First time on the internet! From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-selling cookbook! Chinese Restaurant Almond Cookies Makes 30 cookies 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup lard or shortening, room temperature, in 1/2-inch pieces 1 large egg 1 teaspoon almond extract 30 whole toasted almonds 1 egg white

This recipe combines solid family nutrition with creativity. One of my favorite duets. 🥩🚂 🌽 🥕🥩🚂 From 100 Ways to Be Original in all your Cooking . Lea & Perrins, circa 1965. The appealing front cover. 🥩 🌽 🥕 🚂 The recipe! I have not tested it personally but it appears to me to be pretty solid. I would definitely opt for high quality instant potatoes in your favorite flavor. Meat Loaf Train SERVES 8-10 Just the dish to enchant the youngsters at any party. 1½ pounds g

When you've got a bunch of hungry mouths to feed, it's just what's for dinner. This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are dozens of other original, tempting main dishes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today .  🥩🍝🧀 🥩🍝🧀 🥩🍝🧀 Brian's Tangy Beef 'n Mac Makes 4 to 6 servings 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce 1 can (10 ounces) Ro-Tel tomatoes with green chiles, d

What the heck is an enmolada!? Well, that would be an enchilada with mole sauce. This is one recipe that has multiple glorious bouquets that scent the house with delicious complexities for hours afterwards. I have never cooked both the pork and the mole at the same time because I'm afraid the combined aromas might make me collapse under an avalanche of YUM! 🎃 🌶️ 🐷 🌮 🥑 🍚 🫘 🌿 This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there

Where were you, in '62? Join the gang over at Mel's for some classic drive-in chow! Set in: 1962. Movie release: 1973. Presenting, for the very first time, Cheeseburger alla Americana, Malt o' Chocolato, and last, but not least, the "I'm Going Bananas" Split ! 🍔 🍌 🍔 🍌 🍔 Classic American cheeseburger? Yes please! 🍔 🍔 🍔 Cheeseburger alla Americana 🍔 Makes 2 burgers 1/2 pound ground beef Salt and ground black pepper Canola oil 2 hamburger buns (extra credit: with sesam

Have I mentioned? I'm so fondue you. Let's get cheesy! Here's my recipe for a par-TAY style fondue feast I love to serve my guests at the beach. Let's get that pot a' meltin! 🥗 🍞 🥦 🥩 🐓🍅 🧀 This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are dozens of other party-inspiring, vintage-style recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today .  Brian's Kickback Fondue Blowout Makes 4 to 6 Servings C

Here are some dee-luscious pumpkin spice BBQ sandwiches for your next tailgate! The addition of coconut extract adds a secret something...

Dip dip hooray! When in doubt, dip it out! Did I mention, I'm feeling dip-erific?! 🧀 🧅 🥒 🫑 🌶️ 🧀 Recipes for my Summer Dip Party!...

I love the idea of baking a snowman cake, frosting and decorating it and just putting it in the middle of a table so kids can have a...

November 6th is National Nachos Day, but EVERY day can be nachos day with my three tempting new recipes. I created these for FOX5's Good Day New York, for my first ever appearance on the show with their great hosts, Curt Menefee and Rosanna Scotto. This photo is of Curt making his Frito Pie Nachos! Of all the things I cook, one of my very favorites is party appetizers. It’s certainly what so many of my friends know me for, thanks to all my big summertime and Christmas parties

It's "what do I do with all this leftover pumpkin?" season! Here's one answer: my Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting!...

I just love my collection of vintage cupcake picks! They're great to decorate muffins, appetizers, cupcakes, and so much more. I get them...

Here are the latest festive ideas from my treasure box, " The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors...

"Not Your Mother's Mississippi Pot Roast" is an epic hit! (if I do say so myself). I reduced the sodium content of the classic recipe by I would estimate 300% and it still packs a salty punch for all those insatiable sodium-coveting palates out there. The best part is the added (preservative-free) herbal flavor BOOST that my homemade Ranch seasoning gives it. Hidden Valley, eat your heart out. 🥩 🧈 🌶️ 🥩 🧈 🌶️ 🥩 🧈 🌶️ This new recipe is a website exclusive. You might see

Gypsies, tramps, and meatballs! Check out these Cher-balls! Whatever's bothering you today, they're so scrumptious, they'll make you...

Here are this week's fabulous recipes from "The 2 in 1 International Recipe Card Collection for Mixed Drinks and Hors D'Oeuvre." (Random...

Japanese Sukiyaki, from Better Homes & Gardens' Meals with a Foreign Flair, 1963.

From Curtin Publications Recipe Box, 1973, Appetizers & Party Foods, Card 61. English Muffin Pizzas are the perfect quick nosh before you...

The day you've all been waiting for has finally arrived. Till now you've had to buy my cookbook to get your hands on its most popular recipe, my "Chocolate Chip Chubbies". Not anymore. Today marks the internet premiere! Make sure to follow the instructions closely, and while you're at it, read my tips and tricks about properly pre-heating your oven . From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click

Hot dog! I took my King Ranch Casserole, swapped in franks for chicken, and a legend was born. People go wild for this new taste...