Making dough for cut-out cookies can be tricky. The dough needs to be soft enough to roll out but not so soft that it sticks to the counter or your shapes turn to blobs in the oven. Most sugar cookie recipes use a mixer to “cream” room-temperature butter and sugar before adding the other ingredients….
Enoki Alfredo Is a Clever Reinterpretation of Pasta Alfredo and Cacio E Pepe
“Cooking with Mushrooms: A Fungi Lover’s Guide to the World’s Most Versatile, Flavorful, Health-Boosting Ingredients” is a mushroom lovers’ paradise. The book includes nearly 100 recipes that explore the array of mushroom varieties and their flavor profiles. Author Andrea Gentl includes information on how to grow your own mushrooms, plus how to make and use dried mushrooms….
Enjoy This Holiday-Worthy Side Long Into the New Year
Tender Brussels sprouts in a creamy sauce is a holiday-worthy side dish that’s easy enough for a weeknight. Creamed Brussels Sprouts Serves 4 Active Time: 25 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved 2 medium shallots, divided 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided 1 tablespoon canola or grapeseed oil 1 tablespoon…
What Is a Sugarplum, Anyway? Bringing the Sweet Mystery to Life
As you nestle your children snug in their beds this Christmas Eve, perhaps it’s more likely that visions of tablets and smartphones will dance in their heads than sugarplums. Clement Clarke Moore’s iconic Christmas poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” in which the sweets appear, is nearly two centuries old, and sugarplum fairies may dance…
This Spinach Omelet Is One of My Favorite 5-minute Meals
A classic spinach and cheese omelet is one of my favorite quick meals any time of day. If I have a bag of baby spinach and some grated Parmesan cheese on hand, I know I can whisk up some eggs and be eating a delicious meal in about five minutes. A pillowy omelet with nutty…
Kale Potato Salad: A Million Little Fibers
Holiday season dishes tend to be heavy on sweet and fat. Which is why some of my favorite meals this time of year involve kale. It’s not that I don’t enjoy a good Yorkshire pudding, or a bowl of buttery potatoes, or a sweet baked ham. Rather, it’s that pigging out on decadent foods like…
A Curried Holiday Timeout
Do you need a holiday timeout? When we are in the eye of the storm, aka the lull between Thanksgiving and December celebrations, it helps to step off the conveyor belt of planning, cooking, baking and entertaining. Take a break and fix something easy, healthy, and decidedly not holiday-inspired. Make a fragrant warming curry and…
From Denmark to Wisconsin, the Kringle Is a Giant, Flaky Pastry Meant to be Shared
It’s 6:30 a.m. and I am calling Bendtsen’s Bakery to try to catch the baker. But I fail. Again. “He’s making kringles,” says the woman on the phone, apologetically. “This is a busy time right now. We’re making thousands a day.” The week before, I’d been told the baker and his lone assistant had come…
How To Make Coquito For The Holidays
The holiday season is filled with traditional foods and drinks. In the United States, families often build gingerbread houses or bake Christmas cookies in December. In Puerto Rico, however, no Navidad is complete without the country’s Christmas cocktail, coquito. Much like eggnog, coquito is a smooth and creamy drink, but there’s a tropical twist. The classic recipe is typically a combination of…
It’s Slow-Cooker Season, and This Soup Recipe Should Be in Your Weekly Meal Rotation
This set-it-and-forget-it slow-cooker recipe simmers away all day so you come home to a warm and healthy dinner the whole family will love. Using bone-in chicken is the key to making rich soup without adding broth. Slow-Cooker Chicken & Chickpea Soup Serves 6 Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 4 hours and 20 minutes Ingredients…
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