The air is getting crisp, the leaves are changing colors, and sweaters are the go-to fashion. Autumn is here, and with it a desire for comforting home-cooked meals. Autumn's Best Soup captures the enchantment of the season in each spoonful, with the creamy sweetness of the sweet potatoes and the orange brightness of carrots forming the base along with savory chicken broth. Notes of sharp parsnips and herbaceous sage add fragrance and fall-flavored delight. Autumn's Best Soup is a smooth, warming soup that will truly get you ready for your next fall adventure, whether that be apple picking or just watching the foliage. 

Autumn's Best Soup

It's amazing what different cultures and culinary traditions can do with established dishes. Go to various parts of the United States and you'll find vastly different yet equally delicious styles of cornbread, as just one example. Bring French toast to the South and you'll find a new breakfast marvel: The South's Best French Toast Casserole! The French toast bake is as fluffy, golden, and sweet as ever before with its custard crust, but on top is something special - pecan pie filling, with its crunchy, buttery nuts and smoky brown sugar sticky joy! The South's Best French Toast Casserole is faster than most other French toast casseroles and tastes like the marriage of breakfast and dessert. So, celebrate cultural fusion by grabbing your plate and giving yourself a big slice!  

The South's Best French Toast Casserole

Southern French Toast Bake

The story goes that two brothers just loved the taste of scalloped potatoes (which we can all relate to) but didn't have the patience to wait for it. So, they devised a clever and tasty means of speeding up the process by using a microwave and getting it on their table faster. The result was Brother's Scalloped Potatoes, which proved that their efforts were successful beyond their wildest dreams! The potatoes are tender and buttery, submerged in a savory cream sauce with plenty of melted cheese, making them the ultimate in comfort foods. Yet it takes less than an hour to make, so you can focus on relishing the creaminess and tenderness of the potatoes rather than worrying about the time. Brother's Scalloped Potatoes is just the thing to share with your own siblings, loved ones, and friends! 

Brother's Scalloped Potatoes

Brother's Potatoes

Translating literally to "spicy potatoes," Patatas Bravas is one of the great contributions of Spanish cooking to the culinary world. The potatoes are roasted to crispiness on the outside and fluffiness on the inside, which already sounds incredible. But it's the rich, spicy, deeply savory tomato sauce caramelized right onto the spuds that will make your tastebuds sit up and take notice of the wonderful experience. You'll wonder why ketchup has been used so often when sauces like this exist! Patatas Bravas is perfect for serving with tapas-style dinners, or just enjoying as a warming snack, or for whenever you want some excitement in your potato side!  

Patatas Bravas

Some recipes just sound like fun right from the word go! Salad on a Stick gives the kabob treatment to everyone's favorite vegetable side, allowing you to eat it one-handed! You could even eat two at once, and you might just do that: it's hard enough to resist biting into the crisp, fresh vegetables, with bursts of flavor from the juicy tomato and a drizzle of your favorite salad dressing. Cookouts, barbeques, and parties thrive on food that is as fun to eat as it is tasty, and that's what Salad on a Stick delivers. Even saying the name is a good time!  

Salad on a Stick

Evil Enchiladas aren't really evil, unless they've been planning some big caper without us realizing. No, they're just manically delicious and very much in the Halloween spirit with their tangy, spicy, and distinctly fragrant pumpkin seed salsa and their vibrant, juicy pepper and onion filling! Melty cheese and a bright tomato salsa bring the whole dish together so you can feel like you're wickedly indulgent just for having them. Evil Enchiladas are, ironically, just that good!

Evil Enchiladas

It's the Season of the Witch, as they say, and that calls for a magically tasty treat to get into the spirit! Broomstick Bark covers beloved crunchy graham crackers with melted cocoa candy, then drizzles them with spiderweb patterns of even more melted candy! A few scarlet nonpareils add a splash of color that really makes Broomstick Bark spellbinding! Ready in just half an hour, this is a dessert that will whisk you off your feet just like a magic broomstick! Get ready to cackle with delight! 

Broomstick Bark

The classic alcohol-free beverage gets a boozy twist with the Dirty Shirley! The fizzy, rosy, bubbly cocktail still sparkles with its icy and refreshing citrus flavor and notes of pomegranate, but now with a little extra kick from the fruity cherry vodka mixed in. It's the ultimate in simple but satisfying drinks to make, ready in just 5 minutes to cool you down and keep the good times flowing. It'll be hard not to do your own dance routine when you have a glass of Dirty Shirley in your hand! 

