That first night, I ordered the only thing on the menu that looked familiar: meatballs. They were so good, I think I licked the plate clean. I stayed in and ordered Swedish meatballs every night for the rest of the trip! Better Than IKEA Swedish Meatballs Since that time in Stockholm, I’ve been on a quest to find a Swedish meatball as good, and we’ve done it here. What has resulted is one of our most popular recipes around the holidays: Swedish meatballs....
Just as there are qualities that go into each bottle of wine that you may or may not love, there are factors to keep in mind when shopping for a rack, including material, capacity, expandability, and stability. Typically made of wood or a sturdy metal, the ultimate goal of wine racks is to save precious space in your home while maintaining the integrity of your bottles. Here are the best wine racks on the market to help any wine connoisseur find the perfect match....
One bite and two wide eyes later, “Wow, why didn’t you tell me they were good?” Lunch served. How to Make Turkey Meatballs That Aren’t Dry I love ground turkey, but it can be dry. Often for turkey meatballs, we do things to compensate for the dryness, like adding moistened breadcrumbs or egg. Grated zucchini is an option too. For these turkey meatballs, we skip breadcrumbs and instead get extra moisture from the addition of lots of minced mushrooms and a little mayonnaise....
Today, I whipped up some turkey white chili, based on our chicken white chili recipe, but made it with cooked turkey meat instead of chicken, and with the beans cooked in homemade turkey stock. I bumped up the heat a bit from the other recipe. Feel free to dial it down, if you don’t like your foods spicy. Have you ever had white chili? It’s called white chili because instead of what you find in the usual chili con carne, it uses white beans, white meat, and mild green chiles....
In fact, if we’re being technically correct, we’re no longer even talking about the same tuber anymore. Those bright orange cuts in syrup in cans labeled “yams” in huge letters aren’t even related to real yams! In fact, chances are, most of us have never even had actual yams—just different types of sweet potatoes. So, what are yams and what are sweet potatoes? Let’s get to the “root” of the matter....
Thanksgiving is a food lover’s paradise – a time to gather and do nothing but eat. The key to a stress-free holiday is planning: A few weeks before Turkey Day, it’s wise to get your game together and figure out the state of affairs in your kitchen. Here are 10 tools, pans, and other essential cookware to dig out of the cupboard or put on your shopping list: Roasting Pan and Rack: This seems like a no-brainer, but if this is your first time hosting Thanksgiving, you might forget!...
Now that you know how to buy and store asparagus and how to prep asparagus, it’s time to start cooking! Here are nearly a dozen of our favorite asparagus recipes.
Looking for another cozy keto soup? Check out this Keto Beef Stew! How to make kimchi soup This recipe is really about as easy as it gets! Here are the steps: Brown the ground pork in a stockpot or dutch ovenPrep the other ingredients while the pork is cookingAdd in the aromatics and cook for a couple of minutes with the porkMix in the bone broth and kimchi and let it simmer for 10 minutes...
If you think a healthy chicken dinner is a bland chicken breast with a side of veggies – think again! In this list you’ll find amazing creations for creamy chicken skillets, healthy chicken nuggets, and even hearty chicken soups and casseroles. Time to dig in! Healthy Chicken Dinner Ideas We all know that chicken is a relatively cheap and versatile protein that is easy to cook. It makes the perfect base for easy weeknight dinners and is also great served cold or reheated for a grab and go lunch....
The best place to find seasonal produce is your neighborhood farmer’s market. Vendors will not only have what’s local to your area, but I find they have expert advice on how to store, prepare, and serve their goods. Since apples are probably aplenty, buy a bushel and make applesauce! Applesauce also goes great with pork chops, so think about serving that on Thursday as well. Homemade applesauce can last in your fridge for a week and up to ten days....
All the farmers at my local farmers market still have tables stocked with eggplant, slightly tough but still lovely green beans, and bushels of tomatoes. I see them and feel like a pet lover at the animal shelter—I want to give all the vegetables a good home! If you’re in the same boat – or you just want to keep summer rolling as long as possible – here’s a week of recipes to pack in every last peck of gifts from the garden (or the grocery store…whatever works)....
The trick to make these truly great is to dust the green beans in a light breadcrumb coating that barely hangs onto the beans as they air-fry. The morsels of breadcrumbs give just a little much-needed crunch to the green beans. Why Air Fry Green Beans? This was an experiment for me, but I came away loving the air-fried green beans. Because they cook hot and fast, they still have some bite to them, but they also get blistered in places from the hot air....
Apricots and cherries come into season about this time, early summer, which is a great excuse to pair them in a rustic tart such as this one. Galettes are so easy to make! Much less fussy than pies. If you make some dough in advance, you can have one ready in less than an hour, with just a few minutes of prep time. For this recipe we’re using our no-fail flaky sour cream pastry crust, with a few ground fennel seeds scattered in the dough for fun and added flavor....
That said, my father made this recipe from Fine Cooking the other day and it was so good I made a trip to the store just to get more baby bok choy and had him make it again. Perhaps it’s the addition of sherry and prosciutto? Likely. Do you like bok choy? If so, what’s your favorite recipe? You start out using a stir-fry technique, then add a little liquid and pan-steam (or quickly braise, take your pick) the bok choy until it’s tender....
It’s actually one of the reasons I’ve always refused to buy a fryer—moderation and fried foods aren’t words that tend to go together in my own life so I’ve always avoided buying a fryer. I can’t be trusted. Since we don’t often fry foods in our house, I’ve gotten creative over the years with baking foods you’d traditionally fry. Some experiments don’t work, while others, such as these taquitos, are almost as crispy and golden brown as their fried counterpart....
Basque Country is a region bordering Spain and France at the Western end of the Pyrenees mountains. Basque descendants and communities can be found all over California and Nevada. (More on the history of the Basque people in the Wikipedia.) You may be accustomed to Irish lamb stew, but lamb stews are also typical of Basque cuisine, as are dishes that include both tomatoes and sweet red peppers. My father first found the recipe from which we adapted this basque lamb stew in an old issue of Saveur Magazine....
You can add any kind of berry you would like to this Banana smoothie. A ripe banana adds most of the naturally occurring sugars you need, and it always seems you have a lonely remaining banana, making it a great candidate for a banana smoothie. Personally, I’m a blueberry banana smoothie or strawberry smoothie fan. Actually, I can’t remember ever meeting a smoothie I didn’t like (have great plans for the papaya ripening on the counter)....
Roasting the squash in the oven and then adding it to the skillet gives it those roasty, toasty virtues I love. Quinoa, an earthy, tiny red, black or white seed is packed with protein and serves as the palette for the squash, beans, tomatoes, and spinach. When it all comes together with chili powder, cumin, and oregano in the skillet, I’m (virtually) jumping up and down with glee. My prep is done in record time, and I’m not skimping on taste!...
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....
