The trick I’ve found (and that this recipe uses) is to soak the Brussels sprouts in water before seasoning and tossing them into the fryer. During soaking, water gets trapped between the leaves, which will turn to steam in the heat of the air fryer. This ensures that they don’t have an unpleasant, raw bite. I love air fryer Brussels sprouts as a side at dinner, but I’ve also been known to snack on them throughout the day....

The scones you find in America, in bakeries and coffee shops, are quite different than those you find in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Today’s focus is on rich, ultra-buttery, American-style scones. The perfect treat to pair with your morning cup of coffee! What Are American Scones? American scones are rich and sweet. They’re typically made with a healthy amount of butter and heavy cream and are often enriched further with the addition of an egg....

Here’s my trick: Instead of tying the stuffed tenderloin together with twine, just wrap it in bacon instead. It’s less demanding, and the bacon makes this an especially rich and flavorful meal. Plus everything is better with bacon, right? Bacon-Wrapped Pork Loin Tips This bacon-wrapped pork loin seems fancy-ish, but is actually quite quick and easy. Roast a tray of potatoes in the oven at the same time, and dinner is all set....

It’s an easy, healthy, and fun way to help you break from your typical avo toast-a-day habit and celebrate the versatility of the amazing avocado. Avocados are a powerhouse fruit filled with healthy fats, minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants and hold the crown when it comes to “superfoods,” according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. While this makes avocados a popular choice to start your day, baked eggs in avocado are more than just breakfast, these boats can float on the menu from morning to night....

If you ask my mother she’ll say she’s only made beef kebabs a couple times in her life. If you ask me, one of my favorite childhood memories is my mother’s kebabs (or kabobs), cooked over the little cast iron hibachi grill my parents had on the back porch. My most vivid memory of them was the time I was recovering from pneumonia, hadn’t eaten anything for 3 weeks, and was allowed for the first time to sip some broth....

What’s so “deviled” about deviled eggs? Just the little bit of spice from the paprika and either cayenne or Tabasco that you add to the filling. Video: How To Make Deviled Eggs What follows is a GREAT classic and easy deviled egg recipe with mustard, mayonnaise and Tabasco, though there are so many wonderful variations you can make. See the comments for some great ideas submitted by Simply Recipes readers....

Learning how to make dumplings or teaching yourself the fundamentals of knife skills is as easy as logging in from our home kitchen. Read more about our picks for the best online cooking classes. Best Online Cooking Classes of 2022 Best Overall: America’s Test Kitchen Best Free Class: Better Homes and Gardens’ How to Cook Best for Beginners: The Kitchn Cooking School Best for Vegans: Veecoco Best for Culturally Immersive Cooking: The League of Kitchens Best for Private Cooking Classes: The Table Less Traveled Best for Groups: 18 Reasons Best for Kids: Home Cooking New York...

Oysters have a different flavor profile depending on where they are raised, when they are harvested, and their growing conditions. In the United States, the main sources of oyster farming and harvesting are along with the West Coast areas of Washington, Oregon, and California; the Eastern seaboard in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Chesapeake Bay, and South Carolina; and along the Gulf Coast of Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. Trying different varieties is part of the fun....

How to Make the Tastiest, Creamiest Cacio e Pepe Instead of the recommended 4 to 5 quarts of water to cook 1 pound of dry pasta, I use 2 quarts (8 cups) of water. Cooking the pasta in less water gives you starchier pasta water. You’ll use some of it to create the sauce. More starch means the sauce will be creamier.Watch your brown butter closely. It can go from perfectly golden to burnt quickly....

No matter how much Pat loves winter squash, even she knows that she can’t eat all thirty of them by herself. Yikes! Here’s a lovely risotto we made recently with about half of one butternut squash that Pat brought over. (The other half went into pumpkin bread.) The risotto is so simple, with arborio rice, squash, broth, onions, white wine, and Parmesan; it just takes a bit of attention (stirring) while the rice slowly absorbs the broth....

These are very easy to make. Tricks to Making Candied Walnuts One trick is to work very fast once the sugar starts melting. Once you mix in the walnuts, the candy syrup cools quickly and the walnuts will stick together. You have 30 seconds or so to separate them before they are forever bonded by glassy, cooked sugar. The other trick is to not burn the walnuts when you toast them....

Filipino cassava cake is a rich, thick, dense, pudding-like cake baked with coconut, condensed and evaporated milks, eggs, butter, and sugar. When sliced, it’s as smooth as silk, and has a delicate, light yellow color. It’s Not a Party Without Cassava Cake Cassava cake is a scrumptious snack or dessert. At a Filipino party, you’ll likely find it at the center of the table with other goodies. The lightly fragrant coconut, the charred spots of sweetness in the creamy broiled topping, and the soft slices are a reminder that the best treats can be made from the simplest ingredients....

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes have been around for a while, and if you have yet to get on the bandwagon, I encourage you to try them! Cauliflower makes an excellent low carb substitute for starchy potatoes. Though we like mashed cauliflower so much that we usually serve both—cauliflower and mashed potatoes—at our holiday meals. In this version we are steam boiling the cauliflower first in salted water, then draining and mashing....

This is a quick and easy chicken pasta with a cream sauce infused with thyme, mint, and lemon. What a great flavor combination! And the kicker is that by the time the pasta water has come to a boil and the pasta is cooked, everything else is ready too, making for a filling, tasty midweek meal. The cream sauce is one that we found by Chef Stephan Pyles in a 2007 Wall St....

These classic hot-weather treats remind me of drinking from the hose, piles of bikes discarded in front yards, sitting on the front porch, and licking the sticky, sweet chocolate cake from my fingertips, while creamy vanilla ice cream melts down my wrist. Ice cream sandwiches are an easy-to-make quintessential summer treat. Be the hero of your neighborhood block party, and bring them out to enjoy while the kids chase fireflies and the adults revel in nostalgia....

Before you fall over, you will want to take another bite. And then another. Basil-infused cream is the base in this roux-free sauce, and a whopping four different kinds of cheese make this stovetop mac and cheese rich and gooey. How to Make This Mac and Cheese Once the pasta is cooked and drained, use the same pot to make the sauce. First, whirl a handful of basil in a blender with milk, cream, and cream cheese until it becomes a vibrant, creamy sauce....

Sometimes we had an actual tea party, with juice served in teacups. Mom loved sandwiches filled with cucumbers. And radishes, and cream cheese and jelly, and watercress—you get the idea. We ate them all with her, bolstered by her enthusiasm for these treats, and I confess I’ve acquired a taste for cucumber sandwiches. Rainy, boring days at home suddenly become more cheerful and fun. I’m not sure if it’s from the memory, the sandwich or both....