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Amy highly recommended the grilled cheese sandwich with bacon and pear, and it was, true to Amy’s suggestion, fabulous! The sweet pear worked beautifully with the bacon and sharp cheddar. A great combination. Bartlett pears are just now finally making a show at the markets and I made these sandwiches for the family this week. We also tried them with ham, in place of the bacon. The bacon won. There is a debate here as to whether gruyere would do well in place of the cheddar....

The pumpkin provides some natural sweetness, which plays well with the different spices. If you aren’t able to find fresh pumpkin, then butternut squash, acorn squash, or any other hard squash would be good substitutes. Video!: How to Make Pumpkin Chili Pumpkin Chili’s Secret Ingredient I love using beer in my chili recipes because it adds a rich, earthy flavor and just enough bitterness to balance the richness of the finished dish....

Serve with butter potatoes, baked sliced sweet potatoes, garlic bread, and many more. Herb roasted chicken recipe(Marinated roast chicken) Whether you are serving up a weeknight dinner, Sunday dinner, or holiday meal, this herb roasted chicken is sure to be a hit! You sure need this in your repertoire, it won’t disappoint as it would be your go-to roast recipe. It is versatile and can be served as a main course with some sides, shred it and use in salads or sandwiches, or even use the carcass to make delicious chicken stock....

This tastes just like store bought Nutella – but better. This is a MUST TRY!! I know this isn’t an every day type recipe. It’s a treat in my books. And with all the testing I did, I had no shortage of volunteers to take samples, that’s for sure. I had to get it out of the house immediately. It was seriously dangerous for me to have this in the house....

While I love to make this recipe to ring in the New Year, it is really great for any occasion. The warm spices are perfect for fall and winter and you can serve it as a dinner party dessert, a snack cake, or at breakfast with a cup of hot tea or coffee. Honey and Rosh Hashanah Honey cake is a staple of Rosh Hashanah (also known as the Jewish New Year) because honey symbolizes a sweet and fruitful year ahead....

In this recipe we marinate the whole chicken in lemon juice for a few hours, roast the chicken, then glaze it with honey the last few minutes in the oven. Marinate in Lemon Juice for Tender, Flavorful Roast Chicken The acidity of the lemon juice works like buttermilk to tenderize the chicken. The chicken is salted when it goes into the marinade so the marinade doubles as a gentle brine as well....

These are words from “Each Peach Pear Plum,” a children’s book by Janet and Allan Ahlberg. It is a charming book filled with even more charming illustrations, painted in soft pastels—Tom Thumb slightly hidden in each page and English nursery rhyme characters play the leading roles. Like so many young children, my now-grown son Luke was enchanted by the rhyme and the story—he demanded I read it to him over and over again....

Like potatoes! A pressure cooker makes fast work of steaming a bunch of cubed potatoes, and I use them for all sorts of things all week long. You might be thinking that it’s overkill to bring out the pressure cooker for a simple kitchen task like steaming vegetables, but it’s the way that works for me. I like being able to load up the cooker, press a button, and walk away, rather than waiting around tending a pot on the stove....

But if you, like me, did not grow up on the Bayou or in some other land of shrimp bounty, you, like me, might be scratching your head wondering how to unsheathe your tasty shrimpies from their shells upon your first encounter with them. Becca kindly taught me how to peel shrimp, and how to devein shrimp (thank you m’dear). The technique is below. She also informed me that the best shrimp are from the Gulf of Mexico, by the way....

While there is no rule book on how to put together a cheese plate this post should help give you a bit of guidance on how to best prepare an interesting and flavorful selection of cheeses for your next social event. Selecting Cheese for a Cheese Board Any cheese plate should have diversity to it in terms of style, selection, appearance, and flavor. There are any number of ways you can go about this....

Homemade cucumber water is easy and quick and does not require any expertise, I mean how hard can infusing water with fruits and vegetable be. This fruit infused water will definitely quench your thirst and keep you hydrated. Infused water You can make cucumber infused water with just two ingredients, cucumber and water but the addition of lemon and lime slices takes it to 100%, with the fresh mint adding some pizzazz to this refreshing drink....

This is the paper steamer liner used in the Shumai recipe I shared earlier today. Putting it in a separate post for ease of filing! What is a perforated paper liner? A perforated paper liners is just baking paper / parchment paper with holes in it. It’s used to line the base of steamers to stop food from sticking to the base whilst still allowing steam to rise from the simmering water underneath to cook the food....

It was July, when lobsters are in season, and we had a huge pot of them for our gang. Aunt Judy then explained that one makes lobster bisque from the leftover shells. I still recall my astonishment. How could something so delicious come from boiled shells? While New England has its summer lobster season, we in Northern California have our winter Dungeness crab season. In anticipation of making stock for seafood bisques and stews, I have been collecting our leftover shells from each crab feast and freezing them....

Here’s what to know about which type of salt to use, how much salt is needed, and how early the steak needs to be seasoned to reach its full potential. You’ll be seasoning like a pro in no time! The Type of Salt, and How Much to Use If you’re seasoning a steak for the grill, put away the table salt and grab kosher salt or coarse sea salt! The larger granules in these salts dissolve slower and make it less likely that the meat will be too salty....

Stock your fridge, freezer, and pantry ahead of time and you’ve left yourself plenty of time to return to the store for last minute items you may have forgotten. A Month to Three Weeks Out Order the turkey: Whether you’re buying a heritage bird or a Butterball, make sure to place your order up to a month in advance. Even though plenty of people will tell you this isn’t their favorite part of the meal or that they don’t eat turkey, we all know it’s the main event!...

Pine Nut Fast Facts You might be surprised to learn that pine nuts aren’t a nut at all, but an edible seed from pine trees. Here are a few other tidbits that are worth knowing about this mighty little nut: They are notably oily, so it’s important to store them in the refrigerator or freezer to extend their shelf life.The natural fats in the nuts means you don’t have to oil the pan when you toast them....

Huevos Rancheros Ingredients: Eggs, Salsa, Tortillas When you cut into them, the egg yolks mix in with everything—the salsa, tortillas. So good! You can also make the eggs scrambled instead of sunny side up. In that case, the dish is known as Huevos a la Mexicana. Either way, salsa with eggs and tortillas makes a wonderful breakfast. One benefit of being raised in California by a mother with Mexican heritage is that we grew up eating and loving Mexican food....

The size (and frequency) of my batches seems to have become larger and larger as the summer has progressed. At first, I was just drinking one or two glasses in the morning. And then another glass in the afternoon started to seem perfectly reasonable. When I switched from water glasses to pint glasses, I knew I was in trouble. I take a fairly simple, uncomplicated approach to my iced chai—minimum effort for maximum payout....

How to Cook a Frozen Chicken Breast in the Air Fryer It’s really pretty simple, but here is an overview of the steps: Looking for more? Check out this listing of easy and tasty air fryer recipes! How Long to Cook Frozen Chicken Breasts in the Air Fryer Depending on the size of your chicken breasts, they will take around 20-30 minutes, to cook from frozen in the air fryer. Here are some tips:...

Whether you are trying to avoid red meat, or you simply want a lighter option at your backyard barbecue, turkey burgers are a great option. We always keep ground turkey in our freezer all summer long just to get out of the same old hamburger rut that seems to happen every year. It is an extremely lean and healthy meat, but also can be full of flavor when cooked properly....