Asparagus and I haven’t had the best relationship over the years. I think it was mostly a misunderstanding on my part. Because I really wanted to like asparagus, I did what I usually do with foods I’m trying to get used to: combine it with a food that I absolutely adore. In this case, [...]View Post →

  Our friends gave us a huge bag of lemons from Arizona. The lemons are beautiful and the size of oranges. I didn’t want them to go to waste so I started looking for lemon recipes on Tasty Kitchen. I found a recipe for Lemon Cream Bars from Tasty Kitchen member CookBakeandDecorate (Muriel). Lemon bars [...]View Post →

  I was visiting a friend recently and she casually offered me bagels for breakfast—she just had to finish baking them, she said. Baking them? You see, she let them rise overnight, then finished them off in the morning so they’d be warm and crusty for breakfast. She made them from scratch. If that isn’t [...]View Post →

  This Light and Creamy Asparagus Soup from aspicyperspective has so much going for it: asparagus for spring, warm comforting soup for the lingering chill, and crispy bacon bits for happiness. Sommer is a cooking instructor and food writer who blogs at A Spicy Perspective. She’s based in Asheville, North Carolina, and if you check [...]View Post →

  If you haven’t noticed yet, I really have a thing for sweet and savory baked goods. I’m of the firm belief that a little sea salt sprinkled on top of a piece of cake or a brownie makes everything better, and for that reason, was incredibly excited when I found these Salted Chocolate and [...]View Post →

Years ago we lived in Winston-Salem, NC and frequented a small, local Greek owned restaurant where we enjoyed souvlaki on a regular basis. It became a regular craving for us. What was always surprising was how the simple tzatziki sauce impressed the taste buds. Fresh and tangy. It never failed to hit the spot. While [...]View Post →

We’re so happy to welcome Calli to the Tasty Kitchen Blog. We love her and her blog Make it Do. It’s pretty, it’s yummy, and it has so many handy tips for making things around the house a little bit easier. (I’m waiting for her to invent automated laundry.) And what a gorgeous salad to [...]View Post →