Its just six ingredients and so fast to assemble. One of my siblings and Is favorite recipes is wine cake. It just happens to require just six ingredients and can be assembled in 10 minutes flat. Simply Recipes / Photo by Julia Gartland / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne While this doesnt sound like a particularly child-friendly dessert, dont worrythe wine cooks off! Essentially, its a doctoredyellow cake mix, thanks to instant vanilla pudding and dessert wine....

I confirm that its all of those things and more. Simply Recipes / Stephanie Ganz Ive always been a bit of an old soul. The same is true for my favorite recipes. Simply Recipes / Stephanie Ganz The ones in the dog-eared, stained, spiral-bound cookbooks of my grandmothers generation are some of my favorites. I just wasn’t prepared for exactly how good. I am 37 for reference. Simply Recipes / Stephanie Ganz...

My family asks for this treat every year. A creamy, buttery mixture of coconut and crunchy pecans is rolled into balls and coated in chocolate. As a small child, I always assumed it was a recipe created bytheMartha Washington herself. Simply Recipes / Jessica Furniss But, through research, Ive found that its unlikely she had anything to do with the recipe. Theres notemperingor candy thermometers involved, and the only cooking happens for a few seconds in the microwave....

Theyre a no-bake Midwestern classic. Scotcheroos are a classic example of an easy but delicious Midwestern bar dessert. Retro scotcheroos have such a nostalgic taste for me, and they are always a hit at any party. Simply Recipes / Photo by Julia Gartland / Food Styling by Kaitlin Wayne I stuck to the classic rice cereal for this version. My recipe uses more peanut butter than some, but I love how the peanut flavor really shines through....

Frozen fruit salad is a delicious dessert fit for ladies who lunch. Simply Recipes / Sarah Crowder There are cake people, and there are cookie people. I am a cold treat person. Simply Recipes / Sarah Crowder Shave ice, ice cream, paletasthese are the sweets I crave when dinner is done. With a little tinkering, I came up with a reimagined version that pays respectful homage to the original. It’ll look like a terrazzo tile studded with little bits of fruit and nutsa beauty to behold....

This old-timey cake recipe deserves a comeback. Nowadays, I have the next best thingthe Reddit subthreadr/Old_Recipes. Takes you back to simpler times when you didn’t worry about the world around you. Simply Recipes / Stephanie Ganz How I Made the Retro Omaha Cake Omaha cake is, indeed, a simple recipe. The original recipe doesnt specify what kind (or quantity) of pie filling to use. It just says, peach, apple, cherry in parentheses....

You just need five ingredients and five minutes to make it. She went to college back when women took home economics classesthey werent kidding about the economics part. Budgeting and menu planning were a big part of learning to cook for a family. Simply Recipes / Photo by Rachel Vanni / Food Styling by Tiffany Schleigh Peanut butter bread is moist and tender with a lightly sweet, nutty flavor. I love to top it with jam, more peanut butter, or both!...

No more stuck blades or broken blenders! File that under things I didn’t learn in culinary school. You learn something new every day! Simply Recipes / Alison Bickel Here are a few more of my favorite smoothie-making tips: Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer

A cabbage growers tips for long-lasting cabbage. My favorite way to use cabbage is grilled with peanut sauce (seriously, try it). Cabbage has specific storage preferences. Simply Recipes / Getty Images Unless your grocery store offers halved cabbage heads, you typically buy an entire head. It’s almost always more than you’ve got the option to use for your planned dish. Cue: a sad half-head of cabbage that sits forgotten in the back of the fridge....

If you press links we provide, we may receive compensation. I’m a registered dietician nutritionist and this is the salad spinner I recommend. While I admire chef Waters' cooking chops, that could never be me. Simply Recipes / Jen Causey I consider it a cant-live-without kitchen tool that I pull out nearly every day. Its an important task sincesalad dressingwont cling if the leaves are wetplus, nobody likes soggy lettuce....

Theyre my favorite affordable gift. Simply Recipes / Adobe Stock ALDI’s shoppers have spoken, and their passionate plea has been answered. So much so that when they first appeared in February 2024, they sold out within two weeks. Simply Recipes / Adobe Stock And I’ve used them to clean everything from greasy stove tops to delicate wine glasses. They dry reasonably quickly, so I don’t notice musty-smelling rags by the sink any longer....

Its an incredibly easy upgrade. Youll find it near the cream cheese and soft cheeses at all major supermarkets. Try usinga different flavor of gournay cheese, like caramelized onion. Simply Recipes / Photo by Morgan Hunt Glaze / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Christina Daley Add 3 tablespoons of salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Drain well in a colander and transfer the potatoes back to the hot pot off the heat....

A store-bought condiment lends sprouts a punch of personality. Simply Recipes / Alexandra Shytsman Deeply roasted Brussels sprouts are one of my favorite side dishes. Brussels sprouts are naturally a bit bitter, so pairing them with sweet and tangy flavors works particularly well. Simply Recipes / Alexandra Shytsman My usual go-to glaze is a mixture of mustard and balsamic vinegar plus maple syrup or honey. Honey mustard is sweet, pungent, and best of all, premixed....