
How to Make the Ultimate Bloody Mary Bar
Posted by Jen T on December 29, 2022
2023 is only days away! We all know that January 1 is the time for New Year’s celebrations, but did you know that it also happens to be National Bloody Mary Day? If you needed a shot of extra inspiration, it’s the perfect reason to raise a glass to the New Year. Now I firmly read more »

5 Ways to Up Your Salsa Game
Posted by Keri M on September 13, 2022
What is the most popular condiment in the U.S.? Based on the title of this post, you’ve probably already figured out it’s salsa – the tomato-and-chilies-based sauce that dates all the way back to the Aztec, Inca and Mayan empires. According to statistica.com, 218 million American bought salsa last year. But why go to the read more »

How to Make Your Own Bagel Board
Posted by Jen T on May 19, 2022
Bagels are such beautiful things. So delightfully tender and chewy on the inside. So perfectly crackly on the outside. While I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting New York yet, someday I vow to eat my way through that city – savoring every slice of pizza, fresh bagel and authentic black-and-white cookie along the way. read more »

Beer Bread for Breakfast? Sweet!
Posted by Jen T on May 17, 2022
Fresh. Golden. Buttery. Bountiful Beer Bread Mix® has been a beloved best-seller for decades, and it’s one of my family’s all-time favorites. Just add beer and butter. Bake. BOOM. That’s it! Your house will smell divine, and there’s fresh-baked bread on your table in less than an hour. It’s amazing with chili, soups, pastas, you read more »

Let’s Roll!
Posted by Jane N on April 14, 2022
FACT: Things that are rolled, swirled, twisted or spun are FUN! So today, I’m going to share FIVE bold, rolled (and often extolled!) recipes that bring pinwheel panache to the party. First up–Minnesota Sushi! This adorable appetizer is the stuff of our Scanda-hoovian roots up here in the northland. Ham, cream cheese and pickles are read more »

Dreamy Orange Desserts
Posted by Rebecca R on February 21, 2022
Have you seen Tastefully Simple’s new seasonal products yet? They are all so tasty! Cooking and baking with these new flavors is always exciting for me I also love looking through the recipes you can create with these products. For instance, delicious Malt Mix can make malts and also be used in making pancakes – read more »

5 Non-Soup Ways to Enjoy Perfectly Potato Cheddar Soup Mix
Posted by Keri M on October 18, 2021
For previous generations, making homemade soup was often an all-day affair, with chicken boiled to make stock, veggies laboriously washed and chopped, noodles mixed up, rolled out, cut and set aside to dry before the whole kit ‘n kaboodle was dumped into a big pot to simmer for hours. And at the end of the read more »

Pumpkin Waffles with Maple Glaze
Posted by Laura L on September 3, 2021
Pumpkin Bread & Maple Glaze Mix is back at Tastefully Simple. Yay! This sweet bread is one of my all-time favorites. It tastes like fall and rivals anything you would get in your neighborhood coffee shop. “I thought this blog was about waffles,” you might be saying. Well, you are right! I used the Pumpkin read more »

How to Make the Best Breakfast Board
Posted by Jen T on July 22, 2021
Love charcuterie boards? Creating beautiful platters at home has become such a big trend over the past year – and it goes way beyond traditional cured meats and cheeses. Hot cocoa boards. Bagel boards. And, of course, breakfast and brunch boards! While they aren’t exactly true “charcuterie,” they are really delicious and really fun. The best part? read more »

A Pair of Waffley Good Recipes
Posted by Keri M on March 25, 2021
I’ve been a grown-up for quite awhile now, and have gradually accumulated most of the tools and toys that adults tend to have cluttering up their kitchen cabinets. One striking omission from mine was a waffle iron. So when I got a hankering for a waffle recently, I decided to strike while the iron was read more »