Category Recipes

Drizella’s Cherry Swirl Cheesecake

This cherry swirl cheesecake started with my go-to cheesecake recipe, the same one a friend once declared “the best cheesecake she’s ever had.” This time, I wanted cherry in every slice without piling a slippery topping over the finished cheesecake.…

Parmesan Garlic Melting Cabbage

Cabbage has no business being this good. This simple stovetop side dish turns an inexpensive head of cabbage into something buttery, savory, and seriously craveable. The cabbage and yellow onion cook down until tender, while the garlic, chicken broth, and…

Drizella’s Creamy Poblano Chicken Enchiladas

These creamy poblano chicken enchiladas are an easy, comforting dinner made with tender chicken, melty cheese, corn tortillas, and Creamy Roasted Poblano Sauce. The tortillas are filled with chicken and cheese, rolled over a little sauce, then covered with more…

Drizella’s Red Velvet Cake

This is my take on classic red velvet cake, with a soft, moist crumb, just enough cocoa to give it that unmistakable red velvet flavor, and plenty of cream cheese frosting. Blooming the cocoa in melted butter gives the cake…

Mexican Rice

This is the Mexican rice I kept tweaking until I finally got it exactly where I wanted it. The secret for me is letting the onion cook until it develops a deep, almost grilled flavor, then toasting the rice right…

Drizella’s Carrot Cake

This is the kind of carrot cake that ruins ordinary carrot cake for you. It’s incredibly moist, packed with carrots, crushed pineapple and pecans, then poked while it’s still warm so a buttery pineapple glaze can soak right into the…

Drizella’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are the chocolate chip cookies I come back to again and again. They’re thick, soft and chewy in the middle, golden around the edges, and absolutely loaded with chocolate. I chill the dough, scoop it into big round balls,…

Cheddar Garlic Biscuits

These cheddar garlic biscuits are buttery, cheesy, ridiculously garlicky, and exactly the kind of thing that disappears before dinner ever hits the table. They’re simple drop biscuits, so there’s no rolling, cutting, or trying to make anything look perfect. Just…

Drizella’s Banana Bread

Seriously, this may be the last banana bread recipe you’ll ever need. This is my go-to, and I’ve made it more times than I can count. It’s soft, incredibly moist, full of banana flavor, and made with simple ingredients you…

Creamy Roasted Poblano Sauce

This creamy roasted poblano sauce is rich, smoky, and full of flavor without being overly spicy. It’s one of those sauces that can completely change a simple meal. Spoon it over chicken, drizzle it over tacos, toss it with pasta,…