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Beet Salad with Goat Cheese and Balsamic

This beet salad recipe is a stunning fall or winter side dish! Goat cheese, apples, and arugula fill it with a delightful mix of textures and flavors.

...depend on the size and freshness of the beets. Remove the beets from the oven, remove the foil, and set aside to cool. When they are cool to the touch,...

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Applesauce Cake

On a fall day, this applesauce cake really hits this spot. It's moist, tender, and warmly spiced. Add cream cheese frosting to take it over the top!

...ingredients into the wet ingredients… …and fold to combine. Careful not to overmix! If you do, the cake will be dense. Next, fold in the walnuts. And then, bake! Pour...

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Caprese Sandwich

I love to make this Caprese sandwich recipe for summer picnics. Stuffed with basil, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella cheese, it's simple and delicious.

...the bread, and then layer on the arugula, mozzarella, and tomato slices. If using, add the roasted tomatoes and pickled onions. Top with fresh basil leaves. Drizzle the sandwich filling...

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Mulled Wine

Celebrate the holiday season with this mulled wine recipe! Packed with notes of citrus, apple, and warming spices, it's cozy, festive, and delicious.

...half of the orange. Slice the other half into rounds, and reserve them for garnish. Then, simmer. Combine the wine, apple cider, orange peel, cloves, cinnamon, star anise, and juice...

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Homemade Cornbread

Learn how to make the BEST cornbread from scratch! With a lightly sweet corn flavor and tender crumb, it's delicious alongside a hot bowl of soup.

...ingredients in one bowl and the dry ingredients in another. Then, add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir until just combined—a few lumps are ok. Next, pour the...

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Easy Peach Cobbler

You'll make this easy peach cobbler recipe again & again! Because juicy peaches + buttery topping + vanilla ice cream = a match made in heaven.

...them to salads, serve them with cheese, top them onto pizza, and, of course, devour them plain. Given all the peach recipes I’ve made over the years, it’s high time...

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Pesto Pizza

This pesto pizza recipe will be a hit at your next pizza night! Topped with basil pesto, mozzarella, and tomatoes, it's simple, classic, and SO flavorful.

...Pizza Once you prep your toppings, you’re ready to make the pesto pizza. The first step is par-baking the crust. The fresh toppings on this pizza don’t need much time...

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Behind the Scenes: The Mess & The Cleanup

On shoot days, we seem to dirty every dish in the kitchen. Read on for more about our photography process, how we make a mess & how we clean up!

...dry cycles so that we can empty the dishwasher, immediately put the dishes away, and start again. There’s also a “top rack only” option that lets you run a half...

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How to Make Almond Flour

Learn how to make almond flour at home! Then, use it in gluten-free baking recipes, or add it to regular baked goods for an extra-moist texture.

...on its own or in combination with other gluten-free flours to make gluten-free cookies, muffins, or pancakes. I use it in these gluten-free recipes: Gluten-Free Pancakes Almond Buckwheat Waffles, page...

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Gluten-free Chocolate Chip Cookies

Make a batch of these chewy and moist gluten-free chocolate chip cookies, and they'll be gone in no time. One of our favorite treats!

...Take them out while they’re still pretty underdone in the middle: they will continue cooking as they cool. Let them sit on the pan for one or two minutes and...

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Simple Green Salad

This green salad recipe is simple, but it's still packed with delicious textures and flavors. It's a perfect side dish - you can serve it with almost anything!

...combinationthe cucumbers are crisp and refreshing, the avocado is rich and creamy, the Parmesan is salty, and the toasted almonds and pumpkin seeds add a delicious crunch. That...

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Photograph of Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews in their kitchen

Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.