From the moment I took a big bite of a soft pretzel at a baseball game when I was seven years old, I’ve been in love. That also happened to be the same baseball game where I sat in a bowl full of nacho cheese sauce and ruined my favorite white jean shorts that […]

  I think when you hear “easy as pie” it’s in reference to this pie—this very pie, French Coconut Pie, submitted by eastmemphismama. This pie is as easy as is it gets, and mighty, mighty good too. I mean real, real, good. Like “slap your pappy, call the news, hide in the closet to eat […]

  This Old-fashioned Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Topping called out to me because I love simple, no fuss cakes that can be thrown together quickly and aren’t overly sweet. But more than the cake, I love the headnote Tasty Kitchen member Brandi N wrote. She found the hand-written recipe for this cake in her grandmother’s old tin […]

  If you asked me what my all-time favorite dessert is, the answer would most likely be cheesecake. Cheesecake is not only creamy and delightful but it can also take on almost any flavor, making the options limitless. I love every bite of the delectable treat, from chocolate ganache-topped fluffy sour cream, to the dense, […]

There are some recipes, tastes and aromas that evoke strong memories. Memories of childhood dinners with extended family, memories of special occasions. Each Christmas, my grandmother made a batch of her butter tarts to serve alongside the flambéed plum pudding at the end of the meal. The crust was flaky and the filling was sweet, […]

Help us welcome another guest contributor, Laurie of Simply Scratch, who is sharing a wonderfully easy and impressive recipe for Strawberry White Chocolate Streusel Bars from TK member angpritch. It’s a great dessert for your cookout today. Welcome, Laurie and thank you, Angela! _______________________________________     Strawberries! Beautiful, juicy, red and sweet strawberries! I don’t think […]

Whenever I see a recipe that calls for wine, I must admit that I’m immediately drawn to it. It adds such a wonderfully distinct flavor that cannot adequately be replaced by fresh fruit juice. Just a splash can create depth in a quick pasta sauce. Before making this cake, I had never used wine in […]

Growing up, I had a next-door neighbor named Laverne. She was a grandmother, a wonderful cook, and kept a large backyard garden. Every year in late spring, Laverne would call over the fence and invite me for a slice of her fresh baked rhubarb pie, topped with melting vanilla ice cream. The rhubarb was fresh […]