Intro You probably have already experienced the emotion when walking into a First Watch restaurant and ordering their pancakes and feeling that buttery scent, the golden edges, and the melt-in-your-mouth texture, which is half fluffy and tender simultaneously. It is not an ordinary stack of flapjacks but rather the kind of breakfast that makes one forget about lunch, a First ...

Intro The magic that ensues when creamy perfection, cilantro, and lime get in on the action is what makes this El Pollo Loco Creamy Cilantro Dressing Recipe so addicting.  And if you have ever experienced their herby, tangy, and a little spicy dressing that flows over your fire-grilled chicken salad at the El Pollo Loco, then you already have the ...

Introduction Something about a good salad dressing is so magical in that everything about the dressing is the ability of it to transform an average-looking bowl of greens into something that reminds you of receiving a vacation.  My dressing is the Riviera Dressing Recipe. Each time I shake it, I get in a makeshift restaurant near the French Riviera where ...

Intro There is nothing like a good, warm slice of golden fry bread served with delicious taco meat to get your mind off your troubles and send you right back into childhood. My kitchen is smelling like heaven the moment it is filled with the aroma, that mix of fried dough and spiced beef.  The moment I prepared this Navajo ...

Introduction People go to Jimmy John’s for a lot of reasons. The new bread, the quickness, the huge pickles–but here we must be honest with ourselves: that drizzle of oil and vinegar that is their special sauce is one of the real heroes of their sandwiches.  You do know what I mean, huh? The ideal tangy, herbal spurt that transforms ...

Intro Smoky, spicy, and creamy — this homemade Chipotle Bitchin Sauce Recipe is your new favorite vegan dip for everything from veggies to tacos. Alright, we should be honest with each other for a minute, the moment of the first dip of a crunchy tortilla chip into that smoky-creamy-perfectly-spicy Chipotle Bitchin Sauce, I said, What sort of magic is this?  ...

Intro Bring home Southern comfort with this Cracker Barrel Corn Casserole Recipe — buttery, creamy, and perfectly sweet. Something about a golden, bubbling Cracker Barrel Corn Casserole is like a warm hug from the South. It is creamy and buttery and mildly sweet, and so comforting that it is impossible to resist it as a side dish that may easily ...

Introduction This easy Texas Roadhouse Buttered Corn Recipe is a creamy, buttery side dish made with butter, sugar, and cream. Nothing is as comforting as a plain bowl of buttery corn that flows down your throat. And you need not be told that their Butter Corn is legendary when you have ever been to Texas Roadhouse.  Not only corn, but ...

Introduction Did you know those restaurant sides that you have tried once and can never forget? And so is my feeling about the Cava Saffron Rice Recipe. It is full of color, smells delicious, and is completely irresistible.  When I first had it, I thought, How can rice be this expensive? That rich golden color, the hint of saffron, and ...

Introduction There are cakes, and then there is fudge cake. The type that you close your eyes with the first bite, as you are suddenly engulfed in chocolate, butter, and nostalgia. That is what Linda’s Fudge Cake Recipe does. It is not a mere dessert but the story, the comfort, and the chocolate pan-baked hug. Being a cook who has ...