The herbs are easy to adapt and change to your own personal preference, but this recipe calls for fragrant oregano, thyme, garlic, paprika, parsley, and onion powder. Also, feel free to increase or decrease certain amounts of herbs to your liking. When you are cooking these potatoes, you will want to watch these carefully, because depending on your particular oven and the size of the cut potatoes, they may be done sooner or take longer than you planned....

If you decide to get your fiesta on this year, make sure you bring one of these fun and light-hearted Cinco de Mayo gifts with you to the party. Because regardless of the holiday, nobody likes a freeloader. Don’t be the person who shows up empty-handed. Be the person who gets the party started. Mini wooden maracas Shake things up a bit with these mini fiesta maracas. Not only are they adorably painted with pictures of cacti and mini sombreros, but they’ll allow you to start a mariachi band later on in the evening after a round (or three) of margaritas....

Inside, you will find out about some recipes for delectable treats created by some of the country’s top food bloggers, as well as some easy patriotic crafts you can make right at home. Take a look! Right now, you can download our Summer 2018 ebook with BBQ recipes and other good stuff. Click here or on the cover below to download your copy of our FREE ebook now! (PDF format)...

What do you do when you’re craving steak, but aren’t excited about the usual steak on the grill? You make these Korean steak kabobs! Marinated in a simple but tasty combination of soy sauce, rice-wine vinegar, honey, toasted sesame oil and minced garlic, these kabobs boast big flavor and colorful appeal. Kabobs on the grill make any meal feel festive — and they’re so easy to make, you’ll want to celebrate with these sticks of meat and veggies as often as possible....

While there are larger and more complex versions of this kind of cake out there, we wanted to create one that was doable and wouldn’t leave you stuck in the kitchen for hours on end. This design is easy to make at home and doesn’t require hard-to-find ingredients or super cake decorating skills. To give you some decorating options, we made two different unicorn cakes — one with a buttercream exterior (the purple horn), the other covered with fondant (gold horn)....

Normally, I keep my air plants in a gold holder on a wall, but with fall approaching, I wanted to create a new place for them. Follow along to see how I turned a fake pumpkin into a hanging pumpkin plant holder using cotton cord to create macrame netting. This DIY took less than 30 minutes, and the result makes a great housewarming present for the fall holiday season. MORE: This upcycle craft turns mismatched Tupperware into chic planters...

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Looking for a deliciously creative way to use that bag of leftover cranberries? Bake up a batch of our streusel-topped orange cranberry muffins inspired by Budget Bytes and give your family a lip-smacking good breakfast treat. Fresh cranberries are a hallmark of the holiday season, and they are most often transformed into a zingy cranberry sauce to grace the Thanksgiving table. But these mouth-puckering berries are begging to be used for so much more....

Orange juice, orange zest and fresh cranberries give this recipe all kinds of zing, they’re orange and red — which in and of itself makes them look so festive. Who came up with such a divine breakfast creation? This orange-cranberry sweet potato pancake recipe comes from chef Rick Moses of Scramble in Scottsdale, Arizona. Yield 2 Zest and juice of 1 orange1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup fresh cranberries For the pancakes:...

While you can use any tea you’d like, I made a pineapple ginger blend with tons of honey — a blend to target all the colds and allergies flaring up, because it is that time of year! Pineapple is good for coughs, honey is good for sore throats, and ginger is great for digestion. Add a splash of bourbon and you are good to go! You can enjoy this beverage hot or cold....

I have always been a pumpkin pie purist: I like to eat a simple pie, old-fashioned pie all by itself. Well, after trying this recipe, I have changed my mind. Now I want pumpkin pie like this. To start, this crust was perfect: buttery and flaky, and provided a perfect counterpoint to the sweet stuff inside. The pie filling had a wonderful blend of spices (pumpkin spice plus a little extra nutmeg) and sugar (brown sugar and sweetened condensed milk) — enough to give it lots of wonderful flavor, but not so much that I couldn’t appreciate the other elements of the pie....

Our spicy mini bacon cheeseballs are the perfect appetizer for every kind of party! We’ve taken the flavors of bacon-wrapped jalapeño poppers and changed them into easier-to-make and super-fun-to-eat version. Everyone loves poppers, but they can be time-consuming and not-so-fun to make. Don’t worry: We have a faster alternative that still packs a flavor punch. The best news: You don’t have to spend hours stuffing filling into halved jalapeños and then wrapping them with bacon....

Serve up traditional favorites for your holiday guests with an East Coast twist on the traditions such as a to-die-for lemon-garlic roasted turkey and white wine gravy, paired with oyster stuffing with fresh herbs and East Hampton corn pudding for a truly elegant meal. Offer a spiced apple pie, along with a classic pumpkin pie for the perfect finishing touch. Try this tasty Thanksgiving dinner menu: A New England-Inspired Thanksgiving Feast Roast turkey with black truffle butter and white wine gravy Oyster stuffing with fresh herbs East Hampton corn pudding Roasted acorn squash soup Shredded Brussel sprouts with walnuts Spiced apple pie with fluted round cutouts Classic pumpkin pie...

Whether your weekly visits to Trader Joe’s make you want to wax poetic or you’re not sure yet what all the fuss is about, you’ve likely barely scratched the surface of what this neighborhood market has to offer. Because, make no mistake, part of TJ’s magic lies in its wide, surprising and sometimes even puzzling variety of artisanal fare. MORE: Pumpkin spice taste test from Sprouts You’re probably down to try to its eclectic sweets and odd-yet-appealing salty snacks (hello, corn, pea, bean, and quinoa crisps)....

Her secret is to swap out unhealthy ingredients, such as corn syrup, with healthier ingredients that provide a nutritional punch. As if you need another excuse, these homemade Butterfinger bars are no-bake and vegan. Ready to indulge a little? Watch Episode 3 of What the Fudge. Watch Katie make this recipe in Episode 3 of What the Fudge: Katie jokes that she developed this recipe for healthy Butterfingers out of necessity....

Sources: USDA, National Turkey Federation, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Guinness World Records, United States Census Bureau, National Wildlife Federation, Minnesota Turkey Growers Association, US Geological Survey, Canadian Turkey Marketing Association

Chag Sameach! Happy Hanukkah Blessings be with you This festival of lights And always… Happy Hanukkah On Hanukkah, some people ask “Why can we not light all eight candles in one night, Instead of having to light a new one for each of eight nights?” It is because Hanukkah is not merely a cause for celebrations. It is a trial of perseverance. Hanukkah Sameach! Happy Hanukkah Warmth of joy, Glow of prosperity, Sparkle of happiness… May you be blessed With all of these And more....

And we all know the way to any party-goers heart: cupcakes. So, it’s decided: You need to whip up a few dozen Halloween cupcakes to have on hand at the next costume gala you go to. Well, prepare to have your dark heart swoon, because we’re going to teach you three different Halloween cupcake designs (in varying degrees of difficulty, because we’re not all kitchen slayers) destined for this time of year....

But as far as digging deeper into this February holiday? Well, we’re all guilty of being a bit lackadaisical. You probably remember a few interesting tidbits from your days in school about presidents both well-known and lesser-known, but what sticks out is the stuff you learned about our more household-name presidents. You know President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address. But did you also know he was the first president to rock a beard?...