All it takes is a bit of inspiration to tweak all of those garden greens into something you’d want to center your meals around. The simple addition of starches like noodles or rice can elevate your salads to entrée-level status. But don’t stop there! Mix in your favorite proteins like shrimp or chicken. This week’s meals are all spins on salad—some with greens and some without. You can make them as they are, lighten them up, or fill them out....
My suggestion is to switch things up as much as you comfortably can. Sometimes that takes the form of using a new ingredient, but one of the simplest ways to avoid a cooking rut is to change up your cooking methods. If you’re only doing stovetop meals, you won’t find things as exciting after the 4th night of cooking. This week, you’re going to put the Instant Pot to work, have fun stir-frying in a wok (if you have one), and make use of the grill—maybe for the last time this summer....
You simply shake or stir (more on that debate below!) with ice and pour the chilled alcohol into a glass. This is an excellent choice for a cocktail when you want the elegance of a martini, but not as much alcohol. While a classic or extra dry martini is fun for some, others prefer cocktails that are equally savory but have lower alcohol. A halfsies martini is all about the ratio change to make it a more approachable, palatable, and drinkable cocktail....
The most festive season of the year is on the horizon, and we’re ready to celebrate. Of course a pretty, red cocktail is in order and this one knocks it out of the park with a light, smoky mezcal and Pure Leaf Cherry Hibiscus Herbal Tea. Made with ginger juice or liqueur, this three-ingredient cocktail balances striking character and utter simplicity And despite its holiday facade, it’s truly a cocktail for all seasons....
This is a perfectly healthy dinner you and your family would love. Serve with a side of Parmentier potatoes and lemon butter sauce. Air fryer cod recipe Do you know you can cook fish in your air fryer? Codfish or any other type of fish is a great air fryer recipe that requires minimal prepping, it is super easy and quick. You probably need 5 minutes of active prep to cook this white fish in the air fryer....
The downside of the air fryer, as always, is depending on the size of your air fryer, you can only make a few of these burgers at once so it’s not exactly right for a huge BBQ. But the plus side is that it’s very fast, cooks the burgers evenly without flipping them, and you’ve never had cheese as melty as air-fryer melted cheese. So, let’s dig in and make some delicious air fryer burgers!...
Serve it with steak, pizza topping, omelet filling, and many more. Let’s make it The only prep required for this recipe is to clean and slice the mushrooms and onions, in fact, there is no need to preheat the air fryer for this recipe. You are only about 10 minutes away from enjoying one of the best healthy side dishes ever. This air fryer mushrooms and onions recipe is so good, you might not even want to share....
It’s a terrific all-rounder side salad for any Asian food, including Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese. Make a big batch because it keeps for days! Asian Slaw Named as such because it’s made with shredded cabbage like traditional Coleslaw – but other than that, it couldn’t be more different! No oily mayo laden dressing, this Asian salad is fresh, bright and crunchy, but certainly not lacking in flavour. (I also have similarly slaw-like Vietnamese Chicken Salad, that uses Chinese Cabbage which you should give a go!...
Ready in less than 30 minutes, this is one of my favorite fish recipes to make for my family. This recipe is such a great way to prepare firm-fleshed white fish. While I generally prefer bold-tasting fish such as salmon and tuna, this is actually one of my favorite fish recipes and I make it quite often. I think it’s the combination of the lemony, buttery topping - it’s delicious - and the short baking time, ensuring that the fish remains juicy....
Serve with coconut rice, seasoned rice, olive oil pasta, or egg fried rice. Baked Jerk Salmon Recipe You will love this quick and easy oven baked jerk salmon recipe, in fact, it is one of our favorite ways of eating salmon. Fish dinners (like baked cod with tomatoes, pan fried garlic butter cod, and broiled salmon) are very easy to get to the dinner table. A simple salmon recipe that is packed full of Caribbean flavor, this recipe is also perfect for meal prep and make-ahead meals....
