Homemade Fresh Pasta Nothing beats fresh, homemade pasta noodles. It is perfectly slurp-able, especially when coated with your favorite pasta sauce. The smooth, chewy texture just can’t be duplicated by dried, store-bought pasta. If you have never made homemade pasta before, you are in for a treat! Is Homemade Pasta Worth the Trouble? What trouble? You will be surprised how easy it is to make homemade pasta, especially if you have a pasta machine/maker....
What Is Masa? Masa is made from nixtamalizing corn, which just means dried corn is soaked in calcium hydroxide (lime, not the fruit) and water. This process tenderizes the corn making it easy to mill and releases amino acids which transform the corn into complete protein. It also improves the bioavailability of calcium, cooper, zinc, and niacin. If you’re lucky enough to live near a tortilleria, a bakery that sells freshly made tortillas, then you can buy fresh masa to take home and use as you see fit....
Instant Pot Baked Potatoes Baked Potatoes make a great side dish for almost any dinner! Serve them alongside chicken, beef, or fish. Be sure to check out all of our side dish recipes for even more ideas! Instant Pot Baked Potatoes come together so fast, and you don’t have to heat up your house with the oven. The potatoes come out so fluffy every time when using an Instant Pot. Plus, since you don’t wrap them in tin foil, the skins stay pretty crispy....
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Of course. from then on, the rest of us were doomed, because these are so good that it’s really hard to not overindulge. These crispy thin potato slices are just divine. I call them potato chips because they taste like the best potato chips you will ever have. But I suspect that one might not classify them as a chip given their 1/8 inch thickness. In any case, they are really really good....
Puttanesca was the first “adult” meal I ever cooked by myself for myself; I’d done clunky versions of traditional “date night” dishes for girls before that, but this simple pasta sauce was my go-to meal after long, long days at track practice. Video: How to Make Pasta Puttanesca The Ingredients for Pasta Puttanesca Puttanesca is the quintessential “I’m tired” meal, as it is almost entirely made up of pantry staples:...
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The method for this recipe couldn’t be simpler. Coat cherry tomatoes with oil and pop them into the oven to cook low and slow for about 2 hours. Halfway through, drizzle with a mixture of honey and vinegar, accentuating the tomatoes’ flavor. Yes, it’s a long time. But this recipe requires little attention and coaxes the natural sweetness from every last little tomato. The result is tender, nearly candied flavor bombs....
Until I started making them about a year ago, I didn’t realize how easy they were to cook at home! How To Make Scallion Pancakes To make the pancakes, all you need are four basic ingredients: flour, hot (boiling) water, scallions, and salt. The hot water makes the pancakes easier to flatten, especially during the first rollout. I tried this recipe with room temperature water, and the dough shrank back constantly....
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Homemade Thousand Island dressing takes just minutes to whip together, and like most food, the flavor of homemade outperforms even the best bottle of store-bought. Traditional versions of this dressing are often made using a hardboiled egg, but I decided to leave it out for two reasons. First, of the four versions I created, my taste testers liked the one with egg the least. Second, hardboiled eggs have a strong odor, even when mixed with other ingredients, and they overwhelmed the dressing....
How do they differ? Are they interchangeable? What’s the best way to use them? How do pumpkins and summer squashes and gourds fit into all of this? Why branch out when it’s so easy to spiral into confusion!? All it takes is a little information to make this daunting situation fun, and I’ve got that for you, and plenty more (and I’m here if you want further details after reading this guide)....
What is Smoked Paprika? Smoked paprika hails from Spain, which is why you’ll also sometimes see it listed as Spanish paprika or Pimentón de la Vera, which translates to paprika of the La Vera. This is a district in Western Spain that is famous for its drying and smoking red peppers over an oak fire, then grinding them. The result of this unique process is a vibrantly red spice that’s deliciously smoky in flavor....
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The only thing you have to do is pick the right ears of corn and you’re in for pure bliss. But how do you do that? And what about storing, prepping, and saving some for the winter? Here’s what you need to know (and more) to get all the splendor out of sweet summer corn. When is Corn in Season? Corn season starts in mid-late June and goes through August and some of September....
For this version, I wanted something quick and simple. I also wanted it to look similar in color to the box of Kraft Mac and Cheese my children have grown to idolize. They are a little older now, so I’m ready to migrate to a more grownup version! Video: How to Make Baked Mac and Cheese What Is the Best Pasta for Mac and Cheese? You want something that is sturdy and will hold the sauce within the pasta....
Occasionally, I add vegetables, but the comfort food really is in the polenta base. In my book, there’s nothing quite as satisfying. How to Make Creamy Vegan Polenta Of course, if you’re looking to make creamy polenta and you’re vegan, some items have to change. Cheese is out of the question. You could use vegan butter and cheeses, but I rarely have those items on hand since I don’t always cook vegan....
The farmed variety began appearing on American restaurant menus a in the early 2000s, when the European farming operations ramped up production. How To Tell if Branzino Is Fresh Branzino, which is the fish’s name in Northern Italy, generally runs about one pound each and is almost always sold whole and gutted. This is a good thing, since it’s far easier to discern whether a fish is fresh when it still has its eyes and gills....
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