What makes a good cheese knife? First, it should work with the cheese, not against it, and it shouldn’t make your precious cheeses crack or crumble. It should also be comfortable, easy to use, and, ideally, stylish in design. With these factors in mind, we took a look at the many cheese knives available out there and consulted Sid Cook, a certified Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker with Carr Valley Cheese, on what he thinks is worth your money....

Food waste is a tremendous problem here in the “Land of Plenty,” a moniker that’s becoming less accurate as supply chain issues continue to impact everything we use, cook, drink, and eat. According to Feeding America, during a normal year, 108 billion pounds of food is wasted in the United States—an embarrassing 40% of all the food created in this country. While this number includes what’s thrown away at restaurants and grocery stores, as well as food tossed by farmers, packers, and manufacturers, there’s a lot discarded unnecessarily at home, too....

Know What You’ll Say When Someone Offers You an Alcoholic Drink Doing some light legwork beforehand can go a long way in easing that pre-party stress. “Know what you’ll say when you’re offered a drink,” advises Joy Manning, a health writer and creator of @BetterWithoutBooze (and lucky us, she’s also a Simply Recipes contributor). “‘No, thank you,’ ‘I’m not drinking tonight,’ and ‘I’ll have a water’ are all enough. You can leave it at that!...

Salt is unique in the culinary galaxy. It’s the only mineral we use in cooking. It’s also a vital nutrient, helping the body maintain the balance of its body fluids, and aiding in nerve and muscle function Without it, we die. Also, salt makes things taste good. Too much salt isn’t great for you or your food, but just enough salt makes food sing. This guide is to help you decide which salt to buy and how much of it to use....

These are quick and easy cream biscuits. There is no need to carefully cut butter or shortening into the flour. You don’t even have to chill the biscuits before baking them. The biscuits are topped with a vegetarian mushroom gravy that is luscious, creamy, and delicious without being too rich and heavy. Traditionally, the gravy is made with crumbled sausage; this recipe imitates that flavor by calling for seasonings typically found in sausage: crushed red pepper flakes, fennel, and fresh thyme....

So fast that I got caught once as a boy purloining several. When I proclaimed my innocence, mum noted the powdered sugar on my face. Busted. The Best Nuts to Use for Snowball Cookies We always made these cookies with walnuts, but pecans are also customary. While we always called these “nut balls,” I’ve seen similar cookies called Mexican wedding cookies and Russian tea cakes. No matter what you call them, these cookies are addictive....

It’s often called the “queen of spices” because it’s one of the most expensive spices in the world. What is Cardamom and Where Is It Grown? Most cardamom is grown in India, Sri Lanka, and Guatemala. The spice is known for its use in Indian cuisines as whole pods and as a component of garam masala, but cardamom (particularly white cardamom) is also widely used in northern Europe in traditional Scandinavian breads and pastries like Stollen and Swedish Coffee Bread....

For fruit, in early October we can still find figs and grapes. Apples and pears are peaking right now. Have you gone apple picking yet? Store apples and pears in the fridge if you want them to last. They love cold storage and can keep for months. Chilly fall weather brings out root vegetables like parsnips, celery root, and beets, which we will be enjoying throughout the cold season. You’ll find tubers too, like fingerling potatoes, ginger, and jerusalem artichokes....

I hated those Chinese birthday cakes. For much of my early childhood, my mom and dad proudly celebrated our birthdays with those cakes. They’d drive all the way to Manhattan or Flushing—a good 40 to 75 minutes away from our home in the suburbs of Long Island, New York—to bring a cake home. Every time I opened up the plain white cake box, I was disappointed. Growing up in a distinctly undiverse neighborhood, wanting desperately to be white and “normal,” the Chinese birthday cake was an embarrassment....

