Because Cornish hens are so petite, it means they are the perfect bird to air-fry whole. Thanks to the short cooking time (a smaller size hen will only take around 35 minutes!), the meat stays juicy while the skin gets nice and crispy. Each serving is one whole hen per person, which means it’s perfect…
This Colorful Salad Is Perfect for Autumn Days
When living in France, I became accustomed to the traditional crudite salad available in most charcuteries and bistro-style restaurants in the fall months. This California adaptation uses the domestically grown thin string beans, which are similar to the French haricots verts. If they are unavailable, cut large string beans in half lengthwise. Use a food…
Cheesy Sausage Sandwiches and Pumpkin Soup for a Halloween Crowd
For trick-or-treaters of all ages, there’s little time to waste eating dinner when there are doorbells to ring and candy to collect. Most years, I whirl together a large kettle of pumpkin, apples, carrots, all cooked to tenderness in chicken broth, into a luscious soup. This year, I’ll serve small bowls of this sweet-savory soup…
This Customizable Baked Potato Bar Is Perfect for Fall
The best way to enjoy a baked potato is with a spread of custom toppings (aka a baked potato bar). It’s the ultimate meal. Whether you cobble together leftovers in the fridge for a Tuesday dinner or prepare an over-the-top spread for a crowd, there are few people a baked potato bar wouldn’t delight. From…
Short on Time? This Delicious Dinner Is Ready in 20 Minutes
Quick-cooking chicken cutlets are a time-saving hero in this 20-minute dinner recipe. A jar of sun-dried tomatoes does double duty — the flavorful oil they’re packed in is used to saute; the chicken, and the tomatoes go into the cream sauce. Chicken Cutlets with Sun-Dried Tomato Cream Sauce Serves 4 Active Time: 20 minutes Total…
The Best of Greece
I was in Athens, at a rooftop restaurant under a floodlit Acropolis, marveling at how a Greek salad never gets boring. It was the last day of a long trip. I was reviewing, as I always do after completing an itinerary, how effectively my time was spent. I had kept my focus more on seeing…
Chicken Noodle Soup
When the cold weather rolls in, nothing quite compares to a big bowl of comforting soup or stew. And, on those particularly frigid days, no soup is more warming than chicken noodle. The dish has been used to remedy everything from the common cold to the flu, and this recipe is sure to give you what…
Instant Pot Applesauce
Like many, you’ve probably celebrated the arrival of fall by heading to one of the best apple orchards in America and partaking in other bucket list fall activities. But if you’ve grown tired of eating apples plain or baking apple pie, apple crisp, apple kugel and apple pancakes, there’s a classic solution: applesauce. This childhood classic is great for a midday snack, or…
Lighthouses Beckon to Adventurous Travelers
Sam and Barbara Dawson use binoculars to get close-up views of whales and seals as they swim by just offshore. Dick and Mary Beatty prefer to get up-close and personal with schools of multicolored fish while they snorkel and scuba dive. For Tom and Jean Coss, the big thrill is hobnobbing with a friendly ghost…
Build a Rail Fence
A rail and post fence is one of the easiest fences to build. Its horizontal rails fit into pre-cut holes in the fence posts, so they go together like pins in a slot. Originally, it was a fast way to keep livestock from straying into a nearby homestead; today, its natural good looks make it…
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