National Peanut Butter Cookie Day is June 12th, Homemade Cookie Day is October 1st. National Cookie Day is December 4th. Bake Cookies Day is December 18th. So, bake! Did you know: the average American eats 19,000 to 35,000 cookies in their lifetime? I am definitely already past my quota! Freda Smith's 1957 Pillsbury Bake-Off award-winning peanut butter cookie is super fun to make with all kinds of special chocolate alternatives to press into the top (in addition of course to

Unlike Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, it is less common in mid-20th century cookbooks to find a whole chapter dedicated to Halloween menus and recipes. Here's one spooktacular example I'm sure you'll enjoy! 🦉 🌝 🍁 🍰 🍒 🐈‍⬛ 🎃 From The Complete Holiday Cookbook. Favorite Recipes Press. Louisville, Kentucky. 1969. 🦉 🌝 🍁 🍰 🍒 🐈‍⬛ 🎃 The enticing cover. Beware of hobgoblins! 🦉 🌝 🍁 🍰 🍒 🐈‍⬛ 🎃 Even includes ghoul-tastic party tips! Rutabaga Supreme! (Can't

Have you ever had a cake that's better than sex? Well this one gets pretty close. You can poke it, top it with cherries, spread it with cream. Just a frisky little recipe you can bring to your next church social. Want more recipes better than sex? Follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @theinfinitefeast. 🍒 🍰 🍍🥚 🍫 🥛 🥥 🥜 🍰 🍍 🍒 Better Than Sex Cake 🍒 🍰 🍍 Serves 12–15 1 box yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Classic Yello

This cake isn’t drunk… but it’s definitely tipsy! Angel food soaked in sherry and bourbon creates one boozy trifle that'll get your party started. Great for any season, but I've made one here for Christmas, with green vanilla pudding, whipped cream, pistachios, red goji berries, and other festive toppers. Don't let Uncle Melvin eat too much or you might have to call an Uber! For more stories and recipes follow my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @th

A Last Taste of Summer Good Morning America Saturday, August 29, 2026 Brian Theis The Infinite Feast ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ It’s shoulder season for fruits and vegetables, as summer gives way to fall. But don’t worry, the last of our fresh tomatoes, corn, peaches, and green beans are soon to be joined by beautiful pears, figs, cauliflower, and apples! I’ve put together some summer-to-fall fusion recipes for you today that wave goodbye, but say hello to so many of our favorite s

Have you ever heard of an Eton Mess? And no, I'm not talking about the Royal Family! Welcome to my series Once Upon A Menu. Strawberries, meringue, cream — tied to Eton College. The legend is, either someone sat on a dessert or a dog ran over it at the picnic. Charming folklore, unconfirmed! For more stories and easy to make recipes, follow along, and send this to your messiest friend. You can keep up with my Once Upon a Menu series on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, @theinf

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

Presenting . . . my "Thanksgiving Budget Survival Guide." I am asked by money-managing and recipe websites to assemble advice for their readers like this around Turkey Day. Below are some of my ideas that I hope will help you save $$! 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 🦃 🆘 💰 Plan ahead. Prices on food and related supplies go up as you get closer to Turkey Day because demand increases, so stores can charge more. There may be an overload or breakdown in the supply

I'm going bananas! From Pillsbury's Best of the Bake-Off Collection , 1959. 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 🍌 🍞 Banana Luncheon Bread Junior Winner by Gracy Zeppenfeld, Ironwood, Michigan Delicious banana-nut bread can be served plain, or with butter or cream cheese. Stays fresh for days. BAKE at 350° for 60 to 70 minutes MAKES 9 x 5-inch loaf Sift together . . . 2 cups sifted Pillsbury's Best All Purpose Flour* 1 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 1 teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon soda. Set a

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

It's a loaf story . . . Look what you made me dough! Taylor Swift is everywhere these days, and we know she's an avid bread baker. I did some searching and she hasn't shared any of her own recipes with the world, but Lisa Milbrand of Real Simple has some pretty good ideas of what Tay's recipes are like. Below is a blueberry lemon sourdough from Lisa Bass , to fill in Tay's sourdough bread recipe Blank Space. Let me know what you think! 🫐 🍋 🍞 🫐 🍋 🍞 Easy Sourdough Bluebe

Complex layers of fall flavor, but simple to bake! Best made with seasonally colorful mini baking cups. 🧁 🎃 🧁 🎃 🧁 🎃 This recipe is...

We've all been there. Time to whip up a last-minute recipe and you're just not sure if that old box of baking soda can still cut the...

Presenting . . . the internet premiere of perhaps the most delicious recipe in The Infinite Feast cookbook: my scrumptious flamiche aux...

An appealing (and fun-to-make!) dessert idea, perfect for Thanksgiving, or any day. From The Betty Crocker Recipe Card Library , 1971.

Mary Gordon was the TWA travel lady in-the-know, from what to wear in foreign lands, to what to eat and how to ask for it in different...

From Favorite Recipes of Home Economic Teachers: Foreign Foods Edition, 1967, The SPAIN Chapter. This 1967 compilation is an absorbing...

A sandwich smörgåsbord? Don't mind if I do! From The Illustrated Good Housekeeping Encyclopedic Cookbook. Book 1, 1965. Smörgåsbord...

One of my very favorite things! I discovered this crowd-pleasing crispy peanut candy in New York City's Chinatown and now I order it...

A treasured Christmas treat at my house. My mom invented the skewer dipping method to keep the candies from having little chocolate skirts when you set them down to dry. Hence, "perfect" buckeyes! Warning: you may get a waistline like Santa if you eat too many of these. But they mean Christmas to me! 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 info on my best-selling cookbook! Pe