My friend Alden (age 8) and her sister Piper (my goddaughter, age 5) took me clam digging this weekend. It wasn’t exactly what I expected. Although we went out in low tide, we still had to get chest deep in the water to find a sandy spot to scrape the bottom of with our toes. We found about 6 empty shells or rocks for every intact clam. We were out for more than an hour, shoulders sunburned and toes scraped, nearly stung by red jellyfish, and managed to get a grand total of 9 clams (3 clams each)....
Fluffy jumpers, thick socks, a blanket on the sofa, listening to the rain at night when you’re tucked up cosy in bed, and slow-cooked, make-your-kitchen-smell-amazing dinners. Yeah, I’m so ready for Autumn. To be fair, I could eat a casserole in the middle of Summer (have you seen my summer casserole? yes, it really is a thing), but this hearty Guinness casserole, with thick, rich gravy and fall apart beef, all serve up with mashed potatoes and buttered greens is definitely winter food....
The best part is, today’s grocery stores carry more products that align with the ever-growing demand for global food. Once hard-to-find ingredients are now readily available at your local market. If you can’t find what you need in the global foods aisle, check out the health food section, where you’re bound to find specialty ingredients like rice noodles and coconut milk. Ask an Expert! Andrea Nguyen To learn more about exploring Vietnamese food in my own home, I turned to an expert in Vietnamese cooking, celebrated cookbook author Andrea Nguyen....
Online wine classes are the perfect way to quench your literal thirst for wine. You can take a course about the best food and wine pairings or uncover a wine region you’ve never explored, right from the comfort of your own home. The virtual offerings are extensive these days, so what’s actually worth your time? These are our top picks for the best online wine classes. Best Online Wine Classes of 2022 Best Overall: Corkbuzz Best for Beginners: Wine School of Philadelphia Best In-Depth Focus: The Cellar Muse Best Free Wine Class: Coursera’s Wine Tasting: Sensory Techniques for Wine Analysis via UC Davis...
Shortcake biscuits are easy to make with Bisquick because you don’t have to worry about leavening (it’s already in the mix), or cutting in cold butter (stir in melted butter instead). All you need is some sugar, milk, butter, and a baking pan. Drop spoonfuls of dough on a greased baking pan, and bake in a 425°F oven. They’re done in about 10 minutes! For some odd reason, Bisquick no longer shows the sweet shortcake biscuit recipe on their box....
If you were looking for a chocolate cake that represented the excesses of the 1980s, I cannot think of a better one than this! No frosting, but with those ingredients, who needs frosting? The Famous Silver Palate Chocolate Cake Since Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins introduced the world to this cake decades ago it has become part of our national baking repertoire. It’s like a pound cake, but with dark chocolate....
While pumpkin gets all the attention in sweet dishes, butternut squash is actually better in many baked goods. It’s naturally sweeter and creamier and adds a moist richness to this delightful bread. Butternut squash bread hits all the right notes for a breakfast loaf—moist but tender, sweet but not too sweet. It has just the right amount of spice, enough to celebrate the season without overpowering the squash. Equal parts oil and butter ensure a flavorful loaf that will stay moist for days....
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Byron Bay cookies changed the Aussie cookie market forever when they first came out. They were known for their size (big!), the buttery crisp-but-melt-in-your-mouth texture and most importantly, the generous amounts of “stuff” inside. Big chunks of chocolate (here’s the Choc Chunk version!), nuts, M&M’s. Nobody eats a Byron Bay cookie and is left feeling dissatisfied!! They’re now found in cafes all across Australia, and as popular as ever....
Caprese Salad is terrific served as a side for sharing, as a light meal with crusty bread or piled onto toast with smashed avocado. Fresh and delightful! Everybody loves the idea of a Caprese Salad, but all too often it’s either rather bland because it’s just dressed with olive oil, or it looks like a terrible mess because it’s tossed with balsamic which stains the pearly baby mozzarella balls brown....
