The family biscuit recipe, perfected by three generations of fine biscuit makers and one persistent food blogger. The secret ingredient? One egg. COMPLIMENTS! "WOW. You.Nailed.It." ~ My #1 Biscuit Taster "... best biscuits in the entire history of my LIFE." ~ Jackson, age 6 "... best biscuits in the whole WORLD!" ~ Jerome, age 6, not to be outdone by his twin brother "... pleased with the outcome." ~ Pat Y. "It's a regular biscuit factory around here." So noticed My #1 Biscuit Taster a couple of weeks ago when the umpteenth batch of biscuits emerged from the oven. You see, I come from a family of biscuit makers. My mom's biscuits were heavenly. My sister's biscuits – well, let's just say that if our mom were still around, it'd be a biscuit-toss between the two of them. But me? Until now, my biscuits have been passable but unexceptional. For longer than I've kept notes, I experimented wi

Such familiar ingredients, just butternut squash cut in cubes, chopped apples, maple syrup and warm fall spices. Yet somehow these easy, fall roasted vegetables create unexpected layers of flavor and color. And isn't this one of the prettiest vegetable dishes to ever hit a table?! Roasted Butternut Squash & Apple is festive for special occasions like Thanksgiving but simple enough for weekend suppers too. Real Food, Fresh & Seasonal. Perfect for Fall and Winter. Budget Friendly. Especially Pretty on a Buffet. Weeknight Simple, Weekend Special. Easily Converted to Vegan.

Thick-cut pork chops cooked until moist and tender in a bed of sauerkraut, apple and onion, a country skillet easy enough for a weeknight supper, special enough for Saturday company. This is one of my very oldest recipes and a fall favorite year in and year out. Whole Food, Simply Prepared, "Plain" But Perfect. A Long-Time Family Favorite, Hearty & Filling. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free.

Wowza! I never use that word but it’s what blurted out after the first bite of these moist, spicy and healthy pumpkin muffins, a recipe from a reader. The recipe starts with 100% whole wheat flour and uses just 1/4 cup of oil – that's half the usual oil or butter for a dozen muffins. Plus the recipe somehow begs for adaptation: I made three variations – all easy, all with pantry ingredients, even one that’s a healthy makeover of the Starbucks Cream Cheese Pumpkin Muffin. And then I invited Kitchen Parade readers to try the muffins and play with their own variations. Just look at all the rave reviews! Real Food, Fresh & Flexible. A Fall Classic. Budget Friendly. Great for Meal Prep. Rave Reviews.

Over the weekend, I slow-roasted a whole tray of Roma tomatoes from the garden. Last year, one fan last year called Roasted Roma Tomatoes "tomato candy"! And then? I mixed a quick Roasted Roma Tomato Dip, just one way to use the roasted tomatoes. So good! Here's how to roast Roma tomatoes, Roasted Roma Tomatoes , including the Roasted Roma Tomato Dip. ABOUT THIS "RECIPE HIGHLIGHT" This is the first of a very occasional series of posts that highlights an adaptation of a Kitchen Parade recipe from years past. I love re-using and re-purposing my favorite recipes in new ways. I hope you do too! FYI I've closed the comments on this page but would love to hear from you on the original page. Please do chime in there, at Roasted Roma Tomatoes . © Copyright 2015 Kitchen Parade

Okay so you've finally made chicken stock. It was no big deal , right? But then what?! How do you store chicken stock for using later? Just strain your chicken stock into glass canning jars and freeze the jars. Yes, you read that right. Freeze chicken stock in glass jars! I've been doing it for almost ten years. It really works. And naturally, the same technique also works for vegetable stock , beef stock, shrimp stock and any other kind of stock you might make! Whole Food, Simply Prepped, "Plain" But Perfect. Chicken Stock Made from Scratch, Fast & Practical. A New Addition to The Homemade Pantry , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. So Easy!!

Is anyone else c-r-a-z-y for green chile everything? Me too! Here's a quick-quick way to get a green chile fix without spending hours in the kitchen. Just start with shredded rotisserie chicken wrapped in tortillas with green chiles, then add a gorgeous creamy green chile sauce. You won't believe how so few ingredients can add up to so much flavor! It's like 2 + 2 = 10 on the taste scale! Enjoy, all, this is a keeper! Approachable, Homestyle Enchiladas Made from Scratch. Real Food, Fresh & Family-Approved. Beautiful Color! One (Bowl) & Done (In One Hour). Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Budget Friendly. Easy Weeknight Supper. Great for Meal Prep. Easy DIY. High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly. Rave Reviews. What're you waiting for?! So Good!!

How to make a BATTLE Sandwich, it's a BLT on Steroids! No recipe required, all you need to know is what B-A-T-T-L and E stand for. If you love a good BLT? You're gonna be in summer h-e-a-v-e-n. The Food of Family Tradition. Fresh & Casual. Easy to Make, Worth a Celebration.

Oh people, doesn't every year call for at least one big summer feast? This is your meal. The summer steak salad is built, literally and figuratively, on layers of flavor and texture. The grilled beef sits atop a wet and messy salad of juicy summer tomatoes (aren't they just glorious? this salad really shows them off!), avocado and lettuce that wilts, just slightly, in a warm onion-bacon-poblano vinaigrette. It all just works, so well, SO WELL, together. Fresh & Seasonal Summer Feast. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Low Carb. High Protein.

A gorgeous make-ahead salad, just slices of roasted eggplant topped with a surprising salsa. Serve it as a substantial salad or for Meatless Monday. Low Carb & Weight Watchers Friendly! ~ Skip Straight to the Recipe ~ This recipe is so quick and easy that I'm adding it to a special collection of easy summer recipes published every summer since 2009. Watch for new "summer easy" recipes all summer long! With a free e-mail subscription , you'll never miss a one! Our Tomato Cup Runneth Over. We harvested one singleton tomato back in – what? June maybe? Since then, some critter-of-the-night beat us to each slow-to-ripen, heavy-on-the-vine tomato. So on Saturday, two bereft tomato lovers stocked up on tomatoes for the week at the farmers market. Later that very same day? A niece remembered we'd spoken longingly of tomatoes earlier in the week and delivered a bagful of home-grown tomatoes. The Tomatoes Are Here. FINALLY. But then?