But when it comes to Almond Roca, will power abandons me. (That will be an extra hundred situps for the next two weeks, please.) My mother’s friend Myke brought over a delicious batch a week ago, which lasted, um, an hour? A phone call with a rave review prompted her to bring us a second batch along with the recipe. Thanks Myke! What is the Difference Between Almond Roca and English Toffee?...
It’s even more popular than Italian dressing. What is Ranch Dressing? According to Robb Walsh of the Houston Press, ranch likely got its start as buttermilk dressing, a cowboy favorite because buttermilk was widely available in the early part of the last century. Ranch dressing is essentially a buttermilk mayonnaise dressing spiffed up with herbs. It was popularized by Clorox, when they figured out a way to make their Hidden Valley brand shelf stable....
These days I suspect many people are more likely to eat wasabi, a Japanese condiment with a similar effect, than horseradish; I just don’t see it around that much anymore. That said, horseradish sauce, made with prepared horseradish and either whipped cream or sour cream, tastes great with steak or roast pork. Here’s a sour cream version. Make sure you’re buying prepared horseradish and not horseradish sauce. If you’re unsure, look at the ingredients list....
For example, I’m totally unopposed to cooking up a really good bag of frozen French fries. Or tater tots. I’m also completely smitten with making my own oven-roasted potatoes, and I also love serving boiled potatoes slathered with olive oil or butter (or a bit of both, let’s be honest) and some fresh herbs. Sous vide potatoes are the best of both worlds: Buy fresh potatoes at the store and cook a big batch sous vide, then you can eat them right away, freeze them for later, or keep them in the fridge and reheat them throughout the week....
Maybe you didn’t grow up grilling processed cheese on squishy sandwich bread. Or maybe you know plenty well how to make grilled cheese, but you want to up your game. Great news—this grilled cheese party is open (and useful) to all experience levels! For Memorable Grilled Cheese, Good Cheese Matters The first big tip? I don’t recommend Velveeta. Those sandwiches of my childhood stood out in my memory as the ne plus ultra of grilled cheeses, until I replicated one as an adult and found it impossibly insipid....
Visually, segmenting the fruit will make your salad, dessert, or finished dish more beautiful, and from a practical standpoint citrus fruits are easier to eat with a spoon or fork once freed from their protective coating. Suprême is the technical name referring to the technique, but whether you suprême citrus or segment it the goal (and result) remains the same: jewel toned, juicy fruit that is easy to eat! It’s simpler to suprême an orange, grapefruit, or pomelo than you might think....
Spirits That Go Beyond the Basics Once you have the basics down and are ready to build out your home bar even more, consider investing in one or more of the following bottles: Aged rums and other styles like Rhum Agricole are significantly more complex and nuanced than most starter white rums, able to substitute for darker spirits or elevate standard rum recipes. Flor de Cana’s anejo rum is a great start, and affordable, while Rhum JM’s agricoles are more of an investment, though certainly worthy....
This homemade version of the classic is a show stopping centerpiece for your next birthday party or special occasion. Ice Cream Cake Doesn’t Involve Cake At All Although the name suggests cake, this ice cream cake doesn’t actually have any cake in it! It is composed of layers of ice cream with some fun goodies in between, made in a cake pan and frosted like a normal cake would be....
When you serve it with toppings of crushed tortilla chips, chopped onions, sour cream, and fresh cilantro, you get the flavors of a crispy taco in every bite. Easy Taco Soup in the Instant Pot I prefer to use my 6-quart Instant Pot pressure cooker to make this soup (and just about everything else!). It will cook the soup fast, and also keep it warm for up to 10 hours if I need to make dinner earlier in the day....
What is Lemongrass? Lemongrass, grown in Asia, Australia, and Africa, encompasses a variety of plants in the grass family. Some of those varieties are used as herbs in both culinary and medicinal applications. Flavor: Bright, citrus Often found in: Southeast Asian dishes, like beef rendang or tom yum soup Substitutes: 2 stalks of lemongrass = zest of 1 lemon. Not an ideal substitute, but will work in a pinch! Lemongrass can grow to several feet; it is tall and stalky with a vibrant green hue....
Today we present to you a red version, with a tomato-based, clam-juice infused sauce, dressed up with some fennel and a little dash of anise liqueur. What Does Fennel Taste Like? Why the licorice note from the fennel and anise? Trust me. It just goes well with tomato sauce and seafood. Funny thing, my dad hates, and I mean truly despises, licorice. But he gobbles down Italian sausage like there’s no tomorrow, and the defining spice in sweet Italian sausage is fennel seed....
Salad Niçoise hails from Nice, on the Mediterranean Sea, though like so many foods we enjoy here of French origin, has changed a bit to adapt to our tastes. Prepping Niçoise salads that are served in America are typically served on a bed of lettuce and include cooked green beans and potatoes. According to our Paris insider, the Niçoise salads there are all made with canned tuna. Depending on the establishment here, I’ve had them either with canned or with freshly grilled tuna....
Chopped oats provide these pancakes with plenty of texture and a satisfying nutty, earthy taste. Oatmeal pancakes are sure to please any palate but those sensitive to gluten will be especially appreciative of this breakfast because there is no wheat flour. Just make sure your oats are labeled “gluten-free!” A food processor makes quick work of this breakfast by blending whole oats into oat flour. Just set aside a small amount of oats to add to the final batter and grind the rest in your food processor (5 seconds!...
It’s an instant-read thermometer, but seriously the best one out there: the Thermapen ONE by Thermoworks. When you need the internal temperature of something you’re cooking – how’s the chicken doing? Is the steak done? Is the chocolate up to temperature? – speed and accuracy is everything. The Thermapen ONE ($84 right now, usually $105!) gives you a temperature reading within one second. That means you can get that roast chicken back in the oven pronto before it cools down any more!...
The next morning, spread the dough with orange-infused sugar and just a hint of cinnamon and roll it into a cylinder. Slice the rolls and set them in a rectangular pan to rise for about 45 minutes. Bake, and glaze while still warm. You’ll have to serve them immediately since even the most hardwired sleepyheads won’t stay in bed when the scent of warm rolls wafts through the house....
Whatever the reason, it’s helpful to know equivalents and conversions when you’re in the kitchen. We even have a handy chart you can pin or print out for your fridge! Ounces by Fluid and Weight are not the Same In the US, we have both fluid ounces and weigh ounces. They’re not the same. Fluid ounces are a volume measurement for liquids and should be measured with a liquid measuring cup....
A “discussion” then ensued between the rental units for at least half an hour along the lines of “What do you mean this is a favorite recipe? You always told me you didn’t like salmon.” “What are you talking about? I used to make this all the time.” “You’ve never made it in this house!…” and so on and so on. Turns out my mother’s preferred method of cooking any fish is to pan-fry it, coated with cornmeal....
