Oven Fried Chicken This recipe is the best thing to make when you are craving that famous KFC flavor but don’t necessarily want to bust out the deep fryer. This is a simple recipe that your family will ask for again and again—it’s on a weekly rotation at our house! I wish I could take credit for this oven fried chicken recipe because it is simply DELICIOUS! While I did make some adjustments, I originally found the recipe on this blog (via Pinterest, of course!...
Early fall is peak chile season, and we have plenty of poblanos in the garden. Every few days I pick a few chiles, char them over direct flame on the gas stove, let them steam a bit in their own heat, and then scrape off the char. Usually we eat them right away, sometimes just with some olive oil and salt drizzled over, or wrapped in a warmed corn tortilla with a little cheese....
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This sheet pan chicken checks all the boxes. This dinner is a combination of juicy chicken thighs, capers, lemon, cherry tomatoes, and a generous shower of fresh basil. Everything is done at once and can be served straight from the sheet pan (who needs to dirty a second dish) especially on a weeknight? A Sheet Pan Supper is a Weeknight Win The tomatoes roast alongside the chicken until the juices ooze and they begin to caramelize....
I came to love kheer during Jewish holidays growing up when my grandmother would make it. For this recipe, I break from tradition and use rice cereal instead of whole grains of rice, resulting in something different, but familiar. I just prefer the creamy texture. I use a slow cooker to keep it simple, and I flavor the pudding with two kinds of almonds and oranges because they remind me of my grandmother....
My father’s grandparents on both sides were from Austria and he grew up with many traditional German and Austrian dishes and a love for cooked cabbage in all forms. A Simple Red Cabbage Recipe This classic German red cabbage recipe is one of our favorite ways to prepare red cabbage—sautéed with butter, sprinkled with sugar and balsamic vinegar, and simmered until tender. The sugar and balsamic vinegar give the sautéed cabbage a delightful sweet and sour glaze....
So I’m pulling up my sleeves and relying on some of the savvy shopper know-how I relied on back when I was truly strapped for cash. It takes a resourceful, creative shopper, but ideally you can benefit and get fresh produce out of the deal: potatoes, peppers, citrus, onions, tropical fruit and so, so many speckled bananas. The secret? Kroger’s dollar bin in the produce section. The Open Secret of the Dollar Produce Bin I’m a dedicated Kroger shopper, for a variety of reasons....
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The benefit of going overboard of course is days of light cooking duties because of all of the leftovers. Here’s a quick and easy way to use up some of those turkey leftovers—a Turkey Waldorf Salad, with apples and celery like the classic Waldorf, but with toasted pecans instead of walnuts, and dried sweetened cranberries instead of grapes. The salad comes together quickly with a sweet tangy honey mayo sour cream dressing....
This dressing makes some clever swaps so you can enjoy the flavors of Caesar dressing without eggs, dairy, or fish. It’s satisfyingly creamy, cheesy, garlicky, and tart. Regardless of whether you follow a vegan diet or not, you’ll enjoy it immensely. Plus, it’s easy to make. All you’ll need are a few ingredients and a blender. You can adjust the thickness to suit your tastes and purposes—a bit thinner for tossing with greens, thicker for using as a dip or for slathering on sandwiches or wraps....
Melons love salt (think prosciutto and cantaloupe). In fact, if you just want to give a slice of watermelon some extra pizzaz, sprinkle just a little salt on it. Both feta and its Mexican sister cotija are dry, crumbly, salty cheeses. Perfect for tossing into a melon salad. We’ve also added crunchy jicama, some red onion, and a little bit of heat with some minced serrano chile and a pinch of cumin....
7 Layer Bars These 7 Layer Bars, aka “Magic Cookie Bars” are ridiculously easy – thus the name “magic”. Perfect for when you want cookies or a baked treat but you don’t want to be measuring out a bunch of ingredients. You can totally eyeball the ingredients and be totally fine. I will be honest, most of the time I don’t even measure! Just layer the ingredients in the pan and it turns out great every time....
Every family has one, right? A sprouts-a-phobe? No? Well consider yourself blessed. I guess we’re lucky that my dad is the only one who will roll his eyes when he sees the green orbs set before him. Oddly he claims to like the Brussels sprouts recipes I’ve made for him, which makes his stated aversion seem even weirder. I know he’ll love this one too, which will make an appearance on our Thanksgiving table this year....
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Sure, they don’t tell you what a charming personality you have or offer a string of lotto numbers, but they do have a crisp bite and delightfully sandy texture. Ingredients in Chinese Almond Cookies Almond flour, almond extract, and slivered almonds ensure that you get an intense flavor that will eclipse any paper-filled treat. Set out a plate of these for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Almond cookies symbolize coins and will be sure to bring you good fortune....
When I was a kid, I assumed that cinnamon was the opposite of mint. I had reasoned that this was a basic and irrefutable rule of the universe. Cinnamon possessed heat through spice as obviously evidenced via Red Hots candies and the warm sensation and flavor cinnamon imbued when I sprinkled it over applesauce or oatmeal. It made logical sense that the heat of cinnamon was therefore the opposite of the chill inducing mint....
Ginger garlic paste is an extremely popular condiment. Many South Asian households make it fresh, then store it in the fridge for daily cooking. How to Make Ginger Garlic Paste from Scratch While you can purchase ginger garlic paste, it’s easy to make it yourself. My great-grandmother used to grind her ginger and garlic into a paste by hand using a flat stone and a stone rolling pin! Commonly found in: South Asian cooking These days, many home cooks elect to use a small electric blender or wet spice grinder....
Those days are the reason I keep a bag of shrimp in the freezer. Shrimp quickly defrost in cold water and cook in only a few minutes. My favorite way to cook shrimp is to stir-fry it, just barely enough to cook it through. Too much cooking and you end up with something rubbery and dry. This stir-fry shrimp is perfect for a quick midweek meal. You marinate the shrimp in a soy sauce mixture with ginger, sesame oil, garlic, and rice vinegar, and then cook it on almost-smoking high heat for just a couple of minutes....
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This microwave baked potato cuts way down on the cook time with nearly identical results (especially if you use my finish-in-the-oven hack below). For a Better Baked Potato, Use the Microwave There are two main reasons to use a microwave to make a baked potato: How to Get Crispy Skin If you cherish the crispy potato skin of a baked potato (I know I do), there’s a trick to achieving a crisp exterior on a microwave potato....
