Tuesday’s slow cooker pulled pork is a fork-tender dish that I can serve with a simple salad. The kiddos can prep and toss it together. What’s great about the salmon fried rice later in the week is that the family can chip in with dicing veggies and working the wok. Prep the rice for it over the weekend and keep it in the fridge handy. I hope this week’s meal plan encourages you to slow down and hang out with your family in the kitchen....
Instead, when I’m ready to decorate a frosted layer cake, I reach for the humble spoon. Yes – a cheap spoon is all you need to decorate a cake! The back of the spoon can make swoops and swirls, zigzags and stripes, spirals and concentric circles, ruffles and waves and floral petals. No piping bag or fancy tips required! Before You Begin Frost the cake completely with a crumb layer, then add another layer of frosting about 3/4-inch thick on all the sides and the top of the cake....
Mim would spend days in advance preparing the Seder feast of matzo ball soup, poached salmon in raisin sauce, roast chicken and potatoes, steamed asparagus, and a ground almond torte with strawberries for dessert. For his part, Uncle Al would provide the leadership and patience required to get us through the haggadah, a.k.a. the retelling of the story of how the Jews escaped Egypt. He’d plan out the reading in advance, his copy of the haggadah peppered with post-it flags labeled with who would read each section of the story....
Not only are they scrumptious, but they work on your schedule. Throw them together tonight and bake them tomorrow morning for an easy warm breakfast. They also reheat well, so you can make a batch this weekend and have them for breakfast all week long. Whatever your breakfast situation, these French toast muffins are up to the challenge. My secret weapon for French toast has always been cinnamon. Not some fairy dusting of cinnamon, but a full-on downpour....
“This cookbook is a love letter to my Italian American upbringing,” says Rago. “I grew up with Nonna in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, which was a microcosm of the village my parents came from in southern Italy. I had no idea I lived in America until I was five and went to school.” Rago pays homage to her Nonna and the dishes the family gathered around each Sunday, both traditional and recreated, using what was available in America....
Put the avocado tuna salad between two pieces of toast and you have a rather perfect tuna salad sandwich with the lovely addition of avocado and without any mayonnaise. To be clear, I don’t have any problem with mayo. But I am rather passionate about avocados so given the opportunity to sub one for the other, I will! Picking the Best Avocado Since the avocado is taking the place of mayonnaise, it should be ripe and easy to mash with a fork....
The key is finding a service that fits your needs, whether you’re seeking an option that caters to families, kitchen newbies, or dietary restrictions. We researched the best meal delivery services and ranked them accordingly. Best Meal Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: Blue Apron Best Variety: HelloFresh Best Value: Dinnerly Best Organic: Green Chef Best Vegan: Purple Carrot Best Gluten-Free: ModifyHealth Best Pre-Made Meals: Factor Best for Avid Cooks: Martha Stewart & Marley Spoon Best for Easy Prep: Gobble...
As wine continues to gain popularity, this education track is highly sought out. Becoming a sommelier is a highly regarded career for those who are deeply passionate about wine. There are a number of different organizations that offer vigorous study in exchange for sommelier certification. And today, some of the best courses can be taken right in the comfort of your own home. Curious? Here are our picks for the best online sommelier classes....
How to Make the Perfect Chantilly Cream Chantilly cream is a sweetened whipped cream flavored with anything from vanilla to bourbon. Making perfectly whipped cream takes more patience than you might think. Some folks just turn the speed up to high and then end up with either a curdled mess en route to butter or whipped cream that deflates on your plate like melted ice cream. Perfectly whipped cream is not grainy, and it has a nice shine to it when dolloped onto the plate....
If any of these things are true, the Boulevardier—which is made with whiskey, Campari, and sweet vermouth—is the cocktail for you. What Is a Boulevardier? In 1927, a young American writer named Erskinne Gwynne moved to Paris to start a literary magazine. He called it The Boulevardier. He gave the same name to the cocktail he created (and frequently drank) at Harry’s New York Bar. This signature drink was equal parts whiskey, Campari, and sweet vermouth—a Negroni with whiskey swapped for the gin, or if you prefer to think of it this way, a Manhattan with Campari in place of the bitters....
