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For this version, carrots and fennel are roasted until they just begin to caramelize then I tuck them into whole wheat pastry dough to bake. The vegetables develop sweetness and depth as they cook — flavors that pair beautifully with fresh herbs and tangy goat cheese. It’s nourishing, satisfying, and really quite delicious especially during the cold weather months. The fact that this only takes about 35 minutes of hands-on time is a big bonus....

This lasagna is golden with crispy-chewy edges on top and creamy insides in the middle. This makes a heavenly and decadent addition to a holiday table or midwinter feast. I have been wanting to explore making lasagna with fresh pasta sheets for a while. I like the idea of using the pasta sheets in a simple way for a weeknight dinner instead of going full monty with the sauce and meat of traditional lasagna....

Back when I was living on Long Island, there was an Italian deli in Babylon that made such a fantastic frutti di mare that it has lingered in my memory for decades. What made it so great? Seafood salad is all in the freshness of the ingredients, and the choice of seafood. I remember calamari that melted in your mouth, flakes of crab, briny, firm shrimp, and a mix of tiny clams and scallops so buttery I always saved them for the last bite....

Sprinkle everything with a citrusy vinaigrette and you have a salad that is delicious as it is pretty! Grapefruit, like most citrus, is in high season during the gloomiest winter months, making this salad a welcome blast of color in the winter, as well as a refreshing salad in the summer. Serve it alongside a little cracked crab meat or pink shrimp, or just on its own. The hardest part of making the salad is segmenting the grapefruit....

How to Prepare the Salmon To get nice even cubes, start with skinless salmon that’s at least an inch thick. But no worries if one side of your fillet is a little thin, you can still use it. Simply cut that section into slightly bigger pieces and fold it in half to create a thicker portion. This recipe would also work well with any firm white fish, like cod or haddock....

Grilled flank steak that is, and assorted mushrooms dry sautéed first, then sautéed with butter, shallots, and cooked down in a red wine reduction. If you don’t want to navigate between the stovetop and the grill, you can make the mushrooms ahead, and reheat when it’s time for the steak to come off the grill. The mushrooms will go with any steak, skirt steak, hanger steak, tri-tip, or even a grilled hamburger....

The beauty of a dish like these grilled chicken thighs with salsa verde is that you have dinner on the table in 20 to 30 minutes, with almost zero prep time. What Is Salsa Verde? Salsa verde is a staple Mexican sauce made from tomatillos—a small green fruit with papery husks and a tart, bright flavor. Onions, lime, cilantro, and jalapeños round out the rest of the ingredients in the sauce....

The tri-tip cut is rather lean and can get tough if over-cooked. So, don’t trim the fat before cooking (it will be needed to keep the steak tender), and use a meat thermometer and stop the cooking at 130°F. This cut can be hard to find outside of California, though I understand that both Costco and Sam’s Club carry it. You can also use this recipe with a flank steak....

In this recipe, we’re using it to prepare a version of bulgogi, one of the most popular dishes in Korean cuisine, both in restaurants and in homes. Typically prepared with fancier cuts of beef, bulgogi rests in a mild, balanced marinade for hours (ideally overnight) before getting crispy and caramelized on the grill. This recipe delivers all that flavor on a hamburger budget. Sweet and salty, it’s a flexible base that can be served with lettuce wraps, rice, noodles, or rolled up into homemade Kimbap....

There are times when all we need is a big bowl of comfort. That is exactly what we’re making here with this ham and cheese pasta bake. I made this ham and cheese pasta the other day and sent it home with my parents. They came back the next day to insist that I put the recipe on the site, they liked it that much. Cheese Pasta + Ham and Cheese Casserole This dish has the flavors of a ham and cheese casserole with cheesy pasta....

This hamburger and macaroni dish is one of my mother’s recipes that has been served in our house at least once a month for the last 45 years. We even have a special name for it—HMO (Hamburger Macaroni Onions). I’ve also heard it called “goulash” or “American chop suey” or “Hamburger Noodle Casserole.” My father gets a song in his voice when he announces that we’re having HMO for dinner....

What is Potato Bread? Potato bread is essentially wheat bread with a mashed potato worked into the dough. It has the most wonderful crust. And the light, but firm, structure with generous craggly holes make for the most fantastic toast. (All those nooks and crannies? Perfect butter and jam receptacles.) With all of the artisan breads available at the markets these days it’s a wonder anyone makes their own bread anymore....

I’ve had it in the homes of my mother, grandmothers, aunts and uncles. I’ve also consumed plenty of Reubens at bars and restaurants, where they usually come with a side of onion rings. It’s a simple lunchtime favorite, and I’ve found that it also transitions into the perfect party dip. This dip has all the elements you love in both a Reuben sandwich and a party snack: hot and creamy cheese, a mix of salty and sweet flavors from the corned beef and the Thousand Island dressing, and a crispy topping of toasted rye bread crumbs....

In fact, most aspiring bakers begin their journey with a hand mixer because they don’t require as large of an investment or much real estate in your kitchen. Hand Mixer vs. Stand Mixer Hand mixers are perfect for the occasional baker. If you get really into baking, kneading pillowy brioche or making airy pavlovas on the regular, you may be keen to invest in a stand mixer. Stand mixers are more powerful and are hands-free, enabling you to multi-task....

My aim: a burger that is easy to throw together on a weeknight, flavorful enough to stand up to the person who adds every condiment known to mankind to his or her burger, and yet balanced enough to satisfy the minimalist burger eater (ketchup only, please!). Video: How to Grill the Best Burgers Ask an Expert: Steven Raichlen Steven Raichlen, author of more than 30 books, founder of BBQ University, and television host to multiple shows on the subject of grilling and smoking, including the recently released Project Fire, generously took time out of his day to teach me a few things about how to grill the perfect burger....

While this small uniform cut may seem intimidating, it’s quite easy to julienne carrots as long as you follow a few key steps. Why To Julienne (Make Matchstick) Carrots This style of cutting carrots ensures you have pieces that are all the same size. This helps the carrots to cook quickly and to cook evenly when you add them to a skillet or when baking and roasting them. It also affects the presentation and texture of a dish....

The good news is that I had one of those food epiphanies - soup stock comes from bones? I hadn’t connected the dots before. (So why was mom simmering that turkey carcass? Never bothered to ask.) The bad news is that I hadn’t the faintest idea what I was doing; I dutifully went to my local butcher, begged some beef bones, and boiled them for hours with a rolling boil until the bones were practically disintegrating....

If the root end is clean, there’s no need to cut off the roots. But if there is any residual dirt on the roots, you’ll want to slice off the roots, while leaving the hard root core in place. Slicing Onions Lengthwise vs. Crosswise When a recipe calls for sliced onions, you have a choice of how to slice them—lengthwise or crosswise. If you are cooking the onions, as for caramelizing them, you’ll likely want to slice them lengthwise, or from root to stem....

When I saw that Elise had written a savory, creamy chicken casserole recipe made with mushrooms, sherry, and sour cream, I immediately thought of adapting it to the Instant Pot. Video: How to Make Instant Pot Chicken and Rice How to Make Chicken and Rice in the Instant Pot Not only does cooking this casserole in my Instant Pot require fewer dishes, but it gets dinner on the table in under an hour....