This Brat and Beer Cheese Dip was born out of my love for this German fare and for hosting Super Bowl parties. Honestly, I have no clue about how football is played—I just love any reason to have a party. Keeping Brat and Beer Cheese Dip Warm This dip comes together so quickly—just cook the sausages and the onions on the stovetop, then mix with the cheese in the slow cooker and let everything melt together....
Turkey is a wonderful protein — easy to find and inexpensive — but it can also be quite strongly flavored, especially the dark meat. Strong flavors need to play with other strong flavors, and in this case we’re flavoring the turkey stew with mustard. This mustard sauce holds its own with the turkey, mellowing the turkey flavor while at the same time enhancing the overall flavor of the stew. To get the most flavor from the turkey thighs we’re searing them first, as well as sautéing the onions, before they go into the slow cooker....
A well-stocked spice drawer means the cumin and smoked paprika marinade comes together in 5 minutes with only a couple of tips of a measuring spoon, a little garlic, and some lime. Chopped peppers, frozen corn and canned black beans round out the dish. This one-skillet dinner is ready in 20 minutes or less. You can also freeze the marinated chicken for up to 6 months so you have an easy meal at the ready when you need it....
Strawberry milk is a quick and easy treat for kids and adults alike. All you need is a handful of strawberries, some honey, and milk. It also works just as well with almond milk (unsweetened) if that’s what you prefer or if you are going dairy-free. It’s so easy to put together even a 4-year-old can do it. (See my goddaughter Piper with the blender? She couldn’t wait to make it!...
This is a lovely way to eat smaller onions. I learned this recipe from Italian cookbooks, where they call it onions agrodolce, but the concept of sweet-and-sour onions is pretty widespread. Basically you cook the onions part way either by roasting or boiling—we boil them here—and then finish them off in a pan with oil (or butter) something sweet (in this case honey) and something sharp, usually vinegar. You can totally play with flavors....
The original recipe calls for black currant jelly. I find red currant jelly works fine, or any red berry jelly for that matter. You just want a nice fruit jelly to balance the vinegar and mustard for the sauce, which is essentially a sweet-sour sauce. Cooking times will vary depending on how thick your pork chops are. Thin pork chops will cook very quickly, the thicker ones will take more time....
Geographically speaking, this slightly spicy, very cheesy, chicken, bean, corn, and mashed potato pie takes a drastic turn southwest from its origins. But hold the eye roll if you’re comparing it to the traditional version made with lamb and potatoes from the British Isles. Tex-Mex Shepherd’s Pie is a stellar comfort dish, worthy as an addition to your weeknight rotation. It’s filling, satisfying, and family-friendly. It’s so good. Let’s not quibble with the name....
With this hack in your repertoire, you’re just minutes away from buttery garlic bread whenever the craving—or a spontaneous pasta night—strikes. Plus, this extra-easy recipe is designed to work with whatever you have on hand. Here’s how to make it. The Ingredients You Need The fat: If you’re making this shortcut recipe, chances are you didn’t set out butter to soften. That’s okay because all you need is melted butter, which seeps into the rolls and flavors every nook and cranny....
There are a few things to consider before deciding, but most importantly, how and where you’ll be using your portable grill will determine what you buy. We’ve researched to help you decide whether to buy a classic propane grill that can cook for a crowd or a small briefcase-sized cooktop to throw in your backpack. Here are the best portable grills for a moveable feast. At 32 x 18.5 x 15....
Though commercially available sous vide machines have been around since 2009, it wasn’t until the creation of the immersion sous vide machine in 2012 that allowed most consumers to afford it. With machines that cost under $100, home cooks, kitchen enthusiasts, and sous vide-curious folks could now experiment with this modern cooking technique. “I hate silly one-task kitchen gadgets but the sous vide machines are precision cookers that combine temperature accuracy and water circulation,” says Eric Lundy, recipe developer, editor and food stylist....
Whether your current spice system is a drawer with some jars thrown in or that contraption you’ve had since college that no longer holds all the spices you need, there are spice racks that can help keep your kitchen tidy and make it easier to cook up delicious meals. For example, our top pick, the Cole & Mason Blyth Classic 16-Jar Carousel, is small enough to store on the counter and looks great in bamboo....
What Kind of Beans Go Into a Three Bean Salad? Three bean salad is usually made with canned green beans instead of the cannellini white beans I’m using here. But I’ve yet to meet a canned green bean I like, so cannellini it is. In addition to canned cannellini beans, we are using kidney beans and garbanzo beans. You can easily used home-cooked versions of the same (either made on the stove or in a pressure cooker) if you have those on hand....
One such bottle is Fernet Branca, a polarizing spirit that is beloved by serious bartenders. It’s featured in the Toronto, a pre or post-dinner drink for any time of year that is minty, herbaceous, and along the lines of a Manhattan or Old Fashioned. What Is Fernet? Fernet Branca is a brand of fernet which is a subset of the amaro category. Fernet was initially touted for medicinal purposes, which allowed it to be distributed in America during prohibition, and it was marketed to consumers as curing all sorts of ailments....
In cooking and baking with sugar, I researched everything I could on the different varieties. Curious about all of these sugar varieties, too? Let’s dig in. An Overview of Sugar Varieties The following sugar products are all made of sucrose, a disaccharide extracted from sugar cane or sugar beets. Granulated sugar: Granulated sugar, also known as white sugar or table sugar, is the go-to sugar in baking and cooking. Granulated sugar is white in color, highly refined, and often fine in texture....
Lip smacking spicy filling wrapped in a crispy shell, deep fried to golden perfection and served right out of the fryer, along with a sweet and spicy chutney. Nothing can beat that experience! What Are Samosas? Samosas are a widely popular street food in India. It is believed samosas were brought to India by Middle Eastern traders. Typically, samosas are filled with a spicy potato filling, then deep fried. These triangular dumplings have blurred the lines between breakfast, lunch, and evening snacks for Indian food lovers....
Watermelon gazpacho is a cold summer soup much like tomato gazpacho, but in this case watermelon takes the place of much of the tomato. In our version, we are still using some tomato (one), so you get a little bit of tomato flavor in the soup, along with cucumber, onion, and bell pepper. Watermelon is light, juicy, and a little sweet, which is what it brings to this gazpacho. As in the case when you make regular gazpacho, this soup improves overnight, as the flavors have had a chance to blend....
Rhubarb is still going strong, and in many places we’ll see it carry through the summer. Rhubarb loves strawberries so use them together in pies and crisps! Some mushrooms say hello in spring, like wild morels with their distinctive honeycomb texture. You’ll also find maitake mushrooms, a.k.a. “hen of the woods”. Both are delicious sautéed. The outlier this month is a vegetable I encourage you to try if you see it in your market—cactus paddles....
Kale has long been a popular vegetable in New England since it can be grown all year round in both the field and cold frames. Luckily, its popularity has really gained traction everywhere lately, giving us plenty of new ways to enjoy it – like this pesto pasta! Once basil fades like a summer memory, kale steps into the spotlight for its turn on center stage. Pesto, after all, just means sauce — it does not have to be made with basil....
Seriously. Zucchini “noodles” are great. They trick your mind into thinking you’re eating carb-heavy pasta, when in fact, you are eating healthy, vitamin rich zucchini. You know that spinach flavored pasta? This is like zucchini flavored pasta, that’s actually just zucchini. Gluten-free, low-carb, super healthy zucchini. There’s something about the noodle shape that makes it way more fun to eat than just chopped up squash. To make zucchini noodles, you’ll need some sort of spiralizer, essentially a lathe, for vegetables....
