Recipe Development
Melissa has created thousands of recipes for print and digital publications, meal kits, and consumer brands. Her dishes and drinks are on-trend yet accessible and appeal directly to the priorities and cravings of everyday home cooks.
Miso-Mushroom Ramen with Jammy Eggs
Banana Split Cake
Roasted Cauliflower with Romesco
Frosted Cinnamon Brown Sugar Scones
Pomegranate Crispy Tofu Rice Bowl
Grilled Chicken and Baby Artichokes
Slow Cooker Beef Pho
PB&J Bites
Grilled Steak with Chimichurri Dressing
Persian-Style Chicken and Rice
Mexican Chocolate Icebox Cake
Loaded Chopped Cheese Hoagie
Buffalo Chickpea Bowl
Crostini
Pomegranate Gin Sour
Tomato and Goat Cheese Stacks
Skillet M&M Cookie
Vietnamese Caramelized Beef Bowl
Shrimp with Brown Butter Grits
Chicken Khao Soi
Skillet Pork Chops with Bourbon Mustard Sauce
Barramundi with Creamy Salsa Verde
Wings 5 Ways
Caribbean-Style Corn with Coconut
Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel
Spaghetti with Brussels Sprouts and Crispy Garlic Panko
Thanksgiving Dinner
Balsamic Steak with Grilled Radicchio
Chicken Tacos with Apple-Cabbage Slaw
Farmhouse Apple Dumplings
Warm Buttered Shrimp Rolls
Tuna Tataki Salad
Wheat Berries with Mushrooms, Kale, and a Runny Egg
Provençal Summer Veggie Bake
Cranberry Slab Pie
Pecan Slab Pie
Summer Berries with Sabayon
Haute Dogs
Elote Salad with Grilled Shrimp
Chicken and Rice Soup
Eggs for Dinner
Miso-Glazed Salmon Salad
Candy Corn Cake
Spicy Chipotle Burger
Dark Chocolate Souffles
Sirloin with Blackberry Sauce
New Year's Eve Cocktails
Spring Eggs Benedict
S'mores Pie
Spicy Melon and Prosciutto Salad
Sirloin with Sherry-Shallot Sauce and Parmesan Potatoes
Frozen Raspberry Chocolate Cake
Cajun-Style Blackened Tilapia
Roasted Leg of Lamb
Maple-Rosemary Pork Cutlets
Very Berry Ice Cream
Grilled Tuscan Salad
Spatchcocked Chicken with Salsa Verde
Italian Baked Eggs
Chipotle Cheddar Cauliflower Mac "n' Cheese
Angry Bison Burger
Mini Manhattan Crab Chowders
Sweet Chili Pineapple Chicken
Cherry-Berry Sangria
Blackberry Skillet Custard Pie
Shaved Asparagus Flatbread
Grilled Moroccan Chopped Salad
Layered Lemon Crepe Cake
Smashed Peas with Halibut
Half-and-Half Burger
Sheet Pan Salsa Verde Pork Nachos
Chili-Lime Steak with Charred Corn Salad
Blueberry Icebox Pie
Skewers Four Ways (cover)
Gnocchi all'Amatriciana
Grilled Veggie Muffuletta
Raspberry Pavlova
Grilled Romaine Steak Caesar
Harissa-Marinated Grilling Cheese
Pumpkin Waffles with Cinnamon Maple Syrup
Saucy Steak Burrito Bowls
Lamb Bolognese
Scallops with Warm Corn-Chorizo Salad
Vietnamese Pork Pho
Brownies + Blondies
Mojo Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa
Chicken Schnitzel with Fennel-Grapefruit Salad
Coconut Chicken Soba Noodles
A Trio of Festive Cocktails
Sesame Peanut Noodles
Chicken Paprikash Soup
Kaumut with Brussels Sprouts, Carrots, and Cherries
Raspberry Angel Food Cake
Fried Green Tomatoes with Red Pepper Aioli
Parm Burgers with Rosemary-Garlic Mayo and Lemon Buttered Corn
Thanksgiving Sides (Part 1)
Thanksgiving Sides (Part 2)
Chili-Loaded Sweet Potatoes
Honeyed Beets, Blue Cheese, and Walnuts
Meatball and Barley Soup
Mocktails
Eggplant and Tomato Fusilli
Strawberry Pie
Pomegranate-Glazed Prime Rib
Veggie Bibimbap
Creamy Polenta
Veggie Donburi with Pickled Radishes
Veggie Spring Rolls
Greek Pork Souvlaki with Tzatziki
Green Goddess Salmon Burgers
Wild Mushroom Beef Stroganoff
Hot Dogs (cover)
Thanksgiving (cover)
Ice Cream Floats (cover)