Best Ever Sloppy Joes

Served messy on purpose, over hamburger buns. Just hearing the words “sloppy joes” from my mother used to send us kids into a tizzy. There was something wonderfully fun about getting to eat a burger/sandwich that was messy by design. Elise Bauer I first posted this recipe years ago, after making it for my visiting young nephew. Sloppy joes really are a quintessential kid food, aren’t they? And he eats spaghetti, so what’s wrong with tomatoes, anyway?...

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 381 words · Joshua Hawkins

Best Ever Turkey Gravy

No need to rush around on Thanksgiving or Christmas. Thanksgiving in our family (or any meal, really) is going to be chaotic. Thats because great gravy can hide a myriad of cooking sins. Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Hannah Greenwood My gravy adds moisture, an umami bomb of flavor, and warmth to every food it decorates. Start With a Rich Turkey Broth The secret to great gravy is not in the pan drippings....

April 20, 2025 · 3 min · 495 words · Leah Yang

Best Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Soft, fluffy, frosted cinnamon rolls from a make-ahead dough. Those cinnamon rolls were exactly what I channeled while working on this recipe. This dough is rich, but it’s not actually all that sweet. Cindy Rahe This makes it the perfect canvas for the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling. Spread the cream cheese frosting over the rolls while they’re still warm. This way some of the frosting melts into the cinnamony-spirals....

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 401 words · Gina Perry

Best Sugar Cookies

The secret to easy sugar cookies? These homemade sugar cookies are easy to roll out but firm enough to decorate. Bet you cant eat just one! Irvin Lin Decorate with frosting, royal icing, or sparkling sugar. Sugar cookies are fun to make, especially for holidays like Christmas, Valentines Day, or Easter. On top of that, they have a little bit of cream cheese as well. Irvin Lin The buttery cookies bake flat, making them perfect for decorating....

April 20, 2025 · 4 min · 716 words · Jeremy Brooks

Best Tomato Pie

Pizza meets cheesy bread in this classic summer tomato pie! Here’s one of the best loved recipes on Simply Recipestomato pie! Perfect at the peak of summer tomato season. Simply Recipes / Mihaela Kozaric Sebrek This tomato pie recipe is a result of one of these encounters. Seconds after taking a bite, however, I was begging for the recipe. The egg in the mayo acts as a binder to help hold the filling in place....

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 366 words · Walter Garrison

Best Tuna Salad

A classic go-to tuna salad for quick lunches and snacks. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas Raise your hand if you didnt grow up eating tuna salad sandwiches. Thats what I thought. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas You, in the back. OK, Ill allow that not everybody grew up eating these. But, hold on, theres comfort in that can of tuna! Sally Vargas | Art Banner Credit: Elena Resko Tuna Salad: A Simple Pleasure I have memories as a child sitting atop Mt....

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 403 words · Michael James

Bibim Guksu (Korean Spicy Cold Noodles)

Spicy and cool, Korean bibim gusku is for hot weather days. I recommend making extra sauce and just keeping some around to dress up leftovers. The meal comes together quickly, the most time needed to cut up the vegetables. Simply Recipes / Lori Rice However, do not be fooled by the simplicity of preparation. Korean food, and in particular these Korean noodles, are extremely flavorful. Feel free to use the dressing to make any variety of cool summer dishes....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · John Santiago

Bigos (Polish Hunter’s Stew)

Bigos is a hearty Polish stew perfect for a winter day. Bigosa hearty, cabbage and pork-based stewhas been called the national dish of Poland. Anyone who knows anything about Eastern Europe knows they are mad about mushrooms. Elise Bauer Smoked sausage, mostly kielbasa, is a given, as is either bacon or a smoked ham hock. Fresh sausages, pork shoulder, veal or beef are also used. Every cook has her own secrets....

April 20, 2025 · 3 min · 441 words · Emily Salazar

Birria Tacos

Its so much easier than you think to make the most delicious homemade birria tacos! Now I can see why people love them so much and I hope you do too! Birria is a meat stew from Jalisco, Mexico. Susy Villasuso / Simply Recipes The meat is slowly cooked in a delicious red chile broth called consome. The tacos are fried in a hot, lightly oiled pan until golden brown....

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Debra Rodriguez

Biscuits and Gravy

Classic Southern staple with buttery biscuits and creamy sausage gravy. There are so many ways to make biscuits and gravy, but this ones my favorite. The biscuits are easy to make, and the gravy is loaded with sausage. Simply Recipes / Cambrea Bakes Many swear that White Lily Self-Rising Flour is essential to making light fluffy biscuits. We suggest you try this combination in a different formbiscuits and gravy casserole....

April 20, 2025 · 3 min · 562 words · Dr. Brian Vincent MD

Bison Burger

Yes we do break into song occasionally around here. It’s good for you and it warms the soul. And yes, this is more accurately called a bison burger. Elise Bauer For the record we are talking about an American buffalo (bison), and not an Asian buffalo. Have you ever eaten bison? Imagine a really lean, deep red, grass-fed beefy beef. Elise Bauer If you like the taste of a good steak or beef burger, you’ll love buffalo....

April 20, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · William Brown

Bisquick Apple Coffee Cake

A family favorite that’s easy to whip up. A favorite family ritual growing up was this apple coffee cake on Sunday mornings. Pour that into a greased baking dish. Simply Recipes / Lori Rice It was then, and still is now, one of my favorite coffee cakes of all time. The Best Apples for Apple Coffee Cake Chooseapplesthat hold their shape when baked. The recipe calls for a tart apple, and these tart apples will hold up well during baking....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 198 words · Casey Bond

Bisquick Shortcake Biscuits

Quick and easy biscuits for shortcake recipes using Bisquick baking mix. These shortcake biscuits come together in minutes with just a few ingredients! Use for strawberry shortcake and other recipes. Simply Recipes / Elise Bauer you might use it for making pancakes,coffee cake, or savory biscuits. When my parents use it, it’s usually for sweet biscuits forstrawberry shortcake. Why Use Bisquick? Simply Recipes/ Elise Bauer All you need is some sugar, milk, butter, and a baking pan....

April 20, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · Craig Villegas