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Shrimp wonton soup with kale in a blue bowl with a white soup spoon scooping up one of five wontons.

Homemade Wonton Soup

Soups by Lori Jan 2, 2024

You can make Shrimp Wonton Soup at home with common grocery store ingredients, using these step-by-step instructions and pictures. No mushy wontons or flavorless...

Closeup on pan seared Chilean sea bass with yogurt, green sauce and potatoes, topped with leeks and cilantro.

Pan Seared Sea Bass Recipe with Potatoes & Herb Sauce

Fish & Seafood by Lori Dec 28, 2023

This Seared Chilean Sea Bass recipe with Potatoes & Herb Sauce is a beautiful, restaurant-quality dish that can be made at home in 17...

Platter filled with New Year's Eve snacks, including shrimp, cheese, cookies, wontons, cannoli and quiche.

Fun and Festive New Year’s Eve Party Food Ideas

New Year's by Lori Dec 26, 2023

These New Year’s Eve Appetizers are 98% store-bought, for a low effort, but high impact, charcuterie board-style spread of finger foods. Get festive with...

Overhead photo of rustic bowl filled with air fryer turkey meatballs, chopped cucumber, hummus, yogurt sauce, naan and a mint sprig garnish.

Turkey Meatball Air Fryer Recipe

Air Fryer by Lori Dec 21, 2023

These Air Fryer Turkey Meatballs incorporate good fats like Greek yogurt and olive oil to ensure a juicy (never dry!) and flavorful result every...

Bread spread with homemade butter on a rustic wooden cutting board.

How to Make Homemade Butter

30 Minutes or Less by Lori Dec 19, 2023

This guide to How To Make Homemade Butter, written by a culinary school graduate, will show you exactly what to look for, step-by-step, during...

Greek cookies sprinkled with walnuts on white parchment paper with a honey dipper.

Melomakarona Greek Cookies Recipe

Cookies, Brownies & Bars by Lori Dec 14, 2023

These Greek cookies stay fresh up to two weeks, and in fact, get BETTER in the days AFTER you bake them. Savor the warmth...

A white plate topped with red, green and white spritz cookies decorated with icing and sprinkles.

Christmas Spritz Cookies

Cookies, Brownies & Bars by Lori Dec 11, 2023

This Spritz Cookie Recipe walks you through creating these exquisite treats, from the viewpoint of a spritz cookie novice. It will tell you everything...

Raspberry thumbprint cookies on white parchment paper.

Thumbprint Jam Cookies

Cookies, Brownies & Bars by Lori Dec 7, 2023

This Thumbprint Cookie Recipe pairs salty, nutty cookies with sweet jam the way generations of Midwestern grandmas have been making. It uses a special...

A standing rib roast covered in prime rib rub in a festive holiday dinner table scene.

Rub for Prime Rib

Beef by Lori Dec 5, 2023

If you want your prime rib to rival the best steakhouses in town, you can achieve it with The Best Prime Rib Rub. A...

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies on a wire rack with small red and white bulb ornaments decorating the scene.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookie Recipe

Cookies, Brownies & Bars by Lori Dec 4, 2023

These Chocolate Peppermint Cookies were developed by a professional pastry chef to have a magical brownie-like texture and a festive addition of peppermint candy....