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This is a family favorite recipe, from Julia Child’s Boeuf Bourguignon in her book Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom. Brown the chunks of beef on all sides in the bacon fat and olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and put them into a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or covered casserole pan. Cut the bacon into 1-inch pieces and add to the pan. Sauté onions in a single layer in a tablespoon or two of butter until lightly browned....

Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup The more I use my Instant Pot, the more I love it. It is perfect for those nights when you are in a rush to get something on the table. For this Instant Pot Chicken Enchilada Soup, I literally dumped everything in the Instant Pot, set the timer, and let the machine do its thing. It turned out perfectly! This enchilada soup is creamy, cheesy, a little spicy, and absolutely scrumptious....

Just vodka, lime juice, and a ginger beer pour-over and you have a simple drink for any season. If you’re not familiar with this icy beverage you probably recognize its characteristic serving vessel—the copper mug. Copper mug or not this vodka highball is utterly refreshing and easy to make for beginner mixologists. What is a Moscow Mule? The Moscow Mule belongs to a family of drinks called highballs, which just means the drink is more mixer than alcohol....

Roasting Carrots and Parsnips in the Oven Roasted Carrots and Parsnips are a colorful, healthy, and delicious side dish for oven roast beef, pork chops, or baked chicken. Now, I have to admit that parsnips have not been a regular part of my diet over the years, but after doing a little research and experimenting, I have found that parsnips are delicious and have great health benefits. Vegetables are the part of the meal that add color, texture, and tons of vibrant flavor....

Ingredient Swaps I Recommend Canned or frozen yellow corn can be used for this recipe. I find the hint of sweetness from the yellow corn really compliments the spice and smokiness of the peppers. If you prefer a less sweet tamale, use white corn. Serrano and jalapeño peppers are spicy. If you prefer milder tamales, replace a few of each with more poblano peppers or only use poblano peppers.If Monterey cheese is not available, any melting cheese will work....

The pie ended up being runny (pie soup anyone?), the blueberries dominated the flavor (they were all you could taste), and the pie was way too sweet. Well, my mother liked it, but she likes things super sweet. My father and I love the tartness of rhubarb and want to taste it. So naturally, as soon as that pie was half eaten, we made plans to make another one. This time we used blackberries, frozen from last season, along with fresh rhubarb and strawberries....

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What Are Lamb Shanks? The shank is the part of the animal between the hoof and the knee, right below the leg of lamb cut. Because they get a lot of exercise (almost all lamb is raised grass fed on the range), the shanks can be rather tough. But because of that exercise, they also have the most wonderful flavor! Tough cuts like lamb shanks lend themselves well to a low and slow braise....

Candied orange peels are truly the OG thrifty, food waste-reducing, yet classy treat. You might associate them with a depression-era grandma, or a British show you watch on PBS, but DIY low-waste foods are as valuable now as ever. Preserving fruits and their peels in honey is an ancient technique, made easier with granulated sugar. Save Orange Peels As You Go One of the best things about making candied orange peels is that you can eat oranges all week, remove the peels in quadrants (more about that later), and save the peels in a zip-top bag....

Roasted hazelnuts have a naturally buttery flavor that goes beautifully with shellfish like crab and lobster. The idea for this salad came from a crab hazelnut pear appetizer I had that was prepared by Oregon chef Jason Stoller Smith. It’s lovely! Related Video

And while I’m always happy to work around dietary needs, cooking for my younger brother takes a bit more consideration. Not only is he lactose intolerant, he is also allergic to gluten. (Sadly, this means every single recipe from my mac and cheese cookbook is off the table!) Rather than see these dietary restrictions as inconveniences, I prefer to see them as challenges. Or, at the least, an excuse to buy and explore alternatives such as buckwheat and amaranth flours....

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Butterflying Your Chicken Breasts Butterfly the boneless, skinless chicken breasts and get multiple benefits. This makes them thinner, which speeds up the cooking. It also increases the surface area, so they absorb more sauce and get even more tasty charred grill marks. The butterflied breasts are in the marinade for as long as it takes you to prep the vegetables for the grill, so it’s an efficient use of your time....

Note that we’ve changed this glazed salmon recipe quite a bit from when we first posted it years ago. The original recipe was from a story in the Boston Globe about a country house in Ireland. That glazed salmon recipe required finishing the salmon fillets in the oven which isn’t at all necessary, especially for a home cook. No need to heat up the house with the oven, when you can easily cook the whole dish on the stovetop!...

Cooking Brown Rice Many people shy away from cooking brown rice because it can be more temperamental than white rice. Brown rice is considered to be a “whole grain” as it contains the bran and the germ of the rice. White rice is lighter and softer than brown rice because the bran and germ are removed, making it easier (and faster) to cook. However, that doesn’t mean brown rice needs to be more difficult to cook....

Irish Soda Bread Our traditional St. Patrick’s Day meal just isn’t complete without a warm loaf of this Irish Soda Bread. It’s so easy to make that it takes no time at all and really adds to the meal. Because it’s got such a mild flavor, and there’s no yeast or rising involved, it’s an ideal bread to make any night of the week. It tastes delicious with soups and stews, sliced up with cheese melted on top, or just spread with butter and jam....

Luckily, these kale and mushroom egg bites check all the boxes: they’re healthy yet delicious, simple to meal prep and reheat, and endlessly adaptable to whatever ingredients you have on hand. Meal Prep Made Simple The greatest part of this recipe is, hands down, how quick and easy these egg bites are to reheat on a busy morning. Their beginner-friendly cooking process comes in a very close second place. Meal prepping can be an incredibly daunting task—gathering a week’s worth of groceries, organizing them flawlessly, and then giving up hours of free time on an otherwise relaxing weekend afternoon isn’t for everyone....