Tip: Portion leftover pesto into an ice cube tray, freeze, then pop out the cubes and store in a freezer bag for next time. Tip: Pull the meat off the bones as soon as you’re home from the market and store in a covered container in the fridge. It’s much easier to do when the chicken is still warm. Tip: The dressings in salad kits tend to be on the sweet side....
I have a very sophisticated friend who, upon arriving at my house for dinner, will say, “Is that mac and cheese I smell? Oh, please tell me that’s mac and cheese. I really hope it’s mac and cheese.” And for her, it usually is. Gussy Up Your Favorite Mac and Cheese Plain macaroni and cheese is absolutely delicious. But as you may have guessed from the title of this piece, there are many ways to gussy it up and keep it interesting from dinner to dinner....
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Ever find yourself in the natural foods section of your grocery store wondering what one would do with amaranth or quinoa? Or have you ever looked for creative ways to incorporate “super foods” into your diet? Heidi lays it all out for us, explaining the foods you should have in your pantry, healthful grains to use in your cooking, the importance of including phytonutrient-rich colorful foods in your meals, and suggestions for super foods and natural sweeteners....
Filipino cassava cake is a rich, thick, dense, pudding-like cake baked with coconut, condensed and evaporated milks, eggs, butter, and sugar. When sliced, it’s as smooth as silk, and has a delicate, light yellow color. It’s Not a Party Without Cassava Cake Cassava cake is a scrumptious snack or dessert. At a Filipino party, you’ll likely find it at the center of the table with other goodies. The lightly fragrant coconut, the charred spots of sweetness in the creamy broiled topping, and the soft slices are a reminder that the best treats can be made from the simplest ingredients....
You just dredge chicken breasts in a little flour, brown them and apple slices in a little olive oil, and pull everything together with a simple honey mustard sauce. It all cooks in one pot, in 30 minutes. We like serving it with rice or noodles, a great way to sop up that extra sauce! This recipe is a version of one that came from my friend Heidi in Massachusetts, who pulled it from the Boston Globe years ago....
Crockpot General Tso’s Chicken I love this version of General Tso’s chicken. More times than not, General Tso’s chicken is what I will order at Chinese restaurants. It has a little more of a kick than sweet and sour chicken and I like the flavor better. Before this recipe I would always make our original recipe for General Tso‘s but ever since I came up with this Crockpot version, I haven’t gone back to the old one (the old one is equally delicious… this way is just a little easier)....
The Disney Social Media Moms team completely spoiled us. Check out the cute Magic Mouse Ears and Wands centerpieces!The conference was full of surprises, we got to hear about some really cool updates happening in the world of Disney and experience some for ourselves. Disney Parks News I’ll start with news at the parks. This past summer at Disney California Adventure the ride Soarin’ Over California became Soarin’ Over the World....
I love to grow them. They hide out trellised against a fence behind my garden bed. They’re a beautiful deep shade of purple, long and elegant. But unlike tomatoes, you can’t just chop them up and toss them in a salad. Eggplants need to be cooked. Japanese or Asian eggplants are more delicate than their Italian globe brethren. They cook faster, the peels are thinner, and the cooked flesh is creamier....
What I don’t see is staying inside and cooking all day. I don’t see turning on an oven and making my already too-warm apartment even hotter. Don’t get me wrong: I love cooking! But there’s something about the summer where I crave ease. And this summer I’m leaning into it instead of feeling guilty. That’s why Simply Recipes is giving you all of our tips, ideas, and recipes for the best easy summer dinners ever so you can enjoy everything else that the season has to offer....
My grandma was the pie-maker in our family and her classic chocolate cream pie made with homemade pudding was the inspiration for this minty version. This filling for this pie has a pudding-like texture–not too dissimilar from instant chocolate pudding, but slightly more dense and silky. Eating this pie hits all the nostalgia buttons for me but with a boost of deep chocolate flavor and refreshing hit of peppermint. I switched out my grandma’s pastry crust for a chocolate cookie crust....
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He even made the polenta from scratch instead of using the store-bought prepared version which the original recipe called for. (How cool is that?) Polenta with an Italian sausage tomato sauce, topped with Mozzarella - of course it was great. You can substitute turkey sausage for the Italian sausage or even skip the sausage and use chopped zucchini instead for a vegetarian option. Here is our slightly-modified-from-the-original version. Related Video
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Add some roasted potato slices and gouda cheese, and you have a winning combination and a winning start to spring. Heat your oven as high as it will go – this helps the pizzas cook quickly and makes the crusts extra-crispy. Each pizza will take 10 to 12 minutes to bake, by which time the pizza should have turned golden browned and cheese will be melted and bubbly. Heaven. If you have hungry hordes waiting, let them dig into the first pizza while you continue to cook the remaining pies....
My Singaporean friend was surprised when he noticed the item on a Chinese restaurant menu here in the United States, and couldn’t imagine where it was from. Where Do Singapore Noodles Come From? So let’s dismiss any notion that Singapore noodles are an authentic Asian dish. Many take credit for the invention, but most think this noodle stir-fry was actually created at Chinese-American restaurants by Chinese immigrants, bringing in elements such as rice noodles from their country of origin....
This is a slow cooker riff off our popular tagine recipe. Boneless skinless chicken thighs are sprinkled with paprika, ginger, cumin, turmeric, coriander, and more, placed on a bed of chopped onions, and slow cooked with green olives, lemon slices, and raisins until fork tender. The spice list is long, if you are missing one or two, don’t stress about it. Feel free to experiment with the amounts and find what works for you....
There is simply nothing better than fresh cracked crab, but you have to make sure the crab is very fresh. During the season we will call Whole Foods and ask when the last shipment came in. If it is the same day, we’re there. Sometimes we greedily pick up more crab than we can actually eat in one sitting. In these cases, the crab meat gets formed into crab cakes to be eaten at the next meal....
This is sort of how my dad is with meatballs. All I have to do is say, “Dad, I’m making meatballs,” and he’s halfway out the door on the way over. He loves these turkey meatballs. It’s hard to go wrong with meatballs. You just need to make sure you don’t over-mix them, and you brown them slowly enough, and in enough fat, so that flavor develops and the meatballs cook through....
