I want to help my family ease back into a routine of school, work, and easy family-friendly dinners. By easy I mean 10 ingredients or less and ready in under an hour. In addition to being easy, I want this week’s meals to bring balance back into our diet while leaving us full and satisfied. Our holiday was full of sweet treats and cheesy casseroles. I’ve gathered light, easy, and quick dinner ideas for this week....

For this guide, I reached out to Dr. Tracy L. Kahn, curator and Givaudan Citrus Variety Collection endowed chair at the University of California, Riverside, to get the lowdown on the wonderful world of citrus. Many will be familiar, others possibly less so, but all are sure to get your creative juices flowing. (If you want to truly be wowed, take a look at the collection’s website, where you’ll find well over a thousand kinds!...

It’s widely used as a base seasoning for meats, fish, stews, sauces, beans, stock, vegetables, and it is always used in dishes such as pastelón, Its flavor profile is garlicky and salty— a great stand in for other poultry seasonings. This easy-to-make adobo seasoning can be made in less than 10 minutes flat. This recipe makes about 1/2 cup of spice blend, which yields 8 tablespoons. Adobo will keep for about 2 to 4 years in an airtight container (as it is a ground spice mix)....

But let’s take it another step further: Add some freshly cooked corn, some arugula, and a hunk of burrata. And the perky tang of a simple oil and vinegar dressing ties it all together. Now you’re on the moon! What Is Burrata? Burrata is a fresh Italian buffalo milk cheese—it’s basically mozzarella but with a rich, thick filling of cream (you can stop swooning now). Originally created as a way to use up scraps of mozzarella, the curds are stretched into a smooth ball that is left hollow in the middle, and then filled with cream and uncooked mozzarella curds....

It may sound like an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink kind of recipe, or a midwestern version of tamale pie (corn, olives, mushrooms?), but wow is it good! It also feeds a crowd—which was perfect for out big family (six kids)—and is relatively budget friendly. I have no idea where my grandmother got the recipe, but I did find her old hand written notes for it, including its name—Talerine. Doing a quick Google search for “talerine” reveals several similar recipes that many people coincidentally got from their grandmothers....

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Identifying the best gluten-free delivery service depends on your priorities. Do you want to do the cooking yourself or just reheat a fully prepared meal? Are you looking for comfort food classics or health-focused dishes? No matter your preference, these gluten-free meal delivery services make getting food on the table a breeze. Best Gluten-Free Meal Delivery Services of 2022 Best Overall: ModifyHealth Best Allergy-Friendly: Epicured Best Value: Fresh N’ Lean Best Variety: Freshly Best Vegan: Sprinly Best for Self-Care Enthusiasts: Sakara Life Best for Comfort Food: Snap Kitchen...

This fruitcake is our family’s favorite, packed with dates, walnuts, raisins, and glazed cherries. Think raisin bread on steroids. The recipe comes from the wife of a family friend, Patricia, who for years sent us a loaf every Christmas. We usually have to make at least two loaves—one to eat right away, because we just can’t wait, and the other to sprinkle with brandy and save for Christmas day. These loaves also make terrific gifts....

In this recipe we are braising rabbit, over onions and celery root, in a sauce of Belgian ale and whole grain mustard. It’s a carbonnade of sorts, but with rabbit, and is perfect alongside crusty bread to sop up the sauce or over a batch of egg noodles. If you are unfamiliar with cooking rabbit, you can often find whole frozen rabbits and specialty markets. If you can, call ahead and have the butcher defrost and part out the rabbit....

Those who prefer heavy amount of cloves and raisins are traditionalists; they have a penchant for nostalgia and reminiscing over their fragrant and fruity carrot cakes that encapsulate their childhood. Others prefer orange juice - modernizing the classics and stirring up cocktails to pair with them. My Favorite: Carrot Cake Cupcakes I like to see myself as inventive, strange, and maybe even quirky – my carrot cake is a carrot cupcake (I like to think I’m a wee bit adorable, too)....

