All Food
- Gorgonzola butternut bulgar salad
This fall salad works a number of ways. Substitute bulgar wheat with your favorite grain, butternut with your favorite squash, and toss in whatever vegetables you have on hand.
- Birthday cake mishaps and sugared flowers
Even after a structural mishap, this double chocolate layer cake was saved by smooth, dreamy, creamy vanilla buttercream frosting. Sugared flowers provided cute and unique decorations.
- A tailgating recipe challenge and cookbook giveaway
Hey, football fans! Got a favorite tailgating or game day recipe? Share it with Stir It Up!, and you could win a signed copy of ESPN's Todd Blackledge's cookbook, 'Taste of the Town.'
- Strawberry cream cheese frosting (and cupcakes galore!)
This is a recipe for frosting fanatics. Mix and match this strawberry cream cheese frosting with your favorite cupcakes.
- Chocolate pecan caramel shortbread
Life is better with chocolate, and chocolate is better with caramel. This turtle shortbread is an over-the-top dessert worth some extra effort. Share it with others and it will go fast!
- National Cheeseburger Day: Lamb burgers with feta spread
To celebrate National Cheeseburger Day an unexpected gift of ground lamb inspired a lamb burger experimentation, with delicious results.
- Lemony arugula salad with candied pecans
In a hurry and in need of a quick side for dinner? This arugula salad with candied pecans and dried cherries hits the spot. Even the dressing is a breeze.
- Zucchini fritters
Trying to find uses for all that zucchini in the garden? Bring a Southern flavor to your table with these fried zucchini fritters.
- Basil limeade
The peppery and clove flavors of a basil simple syrup mix with fresh lime juice to make a refreshing late-summer drink.
- Sour cherry yogurt scones with cardamom honey butter
There's nothing like a cup of coffee or tea and a warm scone drizzled with honey and butter on a lazy morning. Use fresh or frozen cherries for this recipe.
- Easy enchiladas verde
There is almost nothing more rewarding in a weeknight meal than shortcuts that actually make a recipe yummier.
- Cookbook Review: 'Cuisine Niçoise' and peaches and cream tart
There's nothing like French comfort food; well-flavored with fresh ingredients and made with precision and care. 'Cuisine Niçoise,' by Hillary Davis, celebrates simple ingredients and the cooking of the French Riviera.
- Chocolate popovers
These popovers are the perfect base for a hot fudge sundae. Serve them with warm Nutella or chocolate sauce, a scoop of ice cream, and nuts.
- Reader recipe: Summer watermelon soup
A favorite recipe from a Stir It Up! reader.
- Simple strawberry quinoa salad with peas and dill
Still clinging to summer's last lazy afternoons? Light and fresh with little work involved, this salad is the perfect way to see the season off. Serve it with grilled chicken or fish.
- Memories and a mango salad
Food is a powerful thing, and a certain dish can spark memories from years ago. This mango salad recipe from Vietnam works great as an appetizer or light side.
- Everything’s peachy pork
Wrap up a summer of grilling and outdoor eating with this peached pork. Serve it with a side of potatoes or a green salad.
- Strawberry sweetheart streusel muffins
Moist and fluffy with a nice crunch from the streusel topping, these muffins are first-rate.
- Tostadas with cocoa spiced pinto beans and peach mint salsa
Tostadas are the perfect platform for just about any tasty combination. Beans flavored with unsweetened cocoa and topped with peach mint salsa make a comforting and easy lunch.
- Quinoa, corn, and feta salad with fresh herbs
Savor the last few weeks of summer with this fresh salad. Toss quinoa, corn, and feta cheese with whatever fresh herbs you have on hand.