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I guess I love them because they appear so insubstantial; it doesn’t seem like you’re eating much, a guilt-free mini-indulgence. The only problem I run into is that if they’re good, it’s sort of hard to eat just one, isn’t it? Take these chocolate cookies for example. They seem so innocuous. Thin, light. But with a deep chocolate flavor from natural cocoa, and lightly spiced with cinnamon, vanilla, molasses, and just a sprinkling of tongue-tingling cayenne, these cookies are hard to resist after the first bite....

The sauce is really good and you’ll want every last drop of it, so make sure to serve these meatballs over rice or cauliflower rice. I make lots of meatballs. I find them delightful! Little morsels of meaty goodness that the kids love and the adults don’t object to. Plus, ground beef is very affordable. Even grass-fed ground beef. As a result, I have lots of meatball recipes on this website (these cheese-stuffed meatballs, for example, are awesome)....

How do you keep the prep and cooking to a minimum? In this recipe we do have a few time-savers to keep your prep and cook times to a minimum. Use pre-riced cauliflower – either fresh or frozen will work just fine. We typically prefer fresh because it seems to cook up quicker and keep its texture a little better.Make the optional sauce while the the rest of the food is cooking – there’s no need to prep it before you get started because you’ll have free hands and be able to do it while the rest cooks....

Who loves ordering Chinese-American takeout? Sometimes you just need some Kung Pao Chicken or Chinese Peppersteak or Fried Rice or some Szechuan Shrimp. But guess what? It’s incredibly easy to make all of these things at home! We’re all about bringing you restaurant quality recipes you can easily make at home, and this recipe is no exception. You can put this entire meal together in under 15 minutes. That’s faster than any takeout we’ve ever ordered!...

What Is Japanese Eggplant? Fortunately, Japanese eggplant is, in my opinion, a lot easier to work with than globe eggplant. These Asian eggplants are long and narrow, are much more delicate on the inside and have more tender skin. They’re lovely. This recipe for Japanese eggplant stir-fried with ginger in a miso sake sauce comes from my friend Nancy Hachisu’s stunning cookbook, Japanese Farm Food , and according to Nancy, is her husband Tadaki’s “soul food”....

Now that I’m older, I’ve given up dolls, but not my love of strawberries. I grow strawberry plants in my garden, and I eagerly anticipate plucking the sweet berries from them each June. At the top of my strawberry-loving list is ice cream. My Ideal Strawberry Ice Cream When I started the process of creating my ideal ice cream, I knew I wanted the texture to be luxurious and the color to be light pink....

In essence, this casserole is deconstructed stuffed peppers. It has all the same elements, from onions and bell peppers to a cheesy topping, only done in a big skillet. Consider it the more casual cousin to stuffed peppers, arguably easier to make, a bit homier, and tastier. The dish is built on layers of flavor. Mushrooms and turkey (the recipe calls for ground turkey and spicy turkey sausages) give it a satisfying meatiness....

Well, I have eaten my words, and this fabulous salad as well! This is a lovely way to prepare summer squash or zucchini—thinly sliced, marinated briefly with mint in olive oil and lemon juice, tossed with toasted pine nuts, and served with shaved Parmesan. A veritable zucchini carpaccio. I have made one small adjustment to my friend’s original recipe—increasing the amount of olive oil and lemon juice recommended. I found I needed more to adequately coat all of the squash....

At the time, I just thought they were weird looking and didn’t taste like much. Nothing at all like the real artichokes that we kids fought over at the dinner table. My childhood mind decided that they didn’t grow very good artichokes in Jerusalem. Why Are Sunchokes Called Jerusalem Artichokes? Hah! Well, mystery solved. Turns out Jerusalem artichokes are neither artichokes, nor are they from Jerusalem. They’re tubers, native of North America, and the plant is related to and resembles sunflowers....

You can also make this tasty dip ahead of time, refrigerate, and use it later. It’s absolutely wonderful with fresh-cut vegetables or as a topping to meat and chicken. Middle-eastern meals often begin with mezze, a delightful assortment of dips and sauces, pickles, and warm pita bread. One of these dips is tahini sauce, a thick and flavorful dip made from sesame butter, olive oil, garlic, and lemon juice. As it turns out, it’s very easy to make this tasty sauce at home!...