Dirty Shirley

Fruity French Toast Bake can make any morning a celebration. How could it not? It's practically jumping for joy the moment it comes out of the oven, with its smoky-sweet brown sugar topping and fireworks display of fresh, summery, and tart berries! Beneath this vibrant, mouth-watering display is French bread soaked in luscious custard, just waiting to be coated in maple syrup or powdered sugar, like all the best French toast. Fruity French Toast Bake is the very best from beginning to end; while it takes a little time to prepare, it'll all be worth it in the morning when you see it cheering from your plate!

Berry French Toast Bake

Fruity French Toast Bake

There's nothing upside-down about how good this casserole tastes! The Stranger Things Casserole starts with seasoned, savory turkey and mixes it with spaghetti and meat sauce before covering the whole thing in breadcrumbs and baking it to a golden brown. Whether you live in Hawkins, Indiana, or not, that sounds like an amazing way to enjoy the spookier moments of the season with a comforting, heartwarming dish. The only thing strange about Stranger Things Casserole is how there never seems to be enough of it; you'll always be wanting just a little bit more!        

Stranger Things Casserole

There's something rather enchanting about appetizers: these little morsels of food are often the most fondly remembered part of any party or meal simply because they create an amazing first impression. Since that's the case, Magic Balls are sure to cast a spell over all your guests: These crunchy, cheesy mac and cheese balls are deep-fried to a charming golden brown in a satisfying potato chip crust for a truly mystifyingly good bite. The mac and cheese within is creamy and sharp, with just a hint of heat from the pimiento peppers and the Pepper Jack cheese. Magic Balls make such a good first impression that you might need to have them ready to eat throughout the whole party!

Magic Balls

Piggybackers are all about the fun and games, especially if you serve them on Game Day! The savory, juicy wieners are heated up and coated in your favorite smoky, sweet, and tangy barbeque sauce, making them perfect for piling next to chips, crisp veggies, or whatever else you enjoy while watching your team play. They're easy, speedy, and satisfying, and they just love to give your tastebuds piggyback rides with their amazing flavor. One thing's for sure, Piggybackers are carrying a lot of deliciousness on their shoulders! 

Piggybackers

Getting into the festive feeling for Halloween doesn't need to be hard. For Cobweb Brownies, all you need is your favorite brownie mix and some marshmallows: bake up the brownies, drizzle some melted marshmallows over them and bam! You're in the spooky and silly feeling already! Plus, you get to enjoy the rich and fudgy brownies with a little extra sweetness piled on top. Cobweb Brownies are sure to be a scream at your next Halloween party, and people will be asking you how you came up with something so fun! 

Cobweb Brownies

Happy Halloween! Or Happy Halloween season! Or happy candy-loving season (which might just be all the seasons)! Whatever the occasion, a slice of Trick-Or-Treat Cake is sure to have you screaming in delight! Rich, tender, chocolatey cake serves as the perfect platform for a creamy, indulgent peanut butter frosting and a luscious, melt-in-your-mouth ganache: it's like candy in cake form! A few candies on top really help bring out the kid in all of us! Trick-Or-Treat Cake is so magically, festively delicious, you might find reasons to let the Halloween season continue straight into Christmas! 

Trick-or-Treat Cake

Trick-Or-Treat Cake

French Onion Soup Casserole is all about the comfort. French onion soup is already one of the great comfort foods of all time, the perfect savory dish to warm you from head to toe on a cold day. Now it's in casserole form, so you can take slice after hearty slice of the caramelized sweet onions, the savory thick sauce, and the buttery French bread crust with melty cheese right on top. If that doesn't scream warm and cozy, nothing does. French Onion Soup Casserole asks you for some patience to make it, but the final dish will make the effort all the sweeter! Now bundle up and dig in! 

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Onion Soup Casserole

French Onion Soup Casserole

The saying "good things come to those who wait" has never been more true! Honey Pecan Cheesecake takes a little bit of time and energy to make, but the result is an indulgence that will have you close your eyes to savor the occasion. The cheesecake is thick and creamy with plenty of bites of crunchy pecans, the crust is buttery and loaded with even more pecans, and the topping is syrupy, floral, and rich. And you guessed it, it has pecans too. If you are a pecan lover, this is the dish that truly embraces the nutty and sweet aspects of this beloved nut. Honey Pecan Cheesecake is a dessert you'd expect at a five-star restaurant, and yet here it is in your kitchen, just waiting for you to take the first bite. 

