The bowl is also a fun and accessible kid meal! Kids can customize their own bowls so they feel involved in the prep, and then either stir everything together or keep things separate (which is what my kids do, much to my chagrin). For Flavor, Use Freshly Grated Ginger Sometimes you will see pickled ginger in rice bowls, but I tend to think of that as more of a palate cleanser like you would see with a poke bowl or sushi....
Made a turkey and want a gravy? Use my Gravy for Turkey recipe! Gravy This gravy recipe tastes like what you get in those tubs of KFC Potato and Gravy. Those of you who abstain from all forms of fast food may not know what it tastes like. But all you need to know is that it’s everything that you’d expect from KFC – reliably tasty, well seasoned, can make anything delicious!...
Green Bean Salad This is a salad I like to make when I’m planning a large menu ahead because I can prepare most of it in advance then there is very little prep on the day. The beans can be cooked a day or two ahead, the dressing made and onion chopped. Then the only thing that needs to be done on the day is chopping a tomato which is best done fresh (it goes soggy if done ahead)....
Parsley, garlic, and lemon zest—the most basic of ingredients, yet together, they are cymbals in the food orchestra. Noisy alone, but perfect to accentuate a lamb stew or veal osso buco. Just as you are easing into a savory, meaty bite, the slightly bitter tang of the gremolata will wake up your senses. A little sprinkle of gremolata is sometimes all that you need to take a dish from good to great....
This super simple, flavorful grilled fish comes from China’s Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Region, a small sub-tropical area just a few miles from both Laos and Myanmar. The idea is simple—a whole fish is stuffed with fresh herbs and chilies, is grilled over hot coals and brushed with salty oil as it cooks—but as the herbs wilt from the heat, their fragrance perfumes the fish and gives it a lovely, delicate flavor....
Video: How to Make White Bean and Ham Soup The Best Ham and Bean Soup This ham and bean soup is one of my favorite recipes on the website, and one that my father has been making for the family for decades. He makes a big batch (doubles this one) and because it just gets better as the days go by, we’ll enjoy it for dinner one night and then for lunch for several days afterward....
Why this recipe works A one-pot dish that is quick and easy and rich in flavour. I used air fryer chicken breast but rotisserie chicken works well for this recipe too. This recipe is a great way to use up leftover chicken from your Sunday roast. It is comforting and delicious, perfect dinner for any weeknight and the sauce is to die for. Minimal ingredients and prep It is light and healthy....
Perfect for a busy weeknight When you’ve got a busy weeknight ahead of you, want something not boring to eat for dinner, but just don’t want to spend much time….make this healthy lemon chicken piccata! With minimal prep, it’s an easy way to enjoy chicken that tastes way fancier than it is. Throw this chicken over some zoodles or cauliflower rice and call it good! Done and done. How do you keep this lemon chicken piccata Whole30?...
Cheese Options: We’re keeping it classic with this recipe today, but there are a lot of cheese options. It is best to pick at least 2 types of cheese for your fondue. Some of our favorite cheeses are: GruyereSharp CheddarGoudaFontinaComte Wine Substitutes for Homemade Cheese Fondue: We love to swap out the cooking wine for beer to make a truly amazing beer cheese dip. Alternatively, if you’d rather not use alcohol, you can substitute with apple juice....
Homemade Egg Drop Soup is not an authentic Chinese recipe, but rather a typical American version of Chinese-American takeout restaurants. The Stay At Home Chef uses ingredients that are easily accessible for most people in the United States and Canada so that anyone can easily celebrate world cuisines even if their opportunities for travel or access to regional ingredients are limited. How do you get a more vibrant yellow color?...
All squashes belong to the family of flowering plants called Cucurbitaceae. More commonly referred to as cucurbits or gourds, these fruits — yes, we treat them like vegetables, but squashes are technically fruits — are related to cucumbers, melons, chayotes, loofahs, pumpkins, and all the hardy winter squashes and decorative gourds. When is Summer Squash in Season? As our colloquial naming suggests, you’ll find summer squash dominating your local farmers markets from June to August....
How to Test the Freshness of Eggs in Water The process is really as easy as it sounds: simply fill a bowl or a glass with cold water, then carefully submerge the egg you’d like to test. If the egg sinks to the bottom and lies flat, it’s still fresh and safe to eat.If it sinks but doesn’t lie flat and remains standing on one end, it’s safe to eat but isn’t quite as fresh....
Is It Safe to Cook Frozen Food in an Instant Pot? Yes! It seems crazy, but it’s totally doable. Not all items can be cooked from frozen, mind you, but boneless fish fillets are the perfect candidate. The fillets are thin, plus fish cooks quickly in the first place. What is Tilapia? Tilapia is a freshwater fish native to Africa and is a very mild, sweet tasting fish. It’s also economical to farm—which means it has broad appeal and is an affordable fillet which is a part of the reason it’s so popular now....
The classic stove-top method works just fine, of course, but I couldn’t wait to convert this classic recipe to be made in the pressure cooker! Using an electric pressure cooker or Instant Pot to steam the potatoes and eggs all at once streamlines this recipe, conserves water, and speeds things up a little bit. New to the Instant Pot? Check out our post How To Use an Instant Pot: A First-Timer’s Guide....
The last is the case with this Irish beef stew. As any Irish person will tell you, lamb is the preferred meat for a good Irish stew. But here in the states we eat a lot more beef than lamb, so when we want to make a stew to celebrate all things Irish, it’s usually done with beef. Video: How to Make Irish Beef Stew An Irish-Inspired Beef Stew This particular stew has all of the classic trimmings of a good Irish stew—meat, stock, plenty of root vegetables—with the addition of some Guinness extra stout, for its malty flavor and some Irish authenticity....
The essential ingredients in a traditional Irish soda bread are flour, baking soda, salt, and buttermilk. The acid in buttermilk reacts with the base of the baking soda to provide the bread’s leavening. This leavening from buttermilk and baking soda is what gives the bread its name: “soda bread.” Video: How to Make Irish Soda Bread Why the Cross in the Center? Why the cross in the center? Scoring the dough will help the heat reach the center of the loaf while baking....
I’d love to tell you these Korean Chicken Bao Buns are really quick to make, but I’m gonna say it right now. They do take a bit of time and effort. The recipe itself is easy, there are just quite a lot of steps and a bit of proving time. It really is worth it though. Make them as a Christmas party food, make them for dinner, make them for an indulgent lunch....
When I find a book I love I want to yell about it from the mountain top. Instead, my friends are the beneficiaries of this enthusiasm, since I typically find every excuse to send them a copy of the new favorite. Last year the book my friends received was The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens van der Post. This year it will be The Honey Thief, a beautifully written collection of fictional stories by Najaf Mazari, a Hazara Afghani refugee living in Australia, and his collaborator, novelist Robert Hillman....
I had a basket of blueberries giving me the eye the other morning, as well as some ricotta cheese in the fridge begging to be used up. Hmmm. Blueberry muffins, maybe? Blueberry pancakes? Or pound cake? A lemon blueberry pound cake won the toss this time, a pound cake made even more dense and silky rich with the substitution of ricotta for some of the butter and flour. This lemon blueberry ricotta pound cake was declared a winner by all who tasted it....
