Recipes

The Tribune’s annual Cookie Contest is celebrating its 39th year. (Brian Cassella and Peter Tsai/Chicago Tribune. Food styling by Shannon Kinsella)

Here are the 12 finalists for the Tribune’s 2025 Holiday Cookie Contest

After days of voting, more than 1,800 readers cast over 3,800 votes to decide the...
Like apple pie, but without the fuss. (Ryan Liebe/TCA) FILENAME: (Ryan Liebe/TCA)

The Kitchn: It’s impossible to eat just one of these apple pie bites

If you’re anything like me, after a long day of apple-picking you want to make...
This snack board works as an appetizer for your party or an easy meal to serve before trick or treating. (Joe Lingeman/TCA) (Joe Lingeman/TCA)

The Kitchn: Here’s how to make a fun, festive Halloween snack board

Snack boards are my never-fail, super-easy appetizer — and a clever way to serve dinner...
Whether you’re feeling nostalgic or just want a really good meal, ham and bean soup is great any time. (Alex Lepe/TCA) (Alex Lepe/TCA)

The Kitchn: The old-fashioned soup you need to make for cozy season

I’m a huge fan of soups and stews — there’s just something innately comforting about...
Make the easiest-ever smooth and creamy stone-ground grits in the Instant Pot. (Joe Lingeman/TCA) (Joe Lingeman/TCA)

The Kitchn: Instant pot grits are a breakfast miracle

Like a lot of Atlantans, I’m a transplant from the Northeast, and so the Southern...
Everything you love about the classic donut has been turned into the most delicious quick bread. (Alex Lepe/TCA) (Alex Lepe/TCA)

A perfect apple fritter bread my friends call ‘ridiculously delicious’

This is the apple recipe that everyone in my family looks forward to every year...
This dish is a delicious upgrade. (Perry Santanachotei/TCA)

This easy ground beef pasta from ‘The Bear’ is my new favorite dinner

Watching episode four of the latest season of “The Bear” took me right back to...
Mix, bake, and serve a family-sized pancake that rivals any diner-style stack. (Ghazalle Badiozamani/TCA) (Ghazalle Badiozamani/TCA)

The Kitchn: This fluffy, oven-baked pancake is so good, I make it every weekend

We are big pancake-lovers in my home — mostly because I can’t get enough of...
If you like milk and cookies, you’ll love this. (Alex Lepe/TCA) (Alex Lepe/TCA)

The Kitchn: Cookie fluff is so delicious it’s almost unfair

I fear that my oven thinks I may have abandoned her. It’s been too long...
Sweet and smoky candied bacon fit for a cowboy. (Alex Lepe/TCA) (Alex Lepe/TCA)

The Kitchn: ‘Cowboy bacon’ is guaranteed to make you legendary

Candied bacon is one of those irresistible recipes that’s hard to stop eating once you...
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