Italian Potato Salad is a mayo-free twist on classic potluck potato salad. Filled with plenty of salami and an abundance of zesty flavor, this is a side dish you’ll be craving all summer long. As much as I love a traditional potato salad , I often crave a somewhat lighter version. (Yes, I know that I’ve balanced my “lighter” potato salad with a meal’s worth of salami. It’s worth it!...

Make the best of the end of summer with this recipe for peach iced tea. There’s something extra special about a glass of iced tea when it’s warm outside. I’ll happily drink tea year-round, but in the summertime, a cold glass in my hand encourages me to head for the front porch and enjoy the moment. Peach Tea So, when I made a batch of peach simple syrup the other day, I knew right away that it was destined for some peach iced tea....

Tender green beans, baby potatoes, smoky bacon, and sweet onions are perfectly combined in this irresistibly classic southern side dish. Southern Green Beans It goes without saying we are a meat and potatoes kind of family. Adventurous eaters with tastebuds that favor the southwest, but put a classic, filling meal on the table and my crew of boys are ready to dive in I served these Southern Green Beans and Potatoes along with our favorite Crispy Oven Baked Chicken ....

Strawberry Crisp Ice Cream starts with a pan of Strawberry Rhubarb Crunch , or in this case if you’re like me and out of rhubarb, make it a Strawberry Crunch. Fresh berries are tucked in between brown sugar and oat layers and then baked into bubbling golden brown heaven. Go ahead and eat half the crunch while it’s warm the first day (you won’t be able to resist, trust me) and then tuck the rest of the pan into the refrigerator overnight....

Sugared Shortbread Cookies are buttery, flaky, shortbread-style cookies with a crunchy sugar topping. These sparkling cookies work beautifully with an afternoon cup of tea or a morning cup of coffee, and I have to admit I have been snacking on them pretty much all day long. I’ve had a lot of fun over the past year playing with all of In The Raw®’s sweeteners and I hope you’ve had fun discovering all of them with me....

Try a fun seafood twist on classic chicken piccata with this Shrimp Piccata. It’s a bright, savory dish full of zesty flavors in a buttery lemon wine sauce! Oh, my friends. I have a new recipe for you and it’s a solid gold keeper. Straight out of Holly Nilsson’s fantastic cookbook, Everyday Comfort , this Weeknight Shrimp Piccata called my name as soon as I laid eyes on the recipe....

What’s not to love about a fully loaded ranch potato salad filled with bits of bacon and chunks of egg? This has been my kids’ favorite potato salad for over 10 years now. This is a super easy-to-make potato salad with bacon, eggs, and ranch dressing and it’s been a huge hit with everyone who tries it. Ranch Potato Salad One day a few years ago, while I was making a fresh batch of Ranch Dressing , my eye fell on an enormous leftover baked potato and a few hard-boiled eggs waiting in the refrigerator....

Cabbage and sausage are truly a perfect match and never more so than when fried together in this Cabbage and Sausage Skillet. I’ve made endless dishes combining these two ingredients, but when I saw this simple recipe inside my friend Gina’s new cookbook, One and Done , I knew it needed to happen soon. This dish highlights everything delicious about these two ingredients without adding too much more to the dish....

Irresistibly rich, Coffee Ice Cream is a dessert that captures the morning joy of a freshly brewed cup of your favorite java. Perfect at any time of day! Best Coffee Ice Cream I’m something of a fan of coffee and ice cream. I like my ice cream with coffee, my coffee with ice cream. I’m not picky about the order! But, in a perfect world, I get them both in the same amazing dish....

Rice Pilaf makes an ideal side dish for any main course! This simple recipe lets the flavors of garlic and onion shine along with the tender rice and buttery orzo pasta. Learn how to make rice pilaf and you’ll have the perfect side dish at your fingertips for just about any meal! What is Rice Pilaf? Rice Pilaf is a dish made from rice and grains cooked in chicken broth and seasoned with onion and spices....

Fresh strawberries are one of my favorite fruits and this frosting is absolutely bursting with strawberry flavor. I crammed almost a full pound of fresh berries into this fresh Strawberry Frosting and you can taste the berries in every bite. Sweet, but not too sweet, and versatile for all sorts of cakes and decorating purposes. The frosting thickens nicely for a pipeable frosting and it thins out beautifully for a strawberry icing that can be poured over a cake....

Creamy and cheesy, with wonderful lingering heat, this green chile mac and cheese is a keeper, transforming the quintessential comfort food into a dish that is positively irresistible. Macaroni and Cheese with Green Chiles Did you know that you can make creamy, rich, and saucy stovetop macaroni and cheese with green chiles, from scratch in about the same amount of time it takes to cook a box of store-bought mac and cheese?...

Soft, fluffy, and perfectly sliceable gluten-free sandwich bread with a rich flavor from oat flour and honey. Gluten Free Oat Bread After a few months of making and very much enjoying soft and fluffy gluten free sandwich bread , I realized I missed the deeper flavors that are typical in whole wheat sandwich bread. So, I started playing with that recipe. (The original is closer in flavor to a traditional light wheat or white sandwich bread....

These are hearty, fluffy Banana Pancakes filled with irresistible bits of sweet coconut and chewy pecans. If your household is anything like mine, you’ll need to hide a few bananas from the rest of the family now to let them ripen for a pancake breakfast this weekend. I set aside some bananas last week because I was craving pancakes. Then, as I started to make our favorite Banana Pancakes on Sunday, I spied the coconut in the baking cupboard and decided to play with the recipe a bit....

When it comes to the kitchen, I’m on board with savvy splurges. These are the tools that make your time in the kitchen a little easier, even when you didn’t realize the old tool was making things difficult. My list isn’t really about luxury. These are the tools I’ve found that are worth a little extra cost because they save me time and energy. Splurge Kitchen Essentials There are a lot of kitchen “essentials” that people splurge on to give their chef an upgrade....

Did you know that most chemicals used on produce won’t be washed off with a simple rinsing under water? While it would be ideal to only purchase organically grown produce, or to grow your own, that isn’t always an option. This solution is a frugal alternative when 100% organic foods are not available. I still use this solution on the organic foods I buy, as it does a much better job of washing than water alone....

Swirled with chunks of peanut butter and loaded with cookies, Monster Cookie Ice Cream is a perfect balance of salty-sweet. It will leave you craving just one more bite every time you make it. “You had me at Monster Cookies” should probably be written somewhere as my brother Karl’s catchphrase. For as long as I can remember, Monster Cookies have been his thing. My grandmother’s recipe has been passed down and adapted and remade endlessly into new desserts for our family....

Sweet bites of oranges are tossed with crisp lettuce and parsley and then topped with caramelized almonds to create this refreshing salad. Salad with Oranges I can not thank my sister enough for telling me about this salad so many years ago. Jenny called to tell me about this parsley salad with oranges one night after a party with her book club. I made a parsley salad every single day for weeks after that call....

Juicy, tender pan-fried chicken thighs with a golden-crisp skin are possible with just a spoonful of oil and a bit of patience. The hardest part of this recipe is waiting while they slowly cook on the stove-top. You want the skin to be golden-brown with all the fat rendered before you turn them over. This chicken is completely worth the wait! Pan Fried Chicken Thighs These pan-fried chicken thighs have become a staple in my house over the past few years....

With all the flavors of pumpkin pie stirred into a creamy bowl of oatmeal, this quick and easy Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal is our favorite fall oatmeal. It’s hard to beat a hot fragrant breakfast that can be on the table in less than 15 minutes. Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal We enjoy topping our bowls of oatmeal with a swirl of freshly whipped cream to make it even more like pumpkin pie....