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Steamed broccoli, maybe. Yet, as simple and classic as glazed carrots are, you need to know what to do in terms of adding sugar, salt and heat in order to get the right results. Too much sugar and the dish will be cloying. Too much heat and the sugar burns. Not enough and the stock won’t reduce. That said, it isn’t difficult, and so well worth doing. More Delicious Carrot Recipes Maple Orange Glazed Carrots Roasted Baby Carrots Carrot Ginger Soup Classic Carrot Salad Cider Vinaigrette Roasted Root Vegetables...

Here in the Pacific Northwest we have Dungeness crabs. They’re ginormous compared to their East Coast Maryland crab brethren, typically weighing in between 1 1/2 and 2 1/2 pounds apiece. In California, they’re in season in the winter, though further North you can easily get them any time of year. With all that heft, Dungeness crab have plenty of meat for making the most delectable, delightful crab cakes. These homemade crab cakes are a step-up riff off a recipe I found years ago in Ruth Reichl’s Comfort Me with Apples....

Italian Pasta Salad Recipe This Italian Pasta Salad Recipe is full of flavor, pops of summer color and is the perfect side dish for all your summertime barbecues, picnics, family reunions or camp-outs. Our cousin, Jill, first introduced us to this pasta salad when she made it for one of our big family reunions. I’m so glad she let me steal her recipe and I always think of her when I make it....

They come up early in Spring, they’re easy to grow, and their roots fix nitrogen in the soil, helping to prepare the soil for vegetables planted later in the season. They are delicious, though you do have to work for it. Unless very young, the beans need to be shucked twice, first before cooking to remove the bean from the pod, and then after cooking to remove the tough outer membrane from the bean....

Fresh Mango Avocado Coleslaw We had some leftover mango from another dinner this week so I made up this delicious mango avocado coleslaw! This is such a flavorful and fresh summer salad, we brought a big bowl of this to a barbecue and it was a huge hit. By the way, this does make a pretty big bowl so feel free to half the recipe if you are making it for just a few people....

Instead of folding the omelet around the filling as the French do, Italian frittatas mix the eggs and filling together from the start and then bake them together in one dish. It’s a little like an open-faced omelet that can feed the whole family! Frittatas are usually cooked on top of the stove, and either flipped over in the skillet or finished in the oven. To make life easier, I’ve taken some liberties and eliminated the stovetop flipping step....

I recently needed some pesto for a recipe and thought I would pick some up ready made at the market. Oops! I forgot, basil is a warm weather plant, and it and its pesto are hard to find around here in winter. No problemo. It’s easy enough to make pesto from scratch with kale. Like its basil pesto cousin, kale pesto is terrific with pasta, potatoes, sandwiches, and with any and everything which calls for pesto....

As a kid, when my friends would talk of holiday dinners with their immediate family or even being able to sit down at a table with their extended family for Christmas, I simply couldn’t relate. Holidays for us meant that the house was full of people. Every room overflowed with laughter and food—there was no attempt to contain things to just the kitchen and dining room. Picture it: my grandmother, her kids, her kids’ kids, plus her younger siblings and their tribes as well, all seated on dining chairs, counter stools, couches, folding chairs, or really anywhere we could snag a spot to eat our overflowing plates of food....

These remind me winter won’t last forever and the freezing wind won’t always settle in my bones. Soups, stews, and salads are easy to scale up or down depending on the needs of your family, and you can easily adjust the flavors and ingredients to meet your specific tastes. But not everything this week is about food that’s served in bowls! I tossed in a meal of Korean Beef Skewers with bok choy and yellow peppers to add some variety....

If you’re worried that a tartine means something fancy, don’t. It’s just the French version of toast. In her book Around My French Table, award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan explains, “The verb tartiner means to spread, and a tartine is a slice of bread spread (or more rightly topped) with something or several somethings.” This particular tartine is a glorious vegetarian meal or snack that most any omnivore will welcome into their kitchen....

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Although it’s hard to pinpoint the origin story of penne alla vodka, it has become an American food staple featured on Italian American restaurant menus around the country. I find myself reaching for foods that are familiar and consistent whether dining out or entertaining at home. I hope this becomes a go-to pasta for you too! What is Vodka Sauce? Plus, Tips! Classic penne alla vodka is so simple—the smooth and creamy vodka sauce can be made in the same amount of time it takes to cook the pasta....

Yes! Pie crust can be used for savory fillings like these Pepperoni Pizza Pockets! The crispy, browned crust paired with creamy mozzarella and tangy pizza sauce is a winner. It’s like a portable pizza, or a mini-calzone, or even those store-bought Hot Pockets—except flakier! These are easy to make and great as a dinner served with a salad, or you can serve them for a hearty game day appetizer. Any way you serve them, they will be a hit....

Yeah, those cookies are decorated with royal icing! And I’m here to tell you that even YOU can make gorgeous cookies that will impress your family, friends, coworkers, and complete strangers on the Internet. Here’s how to make the best royal icing for decorating your cookies. What Is Royal Icing? Royal icing is a decorative hard white icing made with egg whites, powdered sugar, and some flavoring and coloring. That’s it....

I first came up with this combination of stir-fried squash, tomatoes, and chiles years ago for a vegetarian taco filling, one of my all time favorite recipes on the site. In this version we’ve added corn and removed the cheese, so it’s no longer a filling, but side dish that practically shouts summer garden. Cumin and oregano are the spices that bring all the vegetables together. A dash of lime juice at the end adds a perfect acidic note to brighten up the squash....

If you are crazy about coconut, you will LOVE this Coconut bread recipe! Of all the sweet bread recipes out there, this one has to be one of my favorite sweet breads, if not my favorite. The coconut flavor is subtle but sweet and the complements the delicate sweetness of the almond flavor. It just tastes so yummy! I mean, it’s everything an Almond Joy offers (minus the chocolate) in bread form....

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Given, I’m a little more passionate about the spice than most (if it wasn’t apparent enough). Heck, I named my blog after the stuff. Vanilla Bean Cupcakes are Every Vanilla Lover’s Dream! I have no less than nine varieties of vanilla beans in my pantry! Not to mention six kinds of vanilla extract — three of them homemade. Vanilla oil, vanilla sugar, chopped up vanilla beans. I even keep a dried bean in the filter of my vacuum so the place smells like vanilla when I clean....

These golden yellow (and sometimes purple) versions of green beans are harvested young, and are sweet and tender. Here is a simple way to prepare them, with the subtle flavor of a mint infusion. How To Store and Prep Wax Beans Store wax beans, unwashed, in your refrigerator’s crisper for 3 to 5 days. When you’re ready to use the beans, rinse them under cool running water, and trim the stem ends....

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