
Sweet Potato-Crusted Chicken Nuggets
I was looking for ways to spice up traditional chicken nuggets and came up with this recipe. The chips add...

Marshmallow-Filled Banana Cupcakes
A friend gave me this recipe when I first moved into my neighborhood 40 years ago. It might seem more...

Crispy Sage Chicken Tenders
One of my mom's favorite chicken recipes used fresh sage. Her version was smothered with gravy, but we like these...


Rocket Cake
Not your ordinary birthday cake, this dessert requires almost no countdown-just start with a purchased ice cream cake roll, then...

Snowman Doughnuts
No need to bundle up to build this snowman—you construct it in the kitchen out of doughnuts and candy! These...
Pistachio Pudding Cookies
These pistachio pudding cookies are a true delight, rich and complex in flavor, and plenty sweet too. You can even...

Coney Dogs
My mom and I always make these top dogs for get-togethers. Leftovers are no problem—there never are any! —Donna Sternthal,...

Graduation Sheet Cake
The surface of this graduation sheet cake is perfect for decorating in any way you like. We use it year-round...
Cinnamon Stars
"These cookies are such a hit with my family," tells Flo Burtnett of another sweet she's sharing (see her cake...

Rainbow Fruit Salad
When my children were young, I would often dress up fresh fruit in this easy salad. Decades later, my grandchildren...

Birch Pretzel Logs
At the root of this treat is plenty of penny-wise practicality. "I first started making the 'logs' after I saw...

Orange Pineapple Punch
Conni Brueggeman of Sparta, Wisconsin shares a concoction that's a quick to fix as it is to refresh. To mix...


Snowman Cookies
Set a platter of adorable snowman cookies on the dessert table to spread holiday cheer. Or, gift them to your...
Crackle Cookies
Because these cookies crack on top, my granddaughter thinks I make a mistake when I bake them—until she takes a...

Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
Combining two favorite flavors—rich chocolate and ripe bananas—makes these muffins doubly good. —Donna Brockett, Kingfisher, Oklahoma

Butterfly Cake
Emerging from a 13- x 9-inch pan, this bright idea comes from Sue Gronholz of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. "I pipe...
Oven Chicken Fingers
Baked chicken tenders are golden strips of breaded chicken with two tempting sauces for dipping. —Mary Peterson, Charlestown, Rhode Island.


Easter Egg Cookies
My mother started baking these cookies with me and my eight brothers and sisters when I was a child, and...

Old-Fashioned Baked Macaroni and Cheese
Classic old-fashioned baked macaroni and cheese comes together with just a little patience and a lot of butter, milk and...

Red Grape Salad
My mother-in-law shared this recipe with me 40 years ago. She served this salad at all holiday meals, and the...

Easy Apple Dumplings
This nostalgic recipe for easy apple dumplings serves up sweet, tender apples in a golden-brown pie crust, baked in a...


Macaroni and Beef
This simple macaroni and beef recipe is hearty like a casserole, but it cooks in just 30 minutes on the...

Banana Bundt Cake
This absolutely scrumptious banana Bundt cake needs no icing, just a dusting of confectioners' sugar. Even though the recipe has...
Cobre Valley Casserole
We live in southeastern Arizona, in a part of the state known as the Cobre Valley. Cobre is Spanish for...

Baked Applesauce
ONCE YOU TASTE this applesauce, you won't want the tore-bought variety anymore. Baking the apples locks in their delicious flavor!...
Cinnamon Apple Dumplings
WHEN Mom made pies to feed the crew during wheat harvest, she always had plenty of dough left over, so...
Herbed Macaroni and Cheese
Besides being a really easy recipe to make, it tastes very good, too! This is not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill macaroni...

Strawberry Glaze Pie
This strawberry glaze pie was a family favorite while I was growing up and it's the same with my own...

Fresh Fruit Bowl
The glorious colors of the fruit make this a festive salad. Slightly sweet and chilled, it makes a nice accompaniment...