French Bread Dough: One Product, Multiple Recipes

There is something about warm bread that comforts body and soul. It’s such a treat after a year of store-bought sandwich bread. Fills up hungry tummies, too—no matter what their size. Why not make something unexpected so that you’re ready when family and friends come visiting for the holidays.

AP Family Recipe: Mom’s Christmas Fudge

    We love tried-and-true recipes that have become treasured traditions in home kitchens, and there is no better time to enjoy them than during the holidays. Danielle Kissee, who

Instant Pot Rice Pudding

Reminiscent of visits to grandma’s house, rice pudding is quintessential comfort food.  Fortunately, those cozy memories are even easier to recall with this Instant Pot version of a family favorite. 

Holiday Ham & Cheese Sliders

Christmas is right around the corner. The most wonderful time of the year is also one of the busiest. With the sound of sleigh bells, dancing sugar plum fairies, and falling snow, comes a house full of relatives—who, not coincidentally, are very hungry.

Rock Your Crock Pot: 5 Recipes Your Family Will Love

If you’re a busy mom, odds are your crock pot isn’t tucked away gathering dust. The crock pot has been a mealtime lifesaver for decades. Alison’s Pantry has some easy tips and tricks to breath some new life into this beloved kitchen tool, along with 5 simple slow cooker recipes that your family will love.

Brownie Desserts in a Jar

Holiday gatherings are a great excuse to plan a special dessert, and this one is easy to whip up when time is limited.  These cute individual jar desserts start with

5 Products You Won’t Find in the Grocery Store, and Why You Need Them

Sometimes the difference between being a novice and an expert in the kitchen is knowing the tricks of the trade. Cooking with the same products used by chefs and commercial bakers lets you feel like an expert cook, but only requires following simple directions.

Slow Cooker Beef Tips & Mushroom Gravy

With the wind rattling the windows and frost shimmering on the rooftops, nothing warms the soul better than a robust meal of meat and potatoes. Tuck this recipe into the slow cooker before you begin your hectic day and come home to the welcoming aroma of tender beef chunks marinating in mushroom gravy.

Copycat Recipes From Your Favorite Restaurants

As most large families can attest, going to a restaurant is saved for very special occasions. First, there’s the expense. Then, there’s the wrangling of little people who have their own agenda, and sitting quietly at a table isn’t on their list. Enjoying some of your favorite restaurant dishes might seem like a lost cause. Not so fast!

Your Dream Kitchen

If you’re thinking about a dream kitchen, it’s because you already know the “stuff of life” happens in and around the kitchen. It’s the family’s hangout room. It is the place we gather together during life’s most important days—from birthdays to holidays. Some statistics indicate that more that 90 percent of our time is spent—you got it—in the kitchen.