Lindsay Parrill
Contributor
Lindsay is a graduate of California Culinary Academy, Le Cordon Bleu, San Francisco, from where she holds a degree in Culinary Arts. Her favorite passions are food and creative writing, and loves to combine these two pursuits by writing about everything food and drink. She has over a decade of food writing experience, including several articles and restaurant reviews in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Food and Wine section. She is also trained in the art of food styling and photography, which she has mingled with her part-time job as a photographer.
When Lindsay isn’t developing new recipes, devouring the latest cookbooks, and writing about all things culinary arts, she is busy trying to coax her children into eating anything but macaroni and cheese.
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A french toast recipe perfect for the holidays! Grab your eggnog and get ready for some incredible french toast.
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Learn the secrets of a great Riesling wine. A wine that is typically a light-bodied beverage and very easy (sometimes too easy)Â to drink.
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For the ultimate comfort food that only takes 30 minutes to prepare, look no further than this recipe for easy beef stroganoff that tastes like it took all day.
This is what an award-winning gingerbread house looks like
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Wine 101: Everything you ever wanted to know about chardonnay
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This ravioli recipe hack is 100% inauthentic but makes homemade ravioli 100% easier
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This challah recipe is surprisingly simple and will be a hit on Hanukkah
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Why you should stock up on this Costco fan-favorite beer
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Our pasta carbonara recipe makes it easy to get great results every time (without scrambling your eggs!)
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You surely are familiar with vodka as part of a cocktail. But do you know anything about the health benefits of vodka? Read on to find out.
This bourbon-soaked brisket recipe is absolutely incredible
Chef Raichlen shared this incredible recipe with The Manual, and we can't get enough of its warm bourbon spice.
This is the perfect 4 course apres ski dinner menu
After a long day on the hill, apres ski is where it's at. This four-course dinner menu might be the best way to finish your day.
A chef gives us the secret key ingredient to make perfect fried chicken (and the one step most people get wrong!)
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Each one of these mashed potato alternatives is very simple to make and absolutely delicious.
This easy cranberry crostini recipe makes the perfect holiday appetizer
This year, we're thankful for recipes like this one. Recipes that come together quickly and simply, and will impress everyone at your holiday party.
5 Thanksgiving dinner hacks to make your life a whole lot easier
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This secret pantry staple is the key to delicious Thanksgiving side dishes
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This Costco pumpkin pie hack turns 2 whole pies into 60+ mini desserts for Thanksgiving
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Twice baked sweet potato recipe: The perfect fall side that’s super easy to make
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Salsa macha keeps indefinitely in your cupboard, tastes great on everything, and is dead-simple to make
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This sweet potato casserole recipe will steal the show at Thanksgiving
This sweet potato casserole will blow you away with its combination of all the original flavors we love, paired with a less-than-traditional, nutty accent.
Our tomato soup recipe has one important step most recipes skip, but it really amps up the flavor
Our tomato soup recipe is a fall classic, and for one very good reason: We don't skip one crucial step
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If you're serious about cooking and need high-quality, long-lasting kitchen tools, look no further than your local hardware store.
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