So, how to make a broccoli salad if you don’t like raw broccoli? The solution — blanch the broccoli for 1 minute, or no more than two minutes. The broccoli will still be firm enough for the salad, the color will be even prettier, because blanching brings out the green, and the taste will be less raw and more cooked. Other Ingredients in This Broccoli Salad In this recipe, the broccoli pairs wonderfully with the toasted almonds, bacon, peas, and onion....
Easy Kielbasa Appetizer You are going to love this Easy Kielbasa Appetizer! The savory sausage is smothered in a sweet and spicy sauce that is so irresistible! They’re the perfect little party appetizer, whether you’re entertaining a crowd at a fancy holiday party or casually watching the big game on a Sunday afternoon. They’re just the right amount of sweet and savory with a hint of jalapeno. Plus they are so easy to make!...
This lasagna is golden with crispy-chewy edges on top and creamy insides in the middle. This makes a heavenly and decadent addition to a holiday table or midwinter feast. I have been wanting to explore making lasagna with fresh pasta sheets for a while. I like the idea of using the pasta sheets in a simple way for a weeknight dinner instead of going full monty with the sauce and meat of traditional lasagna....
Frikadeller (Danish Meatballs) This Frikadeller meatball recipe and the other recipes in this post are all favorites that my husband brought back from when he lived in Denmark. He always talks about how decadent the food was in Denmark and how he’s dying to go back just so he can eat the food again, and I can’t wait to go with him! These days, we pull out all of his treasured recipes around the holidays and we have a full Danish meal....
Refrigerator Thawing (Recommended) The best way to thaw a frozen turkey safely is thawing in the refrigerator. This allows for the frozen turkey to thaw at a slow rate. It is also the easiest way to thaw a turkey. You simply just put it in the fridge on a tray (keep it in all the original wrapper or outside wrapping) and allow it to thaw slowly. How Long to Thaw a Turkey (Easy Chart) Thawing turkeys is the most common around Thanksgiving, for obvious reasons....
Pomegranate seeds show up in almost everything we make this time of year. On our breakfast cereal. In green salads (great with avocados). In quesadillas. (Corn tortillas, jack cheese, salsa, pomegranate seeds—awesome!) So when my friend Suzanne H served me some of her carrot salad with pomegranate seeds the other day, my thought was, but of course! This is just a playful take on a classic carrot salad, with a scattering of pomegranate seeds and craisins for pops of color and flavor, and some freshly squeezed lime juice and a little honey....
This Juneteenth, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. It is so hard for many Black people to intuitively cook meals just for one. Maybe it has something to do with our lineage. I mean, most of us learn how to cook from our moms, grandmothers, aunties, and other predecessors. And when they cook, they do it big. Sunday dinners, family reunion barbecues, plate lunches after church service, you name it....
Mango Avocado Smoothie There is creamy deliciousness in every bite of this Mango Avocado Smoothie. Before I tried it, I was skeptical of avocado in a smoothie. Then, my daughters took me to an Indian Restaurant for Mother’s Day. On the menu was a Mango Lassi (an Indian mango yogurt drink), an Avocado Smoothie, or a combination of the two. My daughters convinced me I needed to try the combination. It was wonderful!...
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One Pot Thai Pasta This One Pot Thai Pasta was a HIT. I love Thai food, but sometimes Thai recipes can be really complicated. This recipe took about a half an hour from start to finish and it tasted AMAZING. I love that when all is said and done, I only have to clean one pot (especially if we use paper plates, which does happen around here occasionally on busy weeknights)....
My dad for example, is a potato person. He’s happiest with a side of simple boiled potatoes as his starch, for practically any meal. He can eat a plate full of them, while I will have just a quarter of one small Yukon gold. I am a rice person. Perhaps it’s the residual of scraping by on steamed broccoli and brown rice for so many years before discovering the twin joys of bacon and butter....
This was how greens were supposed to be served—alive, vigorous and most of all, emerald green. So you can imagine my shock when I first encountered Southern-style collard greens. My First Time Eating Collard Greens It was more than 20 years ago. I was one of the only white employees of a black-owned weekly newspaper in Madison, WI. At some point in springtime we all gathered for a company picnic, and these greens were part of the spread....
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A classic version is made with cheese, sour cream and bacon, but this vegetarian recipe sneaks in spinach for some extra veg, Greek yogurt for a boost of protein and creamy, salty feta forcan’t-stop-eating flavor. Plan Ahead Potatoes There’s nothing difficult about making twice-baked potatoes, but as the name implies, you do need time to bake them twice. Once your oven is heated, you’ll need 60 to 70 minutes for the first bake, depending on the size of your potatoes....
This one-skillet dish confirms the adage of “what grows together, goes together.” Add some shrimp to the mix, and you have a substantial meal that comes together easily and all in one pan! Think of this as a filling stew. For extra credit and texture, make some toasted breadcrumbs to sprinkle on top, and it’s like a seafood cassoulet! Shrimp and vegetables are a meal on their own, but to make dinner even more robust, serve it with a green salad and a baguette....
Whether it’s arranging a bedroom closet in Europe, or figuring out the best way to ship my homemade pico de gallo to my husband in South Korea, I have learned how to get what I need (or want) when it’s not always available. The double-edged sword of life as a military spouse is that you can travel the world, but you’re away from the comforts of home. We were living in Germany when I fell in love with Bonefish Grill’s Bang Bang Shrimp®....
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On a quest to make chocolate chip cookies, it was discovered by my young charges that no chocolate chips remained in the cupboard. But we did find a bag of Hershey bars. So, we chopped them up into large chip-sized pieces and used them instead. You know what happens when you use chunks of chocolate bars instead of chocolate chips in cookies? Why Chocolate Chunk Cookies Taste So Good First, they’re bigger, so you get these pockets of chocolate explosions when you eat the cookies....
Pretzel Crust Cheesecake Brownies I have one daughter who loves pretzels, another daughter who loves cheesecake, and a husband who loves brownies. So I decided to get a little creative! Luckily these pretzel crust cheesecake brownies tasted amazing and everyone was happy! Sweet and Salty There are so many things to love about these cheesecake brownies, one of them is the combination of sweet and salty. Some cheesecakes, and some brownies for that matter, are delicious, but can almost go overboard on the sweet....
