Woot. Woot. It’s National Cheesecake Day. Can’t we all agree that it’s something so American and so yummy that we won’t even complain about the heat index for today? (Editor’s note: it’s gonna be as hot as your oven today.) So why not stay in and bake? Best Cheesecake Recipe Adapted from www.sugarspunrun.com …
Recipe: Nani’s Potatoes My friend, Lakshmi, and I set out to recreate this recipe from her grandmother, or Nani. Raised in Mumbai, India, Lakshmi remembered her Nani’s potatoes having crisp skin, buttery centers, and tossed with Indian spices, flaky sea salt and a hit of lime. Because of the bold flavors, this pairs well…
Recipe: Spicy Peanut Chicken This has always been one of my favorite dishes. Sometimes it takes a few tries to get the sauce just right, but you can always add more of any ingredient. I like mine very spicy, so I use both Sriracha and chili garlic sauce. You can leave those out if you’d…
Recipe: Quick and Easy Monkey Bread Bites This recipe has been one of my favorites for my whole life. On special occasions, I would wake up to the smell of Monkey Bread in the oven. You can smell the cinnamon for hours. Monkey Bread Bites Recipe 2 ½ cups granulated sugar 4…
Recipe Monday: Cheesy Ground Beef and Rice Casserole Enough of the summer foods, we want something hearty! And here it is. It combines ground beef, which we hope you’ll shop with your local cattle rancher, along with rice (again Arkansas products galore on that one) and there’s even a mushroom guy from Wye. Mountain,…
Peach Cobbler Bars Recipe We recently made our annual pilgrimage to our favorite peach orchard located within an hour’s drive of Little Rock. We handpicked several baskets of peaches in less than 5 minutes on a beautiful sunny day. I wanted to share a recipe that is a bit outside of the peach box…
Sweet Jalapeno Cornbread Recipe Chef Amanda Ivy of Low Ivy Catering sat down with AY About You food editor Kevin Shalin last month to discuss her favorite knife to use in the kitchen for the story “Knives Out.” She’s back for more inside secrets into her life as a chef with her favorite recipe:…
Recipe: Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies Look who is vying for Employee of the Month again! Our own Jacob Carpenter. He’s the ad coordinator who can karaoke and cook. What more could you ask for from an employee? He has whipped up another delicious dish and this one is dessert, which we all have time for.…
Recipe: M&M Ice Cream Sandwiches When our temps get anything over 90 degrees, I only want to eat ice cream. These sandwiches are the perfect answer to when you want a sweet, chewy and (bonus) portable cold dessert. Plus, you can make them ahead and have a dozen waiting in the freezer for whenever…
Recipe: Hot Ricotta and Tomato Dip Here’s an opportunity to not only make a wonderful dish, this Hot Ricotta and Tomato Dip, but also support a local blogger. Maruka, who maintains With a Glass of Wine, has mastered the art of developing simple recipes that are fun to cook, and, of course, pair well…
