How to make garlic butter In order to make the best out of this recipe, use quality butter. Also, it is important that the butter is softened at room temperature. Fresh garlic cloves Fresh parsley Finely chop or mince the garlic and parsley To a bowl add softened butter, minced garlic, and chopped parsley and mix to combine with a fork, spatula, or hand mixer. Transfer the flavored butter to parchment paper then roll it into a log and twist it at both ends to seal like you would with a candy wrapper....

By itself or served toasted with a bit of butter and jam, I find that a lively and gingery gingerbread is really appropriate at any time of year. Outrageously Flavorful Gingerbread Cake This recipe utilizes the classic method for making gingerbread, which requires melting the fat (in this case, the butter) with the molasses, honey, and sugar before adding the dry ingredients. To give it some extra kick I use three forms of ginger: ground, fresh, and candied to ensure a pronounced ginger flavor....

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Cheerful and bright golden beets, roasted and then simmered with red onions in a sweet and sour orange glaze, tossed with garnet pomegranate arils and served on a bed of arugula and lettuce greens. This recipe is adapted from one I received from a neighbor years ago, a recipe she had pulled from an old issue of Sunset magazine. The original recipe was a bit fussier, and used regular beets....

Grilled Garlic Bread When I’m BBQ-ing, I’m all in. Which means I like to cook every dish on the BBQ. No running back and forth between the BBQ and the oven indoors! Everything is cooked on the BBQ, or it’s no-cook things like salads. 🙂 Thus – sides. Important to have a good arsenal of great side dishes for the BBQ! And there’s no question about what tops the list: GRILLED GARLIC BREAD....

From oven to table, it makes even the humblest casseroles feel luxurious. If you’re new to baking in stoneware, you’re in for a treat. What Is Stoneware? Stoneware is earthenware—clay—fired at a high temperature, which makes it more durable. It’s resistant to chipping and it holds heat beautifully. You’ll find stoneware in all sort of sizes, shapes, and colors. The stoneware used in most modern kitchens is glazed, and that’s what we’re focusing on here....

A totally silly recipe today. In fact it’s not really a recipe - having only 3 ingredients, but I couldn’t resist sharing it for a bit of fun. I’ve been making a few Halloween recipes recently, and having asked the kids to ’name a food from a spooky/Halloween kid’s movie’ - they both immediately said ‘SCREAM CHEESE from Hotel Transylvania!’ Here’s our little version (thanks to Gracey for the sound effects!...

The main advantage of ground beef is clearly budget, and if worked properly you can also have wonderful flavor. First, get ground chuck. Chuck is the shoulder cut of beef, the shoulder muscles being well worked from the grazing action of the steer. More muscle action equals more flavor, and a tougher cut of meat. Chuck is notoriously tough as a steak (ask my father who used to try to cook chuck steaks in his poor bachelor days), but one of the most flavorful parts of the animal....

Coconut aminos – If you don’t have any on hand, you can sub soy sauce. Or, try our DIY coconut aminos substitute recipe. Veggies – Substitute any stir-fry veggies you want, even a frozen package of veggies will work! Tips from an expert home chef The recipe only calls for marinating the chicken while you prep, but you can marinate it for up to 24 hours if desired.Don’t overcook the veggies!...

It will put a smile on everyone’s face. Video: How to Make Beef Stroganoff The Best Beef for Stroganoff You will want to make stroganoff with a tender cut of beef, such as tenderloin or top sirloin. For a quick version, you can use ground beef instead of beef strips. It’s not particularly fussy, the bulk of the prep time comes from slicing the beef and mushrooms. Origins of Beef Stroganoff According to Food Timeline, Beef Stroganoff may have first appeared in Russian cookbooks in the mid 1800s, presumably named for a prominent member of the Stroganoff family....

Finding Green Walnuts To make nocino, the first thing you will need to do is source some green walnuts! I’ve never seen green walnuts at any market. It may be easier to find a friend with a walnut tree. The best time to make nocino is in late May or early June, when the shells have still not yet hardened inside the husks. If you wait too long, the walnuts are too hard to easily cut through and you need to quarter them to make nocino....

Lemon and red wine vinegar brighten flavors, while a mix of grainy and Dijon mustards add spiciness. Sweetened with just a hint of honey, and made with olive oil, what’s not to like? With so many prepped, unadulterated, and fresh greens now available, putting together a salad has become a much easier proposition. And when you don’t have to wash and dry every single leaf from a head of lettuce (I have no objection to that) you have ample time to make your own salad dressing without mystery ingredients....

In this sheet pan wonder, chicken thighs are roasted in a hot oven over a bed of apple slices, shallots, waxy potatoes, and fresh thyme. The results are veggies coated in a luxurious layer of schmaltzy gold and tender chicken thighs with golden brown, crackly skin. When to Serve Honey Roasted Chicken Thighs Intimidated by roasting a whole chicken? I hear that. Starting smaller with chicken thighs is a great way to practice your poultry cookery without having to sweat through preparing a whole bird....

The most difficult and frustrating part of making homemade sugar cookies, however, is working with the dough. It can be complicated, even as an intermediate baker, to strike that balance between keeping the dough cold but warm enough to work with it. What’s a baker to do? Here’s my trick. A Better Way to Roll Out Cookie Dough Most people who make sugar cookie dough from scratch were taught to roll the dough out after it’s been chilled....

If I have some leftover chicken in the fridge, I use that for these easy meals. Otherwise, I use this poaching method to quickly cook a few chicken breasts when I need them! Moist and Tender Cooked Chicken When you want silky, tender chicken without a lot of fuss or fanfare, this chicken recipe is the way to go. The chicken cooks gently, retaining much more moisture than with other cooking methods....

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This is how I prepare cauliflower for roasting, steaming or boiling to make puree. I seem to keep repeating myself in every cauliflower recipe so I thought it would just be handy to share a neat little tutorial post I can refer you to. 🙂 How to cut cauliflower florets Cut larger cauliflower florets in half or even thirds so they are all (roughly) the same size. This will ensure they cook evenly....

The stalks are tough and typically discarded, but the wispy fronds are a lot like dill in texture. They can be chopped fine to use as an herb in soups, sautés, and baked goods. The bulb is most often served thinly sliced and it can be eaten raw in salads, skillet cooked, or roasted in the oven. Eaten raw it is a lot like celery in texture – crispy with a high water content....

1. Plan to fail and keep moving forward Planning to fail may sound negative, but this is #1 on the list for a reason. Even with all of our best intentions and plans for success, we sometimes fall short. Many people stop at failure and the key aspect of self-discipline is moving on from failure. Missed a planned workout? That’s fine – you can go tomorrow.Indulged on ice cream when you’re trying to stop eating sweets?...

My freezer is jammed to the gills—and not only with normal things like frozen fruit and chicken sausage, but also with the random bits of food that one tends to collect as a professional food writer and recipe tester. (Witness: several cups of unused rugelach filling, enough frozen whipped cream to last for months, and more Thanksgiving turkey than you need to know about.) This is all to say that I have learned a trick or two regarding Freezer Tetris and how to maximize space....