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Kiersten Hickman

Food & Nutrition Journalist

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Recipe Development & Tutorials

Original Recipe Round-Ups

5 Baked Chicken Recipes
5 Best Steak Marinade Recipes
6 Healthy Dips to Make At Home
10 Healthy Salad Dressing Recipes
7 Ways to Make Flavored Butter
7 Childhood Snacks You Can Make Yourself
5 Dinners with Trader Joe’s Orange Chicken
5 Recipes with Trader Joe’s Pizza Dough
5 Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi Recipes
30+ Healthy Instant Pot Recipes
8 Extremely Easy Crock-Pot Freezer Meals: Just Dump-and-Go!
8 Chicken Marinade Ideas for Dinner
5 Must-Have Brussels Sprouts Recipes
9 Genius Tricks for Cutting Carbs You’ve Never Tried
12 Taco Recipes Perfect for an Easy Dinner
12 Easy & Unique Deviled Eggs Recipe Ideas
15 Toast Recipe Ideas That Go Beyond Basic Avocado
17 Best Christmas Cookie Recipes for Santa
25 Best Bento Box Lunch Ideas For Your Kids
16 Best Hot Dog Toppings

Cooking Tutorials & Tips

How to Make Whipped Coffee 3 Different Ways
How to Make Mayonnaise at Home
Here’s How to Fold a Burrito
This Is The Best Way to Cook Corned Beef
Here’s The Best Way to Cook Cabbage
How to Make Restaurant Level Salsa
How to Reheat Rice, According to a Chef
How to Make Tortillas at Home
How to Make a Milkshake the Old Fashioned Way
Here’s How to Make the Perfect Omelet
How to Make Donuts the Old-Fashioned Way
How to Make Classic Italian Meatballs
How to Roast Chestnuts in the Oven
How to Make Buttermilk at Home
How to Make Ice Cream at Home
This Is the Best Way to Cook Bacon
How to Make Oat Flour
Here’s How to Make Nut Butter at Home
This Is How Long to Hard-Boil Eggs
How to Make Cauliflower Rice at Home
The Simple Trick That Keeps Bananas Fresh
The Easy Way to Make Almond Milk at Home
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
How to Make Ice Cream at Home
Make Taco Seasoning Easily at Home

Cooking Tests

We Cooked Rice 3 Different Ways—And This Was the Easiest
We Cooked Bacon Different Ways—and This Was The Tastiest

Original Recipes & Photography

Healthy Zucchini Bread Recipe
Basic Sheet Pan Cake Recipe
The Easiest Sandwich Bread Recipe
Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Soup
Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana
Instant Pot French Onion Soup
Instant Pot White Chicken Chili
Low-Sugar Cranberry Orange Scones
Copycat Shamrock Shake
Instant Pot Tilapia with Vegetables
Instant Pot Chicken Tikka Masala
Instant Pot Creamy Chicken with Spinach
Instant Pot Shrimp and Broccoli
Instant Pot Buffalo Chicken Wings
Instant Pot Cauliflower “Mac” and Cheese
Instant Pot Chili Recipe
Instant Pot Steak Fajitas
Instant Pot Cheeseburger Soup
Instant Pot Lemon Chicken
Breakfast Burritos
Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Hasselback Kielbasa Recipe with 3 Dipping Sauces
BBQ Flavored Double Roasted Pistachios
Copycat Red Lobster Biscuit Recipe
Pistachio and Cranberry Cheese Ball Recipe
Copycat Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake Recipe
Coca Cola Cake Recipe
The Best Way to Make French Toast
Chocolate & Lemon Cake Cookies Recipe
Perfectly Pillowy Snickerdoodle Cookies
Peanut Butter Blossoms Cookie Recipe
The Easiest Jellyprint Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
The Best Peppermint Chocolate Cookie Recipe
The Best Sugar Cookie Recipe
The Greatest Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
The Easiest Eggnog Crockpot Recipe Ever
Copycat Taco Bell Chilli Cheese Burrito
Copycat Wendy’s Chili Recipe
Copycat Cracker Barrel Meatloaf Recipe
Copycat Cracker Barrel Mac and Cheese Recipe
Copycat Cracker Barrel Chicken and Dumplings Recipe
Latkes
Copycat Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole Recipe
Copycat Olive Garden Pasta Fagioli Recipe
Keto Waffles
Homemade Tartar Sauce Recipe
Copycat Carrabba’s Blackberry Sangria Recipe
Homemade Gravy Recipe
Copycat Shake Shack Sauce Recipe
Baked Turkey Wings Recipe
Fruit Pizza Recipe
Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
Italian Pizza Sauce Recipe
Shrimp Scampi With Linguine Pasta Recipe
Crock-Pot Vegetarian Chili Recipe
Crock-Pot Jambalaya Recipe
Crock-Pot Italian Meatballs Recipe
Crock-Pot Chicken Tacos Recipe
Crock-Pot Beef and Broccoli Recipe
Crock-Pot Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe
Crock-Pot Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
Crock-Pot Beef Ragu Recipe
Quick & Easy Veggie Rice Bowl Recipe
Steak Taco Recipe
Classic Beef Tacos Recipe
Sweet Potato and Spicy Chorizo Taco Recipe
A Simple Breakfast Tacos Recipe
Healthier Fish Tacos With Avocado
Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Chicken Taco With Roasted Red Peppers Recipe
Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas Tacos Recipe
Easy Shrimp Taco Recipe
The Easiest BBQ Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner
Peanut Butter Overnight Oats Recipe

This easy sausage and pepper pasta only requires s This easy sausage and pepper pasta only requires seven ingredients and makes for an easy weeknight dinner if you need something quick.RECIPE: https://www.kierstenhickman.com/sausage-and-pepper-pasta-recipe/
This kale white wine gnocchi skillet recipe was in This kale white wine gnocchi skillet recipe was inspired by the leftovers in my fridge, which is honestly how a lot of my recipes are born. 💫RECIPE: https://www.kierstenhickman.com/kale-gnocchi-white-wine-skillet/
This bright, tangy ricotta toast pairs perfectly w This bright, tangy ricotta toast pairs perfectly with a cup of coffee on a busy weekday morning. 🍊RECIPE: https://www.kierstenhickman.com/tangerine-ricotta-toast-recipe/
This creamy vegan pizza sauce is a life-saver for This creamy vegan pizza sauce is a life-saver for busy weeknights. It only requires two ingredients—and one of them is just water.RECIPE: https://www.kierstenhickman.com/creamy-vegan-pizza-sauce-recipe/
Craving Italian meatballs but don't have the time Craving Italian meatballs but don't have the time to let them simmer in sauce all day? This simple skillet recipe is the perfect weeknight alternative. 🍝RECIPE: https://www.kierstenhickman.com/how-to-cook-meatballs-italian-meatball-recipe/
Soup simmering in the dutch oven is surely the ✨ Soup simmering in the dutch oven is surely the ✨vibe✨ this winter.I just sit in the kitchen while I work. Stir my soup occasionally. Light a candle. Play the Acoustic Winter playlist on Apple Music. Like I said...a ~~VIBE~~This is the Spicy Tomato Chickpea Stew from @thenewbaguette, but I used sweet potatoes instead because it's what I had. And I doubled the chickpeas, whoops.I mean, I feel like that's the concept of a soup. Use what you have. Let it simmer, play some tunes. Don't get it on your white pants. Etc. Etc.What are your favorite soups to make? Clearly, I'm currently on a kick.#soup #soupseason #wintervibes #chickpea #vegetablesoup #foodwriter #nutritionwriter
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