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Quick and easy meals were some of the favorite recipes of Sarah’s Cucina Bella readers in 2020. Here are the top 10 new recipes.

Over the course of this past year, Sarah’s Cucina Bella published 79 fresh recipes. These are the 10 most loved recipes of 2019. When January dawned in 2019, I was awaiting the publication of my third cookbook and on deadline for my first nonfiction food history book. Over the course of the year, my fourth …

Classic appetizers like deviled eggs are a party favorite. They’re simple but elegant, and a wonderful grab and go bite. Some of the most memorable parties of my childhood were ones that I wasn’t exactly invited to. The neighbor’s Easter dinner. Another neighbor’s Fourth of July bash. I was friends with relatives of both neighbors …

What were the top 10 new recipes of 2018 on Sarah’s Cucina Bella? Filled with fresh produce and good baking, here they are. In 2018, I aimed to cook more, write more and refocus Sarah’s Cucina Bella to be about home cooking from scratch, with a firm lean toward quick and easy recipes. Over the …

Cookies and pasta and seafood were among the most popular recipes on Sarah’s Cucina Bella in this past year. Here’s a look at the favorite recipes of 2017.. My dearest readers, old and new, happy new year! Thank you so much for reading SCB. The year 2017 was filled with so much challenge but also …

Tender, flaky cinnamon rolls are filled with raisins and pecans in this recipe for Easy Puff Pastry Cinnamon Rolls with Raisins and Pecans. Most mornings my kids make their own breakfasts, but the other day, as she went upstairs after breakfast, my 8-year-old daughter Paige asked if I would make breakfast the next day. Even though …

Love veggie bowls? Forget the rice and instead dig into this Warm Vegetable Bowl with Pickled Carrots and Freekeh. When I accepted my job last spring, I knew that our office would be moving soon. Last month, it finally happened. Now situated in the heart of downtown in our fair city, we’re in the center …

Make your own New York-style pizza with this thin crust pizza dough recipe. It bakes up crisp on the outside, with a lovely flavor. One of my son Will’s first favorite foods was pizza. When he was just shy of two, whenever I would ask him what he wanted for dinner, the answer was almost …

From crunchy oven-fried chicken to grilled garlic parmesan chicken to hoisin glazed chicken, there are so many ways to dress up chicken drumsticks for a delightful dinner. These 25 easy chicken drumstick recipes will help you find just the right one. Once upon a time, I hated routines. The monotony of doing the same thing …

Love carrots? These Grilled Foil Packet Carrots with Garlic and Basil are a quick and easy recipe for turning carrots into something totally memorable. Serve these with whatever is coming off the grill today. This recipe was created for my client Pompeian but all opinions are my own. Carrots are good for eyesight — or, at …