There is nothing better than warm, melty chocolate chip cookies on any night, but especially as a pick-me-up on a weeknight after a long day working for home or trying to entertain your kids all day. Except maybe homemade cookies without having to make them from scratch. For the ultimate life hack for homemade chocolate chip cookies, a…
White Beans and Artichoke Hearts, an Inspired Combination
Springtime soups often show off the assortment of greens that have just arrived at the farmers market. Sweet peas, asparagus, ramps and Chinese peas are just a few of the myriad greens I love to cook as the weather warms up. Sometimes I like to combine unlikely but complementary flavors together. The simple white bean…
Turn This Pie Favorite Into a Luscious, Silky Doughnut
Inspired by the classic Boston cream pie, this popular donut variety envelopes silky-smooth pastry cream in a light and airy yeasted doughnut, then tops it off with a chocolate glaze. Sweet enough to be a dessert, these doughnuts also make for a decadent breakfast or snack with a cup of coffee. They also have very similar…
Enjoy This Fried Chicken Recipe, From My Family to Yours
People like to ask professional cooks for their favorite recipe. Memories play a big role. I see my beautiful, hazel-eyed mother shaking floured chicken parts in a brown paper bag before rolling them in melted butter. Oven-fried chicken, a standard in her family dinner rotation, will always have a place on my table. Turns out,…
This Quick Taco Dinner Comes Together Even on Your Busiest Nights
This zippy, creamy slaw is so good you might find yourself making it for other sandwiches. Still, it pairs beautifully with the tangy pulled chicken for an incredibly quick dinner you can make even on your busiest nights. To save even more time, use a pre-shredded coleslaw blend. BBQ Chicken Tacos With Red Cabbage Slaw…
Everything You Need to Know About How to Select, Store and Freeze Avocados
Avocados are fickle. Sometimes they seem to be ready for consumption but then hard as a rock when cut into. Other times avocados look like they’ll be rotten before you get them home. This unpredictability isn’t just expensive ($1.25 each for medium, $2.50 each for large at my local supermarket, as I write); it also…
OUICOOK: Cheese Fondue Day
Happy Cheese Fondue day! I always find national days funny, it is always the most random things. But if it means I get to celebrate National Margarita Day with a margarita and I can celebrate National Fondue day with amazing cheese fondue…I am in! I think of cheese fondue as simply a fancy cheese board….
Traditional Irish Potato Bread
Potato bread was a staple food in Ireland and still is to this day! It’s the most delicious part of an Ulster Fry. Use a frying pan and an egg lifter – same as for soda bread. The best potatoes for potato bread are the floury ones! Ingredients 2 cups (250 g) of mashed potatoes…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Eggs
Easter is all about the eggs, baby. Hard-boiled eggs dyed in bright spring shades, eggs turned into herby omelets and ham frittatas for Easter brunch and, of course, candy eggs in Easter baskets. Sure, you can buy your Reese’s Peanut Butter Eggs, Cadbury Eggs and caramel eggs at the store — but what’s the fun in that? You can easily make your own…
Dutch Baby
The best brunches always have some sort of pastry or sweet item in the spread. After all, what goes better with frittatas and breakfast potatoes than something sweet, silky and carby? And that’s why the Dutch baby, an underrated breakfast dish you can make in a cast iron pan, is the perfect thing to serve this spring. Also known as…
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