Food Bites & Articles
Easy, Delicious Weeknight Chicken Dinners
I have a confession: I love chicken! Cooking with it, eating it, and coming up with creative recipes for it are all a joy for us in the Test Kitchen. Not only is it fairly inexpensive, but the meat is...
Going Bananas for Sweet Dessert Treats
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but bananas were always what kept us kids coming back for more! Mom would buy them by the bunches to keep us in the yellow. In fact, I never saw a...
Test Kitchen: Study Shows Chocolate Cake Spreads Smiles
I scream, you scream, we all scream for... CHOCOLATE! Every day keeps getting sweeter around here in the Test Kitchen as we taste and sample our way through the yummy chocolate confections you're serving up! A little heat from the...
Avocados: An Unlikely Love Affair
There was a time when my husband loved to share guacamole with me... because he would get to eat it all! I was a non-believer, an avid avocado avoider. I took my tortilla chips straight, with just a hint of...
Fresh New Ways to Enjoy Summer Herbs
If you're anything like us gals here in the Just A Pinch Test Kitchen, you've got oodles of fresh herbs springing up in the garden. Every year we plant 'em, maniacally anticipating all that herbaceous goodness. Fresh dill to bathe...
Creative Grill Recipes Star At Season’s Best Cookouts
"What's a grill to do? So many sausages, so little time!" If we've said it once we've said it a million times. We wake up plotting menus and in the afternoons you can find us rushing outside to stoke up...
Ice Cream Churns Sweet Summer Memories
From hand-cranked ice cream in the back yard to hot fudge sundaes at the drive-in, it's hard to imagine a food memory that says 'summer' more than ice cream. Growing up it was the queen of all treats to get...
Garden Fresh Veggie Recipes Keep You Picking and Grinning
Fresh is best... and what's fresher than straight-from-the-garden veggies?! The gals and I are slowly beginning to see signs of the big garden payoff - that moment when our beloved plants begin to yield more fresh veggies than we know...
Celebrating Dad with Ultimate Meat and Potatoes Feast
Fathers, we salute you! It's that time of year again, time to take a moment and let dad know that you appreciate all he does. And as I figure it, what better way to do dad a solid than by...
Home Cook Jamie Burris Wins Big with Rich Family History, Decadent Recipe
"Growing up we called it 'Kugela', but it's actually pronounced 'coo-GHEL-iss.' It's a classic Lithuanian dish!"Jamie Burris was beyond shocked to learn that her family's beloved potato recipe had won top honors in the !"My grandfather knew the recipe from...
School’s Out: Kid-Friendly Snack Ideas for A Sunny Summer!
Goodbye carpool, hello swimming pool! That warm breeze tells me it’s that time again; time to switch out the school year routine and get ready for a sunny, funny summer!Of course, with all the giggly joys of the season comes...
Perfect Picnics Make Warm Weather Even Sweeter
Is that summer I see ambling up the driveway onto my doorstep? She's early for the party this year, but we're ready! And nothing says warm weather fun like a good old-fashioned picnic. Care to join us??First on the must-haves...
Cookie Celebration Contest Winner Wows Audience with All-Star Recipe!
Attention cookie lovers... there's a redheaded firecracker on the loose and she's dishing up addictive cookie bars! Jackie Mento is her name and serving up smiles is her game. As winner of the Just A Pinch Cookie Celebration contest, Jackie...
Mothers Serve Up Special Recipes, Create Lasting Memories
Mother's Day has been special to me all my life. As a little girl, I counted down the days until dad would take me to the five and dime to pick out a special gift for mom. Looking back, it's...
Cook Up A Fiesta With Delicious Mexican-Inspired Recipes
Who's ready for a fiesta?! Cinco de Mayo may have the country especially excited about polishing up their maracas and squeezing limes, but I'm here to tell you that a quick and easy Mexican dinner can be delicious year-round! Why...
Go Bold With Butter: Spreading The Joy of Home Cooking
Sometimes it really pays to be bold. In fact, it can be downright delicious! We've noticed a ton a bold flavor combinations popping up in some of the most popular recipes here in the Club. And interestingly, there's one common...
Home Cooks Meet Up for Celebration of Food, Friendship and Just A Pinch!
Add one part friendship to one part fun, toss in a heaping helping of Florida sunshine, tons of laughs and just a pinch of healthy competition, and you've got one amazing recipe for lasting memories. A southern Florida State Park...
Potluck Recipes Feed The Spirit of Sharing
Potlucks have to be one of the greatest traditions ever. What's better than gathering together with your community and sharing a delicious offering fresh from your kitchen? That's what we're all about here at Just A Pinch! And nothing but...
Cupcakes Add Sweetness to Memorable Easter Celebration
This Easter why not spring into family gatherings with a smorgasbord of deliciously decadent cupcakes? So much goes in to making a memorable Easter feast - the yummy ham, creamy deviled eggs, all the savory sides - but at the...
Welcome Sweet Springtime with Festive Candy Recipes
The Easter Bunny had nothing on my Grandma when it came to homemade Easter candy. Somehow amidst all the other work that goes into presenting a big holiday feast, she'd always have time to create the cutest, tastiest, most memorable...