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This is one of my favorite salads. It’s pretty to look at, crunchy and has a sweet-sour-bitter thing going on that I really enjoy. Radicchio, which looks like a little head of red cabbage, and Belgian endive, which is a pale white-yellow thing that looks like a spear point, are both chicories, which means they are ever-so-slightly bitter. The fennel, shaved thin, balances that with its anise sweetness. A mustard-based vinaigrette rounds the whole thing out....

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They have a wonderful flavor, almost smoky, even without bacon or ham. Earlier this past summer, we put them in a salad with feta and spinach. So, so good! Black-Eyed Peas: The Star of Hoppin’ John The dish that black-eyed peas are most famous for is Hoppin’ John. No idea where the name came from. And depending on where you are from, you might not even call it that. It’s simply black-eyed peas and rice....

You’ll find numerous varieties of potatoes at the store. They’re all worth your time, but they’re not all created equal. To learn how to pick the right potato for the job (and how to store it optimally), dig in below. The Three Main Types of Potatoes For cooking purposes, we can group potatoes into three categories. Baking potatoes are high in starch and lower in moisture. They’re best for, yes, baking, but also other dry heat methods like roasting or frying....

My Favorite Lemon Pound Cake This lemon cake is basically a regular pound cake recipe with a few additions to increase the flavor and soften the crumb. For this recipe, I added an extra egg yolk and sour cream, and replaced the all-purpose flour with bread flour to give more structure to the loaf and get a better rise. Bread flour has more protein than all-purpose flour. The protein in the eggs and the flour create the structure for the loaf and combat the weight of sugar and butter....

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And yet, cliché as it is, especially as I say it here from Atlanta, I’ve never had anything quite like my grandma’s fried chicken. It tasted like her personality. Loud. Bold. Brash. And unapologetically so. She was a force in her day, formidably commanding and stern, but equally ready to erupt into good-humored, raspy laughter at the silliness of young children with the love of her life, my venerated granddaddy....

One-pot pasta may feel trendy, but there is a reason for the craze. As the pasta cooks and releases its starch and the cooking liquid reduces, a creamy sauce is created. You may end up deciding this is the only way to ever cook pasta again. What’s in My One-Pot Spaghetti This pasta involves simple ingredients that are easy to shop for, like spaghetti, chicken stock, canned artichokes, and jarred capers....

Variations abound in both the cooking method—the potatoes are fried, boiled or roasted—and the sauce, which usually has hot chiles, tomato and vinegar. The name of the recipe roughly translates into “fierce” or “angry” potatoes. But these potatoes are as spicy or “fierce” as you make them. We’ve made ours with some tomato sauce, quite a bit of Tabasco, and some smoked paprika. The potatoes absorb a lot of heat, so they’re not as hot as you would think, given the amount of hot sauce....

Pesto Chicken with Bacon & Roasted Red Peppers They say necessity is the mother of invention. Well, in this case it might not have been necessity in the truest sense of the word — but a need certainly led to this invention. And I’m so glad it did. I was planning to make our stuffed pork tenderloin one night when I realized I had forgotten to pick up the key ingredient — the tenderloin....

That corner of the garden becomes my grazing spot, the fresh spring peas and snow peas never quite make it to the kitchen. I’m too busy munching on them while I weed. So it’s off to the market for snow peas in the spring. Here’s a quick and easy dish, a classic Chinese restaurant-style stir-fry with shrimp, snow peas, ginger, and garlic. Enjoy! 2 teaspoons cornstarch (or potato starch)...

At its core, American buttercream is just a combination of butter and powdered sugar whipped together until light and fluffy. I take that base and use multiple strawberry ingredients—strawberry preserves, freeze-dried strawberries, and strawberry extract to make a strawberry frosting bursting with berry flavor! For me, a strawberry frosting should not only smell like the berry itself; I want the essence of strawberries invading my mouth when I take a bite and this easy to make strawberry buttercream fits the bill!...

Sweet and Spicy Chicken Kabobs Summertime is the best time for these Sweet and Spicy Chicken Kabobs. When temperatures heat up, we tend to grill outside most nights of the week. Who wants to be cooped up in the kitchen when the weather is so perfect outdoors? These chicken kabobs are the perfect easy meal because they come together in no time! They’re perfect for a Memorial Day or 4th of July barbecue, or just any evening when you want a quick meal out on the grill....

Sweet Pork Baked Burritos If you are a follower of our blog, you have probably figured out that we love Cafe Rio / Costa Vida. Thousands of you have tried our Cafe Rio recipes with great success and have left wonderful comments for us —thank you! The only complaint we really ever get about the burritos is that they can be a little time-consuming. We hear ya loud and clear! We understand sometimes you want Cafe Rio sweet pork burritos but don’t want to spend a lot of the day in the kitchen....

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DATE NIGHT AT HOME Going OUT for date night is tough to beat, but when you can’t go out for whatever reason (can’t find a babysitter for the kids, money is tight, bad weather, or you simply just don’t want to leave the house) a date night at home is always a fun alternative. In fact, some of my more memorable date nights have been at home dates. Here we are sharing some fun date night ideas to get the inspiration flowing....

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An air fryer is a great way to get extra crispy cauliflower, of course, but you can also bake the cauliflower instead. Either way, this cauliflower works great as a hearty vegetable side or served with spicy blue cheese dip as an appetizer. Yum! The Trick to Extra-Crispy Cauliflower Cauliflower will get a little crispy if you just fry or bake it without any breading, but to get it super crispy, a light breading is key....

The flavor is all in the crust, a mixture of sun-dried tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, Panko breadcrumbs, and spices—perfect to liven up tilapia, or another mild white fish like snapper or cod. We originally made the recipe paired with a mixed berry sauce, just a simple reduction of mixed berries, a little sugar, and water. The sauce is fabulous with the fish, though I think it sounds kind of weird. Who puts a berry sauce on white fish?...