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I had done my Christmas shopping before the baby was born, but I forgot about the stocking stuffers. Thankfully, I managed to fill my older son’s stocking on Christmas Eve, but left everyone else’s empty thinking he wouldn’t notice. Boy, was I wrong. He had lots of questions about why mommy, daddy, and the baby were on Santa’s naughty list.Now, stocking stuffers for everyone are on the top of my holiday shopping list....

Improving our cooking skills is always admirable task, but will that effort pay off in a better tasting dish? Here are five tiny tips that can make a huge flavor difference. 1 Perk up your greens with lemon zest Give dark or bitter greens like mustard, kale, dandelion, and collards a lift with lemon zest. It will add a brightness and acidity that you didn’t know the meal needed. This is great if you’re making a quick side dish of wilted greens, or if you’re cooking a recipe that requires a lot of dark greens....

Big, showstopper cheesecakes baked without a water bath are more likely to overbake, which will give them a curdled texture, cracks in the surface, and lopsided tops. Unless you prefer your cheesecake that way, why let a water bath be the one thing between you and perfection? On the other hand, smaller or shallow cheesecakes are not quite as finicky as large and deep ones, because they’re not baked as long....

The perfect bars for me and my family pack a pucker that’s tamed by a slightly sweet, buttery, and crisp shortbread crust. The lemon curd is firm enough to hold its shape when cut, but still rich and creamy like pudding. Video: How to Make Lemon Bars Also, head over to YouTube to watch our Senior Editor Summer Miller make this recipe with her kids as part of our Simply Kids Cook YouTube series!...

This coffee Oreo cookie ice cream lives up to the best of memories! It is as good as my dear friend Heidi H. remembers it, when she made it with friends in an old fashioned, hand-cranked ice cream maker decades ago. Heidi and I made a batch of this ice cream together recently with the new ice cream maker I got for her for her birthday. She will tell you that I was slightly skeptical at first....

Hula Pie When I lived in Hawaii, my roommates and I would take the bus to Waikiki just to eat at Duke’s and get a big old slice of Hula Pie. It was totally worth the trek across the island just for one bite! Now that I live back on the mainland, Hula Pie is a bit more difficult to come by. This copycat recipe is as close as it gets to the original without actually being in Hawaii....

Gino’s Deep Dish Pizza Copycat Years ago, I watched a big special about Gino’s East on the Travel Channel and couldn’t wait to try it on my upcoming trip to Chicago. I had a few things on my Chicago to do list, but going to Gino’s East (along with seeing the giant bean and taking an architecture tour by boat) was an absolute must. Gino’s East was everything I had imagined it would be and MORE....

“Don’t worry, it’s a beef burger, with lots of mushrooms, you’ll love it.” Bingo, that was it. “Okay, sure! We’ll be right over.” It used to be, “mushroom burger” just meant a hamburger with lots of mushrooms piled on top. These days it usually refers to a burger in which a portobello mushroom takes the place of the patty. Nothing wrong with that, but it wasn’t what my father wanted....

How to Test the Freshness of Eggs in Water The process is really as easy as it sounds: simply fill a bowl or a glass with cold water, then carefully submerge the egg you’d like to test. If the egg sinks to the bottom and lies flat, it’s still fresh and safe to eat.If it sinks but doesn’t lie flat and remains standing on one end, it’s safe to eat but isn’t quite as fresh....

Make them in advance on a lazy Sunday so they’re ready to grab for your work lunch, or pack a few in a bag for an easy picnic meal. What Is Barley, and Can I Substitute It With Anything? Barley is a whole grain with a very high fiber and protein content, so it’ll keep you full even if you don’t add any other protein to the jar. It’s chewy, stores well, and complements most add-ins, which makes it a great salad base....

The essential ingredients in a traditional Irish soda bread are flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. The acid in buttermilk reacts with the base of the baking soda to provide the bread’s leavening. This leavening from buttermilk and baking soda is what gives the bread its name: “soda bread.” Video: How to Make Irish Soda Bread Why the Cross in the Center? Why the cross in the center? Scoring the dough will help the heat reach the center of the loaf while baking....

These lemon scones have a crusty exterior and they’re tender and flaky on the inside. They are rich and buttery but balanced by the bright and floral lemon. The dough is loaded with lemon zest and after baking, the golden crusts are drizzled with a zingy lemon glaze. You Only Need One Bowl for These Lemon Scones! Scones are generally quick and easy to make, and this recipe is no different....

I am guessing the origin of this cake is German. It’s an everyday kind of cake, and the ‘cake part’ is not too sweet; it’s basically a foil for the fruit on top. When I ventured from apples into the land of pears, I was pleasantly surprised. I am now a convert! Pears turn soft, almost creamy when they bake. My husband swore there was custard involved, but as you will see, there is not!...

This friendly accessibility and willingness to share her vast knowledge of Vietnamese cuisine (and its many tributaries, influences, and influencers) is exactly what has endeared her blog, Viet World Kitchen, and her cookbooks to thousands of people across the globe. Andrea’s book, Vietnamese Food Any Day, was released in 2019. In it, she shares recipes for Vietnamese dishes—from the simple to the complex—and pages of insight on ingredients and the ever evolving role of global food in the American marketplace....

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“It’s better with the bones,” my father and I replied, practically in unison. “Better flavor,” dad added. “And then there’s all that goodness from the marrow,” said I. Mom, not willing to give in so easily, said, “these bones are too small, I can’t see any marrow.” At this point, dad and I put our forks down and focused our gaze upon her. “Mom, just because you can’t see a hole in the bones, doesn’t mean there’s no marrow....

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Spicy Sausage Pasta So, funny story, when my niece was in college, she really wanted to impress a boy by making him a delicious dinner. She said she wanted to make him something that was really hearty, but not just something typical like steak and potatoes. I told her about this Spicy Sausage Pasta – it is not only my husband’s all-time favorite pasta, but possibly his favorite dinner altogether. I suggested she make it....