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Grilled Pesto Pizza Tips for Grilling Pizza In the summertime, grilled pizzas are the way to go. You don’t have to heat up the house with a hot oven plus you get a great, grilled flavor. You just can’t get that kind of flavor from a regular oven. If you are intimidated by grilling pizzas, DON’T BE. It’s not scary. It’s actually REALLY easy and once you try it, you will never go back to baking pizzas in the oven (at least during the summer)....

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In fact, I’ll do almost anything to stay out of the stores during the holidays. My friends all know that they will receive a gift, but that gift will come from my kitchen. Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix Is the Perfect Gift Now I’ve been given some doozies in the past from friends similarly inclined to edible gift-giving. So, I try to make gifts of food that will appeal to as many people as possible....

There’s a solution! If you have white sugar around and a food processor or blender, you can make your own powdered sugar. What Is Powdered Sugar? Also known as confectioner’s sugar and 10x sugar, powdered sugar is white cane sugar that’s been pulverized to a fine powder. A little cornstarch is added to help keep it from clumping up. Powdered sugar dissolves easily, so some recipes call for it in drinks or for sweetening whipped cream....

Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes These Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes are the perfect thing to make for birthday parties or any other activities with kids. Rather than cook a cupcake inside a liner, the cupcake cooks inside a store-bought ice cream cone. As if that wasn’t fun enough, you get to decorate them! The Perfect Birthday Party Cupcake There are SO many reasons this is the best cupcake for birthday parties!...

Passover dinner would not be the same without a bowl of this light, brothy matzo ball soup. Options for a Heartier Matzo Ball Soup If you want to make a heartier bowl of soup, you can add chicken meat. Just poach some chicken breasts or tenders in the chicken broth until cooked through, and then shred or cut them into bite-sized pieces before adding the meat back to the soup....

Muhammara is full of flavor and a snap to make. Pomegranate molasses gives it a pleasing tang, but don’t worry if you don’t have it in your pantry; a combo of balsamic and honey will do the trick in a pinch. Leftover muhammara is excellent as a sandwich spread or spooned over cooked chicken or fish. How To Use Muhammara Think of muhammara much like you might hummus, as a flavorful dip or spread with multiple uses:...

I call it my ‘Patience of Job Bolognese’ because it simmers for at least three hours, and up to four, but I discovered an easier way. I tinkered with my favorite recipe to see if I could cut back on time, and I am happy to say that the results are in, and they are good! What Is Bolognese Sauce? As the name suggests, Bolognese sauce originated in Bologna, Italy....

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How to Make Baked Spaghetti You make baked spaghetti almost the same way you would make lasagna. It’s a layered, baked casserole with a tomato-based meat sauce, mozzarella, ricotta, and Parmesan cheeses, and pasta. The main differences are that you use thin spaghetti noodles instead of wide lasagna pasta, and you toss in a couple of beaten eggs with the cooked noodles. The eggs help bind the noodles in place so you can easily cut and serve even rectangles without them falling apart....

Banana Pudding Recipe This mind-blowingly good layered dessert first came into my life years ago, when my friend made it for a party. She got the recipe from the one and only Paula Deen, so I knew it had to be good. Its original name was “Not Yo Mama’s Banana Pudding Recipe” and that’s the truth! I apologize to Yo Mama, but this is absolutely the best banana pudding recipe. Crunchy cookies and sliced bananas sandwich a creamy layer of banana cheesecake filling....

The BEST Potato Salad Recipe In our family, we can’t imagine a family barbecue, picnic, or game day buffet without this rich and creamy homemade potato salad as a side dish. Now, I know that everyone says their mom makes the best potato salad, but in this case it’s totally true! Once you try this recipe, you’ll never go back to that nasty store-bought stuff again. Which Potatoes Are Best for Potato Salad?...

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It’s known as bibim guksu in Korean, and if you’ve ever had bibimbap, it’s a lot like that, but chilled, and with thinly sliced raw vegetables and a hard cooked egg. The sauce that holds it all together is sweet and spicy and made with red chili paste, rice vinegar, sugar, and sesame. So good! I recommend making extra sauce and just keeping some around to dress up leftovers. The meal comes together quickly, the most time needed to cut up the vegetables....

It doesn’t take long to make it from scratch, but you can also make it ahead of time if that’s better for you. It’s my favorite soup so far this season! What Kind of Potatoes To Use for Potato Soup I personally prefer Yukon Gold potatoes. They have less starch than russet potatoes and get very creamy and smooth when you blend them. However, a lot of potato soup recipes called for russet potatoes, and if that’s what you have in your pantry, go for it....