Honey Pecan Cheesecake

Shepherd's Pie is one of the all-time great comfort food main courses, beloved for its rustic heartiness and buffet of savory flavors. Homestyle Shepherd's Pie turns both the rustic and the flavors all the way up for a meal like you've never made before: tender, juicy beef and vegetables form the filling with a beefy, thick, luscious gravy and plenty of fragrant herbs. On top is piled high creamy, fluffy mashed potatoes and sharp cheddar cheese melted right into it. If any dish was guaranteed to be made with love, it's Homestyle Shepherd's Pie: it just calls you right to the kitchen to share in the best of times. 

Homestyle Shepherd's Pie

With the falling of the leaves and the air getting a gentle bite, it's time for some heartwarming, body-nourishing stews! Fall Stew truly captures the feeling of the season with its bites of autumnal sweet potatoes, juicy apples, and bright carrots all braised in sweet and spiced apple cider. Savory pork shoulder slow-cooked until melt-in-your-mouth tender brings the whole dish together and ensures that a bowl of Fall Stew fills you all the way to the top. Trust us, nothing beats coming home and finding this ready and waiting for you, hot and delicious!   

Fall Stew

Dump Bars get their name from how they must have been created: by dumping a bag of your favorite candies straight into a brown-sugar sweetened blondie! Crunchy pretzels, chocolatey M&M's™ and melty chocolate chips, golden butterscotch chips, and buttery nutty pecans all mix together for true Halloween feeling anytime of the year! A rich, salty caramel spread on top ensures that every bite is like a trip to the candy store for your tastebuds. Make sure you make enough Dump Bars for everyone because they tend to go fast!     

Dump Bars

In bygone eras, forbidden rice was precisely that: forbidden to all but the aristocracy. Nowadays, however, you can enjoy the mild and nutty flavor of this once-exclusive delight however you wish. Forbidden Salad is just the dish to satisfy that wish, with its roasted, creamy butternut squash, crispy greens, sharp feta cheese, and crunchy pepitas. Dressed in a tangy, citrusy blood orange vinaigrette, Forbidden Salad is in fact incredibly welcoming to everyone to have a bite and try it for themselves. Everyone will see why this rice was forbidden for so long; when it's mixed in salads, it's so good you just don't want to share!

Forbidden Salad

They say the key to a happy life is a happy wife. Well, fellas, Wife's Delight is the yummy, hearty key to keeping your dearly beloved beaming from ear to ear. The layers on layers of soft, buttery noodles, tangy and meaty red sauce, fluffy sour cream, and melty cheese will remind her how much you adore her. And psst, it takes less than 45 minutes to whip up, so she'll be impressed and you won't have to stress. Grab her favorite flowers, maybe some chocolates, and fix her a nice plate of Wife's Delight; your bride will be reminded why she said, "I do" so long ago!

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Wife's Delight

The schedule is filling up, the day is bustling and buzzing, and the prospect of cooking seems like just another stressor. But Busy Day Soup encourages you to sit down and enjoy some hearty home cooking without taking up too much of your time. Bright, mellow, and sweet tomato sauce and tangy, savory onion soup mix come together for a scrumptious stew filled with fresh garden vegetables and juicy bites of beef. Busy Day Soup comes together in less than half an hour, so it carves out a space for you to rest and let the stress melt away while your tastebuds swoon!

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Busy Day Soup

It's not mystery meat that makes these Spooky Joes live up to their name... it's that they're spookily scrumptious! The savory beef in this dish is monstrously yummy, mixed with fresh jalapeño, crunchy onions, and crisp green peppers. Piled high on fluffy hamburger buns, these will add a ghoulishly good option to your Halloween party spread that reminds your friends and guests of their favorite childhood Halloweens! Spooky Joes put a fun twist on a family favorite, and they're the perfect festive meal for the season!

