The plantain is a staple in Latin American cuisine. Sometimes referred to as the macho banana, it’s a member of the banana family, but quite different from the ubiquitous sweet yellow Cavendish most common in North American grocery stores. (Fun fact: There are more than 1,000 varieties of bananas.) Besides tending to be bigger, the…
Twice-Fried, Twice the Appeal: Crispy Tostones Will Be Your New Favorite Side Dish
The Perfect Protein-Packed Breakfast for Busy Mornings
Protein-packed omelet muffins, or baked mini omelets, are a perfect breakfast for busy mornings. Make a batch ahead and freeze for breakfast on the go, or serve these fresh with fruit salad for a simple weekend brunch. Easy Loaded Baked Omelet Muffins Active Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Serves 6 3 slices bacon,…
Turn This Classic Childhood Drink Into a Decadent, Chocolatey Treat
A cold glass of chocolate milk is hard to beat. Sure, you can buy a bottle of the pre-made stuff or even chocolate syrup. But for the chocolate milk enthusiast looking to level up, this recipe is for you. It makes a big batch of seriously delicious chocolate syrup that can be kept on hand…
Soup Dupe: This Zuppa Toscana Recipe Outdoes the Popular Olive Garden Menu Item
If you crave Olive Garden’s zuppa Toscana, you need to make this recipe. It hits the spot in just the same way, and it might even be better because you have a big ol’ pot to yourself. Plus, coming in at just 10 ingredients, it’s an easy copycat recipe that isn’t a labor of love….
A Blend of Spices Adds Nice Flavor to Chickpea Curry
My husband’s family is from the UK, and they love a good curry, so I’m always experimenting with curry recipes to impress them. Chickpea curry with potatoes and peas is my latest creation, which had them asking for seconds and for the recipe! It takes a number of spices to make this curry tasty, but…
Kids Can’t Get Enough of These Pull-Apart Pizza Rolls
Tear-and-share bread, monkey bread, bubble bread—they’re all different names for the same kind of dish: balls of dough, baked close together in a pan, that are served warm and pulled apart with your hands. While there are lots of savory tear-and-share breads (like this one!), its roots are sweet. In the 1950s, a Hungarian dessert…
The Family Table: 30 Years of Sourdough Biscuits, Made With Love
Submitted by Jared K. Vawter, Bakersfield, California Sourdough is not an ingredient; it is a relationship. If you care for and nurture your sourdough, it will return to you all the love and devotion a one-celled organism can give. Thirty years ago, I bought a jar of sourdough starter at St. Andrew’s Abbey fall festival in…
Bold Beans: Extraordinary Coffee to Wake Up Your Morning Routine
The coffee cognoscente turns their nose up at “mall coffee,” seeking instead to identify and enjoy the ultimate brew. We accepted the challenge to collect a sampling of the most unusual javas. Thank a Civet Volcanica Coffee Free-Range Kopi Luwak This coffee delivers a complex flavor and lingering aftertaste, thanks to Asian palm civets, which…
How to Make the Perfect Lemon Tart With a Foolproof Filling
There are recipes where taking a few shortcuts or starting with store-bought components is just fine. And then there are recipes where the very best version takes some extra time and effort, but the payoff makes it worth it. Friends, this classic lemon tart is definitely the latter type of recipe. It calls for a…
Homemade Limoncello Is Easier to Make Than You Think
It always strikes me as a bit of a marvel that in the deepest and darkest days of winter, citrus arrives with aplomb. It’s on these days, when you’re craving the sun the most, that vividly colored oranges, rosy-hued grapefruit, and bright yellow lemons find their way to your kitchen like little palmfuls of sunshine,…
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