These are messy. These are the best darn chicken wings I’ve ever had. As in keep them away from me or I’ll eat them all. As in protect your wings or I’ll take them when you’re not looking. As in you’ll need more napkins because these wings really are finger-licking awesome. I don’t really drink (half a glass of wine and I have a hard time stringing together a sentence), but I always keep a bottle of good bourbon whisky in the cabinet because I love to cook with it....
Quartered and prepped artichokes are braised in white wine and olive oil with shallots, garlic, bay leaves, parsley and mint. The artichokes are served slightly warm or at room temperature, having marinated in their braising juices. A perfect make-ahead dish. This dish is inspired by a classic Roman-style braised artichoke. For that dish, more of the outer leaves are trimmed off, and the artichokes are braised until they are completely tender and you can eat the whole thing with a fork and knife....
My grandmother (dad’s mother) and my parents used to pickle a lot when I was a kid. My dad’s favorite was spicy carrot and cauliflower pickles (I’m still waiting for the recipe); my favorite was sweet watermelon rind pickles (can’t find watermelons with thick enough rinds to make these anymore). Sweet pickles like these bread and butter pickles (who came up with that name?) never lasted that long around here; we kids gobbled them up....
Bonus: it cooks in only about 30 minutes! What Kind of Chicken to Use for Buffalo Chicken Chili This recipe calls for boneless, skinless chicken breasts, as white meat is what you would have with buffalo wings, but chicken thighs would work just as well. (Want to make a vegetarian version? Try roasted cauliflower instead of chicken.) Is This Buffalo Chicken Chili Spicy? The ingredients that give this chili a lot of flavor (even though it cooks quickly) are the fire-roasted tomatoes and green chiles, so be sure you look for “fire-roasted” on the label for both of them ....
A whole lemon and lime are thinly sliced and lightly charred on the stove top. They’re blended with more lemon and lime juice and oil to create a punchy dressing that goes beyond salads. Use it as a marinade for chicken or as a warm sauce to drizzle over cooked vegetables or grains. I had this dressing at a café and I was instantly enamored. It became a staple at home and for my personal chef clients....
Sababa: Fresh, Sunny Flavors from My Israeli Kitchen by Adeena Sussman, published in 2019, falls into the latter category. Each recipe is approachable, interesting, and bursting with flavor. Beyond the recipes, she delves into details about ingredients, stories about her experiences in Israel, and recommendations for favorite kitchen tools and products. This recipe for Chewy Tahini Blondies was a favorite among us at Simply Recipes. We loved it so much we asked Adeena if we could share it with you....
It’s so rich and luxurious you would think it takes loads of time to prepare, but it doesn’t. Ganache takes only a few minutes of hands-on time and only three ingredients. It’s not only tasty, but also versatile and so simple to make. Use Chocolate Ganache to glaze Bundt cakes, frost cupcakes, whip it to take on a mousse-like consistency, and with few adjustments turn it into your favorite chocolate truffles....
The Best Carrots for Carrot Salad The trick is to start with the best carrots you can find. Here is where buying organic or from a farmer’s market really makes a difference in taste. Carrots, being root vegetables, are not only tastier when they are grown in compost-rich soil, but they are more nutrient-rich as well. A Flexible Recipe The proportions of this recipe are flexible, depending on what you have on hand....
Sweet Potato Pie vs. Pumpkin Pie Sweet potatoes are sweeter than pumpkins. Though the pies are usually made in the same way with eggs, cream or evaporated milk, and pie spices, sweet potato pie tends to be lighter, airier, and well, sweeter. Sure, you could swap sweet potatoes for pumpkin cup-for-cup in your favorite pumpkin pie recipe, but pumpkin is lower in sugar. This means pumpkin pies need to have more sugar to compensate....
