This is a quick and easy “carbonara” style pasta dish, with bow tie pasta, onions, chopped cooked turkey, and a couple of eggs mixed with basil pesto and lemon zest to help make a creamy sauce. So good! I ate the whole batch. Not in one sitting, mind you, as much as I wanted to, but over several days. It reheats well. I used prepared basil pesto, but any good green pesto would work well, as long as it includes Parmesan cheese and garlic....

Have you ever tried cooking with a tagine? Or another type of clay pot? There’s something special about cooking with clay. The heating is more even than what you would get in a regular skillet, and the liquid that gets released from the food while it cooks bastes the food keeping it moist. A tagine used on a stove-top gives you that wonderful slow, even cooking that you would normally get from an oven-braise....

Homemade oatmeal bread makes school or work lunches extra special. It makes superb sandwiches and stays soft for several days. Even then, it’s excellent for toast. The recipe makes two loaves, and it freezes well; it’s a great make ahead recipe. It’s the ideal Sunday baking project so you can enjoy homemade bread throughout the week. What Are the Best Oats to Use? The best oats for this bread are old-fashioned rolled oats....

When I was a kid my dad made my brothers and me breakfast every morning. We often didn’t get to see him much since he came home late at night, so mornings were always boy bonding times in our house (probably much to the relief of my mom who could sleep in and get ready for work without being bothered). When it got cold out he would start making us piping hot bowls of oatmeal....

The wings are tossed with in a sauce make with Old Bay, butter, and lemon juice, then baked, broiled, and served with cocktail sauce. Yes, serving cocktail sauce with chicken wings is a little weird, but it’s good! Especially with the Old Bay. If, however, you’re a blue cheese or ranch dip loyalist we still have you covered. You Can Never Have Too Many Wings! Miso Glazed Chicken Wings Cacio e Pepe Chicken Wings Bourbon Maple Glazed Chicken Wings Teriyaki Chicken Wings Classic Buffalo Wings...

You can either roast or boil the beets. Roasting will give you more flavor, boiling takes less time and doesn’t use as much energy to cook the beets. Toss the oranges and beets in a light vinaigrette and serve with peppery baby arugula. If you prefer to roast the beets instead of boiling them, wrap the unpeeled beets in aluminum foil and bake them in the oven at 400°F for an hour or until done....

Gabriela Cámara is a celebrated restaurateur and cookbook author. She has opened eleven restaurants including Contramar in Mexico City, which she opened at the age of 23 with no professional experience working in or running restaurants. To say she is driven and tenacious is like saying water is wet. She knows no other way. Aside from being an astute businesswoman, she has been widely recognized for progressive efforts within the sustainable food communities and uplifting the livelihoods of restaurant workers through full-time employment and providing health insurance (rarities within the restaurant industry)....

Though the book is loaded with beautiful recipes that are accessible and sure to become weeknight staples (I’ve already made her Herb and Paprika Chicken on page 224 in the book three times) it’s the stories that pull you in and make this not only a favorite in the kitchen but also on your reading table. If you’re looking for both exceptional Eastern Mediterranean recipes that work for home cooks and captivating stories about people, place, and community this is the book for you!...

It’s no surprise that many cuisines around the world, from Persian to Polish, lay claim to some form of potato pancake. After all, tender potatoes fried until crisp isn’t exactly a hard sell. Among them are the Swiss, whose rösti ranks up there with fondue and raclette as a national dish. This spin on a classic rösti offers that same pleasing potato magic, only in a big-batch format meant to be shared....

Making one sandwich after the other usually means that either I’m standing at the stove grilling the next sandwich or my husband is while everyone else eats. For nights when you want the flavor of a Reuben, without spending your evening at the stove, this Reuben Casserole is here for you. How to Make Reuben Casserole Layer the bottom of the casserole dish with cubes of rye bread (hearty seeded rye is my favorite); mix the rest of the ingredients in a bowl; spread it over the cubed bread, and top it with breadcrumbs....

Spaghetti squash’s best friend? Sausage. They just like each other, like pasta and meatballs. So when I saw this recipe in my friends Todd Porter and Diane Cu’s stunning cookbook Bountiful, with recipes inspired by their garden, I couldn’t wait to dive in! I changed it ever so slightly, adding a cup of sliced kale for some green, and using minced red onions instead of shallots. Score! Thank you Diane and Todd, this recipe is fabulous....

I do. I must have been around 7 years old and we were visiting my grandparents in Phoenix, in the summer. Have you ever been to Arizona in the summer? Must be why I find Sacramento so tolerable. Let’s just say it’s hot. I still remember all of us greedy kids, still in our swim suits, having been cooling off in the pool all day, lined up in the kitchen, wide eyed as we watched my father scoop ice cream into tall glasses, and then slowly pour root beer over them....

Sandwiches are the ideal lazy summer dinner because they keep it cool. Literally, the kitchen stays a few degrees cooler because we’re not heating anything, but also theoretically, things stay cooler because Sandwiches For Dinner telegraphs: Mom is in a fun mood. Something about having sandwiches for dinner just feels different. It feels like breaking the rules, which kids love, and the secret truth of the matter is that moms love it too....

Christmas day! Christmas morning, actually. So many families are hosting family members in town from afar, and a hot and cheesy breakfast casserole easily feeds a crowd. Video! How to Make Sausage Breakfast Casserole Make Ahead Breakfast Casserole You can assemble it the night before and just plop it in the oven in the morning. This way you, the cook, can enjoy the festivities of the morning with your guests instead futzing about in the kitchen....

You have to have one recipe that is practically as easy as ordering pizza, after all. This is mine. Video: How to Make Sausage Rolls What Kind of Dough to Use for Sausage Rolls Most neighborhood pizza restaurants are happy to sell you freshly made dough, so ask for a ball along with your pizza the next time you’re there. You can also look for balls of dough in the refrigerated sections at the grocery store, or if you have time, make your own....

All it takes is a few scallions, basil, parsley, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and a few other simple accouterments to create a spread that can be used to dress up dinner on the fly or made ahead and used all throughout the week. With its bold flavor and blendable texture, scallion pesto can easily transform a typical everyday dish into a gourmet delicacy. History of Pesto Originally from Genoa, Italy, pesto traces its name to the Italian word “pestare,” which means “to crush or pound....

Now that I’ve discovered how easy it is to make, I think mom and I are doomed. Before, we at least had to make the effort to drive a few miles to get our fix. Sigh. Well at least I’ll have someone to share it with when I make a batch! Speaking of which, this must be one of the easiest things in the world to make. All you really need is raw sesame seeds, sugar, and honey....

Video: How to Make Shrimp Gumbo Good Gumbo Starts With Good Roux My college roommate (from Metairie), my brother’s girlfriend (from Biloxi), and my parent’s neighbor of 35 years (New Orleans), have pretty much all told me the same thing, “My mother used to take out an old penny and sit it next to the pot. ‘You’re done when the roux is the color of this penny.’” Now, these women certainly did not have the same mother, but they shared the same story....

Also, this is usually the time of the year when many of the end-of-year holiday parties start to happen. So whether you’re hosting one this year or want to be an extra helpful guest, then this recipe for honey mulled wine is sure to put everyone in a festive spirit. New to Meal Planning? Start here! Need More Meal Planning Ideas? We Have You Covered!