In this recipe we marinate the whole chicken in lemon juice for a few hours, roast the chicken, then glaze it with honey the last few minutes in the oven. Marinate in Lemon Juice for Tender, Flavorful Roast Chicken The acidity of the lemon juice works like buttermilk to tenderize the chicken. The chicken is salted when it goes into the marinade so the marinade doubles as a gentle brine as well....
Video: How to Grill the Best Steak Grilling the Best Steak I wanted a juicy steak with a nice crust that was big enough to slice and serve family style, and that had a little finesse. While cooking, I basted the steak in an herbed butter sauce. The sauce added a fresh, light flavor that balanced the richness of the meat. In the end, I had a steak everyone raved about, and that felt special but not overly fussy....
Now let’s talk about the salad: the warm spices baked into the pecans pair incredibly well with hearty massaged kale, chewy grains of farro, peppery arugula, and a creamy, zesty dressing. The combination of flavors and textures is so tantalizing that it will have everyone, even self-proclaimed kale haters, coming back for more. This vegan salad needs little accompaniment, so pair it with your favorite plant-based protein for a nourishing weeknight meal....
Oh my. You know a recipe hits it out of the park when a certain family octogenarian (my dad) comes over mid-party prep and can’t stop eating it. That’s the problem with appetizers, right? If they’re good, only half of them make it to your guests! (LOL I’m passing the blame on my father, but let’s be truthful here, I’m just as guilty. Just make more. Problem solved.) These Roasted Pepper Crostini are made with sweet mini peppers that have been halved, stuffed with salty capers, sweet cherry tomatoes, and buttery California Ripe Olives, and roasted on a bed of balsamic-tossed sliced red onions....
Picture this—a buttery shortbread crust, lined with chopped walnuts and smothered with raspberries, filled with a simple custard batter and baked. It’s like a clafoutis wrapped in a shortbread cookie. The tart raspberries with the buttery crust? Amazing. It’s easy to make. The crust requires no rolling out. You just process flour, butter, and powdered sugar in a food processor or blender until it comes together in a dough, and then you press the dough into a tart pan with your fingers....
Shredded Pork Tostadas These Shredded Pork Tostadas are so packed with flavor, and really easy to put together. The pork is slow cooked with so many spices and flavors, you don’t even need to add any extra sauce or salad dressing! I adapted the pork (carnitas) recipe from the Food Network and it is my new favorite way to do shredded pork. We had the pork in tacos a few days after making the tostadas and they were out of this world good....
He found a grilled turkey burger recipe that he wanted to try, but rather than just use any old ground turkey, he would make half the burgers with ground dark meat (his favorite) and half the burgers with ground white meat and see if he preferred one over the other. I complicated the test further by suggesting that we use regular Tabasco sauce with the white meat turkey burgers and chipotle Tabasco sauce with the dark meat burgers, thinking that the stronger flavor of dark meat would hold up well to the chipotle....
While you can buy commercially-made spice rubs, it’s satisfying (and economical) to make your own blend, because then you can customize it to your own taste! What’s in This Spice Blend? This fish and seafood rub leans heavily on the celery salt, which plays really well with the briny taste of seafood and fish. It also has a complex blend of garlic, ginger, paprika, and dry mustard as well as a few hints and notes of earthiness from allspice, nutmeg, and black pepper....
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Before you call for pizza delivery, try making your own pizzas, starting with this delicious homemade pizza dough! It is so easy to prepare and, unlike some dough recipes I have tried, this one tastes delicious! We use this recipe all the time for pizza night with the kids. They like to roll out their own dough and add their favorite toppings for their own individual pizzas. This is hands down the best pizza dough recipe out there!...
Actually, it’s pretty, but to the gardening books it’s considered a weed. What a lot of these books don’t tell you is that purslane, the “weed” in question, is being sold at farmers markets to chefs for $7 a pound! Not only is it edible, something like crunchy, not-as-spicy watercress, but it is packed with vitamins, minerals, and even Omega 3. In Mexico it is cultivated, between rows of corn in cornfields....
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Acai Bowl Recipe Acai Bowls are the tastiest and most Instagrammable breakfast EVER. This Acai Bowl recipe is filled with berries, bananas, yogurt, and all the toppings your heart desires. You really can’t go wrong. You start with a smoothie type mixture for the base, and then top with fresh fruit, nuts, seeds, nut butters, and more! For the base, I use packets of frozen Acai berry puree. I have seen these at most supermarkets, and I usually get mine at Trader Joes....
Air Fryer Hamburgers It is hard to beat a burger cooked on a grill poolside in the summer, but sometimes you just need a quick, weeknight dinner inside. That’s where cooking hamburgers in the air fryer comes in! You can have delicious, juicy air fryer burgers on the table in less than 20 minutes. Pile on your favorite toppings and serve with chips, fries, veggies, watermelon, or salad. Ingredients and Toppings Burger Ingredients Burger Patties – Because this is a quick and easy recipe, I like to keep it simple with pre-made hamburger patties....
These cheesy little zucchini bites are a great way to put all that zucchini to use. They’re like tater tots, but made with zucchini, in a mini muffin pan. They’re sort of a riff off our broccoli cheddar bites, and like their broccoli cousins, are perfect for breakfast, a quick snack, or a school lunch. A touch of rosemary with some lemon zest with cheddar cheese and Parmesan work great with the zucchini....
Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies These Chewy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies are definitely the most made cookies in our house! They are so chewy and yummy! When I was in high school, we used to eat a lot of our lunches at closest friends homes. My friend’s mom would make the best food for us but it was always a special treat when we would get these oatmeal cookies. After years of enjoying these chewy oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, the family was kind enough to share the recipe with me....
Pavlova, if you are not familiar with it, is a meringue cake named after the Russian ballerina Anna Pavlove. It’s especially popular in Australia and New Zealand as well as in the U.K. It’s a deliciously sweet and feathery light confection, often filled with whipped cream and fresh berries – and in our case, chocolate! Here is how it works: First, make a meringue – just whip egg whites with sugar, it’s not rocket science!...
On first glance out of the oven, this Citrus Olive Oil Cake looks quite simple. Humble, even. But this is a cake that makes the house smell so sweet and fragrant, a cake you truly can’t stop eating. You’ll want to sneak a slice at the end of a long day with a glass of wine. And then you’ll be tempted to have a slice in the morning with your coffee....
Cookie Bars This recipe comes from our sister, Elise, who just got back from a week in the Caribbean (uh… jealous!) She had these yummy cookie bars in a little coffee shop while visiting Caneel Bay on St. John’s. She loved these so much, she came home and duplicated the recipe (and was nice enough to share). These bars are delicious! I love the layer of the oatmeal cookie crust combined with the fudge and chewy coconut....
