Amy Barnes

It's tortilla time, all the time! Not just for tacos and burritos, tortillas as a great pantry staple for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and even desserts! Whether you have store-bought tortillas in your pantry or are making your own tortillas, try these top-rated options, featuring everything from savory to sweet recipes. To start, making tortillas can be a fun kitchen activity. For flour tortillas, check out Chef John's recipe or try this simple DIY corn tortilla option. This tortilla mu...

When the egg hunts are done, don't toss the shells.
There are many ways to use the boiled and dyed eggshells after Easter egg hunts. Instead of wasting shells by simply throwing them in the trash, these more sustainable options allow you to save money and experience fun family activities. You may not be able to eat eggshells, but you still can use them in arts and crafts or in the garden. Read on for more great ideas.
How To Process Dyed Eggshells Before Using Them
Once the egg hunt is over, ...

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Frying up perfectly golden fries and succulent chicken wings has never been easier (or more fun).
Do you often find yourself frying up food on the stovetop? If your love of home-fried food like juicy fried chicken, crispy french fries, and beer-battered fish tacos has you filling up pots and pans with oil over and over again, it may be time to consider a deep fryer.
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The Allrecipes Allstars, our team of expert home cooks, know what tools are worth a spot in your kitchen, and some of their all-time favorite products are on sale for Amazon Prime Day. Mashers are useful for a lot more than your Thanksgiving potatoes, as Allstar Amy Barnes points out. “While the [Faberware] meat stomper makes my ground beef the perfect texture with less effort, I also love it in other applications,” she says. “I use it to crush graham crackers, regular saltines, larger spices or peppers, mark the top of cookies like peanut butter, sugar, or ginger cookies, and juice citrus in

We've all come a long way since this time last year, finding new ways to cook, shop, conserve, connect, comfort, savor, and share. That wisdom propels us as we head toward a delicious future.
A new school year and a fresh start feel so welcome after an uncertain year and a half. Many of us are ready — to get to school, back to work, and back to connecting without limits.
One place we don't have to "get back" to? The kitchen, the classroom we never left. As the place where many of us foun...

Your college student is growing up! They can eat in the dining hall or have food delivered. They’ve even learned how to do their own laundry. But when it comes to bigger tasks like making dinner in their dorm rooms, how can they cook food when they may have only a microwave and mini fridge?

With the arrival of autumn, many ELCA congregations enter a new season of stewardship. But finding new ways to foster giving can be a challenge for congregants and pastors. In examining my own stewardship, I found inspiration from an old story, which helped me see generosity in a new light.
The story of the widow’s mite is often held up as an example of great generosity. Yet a closer examination of the words makes me think more about the tactile element of her gift and the act of giving it.

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These'll keep your food warm without any messy leaks.
Long hours at work, endless errands, an occasional day trip—many of us live our lives on the go. But that doesn't mean we can't eat delicious home-cooked meals when we find a break in the day to take some sustenance.
That's where insulated containers come to the rescue.

Allstar Amy Barnes’ brownie recipe collection has it all—boxed mix hacks, mash-ups, and crave-worthy twists worth baking on repeat.
For many of us, brownies taste like summer potlucks and school bake sales. But for Allrecipes Allstar Amy Barnes, brownies taste like a sweet way to bond with her daughter, who is away at college. “My daughter asked me to find a brookie recipe after trying one for the first time at school.

Thanks in part to the period positivity movement, it’s normal (and welcome!) for people to talk about their menstrual health like experts. But unfortunately, the same can’t be said for menopause and perimenopause. At age 49, I have certainly experienced my fair share of perimenopausal symptoms. But it was only until recently that I learned about perimenopausal depression—a condition that sits in nearly as much silence as perimenopause itself.