Here is a quick turkey salad I whipped up today (and turned into a sandwich) that uses chipotle powder, jalapeños, and cilantro for a Southwestern touch. Chipotle is just smoked, dried jalapeños; the chili gives the turkey salad a slightly smokey, spicy kick. It’s great in a sandwich with avocados and sliced tomatoes! If you don’t want the chili heat of the jalapeños, but want the smokiness, you can used smoked paprika instead of the chipotle and jalapeños....

The inspiration for this recipe comes from a recipe using halibut that we found in Real Simple magazine. We used cod instead and loved it! For me, it was reminiscent of our favorite fish stew and was just as good the next day. Sprinkle with dill to serve.

I first made a version of this roast a decade ago with my father. The original recipe we had came from a grocery circular, but the instructions fell a little short on the how to actually stuff the roast part. It also included croutons, which frankly, are hard to use for this type of stuffing. (Panko or breadcrumbs work much better.) So our roast back then wasn’t exactly a thing of beauty....

Here is a creamed spinach dish that my father made for dinner the other night inspired from a recipe he found in the Sacramento Bee. Creamy Sauce Without the Cream The spinach gets its creaminess from a béchamel sauce based on a flour and butter roux. There’s actually no cream in the spinach! It uses milk instead. The bacon adds wonderful flavor, but you can easily skip it if you want....

These crispy, crunchy, buttery potatoes with their accordion-like appearance take only a little more effort than a baked potato and are a knockout when served alongside a special dinner. Think holiday roast, date night steak, or Easter ham. Video: How to Make Hasselback Potatoes Where Do Hasselback Potatoes Come From? A Swedish chef at a restaurant called Hasselbacken in Stockholm back in the 1950s purportedly invented these potatoes. Rest his soul and bless him to the nines....

To make this French toast you first toast squares of bread lightly in the oven, then dip them in an egg-milk mixture, dredge them in crushed Corn Flakes, and bake them in the oven. It’s the Corn Flakes that give this French toast its crunchy-ness. The three sisters, ages 4, 7, and 9, did everything to prepare this meal, while I sat astounded, watching them, lifting not a finger to help....

But I don’t always understand coconut oil. Why are there so many kinds? Are some healthier than others? Why is it solid one day and liquid the next? How do I measure it when it’s solid? What’s the best way to melt it? Here’s everything you need to know about coconut oil! What Is Coconut Oil? Is It Healthy? Coconut oil is extracted from the flesh of coconuts. It’s a saturated fat, and it’s solid at room temperature....

When it comes to entertaining, I like to keep it simple and have one protein as the star along with a few sides. This year it’s pork chops with a really tasty adobo paste brushed over top— the paste is rich with a hint of smokiness, and only lightly spicy. The adobo serves two purposes. The first is adding flavor (you can even brush it a bit more from time to time while cooking to create layers of flavor)....

The dish hits all the right notes: salty, herby, and just a little bit sweet. It’s a 20-minute sleeper hit! What to Look for When Buying Squash Whether you’re buying your yellow squash and zucchini at the grocery store or the farmers market, there are a couple things you should keep in mind. You want to look for small or medium sized squash—larger squash tend to have bitter seeds and a more fibrous skin....

Growing Up With Chicken Curry I grew up eating this at least once a week in my home. My mom always made the best chicken curry in the family. It was lip-smacking, forehead-sweating good. Served over rice with a side of extra pepper sauce was truly a plate of comfort food for me. Now I cook it for my family once a week as well. Chicken curry is perfect for lunch, dinner or honestly even brunch!...

Mom makes her fried potatoes sliced, using raw potatoes, and usually serves them as a side when we have fish for dinner. Dad makes his home fries for breakfast using leftover boiled potatoes from the night before. Both are great. The raw potatoes tend to brown up better. The cooked potatoes can get a little mushy if you stir them too much. You can easily dress them up with bell peppers, ham, or bacon....

So when I decided to make pizza at home, I knew it needed to be better than your average delivery. It needed tons of pepperoni, a nice crust, great flavor, and maybe even a surprise or two to put it over the top. Video: Cookin’ It With Nick Pepperoni Pizza The Best Dough for Pizza First, on the dough: Don’t get overwhelmed! If it’s your first time making pizza at home, just buy the dough....

In this iteration, I channel favorite fall flavors by pairing Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes with honey-mustard glazed pork chops. Video: How to Make Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Pork Chops Before we get too far along, I have a confession: Some people swear by honey-mustard sauce, but I haven’t been the biggest fan — until now. How To Make the Best Honey Mustard The few times I’ve tried it in the past, honey-mustard sauce has either been too sweet or too pungent....

She spread the sofreh—a cloth laid on the floor for eating—with Afghan dishes, like manto (dumplings), kabuli palao (lamb with rice), bamia (stewed okra), sabzi (curried spinach), gholpi (stewed cauliflower), and a whole fish her visiting sister traveled with from Canada. “It was so big, most of it was sticking out of the pan while it cooked,” she recalls. Her efforts were a labor of love and a routine she started after marrying her father’s relative when she was in 11th grade....

Life happens. Thawing a chicken in the refrigerator is the best, but sometimes you need to nuke it or use a water bath. Here is a guide for all the scenarios. (And Mom, I’m sorry.) The Best Way to Thaw Chicken The best way to thaw chicken is in the refrigerator because it won’t alter the texture or tempt bacteria growth unnecessarily. Before placing it in the refrigerator, set the frozen chicken on a plate or pan to contain potential leaks....

Thankfully, it’s easy to freeze cake layers and keep the cake fresh until you’re ready to assemble, decorate, and serve! (It may even be preferable, because chilled cake is much easier to work with than warm or even room-temperature cake.) What You Need to Freeze Cake Freezing cake layers does not require any specialty equipment or tools; however, you will need plastic wrap and resealable zipper bags if you want to freeze for a longer period of time (i....

Making cold brew coffee is no great secret, nor does it require the ninja-level skills of a trained barista in order to master. You don’t even need much special equipment beyond a large container for making the coffee and a strainer. Steps for Making Cold Brew Coffee Here’s how it works: Grind the coffee coarsely, which you can do yourself at home or wherever you buy the beans. Combine the grounds with water, then let it steep overnight, or for around 12 hours....

Bean soup, liverwurst, salmon, and especially hot dogs and hamburgers would all be terrific with some pickled onions on the side. How to Make Pickled Red Onions All you really need to make pickled red onions is some sliced red onion, vinegar, and sugar. There’s lots of leeway with the spices and herbs used. Spices to Use in Pickled Red Onions For this batch, I used cinnamon, cloves, star anise, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes....

The Four Types of Glasses You Need for Cocktails Glassware is where aesthetic taste meets hard needs like volume – serving with ice? topping with bubbles? – and softer needs, like an ability to deliver aroma or maintain temperature. The approximate cost for supplying your home bar with the glassware and equipment to make dozens of cocktails is between $50 and $65. These four glass types would do, in a pinch, for nearly every cocktail you’re likely to try, at least for a while....