This huge colorful salad, filling yet light, has a mash-up vibe of a Tuscan vegetable garden meets seafood shack. The sweet chunks of lobster work in harmony with the summertime bounty of corn, tomatoes, and cucumbers. This is a casual main course meal that takes a little time because of the many components. Get the tomatoes marinating first, then work at your leisure. A great meal to make over a relaxing weekend at home!...
Lotus, Purple Sweet Potato, and Coconut Rice Pudding is a joyful and delicious dish that plays with texture—succulent sweet potatoes, crunchy lotus root, and soft lotus seeds are hugged by the sweet coconut rice pudding. As the rice cooks, the purple sweet potatoes turn the rice pudding into a cheerful shade of purple I love. Coconut cream is drizzled over the top to serve. The rice pudding is warm and textured, a contrast to the smooth silky coconut cream....
Meanwhile, the entire family is milling around the kitchen asking how they can help, even though that ship sailed about four hours ago. This year, however, you’re on top of it! No running around with your hair on fire: The gravy you made weeks ago is in the saucepan heating on the stove (or in the microwave!) thanks to a little foresight. Video: How to Make Turkey Gravy How to Make Gravy Ahead of Time I wanted to pack just as much flavor into this make-ahead gravy as you’d get if you were making it after roasting your Thanksgiving turkey....
The Michelada might in fact be the simplest form of a beer cocktail, often featuring only a few ingredients. Typically, a Michelada consists of a light Mexican beer, Mexican-style hot sauce (like Cholula), and citrus—usually in the form of lime juice, although I’ve also seen lemon used as well. From there, the recipe can go in many directions, with Maggi liquid seasoning and Worcestershire sauce being common add-ins. A Michelada—With or Without Tomato Juice?...
My version is light and brothy but also comforting, savory, lightly smoky, a bit briny like the sea, with just a hint of sweetness. Cubes of silken tofu bulk up the soup to make it more filling while scallions add some freshness. Miso soup is a dish easily made on a weeknight. Most of the cooking is inactive time and can be made while I’m putting on a pot of rice and making a quick stir-fry or broiling some fish....
The recipe comes from Darrell Corti of the Sacramento gourmet grocery Corti Bros. The recipe is Darrell’s grandmother’s and appeared in Saveur in 2001. This recipe is a testament to the adage that good things take time. Although the ingredients couldn’t be more simple, the slow cooking at various stages deeply enhances the flavors. First dried porcini mushrooms are soaked in water to rehydrate them. Then “minced” onions are slowly cooked in olive oil until they begin to caramelize and turn a rich golden color....
It’s traditionally fire roasted or grilled, but for any easy weeknight meal the chicken can be oven roasted! What makes this dish special? The marinade! This sauce uses bird’s eye peppers giving the chicken some fiery heat. This dish almost reminds me of tangy BBQ chicken. This poultry is somewhat spicy but not overpowering. Plus, you get a touch of garlic flavor and tanginess from the vinegar. Don’t worry, the tanginess isn’t strong, it’s just enough....
Fried Rice Made With Frozen Peas and Carrots Frozen peas and carrots makes it easy to make this fried rice any time of the year – just add the vegetables straight from the freezer to your skillet when you get to that step. I still recommend chopping an onion and a little garlic and ginger and adding that as well; it really adds to the flavor of the fried rice!...
At first the girls were tentative, but as there was no other lunch apparently forthcoming, they each tried a nibble on one piece of cheese-covered elbow macaroni. Aldie, who can take 30 minutes to eat a slice of apple, wolfed hers down in 2 minutes flat and asked for seconds! The other girls devoured theirs as well. How to Make Stovetop Mac and Cheese I’m sure some of us who love macaroni and cheese have experimented with just dumping grated cheese and milk into some freshly made macaroni, right?...
Yeah, those cookies are decorated with royal icing! And I’m here to tell you that even YOU can make gorgeous cookies that will impress your family, friends, coworkers, and complete strangers on the Internet. Here’s how to make the best royal icing for decorating your cookies. What Is Royal Icing? Royal icing is a decorative hard white icing made with egg whites, powdered sugar, and some flavoring and coloring. That’s it....
The Best Way to Make a Vegetable Salad Today, the methods for preparing vegetables have expanded far beyond what I grew up eating. One of my favorite ways to give vegetables the love they deserve is in simple shaved salads. In this recipe, I use thinly sliced carrots, fennel, radish, and asparagus, then toss the vegetables in a light citrus honey dressing, and finish it with a little Parmesan cheese. The result is a crisp, fresh salad that’s perfect as a light main dish or a healthy side....
This sheet pan chicken checks all the boxes. This dinner is a combination of juicy chicken thighs, capers, lemon, cherry tomatoes, and a generous shower of fresh basil. Everything is done at once and can be served straight from the sheet pan (who needs to dirty a second dish) especially on a weeknight? A Sheet Pan Supper is a Weeknight Win The tomatoes roast alongside the chicken until the juices ooze and they begin to caramelize....
Which Shrimp to Buy Any small, cooked, peeled shrimp will do. When available, the best shrimp for this salad are the little “pink shrimp” from Maine (so called because they are pink even when they’re raw). Frozen cooked shrimp works well for this recipe because all you have to do is put it in cold water for a few minutes to defrost, and the salad is served chilled. A Great Potluck Dish!...
This Skillet Chicken Parmesan has all the same flavors as the traditional version, but is ready in much less time. Plus, everything is made in one oven-safe skillet! Can you say easy cleanup?! Easy Chicken Parm in One Skillet The only thing you need to make this recipe happen is a good oven-safe skillet for cooking everything. I use a cast iron skillet with high sides. First, I bread and then lightly fry the chicken on the stovetop in a little olive oil....
We live in a small house with ill-fitting rooms and hardwood floors everywhere. It’s a cacophony of sounds when filled with too many people, so most of our entertaining takes place when we can put the outdoors to good use. Cider Pulled Pork: A Fall Favorite The centerpiece of our harvest party is always a heaping pile of this Cider Braised Pulled Pork. I make it in the slow cooker the day before the party, let it cool in its juices, then place the slow cooker in the fridge....
Guinness Everywhere Around here in Sacramento, Guinness is a favorite for St. Patrick’s Day, and you can find stacks of Guinness displays at practically every store that sells beer. Naturally, Guinness has made its way into flavoring many dishes, including breads like our Guinness Bread with Molasses, and desserts like our Chocolate Guinness Cake and Guinness Brownies, as well as stews like this one. What’s in This Beef Stew? Guinness beef stew is Ireland’s answer to Belgian carbonnade, with chunks of beef and with stout instead of ale, and with root vegetables such as parsnips, carrots, and celery root....
This soup comes together in about an hour, uses just a handful of produce and pantry staples, and reheats just as well, making it a quick and easy comfort food for the cooler months. At the heart of this soup are spicy Italian sausage, tender white beans, ribbons of Swiss chard, and noodle-like threads of spaghetti squash, all in a light tomato-based broth seasoned with warm spices like ground cumin, cinnamon, and crushed red pepper....
“Yes, you can eat them,” I replied, “They’re cookies. You can also hang them from your tree.” “What’s inside?” asked Matthew (7). “Life Savers. And Jolly Ranchers.” “LIFE SAVERS? AND JOLLY RANCHERS?” It was as if Santa himself had just poked his head through the fireplace. The boys, my young neighbors, dissected and demolished the ones they had each picked out to eat. It was all I could do to keep their hands off the remaining cookies....