A THAI CHICKEN SALAD WITH BIG FLAVOURS! Yowzer! This is about as far as you can get from bland, boring salads. I’m a huge fan of Asian salads because they are typically much lighter and fresher than many Western ones, and the dressings pack a great flavour punch. And this one is no exception. It’s a chilli-lime Thai dressing that has that South East Asian signature sweet-salty-tangy balance with a little buzz of heat from chilli....

Chicken Or Pork You decide! Both chicken and pork do a great job of adapting and taking on whatever flavors you pair them with, so either way you’re going to really enjoy this larb recipe. You will love the combination of seasonings, herbs and citrus. It’s such a tasty, yet easy way to get dinner on the table! And the leftovers make a tasty lunch, too! Pick Your Favorite Wraps You can serve this larb recipe as is or over rice and/or greens....

A good vegetable peeler is lightweight enough to make peeling pounds of vegetables a quick task. It should be comfortable in the hand, with a blade that stays sharp over time. And ideally, it should be an affordable, accessible tool. With all these factors in mind, we looked at numerous vegetable peelers and asked two professional chefs for their opinions on what makes a good one. Here, the best vegetable peelers in a variety of categories to help you find the perfect one for your peeling needs....

In order to recommend the cream of the bread machine crop, we tested 10 popular models in our Lab. We used each to make whole wheat, banana bread, and gluten-free bread. The top finalists were also tested on how well they made white bread. Our testers rated each on not only the final bread but also how easy they were to use and clean. In the end, the Zojirushi Home Bakery Virtuoso Plus Breadmaker won out for its intuitiveness and usability....

Fortunately, you don’t need all the bells and whistles to get your daily caffeine fix. There are plenty of budget-friendly coffee makers that get the job done. A few lower-end automatic coffee makers out there come with some of the features you’d find on larger, more expensive machines. To really stay within budget, it also helps to look at manual machines. You’ll need to do a little more measuring to get the perfect cup to pair alongside a slice of coffee cake, but it’s definitely within reach....

Beyond what you need utensils for—a sometimes griller will benefit from different tools than a sometimes baker—you need to think about the material. Cooking utensils now often have silicone, metal, glass, and plastic options to choose from. Each has its own pros and cons, with some being higher-quality than others. From a razor-sharp zester to a sturdy, versatile spatula, these are the best cooking utensils. What We Don’t Love: Measurement marks may rub off I find myself reaching for these measuring cups often—they are durable, can be microwaved, and can even hold boiling water....

While the thought of soft pretzels might leave you reminiscing over your teen years at the mall or amusement parks, once you make them at home you will never go back to the food court again! These pretzels have a soft interior, and chewy, salty exterior. You will find yourself coming back for seconds and thirds every time you make them! This recipe is so easy, even the kids can get involved....

There are countless ways to make a great potato salad. At its most basic, the dish is made by boiling potatoes, tossing them with a dressing, and throwing in a handful of other tasty ingredients like herbs, chopped veggies, bacon, and even crumbled hard-boiled eggs. The dressing is most often mayonnaise-based, which gives the dish lots of creamy richness, or mustard- or vinegar-based, which adds tang and makes a lighter and zippier potato salad....

But sometimes I don’t have the energy to go to Costco for just-roasted chicken and I still want something fast and reliable. So I reach into the freezer and grab WestEnd Cuisine Grilled Mediterranean Style Chicken Skewers ($21.49 for a 14-pack, at least in Los Angeles, where I live)—I always stock up on this Costco find. That’s a mouthful of a name, and it’s also a mouthful of flavor. There are two packages with seven skewers each, which is an ideal amount for a couple, small family, or a single person (hello, me) who is meal prepping or wants a few variations of chicken in a week....

As a kid I always thought that green salsa was made from green tomatoes, but actually it is made with a distant relative of the tomato from Mexico, the naturally tart tomatillo (pronounced “toe-mah-TEE-yo”). A tomatillo looks like a little green tomato covered with a husk. It’s not in the same genus as tomatoes, though both are in the nightshade family (along with eggplants and peppers). Salsa verde is really easy to make from scratch, all you need are tomatillos, onion, jalapeño, lime, and cilantro....