $2 and feeds
6 Make-Ahead Appetizers With Real Protein (Not Just Chips and Dip)
6 make-ahead appetizers that actually carry real protein, not just chips and dip, split into what holds cold in the fridge and what reheats hot in a crockpot.
9 Thanksgiving Side Dish Ideas That Become the Thing Everyone Asks About Before the Turkey Gets Carved
9 Thanksgiving side dish ideas that turn into the dish everyone asks about, from candied yams to au gratin potatoes, each linking to its own full recipe.
5 Easy Christmas Cocktails You Can Batch the Night Before (Just Pour and Go)
The easiest Christmas cocktail recipes to batch the night before are ones built mostly on spirits, juices, and syrups that hold their flavor in the fridge, like a moscow mule base, spiked hot chocolate, or mulled wine, with anything fizzy poured in right before serving. I used to spend the first hour of every holiday
My Go-To New Year’s Eve Party Menu for a Crowd on a Budget
The best New Year’s Eve menu ideas for a crowd on a budget lean on crockpot dishes and canned-goods-based sides, since they hold up for hours without babysitting and cost pennies per serving compared to a sit-down spread. By the time New Year’s Eve rolls around, I’ve usually already spent more than I meant to
Hands-Off Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Dip
My healthy crockpot buffalo chicken dip swaps in Greek yogurt and rotisserie chicken for a lighter, hands-off party dip that still tastes like the real thing.
Simple January Recipes to Reset After Two Weeks of Holiday Eating (No Juice Cleanse Required)
The best january recipes for resetting after the holidays are simple, vegetable-forward meals that still feel like actual food, not liquid diets or extreme calorie cuts that leave you starving by day three. By the middle of January, I am usually done with two things: cookies for breakfast and the idea that I need to
The Make-Ahead New Year’s Eve Appetizer Spread I Prep the Night Before
My make ahead New Year’s Eve appetizers spread is five recipes I prep the night before, so I’m not stuck cooking when midnight hits. Full timeline included.
13 Gifts for Wine Lovers That Aren’t Another Bottle Opener
13 real gifts for wine lovers that go beyond the bottle opener, from a Coravin preservation system and a proper aerator to a wine tasting flight board and a few picks under $20.
New Year’s Eve Mocktails That Still Feel Like a Celebration
The best new years mocktails use real fizz instead of flat juice, get poured into an actual glass, and get topped with a garnish, which is what turns a soft drink into something that feels like a toast. I used to be the person who threw a two liter of ginger ale and a bag
Cabbage Detox Soup (The One-Pot Reset Everyone Actually Finishes)
Detox cabbage soup is a low-calorie, high-fiber one-pot meal built on cabbage, tomatoes, and broth. This is my tested version, including the fix for bland batch one.
6 High-Protein Dinners With 25+ Grams of Protein
6 high-protein dinners that actually clear 25+ grams of protein a serving, ranked from highest to lowest, with a 15-minute salmon bowl and a sheet pan doner kebab both making the list.