It's not really a party until the dip shows up. Good with veggies, fruit, and pita bread, the sheer variety of dips make them an easy crowd-pleaser. If you've got a party coming up and want to get crazy with the dip but also want to keep calories and fat down, we've got 10 recipes for you to make! Read more

Just because St. Patrick's Day falls on a Thursday this year doesn't mean you can't have a fabulous celebration. Invite friends over for a weeknight dinner, or host a party on Saturday, March 12. I've put together a classic meal that's got all the Irish favorites like corned beef and soda bread. Read on for the recipes! Read more

For many, Thanksgiving is a monthlong production that involves plenty of planning ahead when it comes to oven space, refrigerator space, and day-of preparation. But even if you're not much of a planner — or you've suddenly been put on the spot to pull off a turkey day feast! — I promise that you can still host a meal worth boasting about afterwards. The key to a successful last-minute feast Read more

The typical Thanksgiving staple of stuffing is made with bread, so for those of you who are gluten-free, it usually means you have to miss out. Not anymore! Here are six delicious stuffing recipes that are completely gluten-free. Cook up a batch to serve or bring for Thanksgiving dinner so you can stuff your face with stuffing like everyone else. Read more

Give your freezer a rest and start cooking fresh! Tyler Florence, the Food Network veteran, restaurateur (he's opened four restaurants in the past year), and founder of the Sprout line of baby foods, is making it his mission to introduce tots to the wonders of vegetables as early as their first bite of solid food. The father of three's new cookbook, Start Fresh: Your Child's Jump Start to Read more

Passover may be all about doing without, but convincing a lil one to forgo their favorite standby meals won't fly in most households. After tonight's first Seder, removing leavened bread from any tot's diet doesn't have to be a recipe for disaster. We've rounded up some kid-friendly recipes that remove the holiday's forbidden ingredients but will still bring kids to the dinner table. Read more

Do you enjoy experimenting with difficult recipes? Then there's a group for you in the YumSugar Community: Kitchen Challengers! Here Lauren challenges herself to making focaccia. I love focaccia but have never made my own, so I thought for challenge 10, I would give it a try! I opted to use a Saveur focaccia recipe. The recipe was actually pretty easy like most breads I have to come realize. It Read more

Bring the taste of New Orleans home on Mardi Gras. King Cake, a longtime Big Easy tradition is rich in tradition. The round, brioche-like treat dates back to the 12th Century. Today, the sweet, breakfast bread-like cake is enjoyed by celebrants in the days leading up to Ash Wednesday. But the traditional recipe is quite time intensive and not ideal for tots who want to help in the process. I've Read more

Check out this review of SF's Tartine Bakery from OnSugar blog Between the Bread: Though I've been to the famed Tartine Bakery a few times, until last weekend, I'd never had its sandwiches. I've made a Tartine sandwich recipe at home, and now I've had the real deal, times three. These are no dainty French sandwiches but rather two-handed handfuls, cut into thirds, with each third the size of a Read more

In Italy, a panino (or panini, in the plural) can refer to a type of roll or a griddled sandwich, but here in America, a panini is always a pressed sandwich that is served warm. Why do I have panini on the brain? Because August is National Panini Month! Since I'm a huge fan of the combination of toasty bread and melted cheese, I've rounded up my favorite panini recipes. You don't necessarily need Read more