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Spooky Joes

They always say that "mother knows best," but sometimes it's hard to believe that based on some of the, well, rather interesting things she serves on our plate. But once she started dishing up the World's Best Beef Stroganoff, we trusted her with everything. You don't even know her, but you will believe her, too, when you taste the buttery egg noodles tangled with juicy stew meat and swimming in a creamy tomato sauce. Sounds pretty "mm, mm, good," right? It takes a little bit of time, but they also say those types of things are always worth the wait. So, listen to your mother (and us) and eat some of the World's Best Beef Stroganoff!

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World's Best Stroganoff

World's Best Beef Stroganoff

Jeepers this pasta salad is really good! Jeepers Salad draws all eyes to it with its colorful mix of tangy olives, crunchy cauliflower, tender pasta, bright tomatoes, and crisp peppers; it certainly tastes like the perfect festive Halloween side dish! But no dish this season would be complete without a costume, and Jeepers Salad certainly has the dressing to fit with the occasion: sweet, savory, garlicky, smooth, and scarlet. Don't be surprised if trick-or-treaters come to your door asking for a bowl of this instead of candy!  

Jeepers Pasta

Jeepers Salad

You'd be nuts not to fall in love with Nutty Cinnamon Roll Casserole. It's pieces of fluffy, cinnamon sweet rolls with a custard filling that will remind you of the best parts of French toast. On top are toasty, buttery pecans and a drizzle of sweet, fragrant maple syrup, and don't think that the cinnamon roll icing is going to waste! It's going right on top as well! Nutty Cinnamon Roll Casserole is basically a buffet of dessert flavors being served at breakfast: talk about having a sweet morning! You'll be eagerly awaiting this treat to emerge from the oven and then eagerly awaiting the next occasion to make it! 

Nutty Cinnamon Roll Casserole

Nutty Cinnamon Casserole

There are few things more iconic than Winnie-the-Pooh sticking his hand into a honey pot (or hunny pot) to get a little more of that golden, sticky treat. You might just be feeling the same way as you reach towards the muffin basket for more Hundred Acre Woods Muffins. These tender, golden muffins glitter with floral honey flavor and are just begging to be eaten warm with a nice pat of butter. They're speedy to make, so your honey cravings won't have to wait, and they taste like a sweet childhood fantasy. Let your tastebuds take a walk through enchanted woods with Hundred Acre Woods Muffins.   

Hundred Acre Woods Muffins

It's time to bundle up, find your favorite sweater, and relax by the fire: crisper, colder weather is coming and coming fast! This calls for a meal that will make you just as comfy on the inside too! The Warm And Cozy Casserole is a thick, hearty dish that is warming for the body and the soul: golden brown mushrooms, caramelized onions, and savory chicken mix with buttery baguette slices to make a meal that tastes like all the best parts of comfort foods puts together. Melty, creamy cheese brings the whole thing together. Warm And Cozy Casserole is the perfect meal for cuddling up and enjoying the chillier days in peace. 

Warm And Cozy Casserole

The Ferris wheel lights are glimmering, you have a big 'ole funnel cake in hand, and your favorite farmer just won a blue ribbon for his mighty pumpkin. Nothing beats the sounds and smells of the county fair. Reminiscing on these fond sensations needs a tasty dish to accompany them, which is why County Fair Casserole exists. As you take a bite of this warm, creamy, juicy chicken and crispy broccoli bake, your heart will be reminded of all the fun you had with your loved ones. The melty, gooey cheese will take you back to all the indulgent snacks you devoured at the carnival. Ready in under an hour, County Fair Casserole is definitely the cream of the crop this year!

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County Fair Casserole

The real question is if it's a true potluck without a giant bowl of potato salad at the ready? We certainly don't think so! Potluck Potato Salad makes enough so everyone can have a generous helping and then some, while checking all the boxes when it comes to exceptional potato salads: the potatoes are fluffy, the eggs are savory, the celery is crunchy, and the sauce is creamy and tangy. Everyone will find something to love about Potluck Potato Salad from the first bite to the last scraping of the bowl. 

Potluck Potato Salad

One of the best traditional pies out of Britain, Homity Pie proves once and for all that vegetarian dishes can be just as delicious (if not more so) as meat ones. This potato pie has the tender, fluffy potato bites, of course, but it also features savory onions and fragrant, flavorful leeks in a thick, creamy sauce. Instead of a crust on top, Homity Pie chooses to cover everything in golden-brown, melty cheese; it has potatoes and cheese on a buttery pie crust, which is sure to get your mouth watering just by thinking about it. This dish is at the intersection of vegetarian and very amazing! 