More to Love on Pinterest

Pinterest has launched enhanced recipe pins.  You’ll notice that recipe pins from MyRecipes and some other sites now include an ingredient list, cook time(s) and number of servings, making it even easier to search for recipes on Pinterest.  The recipe information is not only added to new pins, but to all of the MyRecipes pins you’ve already made and shared. […]

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Homemade Treats for Dogs

My sweet dog, Dusty, turned 13 years old this week and to celebrate, I made one of his favorite things—homemade treats. Don’t get me wrong, he won’t discriminate against the store-bought kind but there is just something about these oven-baked “cookies” that gets him super excited. I’ve been making the same recipe for years but have tweaked it a bit […]

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: Cheers To The Sweetest New Trend In Cocktails

When summer temperatures heat up, nothing cools you off better than a sweet and refreshing beverage.  And now, you can indulge in all the sweetened cocktails you love without the guilt! By substituting heavy syrups and granulated sugar with Sweet’N Low®, you can quickly cut calories in your favorite summertime libations—think cosmos, daiquiris, lemon drops and more! With only 100 […]

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Easy Gluten-Free Recipes

May is Celiac Disease Awareness month and I’m happy to introduce you to a new cookbook by my friend and former colleague, Gretchen Brown.   It’s called Fast & Simple Gluten-Free, (Fair Winds Press, October 2012, $21.99) and if you or anyone you know is living with celiac disease,  you’ll want a copy of this cookbook. There are over 100 recipes in the […]

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Game of Thrones: King’s Landing Lemon Cakes

It was the tender beginning to a moving scene in episode 2 of this season’s “Game of Thrones,” when Lady Olenna offers long-suffering Sansa Stark a lemon cake at tea.  Sansa smiles and replies, “They’re my favorite!” This is all shortly before she breaks down and reveals that King Joffrey – fiance of Lady Olenna’s granddaughter Margaery – is “a monster”. […]

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Mother’s Day Brunch

What better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than a festive brunch?  Of course, I don’t need much of a reason to have brunch, but it’s nice to have an occasion to make it more special.   You can honor your own mom, your mother-in-law, your friends who are mothers, or just celebrate the ideas of mothers in general! When I’m thinking […]

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Wild Wednesdays: Fried Bream

I’ll never forget it.  The minute Brent and I told my father-in-law that we were expecting a little girl, he asked: “Can I still teach her how to fish?” Since both of us are outdoorsy – something that has only grown tremendously over the past 4 years – our answer was a resounding, “YES!”.  We’ve made a conscious effort to […]

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Game of Thrones: Honey Biscuits from The South

Honestly, I haven’t gotten a chance to watch this week’s episode of “Game of Thrones” yet (thank goodness for HBO Go!) – so no spoilers please!  But one thing that is sure not to spoil are these delicious Honey Biscuits from A Feast of Ice and Fire.  They’re featured in the cookbook’s section on “The South,” which also includes tasty-sounding […]

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The Best Cheese Dip

   Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, and I’m already thinking about what I can make for the party.  I usually go the appetizer and drinks route as that’s what my friends seem to prefer.  Chips, salsa, beer, margaritas–what else do you need?  Well, you need cheese dip, and this Colby-Pepper Jack Cheese Dip is the top-rated cheese dip on our site.  It has […]

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Instagram Contest: Happy Birthday, MyRecipes!

Help us celebrate 6 years of bringing you the best recipes from Southern Living, Cooking Light, Sunset, Coastal Living, Health, Food & Wine, All You, and Real Simple. To join the party, from May 1st through May 5th, upload a photo of your favorite birthday cake or cupcake, upload to your Instagram account, and tag it with the hashtag #HappyBdayMyRecipes.  We’ll choose three winners and […]

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