Zucchini is an abundantly versatile summer vegetable. Dark emerald-green zucchini and cheerfully bright yellow squash are the most common of the summer squashes. It’s mild in flavor and almost bland, due to its high-water content. This makes it a ready partner for a variety of pairings. One caveat is that it is sometimes necessary to cook out or salt the squash to remove some of the excess moisture before you can start on the actual recipe....

Love this soup! I’ve got a bit of a thing for butterbeans lately – after making some stuffed mushrooms with a cheesy butterbean filling for Simply Stacie about a month ago. I’ve been looking for things to do with them ever since - and this has turned out to be one of my favourites. The delicately creamy butterbeans soak up the flavours from the chorizo and tomato to make it a hearty and delicious soup....

With a prep time of about 10 minutes and a cook time of another ten, this ultra-quick recipe will be on your table in less than 20 minutes! Although I generally prefer fatty fish such as salmon or rainbow trout, I do enjoy the mild flavor of halibut and especially its firm, meaty texture. But like most white fish, it can be a little bland. So in this easy 20-minute recipe, I add warm spices such as paprika and cumin....

If you like these meatballs, check out this recipe for keto friendly pizza meatballs! Simple, Low Carb Turkey Meatballs We like keeping it simple around here, and these keto turkey meatballs are no exception. They only have six main ingredients plus a couple of simple seasonings. The base – Ground turkey, egg and nutritional yeast. The egg helps the meatballs stick together without breadcrumbs and the nutritional yeast gives it a cheesy flavor without dairy....

Jump to:📋 What do we need? 🔪 How to make it Ingredient swaps I’ve used 📺 Watch how to make it 🍲 More fantastic Noodle Dishes 30 minute Malaysian-style Mee Siam 💬 Reviews Grab yourself a large glass of water (ok, beer) because these noodles are waaaarm! I may have mentioned once or twice that I love spicy food - especially Malaysian, Indonesian, Singapore and Thai cuisine. Sweet, spicy, hot and sour - just make me something with those flavours - in pretty much any form - and I’ll eat it....

That leaves an awful lot of neglected breakfast options, so I just make them for dinner instead. I mean, who says eggs are only for mornings? Breakfast favorites at the dinner table make you feel like you’re getting away with something. Delivering quick, appealing, healthy meals, perhaps? I suppose there’s not a point in pondering when there’s so much to gain. Inverting the order we follow all the time is invigorating....

The usual flavors are horchata (a sweet rice drink), tamarindo (from tamarind), and agua de Jamaica (pronounced hah-MY-kah). What Is Agua de Jamaica? What is this agua de Jamiaca? It’s hibiscus tea made from an infusion of hibiscus flowers. I almost always go for the ruby red Jamaica, I think just because I love the color. The taste of this hibiscus tea is slightly tart and refreshing. If you’ve ever had red zinger tea from Celestial Seasonings, it’s a little like that....

Air fried mushroom recipe You would be pleasantly surprised how good this vegetable turns in the air fryer. The result is an outstanding, perfectly cooked mushroom that is tender, meaty and with the right of crispness to it, the texture is insane. Honestly save yourself the stress of cooking this vegetable on the stovetop or in the oven, not only is it easy to make, it is totally hands-free too. This is hands-down the best way to cook mushrooms, it is a no-fail recipe with guaranteed success at all times....

Marinated air fryer vegetables Wondering if you can cook vegetables in your little air fryer? Well, the answer is yes! You can roast most vegetables in the air fryer and this includes frozen veggies too. The outcome is amazing especially if you season the veggies correctly. You will get perfectly air fried vegetables at all times. I have never been this excited to share an air fryer recipe before now, honestly, this recipe will win hearts....

We love the flavors of almond poppy seed, so we decided to take our go-to pancake recipe and turn it into an almond poppy seed pancake. Oh my! It hit the spot and calmed all of the cravings. These pancakes are buttermilk pancakes. They are nice and fluffy and make for a delicious pancake. Did you know that you can easily make a buttermilk substitute to use in all of your favorite buttermilk pancake, waffle, or really any recipe?...