Stay with me here. Corned beef hash is salty, savory, and, if you prepare it correctly, the tiny potatoes get a little crispy as well. Wrapped in soft eggs with a little Parmesan cheese — it’s a seriously special omelet. Give this one a shot if you are a corned beef fan! Corned Beef Hash Is Omelet Perfection I like hearty omelet fillings, and nothing is heartier than corned beef hash!...
After experimenting with my own variations, I made simple changes to this historic recipe. Rosemary Garlic Beer Bread uses self-rising flour, butter, fresh garlic, rosemary, and pilsner, a crisp, refreshing pale lager with minimal hop bitterness that originated in the Czech Republic. It’s a flavorful loaf bread that comes together quickly. This beer bread recipe takes little planning and requires only a few ingredients. You can bake a loaf in under an hour to serve with a hearty beef and bean chili for a weeknight dinner or a vegetarian lentil soup shared with friends for brunch....
Obviously, given the title of this recipe, we fall in the “love them” camp. As in seriously love them. Fresh sardines, canned sardines, heck, I’ll even happily eat sardine sushi. Growing up we always had several cans in the pantry. Sardines packed in olive oil, packed in mustard, or packed in tomato paste. Must have something to do with my father’s Minnesota roots. We also had pickled herring and if we were lucky, smoked dried herring in the fridge....
Which Shrimp to Buy Any small, cooked, peeled shrimp will do. When available, the best shrimp for this salad are the little “pink shrimp” from Maine (so called because they are pink even when they’re raw). Frozen cooked shrimp works well for this recipe because all you have to do is put it in cold water for a few minutes to defrost, and the salad is served chilled. A Great Potluck Dish!...
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The Best Crust for Turnovers If you use already-prepared frozen puff pastry or folded pie crust, the apple turnovers will be a snap to make, they will look pretty, and the crust will have lots of buttery layers. If you use a homemade butter crust (pâte brisée), which is really not so hard to make, your pastry will taste wonderful, and may even be flaky, but not filled with puffy layers....
These chocolate chip peanut butter treats take only minutes to throw together. I often swap out one ingredient for another to create endless variations on the recipe, and I can freeze big batches so my children always have something quick to grab for an after-school snack. How to Make Peanut Butter Energy Balls These peanut butter balls are made with just a handful of simple ingredients. I use old fashioned oats pulsed in the food processor as the foundation....
I’m always looking for a compelling drink—and if it can feed me on a deeper level, so much the better. Case in point: I used to drink coffee, but many moons ago after my twins were born, I could not really drink it anymore. My stomach decided it was just NOT down with that level of acidity and despite the fact that I love the smell of it and sometimes still have decaf (and then usually regret it), I mostly switched to tea and more therapeutic beverages....
German Potato Salad This German Potato Salad is the perfect side dish for BBQs and potlucks. It is tossed in a flavorful bacon-dijon vinaigrette and full of flavor. It is the perfect “no mayo” potato salad for any occasion. My husband lived in a town bordering Germany and had this tasty side dish all the time. It quickly became one of his favorite German-inspired dishes, and for good reason! It’s delicious!...
My mom first encountered artichokes in college in Los Angeles in the late 50s. She was babysitting for a family who left instructions for her on how to cook this strange looking vegetable. She dutifully followed the instructions to cook them, and then removed the leaves to serve to the kids and threw out the hearts! Thankfully the kid’s mom eventually set her straight, and to this day mom still bemoans the loss of those hearts....
In this iteration, I channel favorite fall flavors by pairing Brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes with honey-mustard glazed pork chops. Video: How to Make Honey Mustard Sheet Pan Pork Chops Before we get too far along, I have a confession: Some people swear by honey-mustard sauce, but I haven’t been the biggest fan — until now. How To Make the Best Honey Mustard The few times I’ve tried it in the past, honey-mustard sauce has either been too sweet or too pungent....
How one cooks and eats an artichoke is not obvious from its appearance. The artichoke is actually the bud of a thistle—a flower. The leaves (called “bracts”) cover a fuzzy center called the “choke”, which sits on top of a meaty core, called the “heart”. The heart is completely edible (and amazingly delicious). The fuzzy choke is too fibrous to eat in regular artichokes, but edible in baby artichokes. All but the innermost leaves are tough and you have to scrape them with your teeth to eat the tender parts....
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds Carving pumpkins for Halloween? Don’t throw out those pumpkin seeds! Roasted pumpkin seeds are a delicious, nutritious, and crunchy snack both kids and adults can enjoy. I remember enjoying roasted pumpkin seeds from carved pumpkins from the time I was very little. Our mom would do a simple pumpkin seed recipe with just a little oil and salt (like the recipe below). To this day, that is my favorite way to enjoy them....
I have a habit of buying perishables with the noblest of intentions, only to forget them in the sea of everyday distractions, until they’re good for nothing but compost. Fortunately for this root vegetable, inspiration arrived from a colleague who had made a sweet potato soup from a Donna Hay recipe. Easy Sweet Potato Soup The distinguishing elements of the original recipe were sweet potato, red onion, and cumin. I changed it a little bit, opting for shallots instead of red onions, using much less cumin (it’s a strong spice), adding some thyme, and finishing with a swirl of sour cream....
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We live in a small house with ill-fitting rooms and hardwood floors everywhere. It’s a cacophony of sounds when filled with too many people, so most of our entertaining takes place when we can put the outdoors to good use. Cider Pulled Pork: A Fall Favorite The centerpiece of our harvest party is always a heaping pile of this Cider Braised Pulled Pork. I make it in the slow cooker the day before the party, let it cool in its juices, then place the slow cooker in the fridge....
I wanted to figure out a slow cooker version of classic Thanksgiving mashed potatoes so that I could save some space on my stovetop, but all my attempts kept turning out beige. Beige mashed potatoes on my holiday table won’t do. I was determined to find a solution. Video: How to Make Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes Dilemma: How to Avoid Beige Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes The root of the problem is that cooking potatoes in the slow cooker requires less liquid than the traditional stovetop method, which means the potatoes are exposed to air....
Make sure you have plenty of kids to eat them up, otherwise you’ll find yourself nibbling them all (not that that ever happens here, right). Parents, if making this recipe with kids, the cutting out of the eyes and mouths is difficult and should be done by an adult. Otherwise just skip. Enjoy! Related Video
In the summer, I cube chunks of the briny cheese to mix into watermelon or tomato salads. In the winter, I sprinkle it on shakshuka or roasted squash. But my favorite application of feta is in dip form; whipped feta is creamy, bright, and easily scoopable. After ordering my fair share of this dip at some of my favorite restaurants, I decided to make my own at home. In this version, I pair feta with figs, pistachio, and honey for a tasty sweet and salty combination....
