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Brunede Kartofler or Caramelized Browned Potatoes is a delicious Danish side dish that my husband introduced me to. He lived in Denmark for a couple of years and fell in love with the food. We have this every year with our Traditional Danish Christmas dinner and I love it! This brunede kartofler also goes really well with pork chops or pork tenderloin. They end up tasting kind of like a sweet potato....

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Roasted green chiles don’t have to be spicy. I used mild Hatch chiles, so the soup was kid-friendly but still rich and savory—and with a great chile flavor! Why Is It Called Green Chili? Nothing too complicated here: It’s called “green” chili because it calls for (surprise!) green chiles, as opposed to your standard “red” chili, which is made with beef and tomatoes. I also added a green bell pepper and a few big handfuls of herbs to really play up the “green” factor!...

While there is an edible American persimmon that grows wild in the eastern half of the country, the most common types of persimmons you’ll find at the market are two Japanese varietals—Fuyu and Hachiya. If you plan on eating them it is crucially important to know how to tell them apart! Fuyu Persimmons Fuyu persimmons are short and squat, and are shaped much like tomatoes. When they are orange, they’re ripe, and can be eaten like an apple....

In its basic form, a gin and tonic balances both the woodsy juniper berry flavor found in a London Dry style gin with the slightly sweet and bitter flavor of tonic water. It’s served in a highball glass, which holds around 10 ounces, and usually includes a squeeze of lime. London Dry Gin Vs. American-Style Gin Order a G&T while you’re out and typically you’ll be served one made with a London Dry-style gin....

That’s the problem when you are alone in the kitchen and you have in front of you something irresistibly good, and imagine that, you can’t resist! Even after putting most of these ginger honey chicken wings in the fridge to give to friends later, the stash slowly disappears over the next several days, leaving nothing but an empty storage container as a guilty reminder of good intentions gone awry. The good news is, there’s more where those came from!...

I received a copy of Vallery Lomas’ cookbook “Life is What You Bake It” in September 2021. I was 9 months pregnant, exhausted, and counting down the days until my maternity leave. As I sat there in my smoldering hot tiny 3rd floor apartment, I perused through every page with excitement and sheer admiration as she poured so much of her life and family into this literary and culinary work of art....

Root vegetables rule the season, sweet carrots and parsnips, turnips, and the happily named rutabaga. (Rutabaga. Rutabaga. Sounds like it could be the name of a Latin dance, doesn’t it?) This stew is loaded with flavor. Don’t forget the gremolata (parsley, lemon zest, garlic garnish which I forgot to photograph in the stew); it gives the stew a great zip. For those of you lamb-non-eaters, if you try it with beef (use chuck), let us know how it goes....

As I get older though, I find that the slightly processed taste that I get when I make box white cake isn’t what my grown-up palette wants anymore. As I love to bake from scratch, I realized that fluffy, tender white cake is actually pretty easy to make at home, which means I can finally satisfy my childhood inner kid AND my adult self all at the same time....

Like my beloved fish spatula, I consider tongs an essential multipurpose kitchen tool, because you can use them for so many things. Grab roasted vegetables off a sheet pan. Flip a piece of chicken in a skillet. Pull blanched greens out of a big pot of boiling water. Toss a salad! I only have one pair of tongs, and that honor goes to this 9-inch stainless steel pair from OXO ($13)....

Video: How to Make Peanut Butter Blossoms What Is a Peanut Butter Blossom? The peanut butter blossom is a fairly straightforward cookie that has been beloved for decades. It was invented by Freda Smith of Gibsonburg, Ohio for the 1957 Pillsbury Bake-Off. It didn’t win the competition, but it won the hearts of America and has been a national favorite ever since. The ideal version of this treat starts with a thick, soft peanut butter cookie....

The chicken parts cook more evenly that way and the presentation is beautiful. Richard Olney wrote about this method for making ricotta stuffed chicken decades ago in his wonderful book Simple French Food (high recommend). We also found a similar recipe in a Weber grilling cookbook, which makes sense as the method of butterflying chicken makes it easy to grill a whole chicken. Butterflying a chicken is easier than you think!...

This is an easy one-dish meal, baked on a sheet pan with broccoli. The miso butter is salty and rich, and it complements the sweet, slightly charred broccoli to a tee. If you like, serve them with baked or roasted potatoes. Which Salmon To Buy When you are buying salmon, ask for center-cut pieces of the fillet that are 6 to 7 ounces each. The center cut pieces are of a fairly even in thickness, so they will also cook evenly....

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Glutinous Rice: It’s Sticky! Glutinous rice is grown throughout the Far East and eaten as grain and ground into flour. When cooked the glutinous rice becomes sticky, each grain holds onto each other like a group hug. Each bite is really sticky, chewy, and satisfying. Glutinous rice is a misnomer since it has no gluten in it. I am not particular to a brand of glutinous rice. They all seem to be forgiving and work well....

Thai Coconut Soup This Thai Coconut Soup really hits the spot during the autumn months. So fresh and flavorful, this chicken soup is not too heavy, not too dense, just the perfect creamy soup with the delicious combination of coconut and lime. It’s easy to make, with roasted chicken from the deli at your grocery store, rice and yummy spices that give this soup a unique flavor. Spices Needed for Thai Coconut Soup Before making this recipe, double check to see that you have all the spices needed to give this soup that tropical taste....

Meat eaters, take a break! And vegetarians, relish this version that will fill your tummies ever so agreeably. You will bask in the pleasure of a shared meal, because this recipe makes a lot. You’re going to have to fill the seats at your table with obliging and hungry friends or family. Doesn’t that sound like a brilliant idea? Easy Vegetarian Shepherd’s Pie A shepherd’s pie is often a catch-all for leftovers, topped with mashed potatoes and baked in a casserole....

By the way, gardeners out there, if you ever plant arugula, be warned, it grows like a weed! (Hence our need to make pesto.) To make this pesto I used mature arugula from our garden (though you could use baby arugula too, it just isn’t as strong.) I tried making it with both walnuts and pine nuts and strongly prefer this pesto with walnuts. The strong, meaty flavor of the walnuts balances out the astringency of the arugula, a good blend of flavors....

This is one of my favorites, a yellow curry in a coconut milk base, with chicken, onions, jalapeños, lime juices, and plenty of fresh basil. We use chicken thigh meat because its stronger flavor holds up well to all the spices. It comes together quickly, and makes for good leftovers too! This is a mild curry. You can increase the heat with more cayenne. Please note that jalapeños vary greatly in heat....