Cooking with Gear & Gadgets

This is a traditional Kentucky recipe. It’s a popular side dish served all year long. If you’ve never tried spoon...

A combination of pork tenderloin, ground turkey and ground beef make this chili unique. Instead of pinto beans, you can...

These moist, cinnamon-flavored brownies are quite easy to make. The recipe can also be doubled and baked in a jelly...

This is a favorite at Christmastime and also for our annual Sunday school bake sale.

I like to take these to school for the fourth graders I teach...they love them. The colorful marshmallows make these...

My family loves these refreshing candies. At Christmastime, I like to add a few drops of green food coloring to...

These simple but tasty potatoes are on the menu at my SideTrack Cafe in Metamora, Indiana. I've collected recipes for...

Go ahead and indulge in a bowl of this rich and creamy soup…it’s deliciously thick, flavorful and full of broccoli....

While this spicy cranberry sauce is simmering, the wonderful fragrance of the spices brings back happy memories of when my...

These simple yet satisfying chunky mashed potatoes are rich enough to stand on their own—but a big pat of butter...

I’m a seventh-generation French Canadian, and my ancestors started the tradition of serving this meat pie on Christmas Eve. One...

I received this recipe from my best friend over 10 years ago...and I still get rave reviews whenever I serve...

I love inventing my own recipes and entering contests—I won a blue ribbon at the Iowa State Fair for this...

A traditional dinner roll like this one is always welcome at holiday dinners. These homemade croissants make a big batch,...

Our Test Kitchen used Karen Ann Bland's delicious recipe for caramel apples and added fun ingredients to make these special...

Transform leftovers into a light but filling one-dish meal sized for two. Elaine Williams of Surrey, British Columbia shows you...

“I saw something similar to Favorite Herbed Potatoes prepared on TV and decided to make my own version with herbs...

This easy recipe is stuffed with not one, but two kinds of meat: smoky bacon and tender beef brisket. —Ruth...

When I turned 40, I decided to live a healthier lifestyle, which included cooking healthier for my family. I make...

My sister-in-law telephoned me looking for a good cream of mushroom soup recipe. I gave her this hearty one. It...

A friend brought this soup to a potluck and I had to have the recipe. I love how tasty and...

Simmer up the earthy flavor of fresh mushrooms and the richness of Brie cheese in one delicious, creamy soup. I...

My husband, Patrick Maas, makes this wonderful, creamy bisque. Sweet red pepper enhances the lovely tomato-basil flavor. —Veronique Deblois, Mine...

This recipe makes a big batch. So I often divide leftovers into a few containers for "freezer meals".

Flavored with crab, shrimp and cheddar cheese, this chowder is so good that I make it weekly. Sometimes I substitute...

Our family calls this comforting, old-fashioned soup our “Sunday dinner soup” because it’s almost a complete dinner in a bowl....

I make this zippy, satisfying soup all the time, and it’s my dad’s favorite. The recipe makes a lot, and...

"Once a year, I invite my relatives—about 25 people in all—for soup day to honor my late husband's birthday. I...

Carol Hille
Grand Junction, Colorado

“These zesty wings were taste-tested and approved by a group of hungry firefighters. I...