Bacon: A Love Story I’d fallen in love with a hunter, and I’d been dabbling with eating poultry for a few months prior to that trip. My life was quickly changing. All night long, I laid awake in our tent listening to the howls and yips of coyotes coming from every direction. Consequently, when I finally did fall asleep, I slept late, and didn’t notice when my then boyfriend (now husband) left the tent to start breakfast....
You can make this crispy and delicious side dish for your family at Thanksgiving, Christmas, or even Easter. Bring it to a party and watch them disappear! Did I say you only need 3 ingredients? Yes, you read that right, let me show you how to make it really quick. Bacon wrapped brussels sprouts recipe Do you know you can bacon wrap almost everything, anything? No doubt that it makes everything you pair it with better, bacon is GOOD but bacon wrapped in brussels sprouts is AMAZING!...
This recipe takes only 10 minutes to prep and no more than 30 minutes to cook. Perfect for a midweek family meal! How to Make Baked Chicken Parmesan Here’s how you make this easy baked chicken parmesan: By the (short) time the chicken is done, the sauce is perfect. Tips for Baking Chicken Parmesan Start with cutlets that are a thin, even thickness, about 1/4 inch thick. You can buy them this way, or cut whole breasts in half horizontally, then pound them thin between 2 pieces of plastic wrap with a mallet or meat hammer....
They are banned from my house for the very reason that I still find them impossible to resist. Banned with the exception of this cod recipe. We never had anything like those crackers at home, so buttery, so delicious. And once I started, I couldn’t stop eating them. Baked Cod With Ritz Crackers - A Perfect Match Have you ever had white fish, baked with a Ritz cracker topping? It’s such a standard in New England that you’ll even find a Ritz cracker and butter mixture already packaged in plastic containers for sale at fish markets....
An easy honey mustard sauce recipe Don’t be scared to make your own honey mustard sauce, it’s really very easy. It only takes a handful of ingredients from your pantry and a few minutes to whip up this delicious sauce. It’s a little tangy and sweet at the same time, the perfect sauce for baked pork chops. Sheet pan pork chops FTW We love cooking pork chops on the sheet pan because we can add in some vegetables and get a complete Paleo + Whole30 friendly meal in one dish....
This stunning dish gives red onions their own glamorous role at the table. Roasted and glazed with balsamic vinegar, these onions can accompany a vegetarian main course or a succulent roast chicken without skipping a beat. Even better: the recipe is so simple that you’ll think you’re cheating. When you’re prepping the onions for this dish, peel until there’s no papery skin left. Also keep the roots intact by barely trimming them so that the onion wedges stay joined during roasting....
My first recollection of beef tongue was when I was about 8 years old and there happened to be a huge one in the refrigerator. It looked, and felt (I touched it, who could resist?) like a ginormous tongue. Just like my little 8-year old tongue, but oh my gosh, it was so big! And then my parents cooked it and made us eat it. (No idea how they prepared it....
Yikes! No more. This is a delicious way to serve greens, whether collard, kale, or beet. In fact, beet greens taste (and look) a lot like Swiss chard. So, the next time you buy beets with the greens attached, don’t throw away the greens! Chop them up and add them to a soup or stew, or prepare sautéed with onions and bacon like we are doing in the following recipe....
Apparently, the original bigos was made with wild game. But over the centuries—the dish is said to be close to 700 years old—it has become a stew of many domestic meats. Smoked sausage, mostly kielbasa, is a given, as is either bacon or a smoked ham hock. Fresh sausages, pork shoulder, veal or beef are also used. Bigos: A Stew With Many Variations You should know that there is no one set way to make bigos....
We’ve taken our crowd favorite recipe for blueberry pancakes and turned it into a loaf bread. Not only is this a fun way to serve pancakes to a crowd (rather than cooking to order), it also has a delicious crumble on top so you can serve this up just as a delicious slice of bread. The crumble on top is optional, but as with most crumbles, it does add a delicious sweet texture to the top of the loaf....
A classic comfort dessert, custardy on the inside, golden and buttery on top. The only real question is this: what will you serve it with? Ice cream, cream, custard – or something else? 😉 Bread and Butter Pudding I remember the first time I had Bread and Butter Pudding. I was really cynical. Stale bread for a dessert?? It sounded ridiculous. How wrong I was. If you’ve never tried Bread and Butter Pudding before, be prepared to be amazed because it truly is a thing of beauty....
Scalloped potatoes or turnips often make an appearance here, and some years, a gratin of fennel was the star. This year my gratin of choice is a creamy Brussels sprouts gratin, with sprouts that have been blanched and then baked in a sauce with pancetta, shallots, and Gruyere. Smaller ones are more tender and sweeter. They are good for cooking whole. Larger ones are easier to work with when cutting them in half, especially since we blanch them in advance of baking in this recipe....
Stovetop butter potatoes This recipe is a perfect example of simple does it, fluffy boiled potatoes tossed in melted garlic butter garnished with fresh parsley and black pepper. This is so good, your picky eater will ask for more. Boiled potatoes with butter make a great side dish, and they’re just as good as these baked sweet potato slices. It is soft (melt-in-the-mouth) and tender yet buttery and flavorful thanks to the generous amount of garlic-infused butter....
Butternut squash can be a challenge to cut raw. It’s so much meatier than mostly hollow pumpkins. But these days you can easily find pre-cut squash at the market. Tip: Make Butternut Squash Soup With Apple My favorite trick for a memorable butternut squash soup is to include a chopped tart green apple with the squash. The tartness of the apple enlivens the squash and balances its natural sweetness....
If you’d like to freeze eggs with the hope of extending their shelf life even further, you’re in luck! Chicken eggs can be frozen, as long as you freeze them the right way. Here’s everything you need to know. Type of Eggs You Can Freeze Raw whole eggs, eggs whites, and egg yolks can all be successfully frozen and will last up to a year. Cooked eggs can also be frozen, though they do best if the whites and yolks are whisked together before they’re cooked....
Saturday mornings are all about the fancy breakfasts. Week days can feel hectic and rushed and who has time for a made from scratch breakfast anyway? But weekends are tailor made for homemade waffles, and this recipe is just amazing. Churro waffle batter is made from scratch for a light airy waffle with the right amount of crispiness on the outside. It truly is delicious all by itself. Top your waffle with a caramel sauce and you will have an out of this world experience....
This is a quick recipe that evolved to use up leftover cooked beef, such as after making stock. So I’ve used repurposed beef here but don’t worry, it can be made from scratch too! Caramelised Vietnamese Shredded Beef Caramelised Vietnamese Shredded Beef is a recipe that was born as a way to use up leftover cooked brisket used to make the broth for Pho soup. Leading up to publishing the recipe, I made it quite a few times and found myself with an alarming stockpile of cooked brisket in my freezer....
These are some dangerously addictive cupcakes. After scoffing down a few, I had to send the rest into work with Chris as we were in danger of eating the lot in less than 24 hours! I first came up with this recipe for my friend Lucy over at her beautiful website Craftberry Bush. She really is one of the most talented artists I’ve seen - she’s even got her own craft kits in the shops!...
Vegetable Options for Cheesy Ranch Chicken Foil Packets: This recipe is also easily customizable for picky eaters. You can mix and match veggies to your liking. The key is to ensure that the vegetables used are cut into pieces that can cook thoroughly in the allotted cooking time. Options include Broccoli (cut small)Potatoes (small dice or thinly sliced)ZucchiniMushroomsBell PeppersRed OnionAsparagus (thin)Whole Garlic Cloves Potato Tips: Red and golden potatoes with thin, edible skins are best for foil packets....
