Some weeknights call for a salad. This is not about those weeknights. This cheeseburger casserole takes everything you love about a great diner cheeseburger — the well-seasoned beef, the melty cheddar, the tangy hit of mustard and pickle-friendly ketchup sweetness — and folds it into a bubbling pan of elbow macaroni and creamy tomato cheese…
If you have never had tomato pie, let me fix that right now. This is the savory Southern classic that turns a pile of ripe summer tomatoes into the most requested dish at every potluck south of the Mason-Dixon line: layers of juicy tomato slices and sweet onion tucked into a deep, flaky pie crust,…
There is a very good reason banana bread is the most baked loaf in America: those three spotty bananas on your counter are not a problem, they are an invitation. This banana nut bread recipe turns them into a tall, golden loaf with a soft, moist crumb, deep banana flavor in every bite, and crunchy…
Some recipes exist to rescue leftovers, and this ham and bean soup is the champion of them all. That meaty ham bone left over from Sunday dinner or a holiday table? It is not scraps — it is the start of the smokiest, heartiest pot of soup you will make all year. A pound of…
There is a reason banana cream pie has held its spot in diner dessert cases for generations. One look at that slice in the photo tells you the whole story: a crisp, golden graham crust, a thick layer of silky vanilla custard studded with fresh banana slices, and whipped cream piled so high it practically…
If you have ever slid into a booth at Cracker Barrel and ordered the hashbrown casserole before you even looked at the rest of the menu, this recipe is for you. This cracker barrel hashbrown casserole is my homemade copycat of that famous side dish — shredded potatoes folded into a creamy, tangy sauce with…
Some soups are light little starters. This split pea soup is not one of them. This is the thick, hearty, spoon-standing-up kind of soup — the kind that turns a bag of dried peas, a leftover ham bone, and a few humble vegetables into the coziest dinner of the winter. Look at that bowl in…
If Brussels sprouts have a reputation problem, the air fryer is the fix. These air fryer brussel sprouts come out with deeply golden, almost caramel-dark cut sides, crispy little leaves around the edges, and soft, tender centers — no soggy, gray, boiled-sprout sadness anywhere in sight. A pound of sprouts, a drizzle of olive oil,…
The day after a big turkey dinner, the fridge holds a beautiful problem: a container of leftover turkey that deserves better than another plain sandwich. This turkey soup is the answer. Big, tender chunks of turkey simmer with chunky carrots, celery, and onion in a lightly creamy, herb-flecked broth — the kind of soup that…
Classic stuffed peppers are wonderful — right up until you are hollowing out peppers, par-cooking them, stuffing them one by one, and hoping they stand up in the pan. This stuffed pepper casserole skips all of that. You chop the peppers into big, chunky pieces, stir them straight into a skillet with seasoned ground beef,…