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This Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore Is Calling Your Name
If you love chicken cacciatore but don't love having to watch it simmer on the stove, this recipe is for you. You can prep all the ingredients, add …
Food & Dining11 Risotto Recipes That Are Easier Than You Think
Risotto is a fine dining staple that, for too long, has been confined to restaurants. The creamy, comforting dish is often thought to be inaccessibly difficult for home cooks. But the truth is that, with the right technique, risotto is easy enough for any cook to make on a weeknight. It comes …
Food & Dining25 Essential Fall Dutch Oven Recipes
My most prized possession in my kitchen is my Dutch oven. Ever since I began rifling through food magazines as a teenager, I've pined over the …
Food & Dining13 Of Our *Fall-iest* Dinners to Roast, Bake, Or Simmer Tonight
In south Louisiana, we joke that the four seasons are Mardi Gras, crawfish, snowball, and football. I never packed away my shorts, and thought sweater-weather only sometimes came in December or January. My relatively new reality of a <i>real</i> fall—brisk temperatures, changing leaves, wearing …
FoodThe One Food You Should Never Order From Wendy's, According To An Employee
When those fast food cravings come knockin', you know there's no better place to go than Wendy's. The fast food chain is home to some of the most …
FoodThis Smoky, Pasta is as Close to Carbonara as Vegetarians Can Get
For the last few months, I've spent Thursdays and Fridays working in a pork-centric restaurant. I've been a vegetarian (albeit one who's dabbled in fish) for more than twenty years, but since I'm in the pastry kitchen, dealing with doughs, batters, and custards rather than cheeks, chops, and …
FoodA Condiment That Brings the Heat
For me, ruddy Chinese chile oil is a must-have staple to unleash fire on many dishes. Blank Slate Kitchen in Brooklyn has just introduced an uncommon version made with Sichuan peppercorns, which contribute the intriguingly numbing heat of that spice. Drizzle it on noodles, rub it on shrimp or fish, …
Food & DiningHow to Meal-Prep on Sunday for a Week of Healthy Dinners
Sunday To-Do List = 1 hour<p>1. Make the Slow-Cooker French Onion Soup recipe (steps 1-2) and freeze. The prep-work for this recipe should only take …
Food & DiningThese Cast-Iron Recipes Will Take You From Breakfast to Dessert
1 of 8<p>Potato-Bacon Hash<p>Advertisement<p>2 of 8<p>The Big Cinnamon Roll<p>3 of 8<p>Classic Grilled Cheese<p>Advertisement<p>4 of 8<p>Cast-Iron Pork Cacciatore<p>Advertisement<p>5 …
RecipesHere's Your New Go To Breakfast Recipe, Courtesy of Martha Stewart
My idea of the perfect morning is enjoying a tasty, nutritious breakfast while prepping for a busy day ahead of me. Unfortunately, we don’t always …
Food & DiningI Ate Hundreds of Bowls of Queso and Somehow Lost 10 Pounds
Imagine if you could eat, research, and cook your favorite food every day without ever getting tired of it. Sounds like a dream, right? This was my life last year when writing, <i>Queso! Regional Recipes for the World’s Favorite Chile-Cheese Dip</i>. I became a full-time queso eater.<p>For the uninitiated, …
Food & Dining25 Slow Cooker Meals You Can Eat When You Get Home from Work
You've been told time and time again that slow cookers help get weeknight dinner on the table without fuss. But you'll soon discover that many …
Food & DiningBlueberry Lemon Cookies (The Best Recipe!)
These blueberry lemon cookies are perfect for any season! However, summer is the period when I make them often. The combination of blueberry and …
Baking3 Common Cooking Mistakes a Dietitian Wishes You'd Stop Making
Generally speaking, opting for a home-cooked meal is always a healthier option than dining out. But as dietitian and author Susie Burrell points out …
EatingAn oniony tarte tatin is one-pan heaven
<i>By Bonnie S. Benwick, The Washington Post</i>Here’s an ease-into-fall appetizer that will make you look like a culinary rock star — even with entry-level …
RecipesHow to Make the Easiest Dinner Ever
• 2 pounds protein (such as chicken thighs, flank steak, fish fillets, or tofu)<br>• 2½ cups chopped veggies (such as broccoli, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, …
RecipesStart with Pork Roast to Make Delicious and Easy Meals
Pork roasts are a delicious and tender cut of pork that are easy to cook and inexpensive. The tender and mild meat combines so well with so many …
PorkRecipe: Key Lime Shortbread Cookies
Makes 80<p><b>Ingredients:</b><p>1¾ cups all-purpose flour<p>½ cup powdered sugar<p>¼ cup cornstarch<p>1 cup butter, softened<p>1 tablespoon fresh Key lime juice<p>2 teaspoons …
BakingHere’s the Best Place to Set Up Your Slow Cooker
Summer has officially given way to fall. The change in weather and the color of leaves could only mean three things for Southerners: SEC football, …
Food & DiningIron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli Shares Her Kitchen Secrets
The celebrity chef dishes on growing up a foodie, her new book, ‘The Home Cook,’ and how cooking on TV is nothing like cooking in real life.<p><b>You grew up in New York City, your mom is a famous cookbook editor, and your dad is a talented home cook, right?</b> “My parents definitely played into my career …
RestaurantsChallah Bread Pudding with Chocolate and Cherries
1. Preheat the oven to 350° F (180 ° C). Grease a 9 x 13" baking dish with a bit of coconut oil or margarine.<p>2. Place the challah cubes in a large …
BakingBiscottomisu Cake (Torta Biscottomisù) – Easy Italian Dessert
Let’s make the classic tiramisu dessert more fun! This biscottomisu cake is an interesting version of the original tiramisu recipe. As you probably …
DessertForget Sous Vide, This Week We're Going to See What Will Casserole
Greetings, and welcome to <i>Will It Casserole?</i>, Retro Week’s answer to <i>Will It Sous Vide?</i> Basically, instead of making whatever you want me to with my …
Food & DiningFloFab’s Top 10: Special Ingredients to Elevate Your Pantry
My husband sometimes complains that there’s never anything to eat in the house. If you examine my pantry, the only option might be eggs — and those take a bit of effort. I can remember desperation crackers, smeared with mustard, during late-night cram sessions in my college dorm, but that’s not the …
RecipesQuick Vanilla Cream Pie – Italian Dessert
This quick vanilla cream pie is so creamy and delicious! It is very easy to prepare! It will take you no more than 25 minutes to make this dessert …
BakingPastel De Tres Leches (Tres Leches Cake) – Classic Dessert
This is the classic, authentic recipe of the popular Tres leches cake (pastel de tres leches). So simple and very delicious, this cake is perfect for …
BakingFall Side Dishes
Fall is all about butternut squash, sweet potatoes, earthy mushrooms and warming flavors like cinnamon and maple syrup. Whether you love roasted root …
RecipesItalian Raspberry Tiramisu (Classic Dessert)
This Italian raspberry tiramisu is always a great idea, especially as a summer treat. It is a basic tiramisu dessert that is very easy to prepare. …
BakingHow to Make a Classic Roast Beef Dinner in Your Crockpot
<b>1.</b> Combine flour, salt, pepper, marjoram, and thyme on a large plate and coat the beef with this mixture.<p><b>2.</b> Heat the olive oil in a large skillet …
Recipes15 Soups to Make in the Slow Cooker and Eat All Week Long
After a steamy summer of living without soup (besides the occasional gazpacho), the cooler days of September immediately bring a serious craving for …
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