Mary Berg keeps chicken dinner fresh with recipes featuring her most-asked-for protein. Her zesty Chicken Gnocchi and Mushroom Skillet is a one-pan wonder, while the perfect amount of pepper in her Chicken Paprikash creates a punchy stew served over noodles. Then, Mary serves a new sheet pan staple with Roasted Chicken with Balsamic Onions and crumbled feta, meaning minimal dishes and maximum flavor!
Last-minute guests equals no time to freak out and cancel, and Mary Berg's minimal effort menu will impress in a flash. Butter Baked Saltines with Dip are an easy app for when those guests come a-knockin', while her Potato and Lox Salad features all the classic bagel fixins'. For dinner, Mary serves zesty parmesan and panko-coated Crispy Chicken Thighs with Guest Greens. To finish the night off, she bakes a quick Puff Pastry Tart filled with nutty frangipane, stone fruits and berries to send her guests away with a happy tummy.
Mary Berg gets the best of both worlds with recipes that mash ideas together to create something wacky, fun and delicious. She conquers the dinner table with Caesar Salad Roast Chicken, complete with a crispy coating and creamy garlicky goodness. Next, she takes inspiration from a fever dream to create a Taco Meatball Skillet with classic taco spices and toppings. For dessert, Mary levels up cereal treats with Crinkle Cut Chip Marshmallow Squares and gets thrice the delight from Cannoli Croissant Pudding.
Mary Berg is celebrating summer's seasonal fruits and veggies. With her limited-edition bounty of peppers, Mary makes a sweet and spicy appetizer, Baked Goat Cheese with Jalapeno Cherry Jam. Her Creamy Zucchini Risotto is like summer on a plate, with parsley, mint and even those cute little zucchini blossoms. Mary has also got the perfect dish to highlight tomatoes aplenty: Tomato Butter Chicken. Don't forget the cocktails! Mary's Strawberry Cucumber Mojito is packed with garden-fresh goodness all muddled together in delight.
Mary Berg shares three recipes that are easy on the grocery bill without sacrificing flavor. Lower-priced cuts of meat are now the star of the table with her Pork Chops au Poivre, served with a deliciously creamy peppercorn and brandy sauce. Then, Mary's mom, Myra, enters the kitchen to demonstrate one of her family favorites, Grilled Flank Steak. Plus, an economically massive turkey breast goes a long way in Mary's crispy and juicy Turkey Schnitzel with pickle-y slaw.
A cast-iron pan is at the top of Mary Berg's must-have items list, but it can be intimidating, even for experienced cooks. Mary channels her inner cowboy with a hearty Vegetarian Chili Cobbler with Cornbread Dumplings, and she keeps down the number of dishes with her One-Pan Breadcrumb Chicken Thighs with orzo and greens. Then, Mary gets sweet with Peach and Berry Crisp, and her husband, Aaron, shares all the secrets to caring for cast iron.
Mary Berg elevates classic party recipes to easily turn out a tray of handy hors d'oeuvres. She kicks up the standard shrimp ring with her Grilled Shrimp Cocktail, served with three dunkable dips for the spicy cocktail sauce fan, the milder herb aioli enthusiast and a crowd-pleasing mix of both. Mary pairs it with her bubbly cocktail, the Grown-Up Float, featuring frozen sorbet and sparkling wine. Rounding out the party platter is a couple of grab 'n go's made for mingling, including a Sausage Roll Wreath with homemade pork and pancetta and Charcuterie Board Popovers that turn a cheese board into pleasant parcels stuffed with meats and cornichons.
Mary Berg is making low-effort recipes that cook slowly while filling the house with the most delicious aromas. Porchetta is two meals in one, starting with a pork dinner with sausage and pancetta filling slow roasted over a bed of fennel. Then, enjoy Porchetta Sandwiches the next day with zesty caper and herb mayo. With Slow Roasted Squash, Mary proves that low and slow isn't just for meat, and a Classic Pot Roast is everything you want in one pot.
Whether you're a newbie baker or a pro who wants to take it easy, Mary Berg has recipe hacks to raise your baking game. Mary's Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes feature a sneaky surprise center thanks to a roll of cookie dough from the refrigerator aisle, and store-bought pie crust is the perfect texture for Blondie Pie with apricot jam filling. Hummingbird Cake is an impressive dessert that tastes as if carrot cake and banana bread had a baby. Mary jazzes it up with canned pineapple, cream cheese peanut butter frosting and crunchy Peanut Butter Feuilletine-like topping made from breakfast cereal.