It can also be challenging to prep, given the said tangled roots and the fact that it tends to be hard, butternut squash hard, to cut. What Does Celery Root Taste Like? That said, it is one of the most lovely things to eat. Raw, it’s delightful in salads. Cooked, it sweetens and tastes a little like a parsnip that fell in with some celery ribs. A Low-Carb Alternative to Mashed Potatoes It is often mashed and mixed with mashed potatoes, but I enjoy it all on its own, mashed with some butter and milk or cream....

Challah is the best bread for French toast, bar none. It’s sturdy enough to stand up to its custard soak and a shower of maple syrup, yet tender and fluffy enough to cut with a fork. Cooked in a generous amount of butter, the thick slices of challah become beautifully browned after just a few minutes in the skillet. How to Make Challah French Toast Preparing French toast from challah is no different than using other breads....

The beauty of these chicken tamales is that the filling is versatile and easy to prepare. All you need is time for assembling the tamales and a little patience while the tamales steam. The Best Tip for the Most Flavorful Tamales The chile verde gives the tamales their delicious flavor. It’s made by blending tomatillos, serrano and jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and onions until finely chopped. Here’s a trick: strain the salsa through a fine mesh sieve to remove some liquid....

Messy, spicy, filling, did I say messy? Some claim that you can actually eat it with your hands. Maybe, if it’s right off the grill, and you don’t have much chili on it, and the bottom is wrapped in foil or wax paper. If you do attempt such a thing, for goodness sake don’t wear white. I personally have never had much luck with these without utensils, and even then if I’m thinking ahead I’ll tuck a paper napkin in my shirt....

Video: How to Cook Roast Beef I remember accompanying her to our local corner butcher (now long gone) years ago. The butcher had these huge graphics of beef, pork, lamb on the wall behind the meat counter showing what part of the animal the various cuts came from. It was easy to see that a chuck roast came from the shoulder, and that a rump roast came from, well, the rump....

Red wine, apple, spices, orange, and cranberry come together to make a drink that’s sweet, rich, and fruity, with just a tiny bit of tartness on the finish. Thanksgiving Sangria To Celebrate the Holiday! When putting together recipes for drinks, I often find myself inspired by food. When I saw a recipe on Serious Eats for cranberry sauce with apple and orange, I couldn’t help thinking, “I bet that would be good as a cocktail....

These crispy Parmesan potato stacks are a fun twist on your standard baked potato, and they’re surprisingly easy to make. A muffin tin is definitely required equipment for this recipe. I tried baking these stacks on a baking sheet, but nearly half of the potato stacks toppled over midway through the bake. The walls of a muffin pan help keep everything in place. Because they need to fit in the muffin tin, look for relatively small potatoes when shopping....

Video: How to Make Easy Beef Brisket How to Cook Brisket in the Oven There really is no easier way to prepare a beef brisket than this oven-baked version. With just a handful of ingredients including the beef brisket, an oven, and a few hours, you have amazing brisket that took very little effort. Many thanks to Karen Matthys for this great recipe! Beef Brisket in the Slow Cooker To make this in the slow cooker, skip the water — the brisket will release plenty of its own liquid — and use just the soy sauce and barbecue sauce....

But when I was researching recipes for The Pho Cookbook, my mother, an 80-something-year-old woman with a precise food memory, told me about a pho noodle soup topped with a rich, stir fried beef. It’s a northern Vietnamese dish, found in and around Hanoi, the country’s capital. It’s ridiculously good and is called pho ap chao (aka pho tai lan) in Vietnamese. I developed a traditional recipe for the book but also enjoy this quick wok-kissed version when I don’t have time to simmer broth from scratch....

Start With Leftover Chicken I roast a whole chicken almost every week. It’s easy to do. I repurpose the bones for stock and the leftover meat for the next day’s dinner. In the winter, it’s often chicken noodle soup, but as the weather warms, I want less time at the stove and something I can eat with a fork! This easy skillet enchilada recipe hits the mark every time. You may not have leftover chicken laying around....

This green rice recipe easily feeds six, but somehow I’ve been eating through each batch all on my own. I just sneak into the fridge, pull out a small bowlful, zap it, and have my green rice morning-afternoon-late-night-whenever snack. The following recipe is loosely based on a somewhat more involved recipe for arroz verde by Diana Kennedy. A classic Mexican side, the green comes from poblano chiles, parsley, and cilantro....

My mom first encountered artichokes in college in Los Angeles in the late 50s. She was babysitting for a family who left instructions for her on how to cook this strange looking vegetable. She dutifully followed the instructions to cook them, and then removed the leaves to serve to the kids and threw out the hearts! Thankfully the kid’s mom eventually set her straight, and to this day mom still bemoans the loss of those hearts....

I sometimes keep the granola plain, and other times, I add maple syrup and nuts. This holiday season, I’ve been making it cinnamon, ginger, and cloves for a subtle spiced flavor. Give it as a gift or keep it all for yourself! This granola won’t hit you over the head with sweetness. You can start your morning off right or happily munch on it for a late night snack, all without fear of a sugar rush....

Truth: Halfway through a meal my better half will jump up and head to the stove to warm up a few. Scrambled eggs: in a tortilla, preferably with bacon. Roast chicken: in a tortilla with a few jalapenos. Steak slices: absolutely in a tortilla. As for me, I’ll take a warm buttered tortilla for a snack any day of the week. And when I need an extra lift, a schmear of jam cures what ails me....

Most of the radishes we see in stores are bright pinkish red and about the size of golf balls, but there are hundreds of varieties, with all kinds of shapes, sizes, and color. Let’s explore the realm of radishes and see what you can whip up with them. When Are Radishes in Season? Radishes are a cold weather crop and most associated with spring, though in some climates they thrive in other seasons, too....

I mean it’s hard enough to get people to eat their greens, let alone to try something raw that they would normally only eat cooked. But when my friend Katie brought this kale salad to a dinner party, it was the one dish, among a multitude of fabulous dishes, that I kept going back to. (Oh, I’ll have seconds. Uhm, thirds. Okay I’ve stopped counting, this is good.) This kale salad has now become a favorite at our house, and one of the most requested sides for holiday meals....