We had refried pinto beans at least once a week my entire upbringing. They are such a staple in our family nary a week goes by without my mother making a batch. Great with Mexican food (obviously), refried beans also go beautifully with a juicy steak and a big serving of salsa. Why Are They Called Refried Beans? “Refried” doesn’t mean the beans have been fried twice. The word comes from the Spanish name for the dish—frijoles refritos....
Spritz, she called them, and little did I know that this was far more than a pet name she had for the cookie. Spritz Cookies: A Timeless Classic Flash forward 20 years, and here I am, looking to make these cookies again. I asked mum for her recipe and she gave it to me, and I then began researching this cookie. Wow! I had no idea spritz was one of the most popular cookies in all Cookiedom, made in thousands of variations of shape, ingredient and garnish....
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The Best Ham and Cheese This recipe for the Best Ham and Cheese is inspired by a lunch I enjoyed at a tiny sandwich shop in my hometown and sadly the restaurant was only in business for less than a year. However in the short time it was open Emily and I ate there several times and always ordered this sandwiches. We loved them and were so sad when the restaurant shut its doors....
They’re real crowd-pleasers (watch out, Super Bowl food competitors, this one’s in the running!), but they’re so good that you’ll want to put them on the menu every week! Vietnamese cooking, like many Southeast Asian cuisines, is all about balance. These skewers have palm sugar for sweetness and fish sauce for salt and umami (don’t worry, the fish sauce really does blend in with the rest of the flavors). Chili sauce and ginger bring some heat, bright acidity comes from rice wine vinegar, and then it’s all topped off with some pungent cilantro....
First up are these practical and elegant soy-based candles from The Thoughtful Gardner, a new project from Simply Recipes’ very own head of technology, Jesse Gardner and his wife Jessica. Jesse and Jessica pour their candles by hand at their farm house in upstate New York. Each candle is made with organic soy wax and will burn for about 55 hours! (I like the Dandelion Wine scented one.) This Himalayan Salt Mortar and Pestle glows with a luminescent beauty, making it a joy to look at as well as to use....
Last month the Simply Recipes team tasted three popular legume-based pastas for our gluten-free pasta Pantry Power series. A few of us loved them, others did not, but we were all impressed by the nutritional content of these bean-based pastas: two to three times as much protein and up to four times the amount of fiber over traditional wheat and gluten-free pastas – not to mention a ton of vitamins!...
At one time our home had 5 huge trees, covering both front and back yards, and yielding 500 pounds of walnuts a year (which sounds great unless you are the teenager forced into spending your afternoons and weekends raking mountains of dank leaves and stooping to pick those hundreds of pounds of nuts.) The trees are old now. We’ve lost 3 of the 5 trees (commercial orchard trees don’t last forever and these were planted at least 50 years ago), and the remaining trees are just sputtering....
Crockpot Red Beans and Rice This is one of our favorite easy suppers to make any night of the week. This Crockpot red beans and rice recipe originally came from my friend, Becky, who made it for my family one evening. We could not get enough! I’ve tried many Red Beans and Rice recipes over the years and this is hands down my favorite! There’s something about the blend of flavors and textures in this dish that is so satisfying....
Air fryers are becoming a very popular appliance to have in the kitchen, and for good reason. Not only does an air fryer offer a way to cook that doesn’t require a lot of fat, it also creates great tasting, fresh, and healthy foods. It’s definitely earned a spot on our kitchen counters. After lots of experimenting and testing, we are excited to share some of our easiest and best air fryer recipes with you!...
Now I make a slightly more grown-up version using full-size bagels. Yay! The bagels, when baked, become the most wonderfully chewy base for toppings as simple as red sauce, pepperoni, and cheese. Be sure to leave a comment below if you grew up with Bagel Bites! What Is a Pizza Bagel? The name pretty much describes what we are doing here—build the pizza toppings on bagels instead of pizza dough!...
This has to be one of the simplest chicken recipes for the taste, grilled or otherwise. It’s just basic grilled (or oven broiled) chicken with a fresh mint and honey glaze. Nothing to it really, but it tastes fabulous. This recipe is set up for whole chicken parts, but you could easily use boneless, skinless breasts or thighs; just reduce the cooking time. Marinate First, Then Brush on the Honey Glaze When we grill meat, we like to marinate the meat first in an acidic marinade....
You marinate the wing drummettes in a mixture of honey, mustard, olive oil, soy sauce, and garlic, and then roast them in the oven until done. Use Drummettes or Wingettes You don’t have to use only drummettes, you can use wingettes or just pieces of chicken, cut the size of drummette. Note that cooking time will vary with different cuts. These were absolutely delicious; we can’t wait to make them again!...
Grilling meat to a safe and delicious temperature for consumption is a seemingly straightforward process, but to achieve backyard grillmaster status, it’s important to understand the types of heat and the degrees of temperature needed for each cut. Grilling Prep As I said above, meat should be cooked to a safe and delicious temperature. A bone-in ribeye steak is safe to eat with an internal temperature of 180º F, but unless you are looking for a doorstop, you will not want to eat it....
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“What are we going to do with this goat?” Elise asked. Her acupuncturist Steve had given her an entire front shoulder of a goat from a local farm. Why not goat curry? It was one of my favorite Jamaican foods growing up in New Jersey, along with those awesome meat patties the street hawkers would sell on corners in New York City. Rich, filling and spicy, goat curry (often made with beef back then, when goat was a little harder to find in NYC) was just as good on a hot day as a cold one....
Gourmet M&M Cookies These are not your average M&M cookies. They are SO much better! These are hefty cookies, similar to those that you would find in some gourmet bakery in New York. They are slightly crispy on the edges but chewy and exploding with candy pieces on the inside. These cookies are big enough to share (if you feel so inclined). They really are the best M&M cookies and I can’t wait for you to try them!...
Our house was full of gossip, chatter, and laughter. We’d put up hundreds, maybe even thousands of Mandu, filling every square inch of the kitchen counter and tabletops. Our house smelled delicious as we looked forward to the idea of future meals filled with Mandu. They can be steamed, deep fried, pan fried, boiled, or added to a bowl of dumpling soup. Eat them for a snack, serve them as an appetizer, alongside a main course, or as a meal onto themselves....
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