I am trying to combat this problem by planning more meals that I can make from the pantry items I keep on hand. This week’s meal plan uses items I always keep stocked in the house, so dinner is within arm’s reach! New to Meal Planning? Start here! Need More Meal Planning Ideas? We Have You Covered!
New to Meal Planning? Start here! Need More Meal Planning Ideas? We Have You Covered!
According to my farmer friend Ben Scholl, whose peaches I so adore, those are called “sink peaches.” Aptly named. But sometimes, you buy more peaches than you can rightly consume in a reasonable amount of time, and you need to do something with them. You need to make this Skillet Peach Crisp with Ginger and Pecans. And you need to share it, because otherwise you might consume more of it than you rightly should in a reasonable amount of time....
I came to love kheer during Jewish holidays growing up when my grandmother would make it. For this recipe, I break from tradition and use rice cereal instead of whole grains of rice, resulting in something different, but familiar. I just prefer the creamy texture. I use a slow cooker to keep it simple, and I flavor the pudding with two kinds of almonds and oranges because they remind me of my grandmother....
A reader from Alaska mentioned to me that instead of fried with corned beef or ham, the way he likes his potatoes in the morning is as smoked salmon hash, potatoes cubed and fried with onions and mixed in with flakes of hot smoked salmon. Great idea, yes, please! I love them with a runny egg and extra sour cream. Cook, using a metal spatula to scrape the bottom of the pan and turn the potatoes over every 2-3 minutes, until the potatoes are mostly browned and cooked through, about 15-20 minutes....
Growing up our family of six overwhelmingly loved breast meat and we ate turkey year-round. I remember my father carving the holiday turkey, dutifully asking everyone, “white or dark meat?” Operating on the ignorance of my young palate and since it looked like the inside of a chicken nugget, I responded, “white meat.” I got the turkey breast while the dark meat (the thighs and legs) went to Dad. Fast forward a few years, I know why Dad loved the flavorful dark meat of turkey thighs, but I’ve also learned how to make the white meat of the turkey breast compete on flavor and texture....
My grandparents would often use this time to drink tea in our garden and prep vegetables that they had picked during the day. My grandfather grew corn, my grandmother was an expert corn shucker, and I’m fairly certain that I was too. This creamed corn linguine takes me back to one of those late summer early fall evenings. The pasta sauce is made with both creamed and whole fresh corn, smoked cheddar, adobo peppers, and heavy cream....
I’ve never seen them on a menu anywhere, have you? Too bad, too, as they are truly delicious and so easy to make. How To Make Stewed Tomatoes All you do is cook peeled, chopped tomatoes on the stovetop with some butter, a little sugar, salt and pepper, and herbs (I like to use basil) until the tomatoes completely fall apart and the flavors have had a chance to meld....
The standard flavors are tamarindo (made with tamarind), horchata (rice and cinnamon), and jamaica (hibiscus), but you can make agua fresca — a cooling, refreshing drink — from almost any juicy fruit. Watermelon Agua Fresca With Strawberry They were selling this combination — watermelon and strawberry — agua fresca at Whole Foods today. The samples were so good I had to make this watermelon drink recipe for myself when I got home....
My father’s grandparents on both sides were from Austria and he grew up with many traditional German and Austrian dishes and a love for cooked cabbage in all forms. A Simple Red Cabbage Recipe This classic German red cabbage recipe is one of our favorite ways to prepare red cabbage—sautéed with butter, sprinkled with sugar and balsamic vinegar, and simmered until tender. The sugar and balsamic vinegar give the sautéed cabbage a delightful sweet and sour glaze....
Smoky roasted sweet potatoes, hearty black beans, and a variety of toppings make this a satisfying meat-free dinner. It’s also is ready to go in about 30 minutes. The Best Roasted Sweet Potatoes Roasting the sweet potatoes in the oven is hands-free and gives me time to make some seasoned black beans on the stovetop. (Want to make your beans from scratch ahead of time? Here’s how to make them on the stovetop or in a pressure cooker....
If it’s on a menu at a restaurant, I’ll probably order it. I make it at home way more often than I probably should, considering the fact that my kitchen doesn’t have a hood and it makes the apartment smell like a fast food joint. I even made sure that a summer cross-country road trip I took a few years ago went through the southern part of the US, even though it was crazy hot ....
How to Make Teriyaki Chicken Classic teriyaki sauce is made with soy sauce, mirin (a sweet rice wine), and sake. With these items in your pantry, you can make a simple but perfect and easy teriyaki sauce for teriyaki chicken, steak, or salmon. In this version of teriyaki chicken, we first poach skinless, boneless chicken breasts in homemade teriyaki sauce. Then we boil the heck out of the sauce to reduce it to a syrupy glaze to pour back over the cooked chicken....
These are the best kitchen faucets to buy right now, broken down by category. No matter what it is you’re looking for in this bit of home hardware, the right choice for you is in here. What We Don’t Love: Instructions are less detailed than others This single-handle faucet from Wewe straddles a classical style while offering plenty of function. The nose of the faucet can pull down to reach into the corners of the sink that many faucets can’t get to....
“Having a stand mixer is like having an extra pair of hands,” says Jenna Helwig, personal chef and author of the cookbook “Bare Minimum Dinners.” “When baking, you can get twice as much done. Whisk together the dry ingredients for a cake by hand while the mixer creams butter and sugar. Prep loaf pans while the mixer kneads bread dough.” Although the mixers are large, Helwig recommends clearing space on your countertop instead of stowing away your KitchenAid stand mixer in a cabinet....
Nachos have it all: protein, carbs, veggies, and—the most important thing—cheese! They’re also fully customizable to suit a solo diner or a group gathered for chow. The History of Nachos I live 4 1/2 hours from the birthplace of nachos. Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya created the binge-worthy dish for a group of U.S. Army wives in the border town of Piedras Negras, Mexico, just across the border from Eagle Pass, Texas....
Natural gas grills are a popular choice for all, especially for their overall ease of use. Because natural gas grills can be hooked up to an existing natural gas line at your home (rather than requiring tanks that need to be changed), “convenience will always be a huge advantage to owning a natural gas grill," says Paul Sidoriak, cookbook author and grilling expert of Grilling Montana. “Not having to mess around with changing or filling propane bottles is a luxury, and the reliability of natural gas is hard to beat....
When inspired, I use yet another rolling pin to make a beautiful puff pastry, remembering the first time I made it from scratch. I lived on a vintage sailboat with a tiny galley kitchen, testing recipes for a new husband who loved to eat. On the top of an icebox cover, I rolled the dough out by hand, layering it with sweet butter, leaning into it, but not too much, as the dough formed....
Whetstones come in a variety of materials from oil stone to diamond stone to water stones to ceramic stones. They also have a range of grit levels from coarse at the lower end to fine at the high end. Generally, you want a coarse and fine grit, whether that comes in separate stones or a two-sided option. Whatever choice you make, a whetstone is a solid investment for the best knife care—they allow ultimate control over the angle and refinement of your blade....
The sides are held together with an interlocking band that you snap closed when baking. Once your baked good is done, you can unsnap and open the outside, making it easy to remove the edge, leaving your beautiful dish on the base. To find the best springform pans, we looked through the dozens available on the market, looking at manufacturing information and user reviews, and consulting baking experts, to narrow down our list....
