Frances’ Test Kitchen: Pinterest Recipes You Need to Make

If you don’t already know, I’m addicted to Pinterest and have been since I first started pinning about 12 years ago. Follow me on Pinterest here. I still go on every day and love it for finding so many things like recipes, outfit inspo, DIY projects and so much more (I have over 100 boards and 36,000 pins). And I don’t just like to pin things – I like to use the pins I’ve collected over the years and make things!

I also love sharing recipes I’ve made that I find on Pinterest with my friends, family, and everyone on social media. If I find a good recipe, I tend to tell everyone about it. I’ve found that other people don’t just like to hear about a good recipe, they actually want the recipe — fancy that! And not everyone wants to try out a ton of recipes to find a winner. Which is exactly why I created this page.

Here, you will find links to recipes I found on Pinterest, made myself, and loved the end result. This post will be ongoing and will be updated whenever I find a new winning recipe. I hope this inspires you to get creative, try something new, and gives you something tasty to munch/sip on (and maybe share with a friend)!

Breakfast

Lunch

Snacks

Dinner

Pan-Seared Cod in White Wine Tomato Basil Sauce from Baker by Nature

Easy Coconut Shrimp Curry from Eating Bird Food

Pumpkin Ravioli in Apple Sage Butter Sauce from A Wicked Whisk

–> I only made the sauce from this recipe to put on refrigerator pumpkin ravioli from Trader Joe’s, but it was delicious.

Broccoli Garlic Pasta with Parmesan, Red Pepper Flakes + Lemon from Grilled Cheese Social

–> Holy cow was this amazing! I even just make the sauce to put on other pasta. So good.

Sides/Appetizers

Maple Roasted Carrots in Tahini Sauce with Pomegranate and Pistachios from Closet Cooking

November is National pomegranate month in the U.S. so I thought it would be fun to make!

Fruit Salad Recipe with Orange Poppy Seed Syrup from Natasha’s Kitchen

I made this fruit salad for Easter in 2017 and it was a hit! The salad does not have the dressing on it in this photo.

Parmesan Baked Potato Halves from Favorite Family Recipes

Dessert

Chai Pumpkin Cake with Maple Browned Butter Frosting from Half Baked Harvest

I made this cake with my mom on a fall day. The frosting is amazing!

Drinks

Mandarin orange margaritas from The Other Side of the Tortilla

–> I used Murcott Mandarins, which made the margs nice and sweet. I also used Trader Joe’s chile lime seasoning with margarita salt for the rim instead of the spices suggested in the recipe.