Here's a one-two punch of yum that'll spruce your salads right up. These recipes are a website exclusive. You may see them in an upcoming cookbook! Meanwhile, there are other terrific salad and dressing recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today !  First up, Brian's American Dressing : Heinz Co. in Europe and the people of Germany and Scandinavia refer to our Thousand Island dressing as "American Sauce" and "Amerikansk Dressing". This is

December 13th may be National Popcorn String Day, but I think it's safe to celebrate these charming and atmospheric traditional tree...

One of Betty's spiral-bound charmers. Highlights from the Christmas chapter include: door decor, wreaths, tree-trimming, a "cooky" swap...

One ring to rule them all. A nod to the zany ring molds of yore, this gala treat has a velvety texture and exciting, full-flavored pizzazz! It's how you handle a hungry crowd. It's not an advanced recipe, but it takes a little focus and commitment. I promise you'll have fun cooking it up and your party will all go "yum!" when they dig in to this gorgeous dinner spectacular. This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook! Meanwhile, there are doze

They come in all shapes and sizes, AND nationalities. Around the cheese ball at a party is where the action is and I've been making them...

In my mid-century cookbook collection I have a trove of "cookbooklets," or elaborate, soft cover recipe pamphlets. Frequently used for...

Full title: Better Homes and Gardens Treasury of Christmas Ideas, 1966 This is an unusually ambitious book full of Christmas decorating...

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...

I am a person who loves miniature things. I also love Christmas. So, naturally, I'm someone who loves miniature Christmas villages. 🎄 🏡 🌟 ❄️ ☃️ For me, in part, you can trace it back to having a miniature train set when my family lived in Europe some years ago. I still have some of the small scale plastic houses that we built from models that sat beside the tracks to create the towns that the trains went winding through. Perhaps even more significantly, I love to collect u

Through the years we all will be together If the Fates allow Hang a shining star upon the highest bough 🌟 And have yourself a merry little Christmas now. Ho, ho, ho, this one is a website recipe exclusive! You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are dozens of other tempting holiday recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook , as well as a whole Christmas chapter! Order your copy today . 🌟 🎅🏽 🎄 Christmas Morning French Toast Makes 4 ser

Hostess Cookbook?! Hey, what about us hosts? In 1967 the idea that the male of the species might be the one having friends over for the...

The Arnaud's Special is a creation of Arnaud's Restaurant in the French Quarter, New Orleans. It was the house cocktail there in the...

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! Creole Crawfish 'n Cornbread Dressing Makes 10 to 12 servings This crawfish, andouille and cornbread dressing is great with a lot of mains besides turkey, all year long. I love it with a big broiled pork chop and buttery petits pois. The pickled vegetables add a tangy Sicilian touch. The slicing and dicing

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...

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...

One of my very favorite things! I have a huge collection of cookbooks and cookbooklets, from roughly 1945 to 1965, and I go back to the...

Better Homes & Gardens Holiday Cook Book, 1959 Remarkable Fudge Just velvety—wonderful! And so foolproof, you can make a big batch like...

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...