Follow these steps and I promise you perfect biscuits every time. These biscuits only take about five minutes of active work and 12-16 minutes to bake. This means you can whip these babies up in no time flat for picnics, last minute guests, or dinner parties. The cut up biscuit dough can be frozen in an airtight container and stored for a few months. This means that if you want to double or triple the recipe and save some aside for quick baking later you can....

It is pretty rich. In my trial run I substituted some (gasp!) low fat version of cream cheese, and was promptly reminded by my mother that they make up for the fat with carb-loaded filler. I also just used my substitutions as an excuse to eat more. So now I’m sticking with the original full octane approach! Before putting the quiche in the oven I sprinkled it with green onions, bacon, and cherry tomatoes....

My mom was a part of the great migration, when millions of pioneering Black folks left the American South for cities where they’d heard whispers of equal opportunities for all. She wanted to make sure that we stayed connected with our Southern roots and her way of doing this was always through food. Her efforts would have a lasting impact on how I carried on the legacy of my family....

If you are an orange chicken fan, then today’s recipe is a must try. What Is Orange Chicken? Orange chicken is one of many iterations of Chinese takeout dishes that involve fried chicken pieces tossed with sauce. In this case, the sauce is a mix of soy sauce, water, and orange juice, plus some cornstarch thickener to make the sauce just thick enough to coat the chicken. The key to giving the sauce a great orange flavor isn’t just the orange juice, though; it’s the orange zest, so don’t skip that ingredient!...

These smoked red jalapeños add pizzazz to almost anything grilled. Fold minced chipotles into your burger mixture, form patties, and grill. Top the burgers with melted jack cheese, sliced avocados, and a little cilantro. If you want even more heat, double down and add strips of roasted poblano chilies. What Are Chipotles in Adobo? Chipotle peppers are ripened red jalapeño peppers that have been smoked until they’ve dried and lost most of their moisture (a process that can take several days)....

I’ve made this one with a peppermint whipped cream filling, rich chocolate ganache on the outside, and a crushed peppermint candy sprinkled on top, giving it a particularly festive, wintry air. The light, springy cake practically melts in your mouth. If you’re looking for a show-stopper dessert for your holiday table, this is it. I based the sponge cake part of this recipe on a classic chocolate genoise. This style of cake doesn’t contain any leaveners, like baking soda or baking powder....

Swiss meringue buttercream, on the other hand, is light, luxurious, easy to make, and perfectly pipe-able. It’s far less sweet than American buttercream and has an irresistible silky texture. I used it to frost this Chocolate Layer Cake—a crowd favorite in my family. If you’re looking for a frosting to smooth over a cake or pipe into rosettes, a Swiss meringue buttercream is the answer to your cake decorating prayers....

My mother is hispanic by ancestry and looks, and even though she doesn’t speak a drop of Spanish she still cooks what she was taught by her mother, grandmother and relatives, growing up in Tucson, Arizona. Thus we alone on our block had chorizo, or Mexican sausage scrambled up with eggs. I didn’t even know that chorizo was the name of the sausage and not the dish until I was in my twenties....

It’s spicy, soft, and usually some crazy vibrant orange red color from the chili the meat is mixed with. There’s almost always some in the fridge; my mother typically uses this sausage to mix in with scrambled eggs for breakfast. This week we tried our hand at a chorizo version of mac and cheese. (As if regular mac and cheese wasn’t good enough, hah!) Aye aye aye, this turned out great!...

Babka is a traditional Jewish bread from Eastern Europe. It was originally a clever way to use up extra dough by layering it with sweet fillings like cinnamon or jam when making challah, a braided enriched bread. While it’s long been a staple of Jewish delis and bakeries in New York City, babka has exploded in popularity in the last several years thanks to a new style created at Breads Bakery, a popular bakery chain....

First we toss strips of pork loin in a rub of cumin, salt, pepper, and garlic, and let that sit for a bit while we get the water going for the pasta and prep the other ingredients. Then we quickly brown the pork in a little olive oil. This almost cooks the pork through, so we remove it from the pan to make the sauce. The sauce comes together with chicken broth, orange juice, a little vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar, which we simmer with carrots until they are cooked through....

What Is Ratatouille? Ratatouille is a classic summer dish from the South of France. It’s essentially a stew of vegetables, including tomatoes, eggplant, summer squash, bell pepper, onions, and garlic. The trick to the best ratatouille is to cook the vegetables separately, then combine and cook them together at the end. This way the individual vegetables get the right amount of cooking they need, and they cook together long enough for the flavors to blend....

If you’ve ever experienced any of these, this post will help you. Many of the questions below troubleshoot chocolate chip cookies and other drop cookies, but the tips and tricks will also apply to cut-out cookies, gingerbread, and even crinkle cookies. Why Did My Cookies Spread Out in the Oven? When cookies spread and come out too flat, it’s often because the butter was too soft or melted. It could also be that the recipe doesn’t have enough flour....

Do you know where much of our citrus comes from during the summer and fall months? Chile! That’s right: When it’s summer here, it’s winter in Chile, so Chilean lemons, mandarins and navel oranges are readily available. Today we’re excited to share some of our favorite citrus recipes that are sure to amp up the flavor and nutrition of just about anything. Let’s dig in! How to Use Citrus in the Kitchen While you might typically eat your favorite citrus fruits out of hand, there are some easy ways to incorporate lemons, mandarins and navel oranges into your everyday cooking....

I think he looks forward to Thanksgiving just because he knows he can have as much cranberry sauce as he wants with his slices of turkey, and plenty leftover for turkey sandwiches. When he finally runs out of frozen cranberries sometime in May, he’ll start buying the cans. He’ll hide the cans in a remote corner of the pantry and eat up the canned cranberries all by himself. Yes, he’s a little obsessed....

The inspiration for this recipe comes from a road trip to Vermont last summer. The slice of mile-high quiche served at our café lunch stop was a vision to behold and tasted even better than it looked. Now you can have your version at home! This quiche is tall, you could say downright regal, filled with bacon, scallions, a lot of parsley, sharp cheddar, and, most importantly, cream. Heavy cream!...