Here’s my trick: Instead of tying the stuffed tenderloin together with twine, just wrap it in bacon instead. It’s less demanding, and the bacon makes this an especially rich and flavorful meal. Plus everything is better with bacon, right? Bacon-Wrapped Pork Loin Tips This bacon-wrapped pork loin seems fancy-ish, but is actually quite quick and easy. Roast a tray of potatoes in the oven at the same time, and dinner is all set....
When I don’t have the energy to tackle the tricky original, which entails deep-frying fritters of battered sweet potato sticks with whole shrimp attached, without things falling about, I make my streamlined workaround: these delicately crisp sweet potato pancakes. I blend grated sweet potato with grated carrot. Seasoning with green onion and fish sauce imbues the pancakes with some of the pungency and umami depth of the original. They come together handily with little fuss....
No-bake cheesecake also eliminates a lot of the worries that might keep you from making a cheesecake in the first place: There’s no need for fussy water baths or elaborate cool-down steps. No worries about cracks in the top. No need to even turn on the oven, hence, no-bake cheesecake! Video: How To Make No-Bake Cheesecake How To Make Easy No-Bake Cheesecake This basic steps for no-bake cheesecake are as follows: The finished cheesecake has a creamy, silky texture, like a cross between traditional cheesecake and extra-thick whipped cream....
Need I say more? It’s been raining and in the 40s for the last month now (okay, no need to tell me that I’m a California wimp – I know it’s probably worse where you are. Heck, dad is from Minnesota, he knows) and any excuse to make something hot and cheerful in the oven is welcome! Here’s a quick, easy, and delicious, piping hot crab dip, perfect for a winter gathering....
The Best Beef Gravy Recipe The taste of homemade gravy far exceeds gravy that comes from a powder. The extra few minutes it takes to make your own is totally worth it. It is a favorite at our Sunday dinners. Growing up, the star of every Sunday dinner was our mom’s creamy, rich beef gravy. She was famous for her warm, comforting Sunday meals, especially mashed potatoes and gravy. Extended family members were always clamoring to get an invite to her table....
When it comes to boiling eggs, the biggest problem is that people can easily over-cook them, leading to a dark green color around the yolk and a somewhat sulphuric taste. Here’s my method for how to hard boil eggs so that they don’t get over-cooked. Did you know? Older eggs are easier to peel than fresh eggs. If you are planning to make hard boiled eggs for Easter and want to make sure that the eggs are easy to peel, buy your eggs at least a week ahead of time (two weeks even better, they’ll keep)....
They’re great with steak, still good in a quesadilla, terrific over polenta, or just on their own. Here’s the trick with cooking most mushrooms, dry sauté them first. A mycologist friend of mine taught me this trick years ago, with the chanterelles and porcini we had foraged. Sauté the mushrooms first, just on their own, with no added liquid or fat, in a hot pan. The mushrooms will release their water, which will then boil away, concentrating the mushroom flavor....
There’s so much more flavor in the legs, thighs, and wings, and I’m happy to eat them at Thanksgiving – or anytime I can find them in the market. (And don’t worry if white meat is your thing — you can use bone-in half breasts for this recipe, too.) Pressure cooking turkey in your Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker is so much faster than oven roasting. The turkey is tender in no time....
This enchilada recipe is a tasty way to repurpose leftovers and transform them into another delicious meal for the family. How to Make Pulled Pork Enchiladas All you have to do is to prepare an easy enchilada sauce, warm up the filling of your choice, and lightly fry corn tortillas to get ready to fill them up. Wrap the filling and arrange the enchiladas in a baking dish with the sauce poured on top....
My favorite way to prepare cabbage is to roast thick slabs of it until golden brown and tender. Roasted cabbage has a lightly sweet, mellow flavor and a crisp-tender texture. No mush here. For this recipe, the cabbage is cut into thick slabs to look like beef steaks, and while they aren’t exactly a replacement for meat, they do make a hearty vegetarian side dish or main fare. They’re quick to prep....
The best way to survive hot days or heavy dishes is to balance them out with something cool and light, like these salmon lettuce wraps. If you want, you can use leftover cooked salmon from another dish, but the method we describe here for rubbing it first with salt and ginger, then poaching it in salted water infused with lemon, will result in beautifully flavored salmon. The salmon is paired with a salad of chopped jicama, cucumber, cilantro, onion, ginger, lime, and mint and served in lettuce leaves with some avocado slices....
What Is Japanese Eggplant? Fortunately, Japanese eggplant is, in my opinion, a lot easier to work with than globe eggplant. These Asian eggplants are long and narrow, are much more delicate on the inside and have more tender skin. They’re lovely. This recipe for Japanese eggplant stir-fried with ginger in a miso sake sauce comes from my friend Nancy Hachisu’s stunning cookbook, Japanese Farm Food , and according to Nancy, is her husband Tadaki’s “soul food”....
Related Video
I had never thought to dress tomatoes with soy sauce until I came across a simple tomato wedges with soy sauce recipe in my friend Nancy Hachisu’s Japanese Farm Food cookbook. It’s so easy and good! Tomatoes love salt, and they really love the flavorful saltiness of soy sauce. Nancy’s recipe uses rapeseed (canola) oil and shiso leaves. The salad works just as well with olive oil and sliced basil, which is what I’ve used here....
Related Video
Related Video
Slab pies are shallower than regular pies, but they make up for it in width. A 13 x18 sheet pan pie will easily feed 12 people, perfect for a party. While conceivably you could use a prepackaged folded frozen pie crust (just get four of them and cut them to fit the rectangular sheet pan, and cut out the shapes), I strongly encourage you to try the home made crust recipe I’ve included for this pie....
It’s still a favorite comforting side dish, though I’ve fancied it up a notch with the use of angel hair pasta (so quick!), more herbs than just rosemary, sliced garlic, some red pepper flakes, and lots of freshly ground black pepper. In this recipe we are using rosemary, oregano, and thyme, sturdy herbs that grow year round outside my kitchen window. You could easily use other herbs. If you use more delicate herbs like tarragon or basil, I would recommend not heating them in the oil, but tossing them in at the end with the Parmesan cheese....
The Best Clam Chowder Recipe Our Dad is a clam chowder fanatic. He orders clam chowder everywhere he goes – from coast to coast from Maine to Massachusetts to Alaska to Washington and everywhere in between. Out of all the clam chowders he has had, this is his absolute favorite. It is rich and creamy and made with fresh clams. We like to serve this chowder in a bread bowl or with a loaf of sourdough bread....
Related Video
