Growing up, Graveyard pudding — complete with Cool Whip-blob ghosts and Milano cookie tombstones — seemed like it was featured in every woman’s magazine my mom read. I saw it everywhere, but I never actually had it in real life. Worms and dirt, sure, but not the towering wonder that was a full-blown jiggly dessert cemetery. […]
Party Foods
Apple Nachos: The 5-Minute Appetizer You’ve Been Craving
I’m a big fan of nachos of all varieties — from classic ground beef to tater tot-chos, breakfast nachos to dessert ones (hello, s’mores!). But they all tend to feel pretty heavy after a few bites. Not these nachos. Well, depending how you load ’em up. You can make apple nachos in just a few […]
Pumpkin Peeps S’mores Dip
Gooey, melty s’mores are just about the best way to cap off a great night, but when you’re hosting a Halloween party, there are a lot of logistical issues that can prevent you from enjoying the treat (chilly temperatures, lack of access to a sweet bonfire, and most importantly, the fact that many poly-blend-who-knows-what costumes […]
Mediterranean Feta & Ground Turkey Orzo
This dish started out as a side, but it’s such a scene-stealer that the leftovers immediately became my entire meal. I had received a few cans of Redpack diced tomatoes, and after loving how fresh they tasted, I decided I wanted a new way to cook with them (beyond my go-to recipes, pulled pork and […]
Doritos-Crusted Chicken Sliders
Anybody can do fried chicken sliders, but you? You’re taking it to the next level. These chicken tenders are breaded in Cool Ranch Doritos and baked, so they have all the zesty kick without the grease. For spicier chicken, marinate the tenderloins in Buffalo sauce instead of salad dressing. This recipe was originally featured in […]
Host a Glee Series Finale Party
Even the most diehard fans can admit that Glee has had its plotline highs and lows — season one had us convinced we’d never stop believin’, while last season made us wonder why we were still watchin’. Then, as Glee reinvented itself yet again for its sixth and final season, it went totally rogue. […]
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Brownies
When there’s a blizzard brewing outside, there’s nothing better than baking up a storm. The oven can warm up your kitchen, your whole apartment is filled with the most heavenly scent and you get to enjoy a treat. (Plus, you need those carbs to fuel your future snowman-building and snowball-fight-rabble-rousing, right?) This recipe is the […]
The Ultimate Cookie to Bring to Your Christmas Cookie Swap
As you may know, we’re on an endless quest for the best chocolate chip cookie. It’s endless because the more we research, the more we realize just how widely tastes vary when it comes to constructing The Perfect Choco Chipper. We’re fans of gooey, oversized-and-undercooked monsterpieces ourselves, which is why we had, had, HAD to […]
The Cure for Being Bored + Turkey Bacon-Goat Cheese Flatbread
People talk about curiosity killing cats, but really, curiosity keeps us alive. We can’t numbly stumble through the motions of life when we’re hunting for the way “I wonder…” ends or the answer to “What would happen if…?” There’s no chance be dead-ended in the mundane when the world is cracking open with new ways […]
#Halloween13: Pumpkin Cake Truffles
When we love something, we really love it. Like, Dane-Cook-impersonating-Celine-Dion lurve it. And since our cake and cookie truffles remain some of our most popular posts OF ALL TIME, we decided this year needed its own spin on the treat. Meet the pumpkin cake truffle. It’s a five-ingredient dessert that uses the same pumpkin puree […]