The Case for Homemade Guacamole

I recently had disappointing restaurant guac. It reminded me why the best guacamole is homemade: because you can make it exactly how you like it!

A few weeks ago, I went out to dinner with friends at a neighborhood Mexican restaurant. As we looked over the menu (I was deciding between portobello tacos or veggie enchiladas as my entree), we agreed to kick things off with guacamole for the table. It seemed like a no-brainer. Restaurant guac may not be cheap (that one bowl cost us $16!), but it would certainly be delicious. At least, I thought it would be. In reality, it…wasn’t great, filled with watery tomatoes and not nearly enough lime or salt. I mean, $16?! It reminded me of the major benefit…

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My Favorite Way to Use Up Hard Boiled Eggs

I have a bunch of hard boiled eggs left over after Easter every year. This fresh, easy egg salad recipe is my favorite way to use them up!

And so it begins: my egg salad kick. Every year after Easter, I make this egg salad recipe to use up the hard boiled eggs left over from my family’s celebration. That first batch of egg salad reminds me just how fresh, bright, and flavorful this recipe is, and I end up making it on repeat for lunch throughout the spring. The funny part about all this is that just a few years ago, I thought I didn’t like egg salad. I wrote it off because it fell into my least favorite category of food—mushy. I also had a few…

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25 Best Easter Brunch Ideas

I've rounded up my best Easter brunch ideas to help you plan the perfect menu! They include hearty egg dishes, spring salads, muffins, and more.

With Easter just a few weeks away, I’m busy planning my Easter brunch menu. If you are too, you’re in the right place! Below, I’ve rounded up my best Easter brunch ideas, including crowd-pleasing favorites like breakfast casserole, cinnamon rolls, and the perfect spring salad. You’ll find savory brunch recipes like quiche and breakfast potatoes as well as sweet ones like coffee cake (and carrot cake, which I think we can go ahead and call dessert). At the bottom of this post, I’ve also shared a sample Easter brunch menu. Try the whole thing (it won’t disappoint!) or use it…

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This Comforting Side Dish Is My Favorite Part of Easter Dinner

My family has scalloped potatoes at Easter dinner every single year. Cheesy, comforting, and delicious, they’re always my favorite part of the meal!

My husband Jack and I don’t usually see eye to eye when it comes to holiday side dishes. He’d take creamed spinach over a spinach salad any day, and I’m team salad all the way. His favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner is the mashed potatoes, whereas I’d be just as happy with mashed cauliflower. But at Easter dinner, we both agree: Scalloped potatoes are the best part of the meal. They’re the one side dish my family makes for Easter every single year, and they’re always my favorite part of dinner. If you’re not familiar, they consist of thin potato…

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Hollandaise Sauce

This classic hollandaise sauce recipe is easy to make in the blender! Rich, creamy, and tangy, it's delicious on eggs Benedict, vegetables, and more.

Have you ever made homemade hollandaise sauce? I won’t judge if you say no. This classic French sauce is an emulsion of egg yolks, melted butter, lemon juice, and cayenne pepper. For YEARS, it was something I only ate on eggs Benedict at brunch restaurants. It seemed way too fussy to make at home. But a while back, I wanted to serve eggs Benedict at a family brunch, and I decided to try my hand at making hollandaise sauce from scratch. Turns out, hollandaise sauce is actually easy to make in the blender (5 minutes! 6 ingredients!), and I’ve been…

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An Easy, Delicious Soup to Cook This Week

Spring is just around the corner, but I'm not done with soup season quite yet! Join me in making my cabbage soup for a hearty St. Patrick's Day meal.

I know what you’re thinking—“Soup?! But isn’t it spring??” It’s certainly felt like it in Chicago over the past few days. We’ve had a gorgeous stretch of sunny weather that’s made me start craving asparagus, carrot cake, and other spring-y things. But I’m not switching over into full-on spring mode just yet. I’m holding onto soup season until at least March 17. That’s because I make this cabbage soup for St. Patrick’s Day each year. Packed with potatoes, carrots, and a full pound of cabbage, this humble, hearty dish is a delicious way to honor my Irish heritage. My favorite…

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This Creamy, Cheesy Dip Will Be A Super Bowl Hit

Planning your Super Bowl snack menu? Add this jalapeño popper dip to the list! Creamy, cheesy, tangy, and spicy, it's a HUGE party hit.

I look forward to Super Bowl Sunday every year. Not for the big game…but for the snacks. If you’re anything like me, you start planning your snack spread weeks in advance. Maybe you’re making guacamole, deviled eggs, or buffalo cauliflower. Those are all great picks! But today, I’m making the case for adding one other snack to your game day menu: Jalapeño popper dip! It captures all the flavors of a perfect popper (smoky! spicy! tangy!), but delivers them in creamy, scoopable form. If that sentence alone hasn’t convinced you to try it… Here are 3 reasons why I love…

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40 Best Super Bowl Food Ideas

The best part of Super Bowl Sunday? The snacks! Below, you'll find easy Super Bowl food ideas to help you make a crowd-pleasing game day spread.

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Super Bowl snacks are the best part of any Super Bowl party! Ok, for many people, the football is a highlight too, but I think we can all agree that the snacks are still important. To help you celebrate this year’s big game, I’ve rounded up my best Super Bowl food ideas below. They include everything you need to put together an epic game day spread—finger foods, delicious dips, salty snacks, desserts, and more. These Super Bowl recipes are easy, flavorful, and—most importantly—fun. Whether you’re tuning in for the halftime show, the commercials, or the game itself, they’ll make your Super…

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