This recipe proves it’s simpler to make pizza from scratch than you might think. Keep it classic with sauce and lots of melty mozzarella, or jazz it up with your favorite toppings! Baking pizza in a cast iron skillet ensures the crust is ultra crispy and browned but still nice and pillowy when you bite into it. It’s a thick-crusted cheese pizza that’s perfect as-is but can also handle tasty toppings like pepperoni and mushrooms (my favorites)....

This is a nice curry for a weeknight since it doesn’t involve too much heavy lifting. There are many versions in India, of course, but this one makes a substantial vegetarian meal. The official name for this dish is “shahi” cauliflower curry. The word shahi roughly translates as “royal,” and it is indeed a royal dish! Turmeric is the lead spice in this curry. It’s what gives the curry its sunny yellow color, and there’s evidence that it has anti-inflammatory properties....

They are surprisingly light in texture and crumb, given the amount of cheese and cream. The secret ingredient? A quarter cup of cornmeal or polenta added to the flour. Just that amount lends a slight crunch to the biscuit, without making it gritty. The cornmeal of course works beautifully with the jalapeños and cheddar cheese. Garrett tops the biscuits with extra grated cheddar, giving them an even more cheesy edge....

This recipe, in which coriander is one of the star attractions, comes by way of my friend Aida Mollenkamp, author of the the highly instructive cookbook Keys to the Kitchen: The Essential Reference for Becoming a More Accomplished, Adventurous Cook. The recipe caught my eye because of its other ingredients—chicken, cilantro, and the princess of leafy greens, Swiss chard. The coriander? That was the wild card. But oh my oh my, I love it in this dish....

The crusts are baked in muffin pans. The center is patted down with a spoon right when they emerge from the oven, creating a vessel to hold the chocolate mousse. The crust is crumbly, with just the right amount of sweetness. The decadence of this dish belies that it’s gluten-free. The combination of a crunchy crust and thick, unctuous mousse makes for a petite yet satisfying dessert. I recommend serving it on a dessert plate with a fork and knife (although I could eat it as the perfect two-bite treat)....

Backyard gardens filled our plates and pantries all summer long. And just as August bore down and we didn’t think it could get hotter, the weather broke. The garden crescendoed into a tangle of vines past their prime as the days shortened and the nights turned cool. It was a unique time, a bleeding from one season to the other—the tomatoes staying green longer, the cukes getting seedier. The final assignment on the pantry to-do list was a celebration of the shoulder season: chow chow....

What Is Corned Beef? Corned beef is most often a flat-cut brisket, but sometimes it’s made from beef round that has been cured with salt. Large grained rock salt, called “corns” of salt (one of several explanations why it’s called corned beef), was used when people began to preserve meat by salt-curing. How Do I Buy Corned Beef? The preferred cut of corned beef is a flat brisket. There are two kinds of prepared corned beef: with or without nitrates....

With most of the country enduring freezing temperatures right now we thought, why not make a hearty, belly-warming colcannon potato soup? All the great flavors of colcannon, in soup form. There’s butter, there’s cream, there’re potatoes, kale, and cabbage, and stock to make it a soup. Best potato soup EVER. Granted, it will not win any beauty contests (I tried to make it look pretty, honest I did). But this soup will fill you up, warm you up, and make you happy....

Why Celery Makes Such a Great Soup Like cabbage, celery is an oft neglected vegetable, prized for its place in a mirepoix, but rarely the star of the show. Which is silly when you think about it, given how good celery is in soups. (Can you imagine chicken soup without it?) Celery soup, with a supporting cast of some onion, leeks, and a little cream, is utterly delicious, and the perfect way to warm up on a chilly day....

Chicken breast cutlets are dredged in flour to give the meat a slight crust and add some body to the sauce. Sautéed mushrooms, garlic, Parmesan, and wilted spinach flavor the cream sauce that pairs wonderfully with the chicken. It’s satisfying but not too rich, reminiscent of creamed spinach but with the addition of hearty chicken and mushrooms. How to Cut Chicken Cutlets Chances are you’ll find chicken cutlets at your local grocery, often in packs of four....