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I might be a little donut-crazed. Some might call me a donut connoisseur. I love making them and I love eating them. I’ve tested dozens of donut recipes so my friends and neighbors have been loving and eating them as well. I may have become a donut delivery man for a brief time there. These vanilla cake donuts seem to be a lot of people’s favorite. They have a nice cake-like texture, and the perfect balance between the sweet vanilla and semi-sweet chocolate glaze....

I spent my childhood picking beetroot out of hamburgers. I spent my teenage years simply stubbornly refusing to eat even the smallest piece of beetroot in any form, no matter how hard my mother tried to hide them. Then in my twenties, I tried beetroot for the first time….and well, well, well, what do you know, it turns out that I actually LIKE it. More than like, I really like it....

This is a quick and easy basil vinaigrette dressing you can make with it that you can use not only as a salad dressing, but also as a sauce for fish, chicken, potatoes, tomatoes, or white beans. Basil vinaigrette is super easy to make. Use either a blender or food processor and purée some fresh basil leaves, a shallot, some Dijon mustard, a little salt and sugar, white wine vinegar, and olive oil....

Paleo-Friendly BBQ Sauce If you’ve been enjoying the Paleo lifestyle for a bit, or if you just joined in on the fun, you’ve probably noticed finding compliant sauces can be a little tough at times. Barbecue sauce can be especially challenging because pretty much all store-bought varieties will contain refined sugar. Ugh…so Justin (being the sauce wizard in our house) created the delicious barbecue sauce we use in this recipe....

It’s packed with potpourri of berries, speckled with banana slices, and held together with a grape-juice based gelatin. Think Jello, but a grown-up, sophisticated version, with all natural ingredients and much less sugar. I first got the idea from a Martha Stewart recipe in her (now defunct) Every Day Food magazine from years ago. Since then we’ve made versions with rhubarb, nectarines, cherries, and pluots. Basically any easily slice-able fruit will do....

One of my favorite things about these berry granola parfaits is that they are dairy-free. I used to enjoy regular yogurt prior to going paleo as a mid-morning snack or evening treat. Once I removed dairy from diet though I kind of missed the creaminess of yogurt. I never really thought to try and make something similar until recently when I started adding collagen and gelatin to my daily routine....

From ice cream to cookies to cakes and pies, here are our picks for the best dessert subscription boxes. Best Dessert Subscription Boxes Best Overall: Harry & David Best for Ice Cream: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream Best for Candy: Treats Box Best for Cookies: The Cravory Best for Cakes: Goldbelly Best for Cupcakes: Not Pie Best for Pies: Grand Traverse Pie Company Best for Vegan Desserts: Tubby’s Taste Cookies...

Best Meat Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: Goldbelly Best Restaurant-Quality Meat: DeBragga Best Farm-to-Table: Snake River Farms Best for Pork: Porter Road Best for Exotic Meats: iGourmet Best for Charcuterie: Carnivore Club Best for Gift-Giving: Hickory Farms Why You Should Try It: Goldbelly stands apart because it brings renowned dishes from chefs and restaurants directly to the customer. The pricing can be a bit high, but Goldbelly orders are perfect for when you want a standout entree for a special occasion....

With so many out there, finding the best prepared meal delivery service is all about knowing what’s most important to you. Is it affordability, dietary restrictions, or the variety of meals that matter to you most? Whatever your preferences, there’s bound to be a meal delivery service for you among our best options. Best Prepared Meal Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: CookUnity Best Value: Fresh N’ Lean Best Variety: Freshly Best for Vegan: Veestro Best for Keto: Factor Best for Paleo: Pete’s Real Food Best for Fitness: Trifecta Best for Health Conditions: BistroMD...

Tossed with an Orange Poppyseed Dressing to double up on the citrus flavour and add a hint of lovely nuttiness, terrific festive looking salad! Here we are at Day 3 of the inaugural Holiday Salad Marathon, a series where I’m bringing you a new salad recipe every single day through to Christmas Eve! Today’s salad is a classic everyone should know: A Bitter Leaf and Orange Salad, ideal for holiday feasts both for its festive appearance and because it goes so well with rich and heavy mains!...

Ready in just 20 minutes and truly easy to make, this is the perfect recipe to make on a busy weeknight. Halibut is a white-fleshed mild-tasting fish, and as a result, halibut recipes are often mildly flavored. I actually prefer bolder flavors. Happily, blackening turns this fish into an intensely flavorful dish that my entire family enjoys. My first time trying blackened fish was during a visit, a few years ago, to the American South....

This Blueberry Maple Breakfast Bake is perfect for brunch parties for that very reason. It’s basically a breakfast bread pudding that is easy to assemble the night before. Just pop it in the oven an hour before you need it the morning of your brunch! While you can use regular sliced bread for this recipe, I find the texture and presentation improves immeasurably if you use a small rustic Italian or French loaf for the bread....

It’s as simple as can be: Rub the meat with spices, then cook it in the oven until the outside is browned and crispy and the inside is tender and juicy. It’s easy, tasty, and affordable! I really like making roasts for dinner. Similar to casseroles (such as this ground beef casserole), they provide lots of food for minimal work. They practically cook themselves! When it comes to pork, I do like making baked pork chops, but I have to admit that this tasty roast is much easier to make....

It’s the molasses. Boston has been tied to molasses since colonial days when the city was a trade center for rum from the Caribbean. Molasses is used for rum production and is a by-product of sugar refining and was easily available to the colonists. And then there’s the Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919, when a huge tank of molasses exploded and sent a sea of the gooey stuff flooding the streets of the North End....

Boston Brown bread makes me think of my mother, a native of Ipswich, Massachusetts. Disks of deep brown “bread”—brown bread is chewy, with a density approaching traditional pumpernickel—studded with raisins and fried in butter. Lots of butter. Brown bread was part of my mom’s weekly rotation, and it was always served alongside baked beans with plenty of salt pork in them, as well as hot dogs that, like the bread, were also fried in butter....

So, how to make a broccoli salad if you don’t like raw broccoli? The solution — blanch the broccoli for 1 minute, or no more than two minutes. The broccoli will still be firm enough for the salad, the color will be even prettier, because blanching brings out the green, and the taste will be less raw and more cooked. Other Ingredients in This Broccoli Salad In this recipe, the broccoli pairs wonderfully with the toasted almonds, bacon, peas, and onion....

It’s a tasty keto casserole that you can feel good about eating! Leftovers are excellent too. If you have someone in your life who doesn’t like Brussels sprouts, you should make this cheesy casserole for them and see how quickly they change their minds. There’s something about smothering vegetables in a creamy sauce and topping them with melty cheese! It makes them very palatable indeed, and this tasty casserole is a prime example....

This comforting pasta is unique enough to impress dinner party guests and easy enough to feed your busy family. The Delicious Origins According to Italy Magazine, amatriciana sauce comes from Amatrice, Italy, where the sauce was simply guanciale, Pecorino cheese, and fresh tomatoes. There are many regional variations of this recipe. For example, dried chiles were in the original recipe, making the sauce spicy, but tomatoes weren’t always used. The dish made its way to Rome, located in the same region called Lazio, and it has since been embraced as Roman cuisine....

Easy to prepare and open to endless toppings, sauces, and spreads, there is always a new and exciting way to enjoy a hamburger. While toppings are important, burger success starts with the right seasoning for the meat. On its own, ground beef is pretty bland so it needs a good seasoning to make it stand out—this is exactly that. You might think a bevy of toppings negates the need for highly seasoned meat....