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Those slices become golden and caramelized around the edges, while turning tender and juicy underneath. Every bite is subtly sweet and perfect. I also make this with a crust that is paleo-friendly and gluten-free so that everyone at your table can enjoy a slice. Trust me, this crust is just as buttery and crisp as traditional pie crust. Since the paleo diet consists of whole foods and avoids grains and refined sugar, you can imagine that a paleo tart crust can be a challenge....

My grandmother used to love to make gelatin salads for us - salads molded with Jell-O gelatin. One of her favorites included lemon jello, cabbage, and marshmallows. (I can’t remember what that one tasted like; must have blocked it out.) Another favorite of hers was a lime jello salad with pineapple, cucumber, and horseradish. This truly is a unique taste combination; I think it caused my brother Eddie a lifetime aversion to horseradish....

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So by the time I show up in the morning we have a bowlful of beets for breakfast or lunch. Boiled beets are fine; the method is fast, energy efficient, and since the beets are so naturally strongly flavored, combined with the dressing, it works. That said, over the years I can’t count the number of people who have tried to get me to roast beets instead of boiling them....

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....

For dad’s birthday, one of the dishes we prepared was this spinach gratin with hard boiled eggs dotting the surface. Certain foods I associate with my father, beets for example, or sauerkraut, and then of course spinach. When we were kids, we always had cans in the pantry (Popeye!). Later, he turned to fresh spinach from the farmers market. Because of my father, we are a family of spinach lovers....

Super Easy Yellow Rice What is Yellow Rice? Yellow rice is basically white rice that is colored by the spices turmeric or saffron when prepared. This yellow rice recipe calls for turmeric, but you could easily substitute saffron and achieve the same bright yellow color and a slightly tangy flavor. Yellow rice is traditional in Spanish, Cuban, Indian and Indonesian dishes, plus many more. The flavor is mild enough that you can serve it with countless recipes....

After a slow braise in a clay pot the pork belly just melts in your mouth. The braising liquid is thickened and flavored with palm sugar, coconut syrup, fish sauce, and lots of shallots and garlic. Although the pork belly and eggs are the stars, the broth is welcomed and delicious over rice. You can reduce it down further for a stickier affair. Thịt Kho Trứng is served all year round....

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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....

The truth is, it’s a soup for everyone. A very democratic soup. With its velvety texture, vibrant color, and delicately sweet squash flavor, it’s just plain delicious. The vegan of it all is a bonus. What Makes Vegan Butternut Squash Soup So Creamy? The creaminess comes from coconut milk, which lends pleasing richness to every bowl. After sautéing onions, carrot, garlic, and herbs, a can of coconut milk is added and simmered long enough to infuse the aromatics into the mix....

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This soup has a light tomato-based vegetable stock instead of the more classic chicken stock. It’s loaded with bell peppers, onions, jalapeños, black beans, and corn. Corn tortilla strips are used twice: Once in the soup as it simmers to give it body and also crispy baked ones on top for serving. This is warming comfort food perfect for the cooler autumn and winter months. Since the soup comes together in about 30 minutes, it’s also a staple busy weeknight favorite in my home....

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I first posted this recipe years ago, after making it for my visiting young nephew. Sloppy joes really are a quintessential kid food, aren’t they? After my nephew explained to me that he didn’t like tomatoes with his hamburger and he wanted his onions on top, I explained to him that sloppy joes are made with the onions mixed in with the beef. And he eats spaghetti, so what’s wrong with tomatoes, anyway?...

Broccoli Cheese Potato Skins There are so many things to love about this Broccoli Cheese Stuffed Potato Skins recipe. For starters, they perfect appetizer for any kind of party! They’re fancy looking enough for a dinner party but hearty enough for having friends over to watch the big game! They remind me of one of my favorite soups, our Potato Broccoli Cheese Soup, but made into delicious finger food! I love that these sneak in a little bit of vitamins and minerals to a great party food....

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For many years I’ve grown lemon cucumbers, which are yellow and the size of a large lemon when ripe. They look sort of cool, but they can get seedy and they can be somewhat awkward to handle. This year I decided to plant Persian cucumbers instead, which are more delicate than the normal garden variety, and thin-skinned, perfect for salads. I hope you like cucumbers dear readers, because the summer has just begun, and already my plant is taking over the sunny corner of the garden....

Don’t discount them from your afternoon or evening activities too! A table set up with a colorful variety of drink options looks just as good at night as it does late on a Sunday morning. These drinks are FUN, not super boozy, and can be paired with a charcuterie board, Mini Salmon Quiches, vegetable samosas, spiced nuts, a mezze platter or a light summer salad like Caprese Pasta Salad. Hosting a Mimosa bar not only gives guests a fun variety of drink options to choose from, and maybe some they’ve never thought of trying, but having a self-serve bar allows guests to drink at their leisure and frees YOU up from playing bartender at your own party....

Here’s how you can pasteurize eggs at home on the stovetop. Why Pasteurize Eggs? You may be wondering: why pasteurize eggs at all? The reason is salmonella. We largely associate salmonella with chicken meat, but raw and partially-cooked chicken eggs can carry salmonella bacteria, too. And lots of absolutely fabulous recipes—mayonnaise, royal icing, hollandaise—call for raw or partially cooked eggs. How big of a risk is salmonella infection via eggs?...