Barbecue Sauce: Depending on how much time we have, we may just use whatever barbecue sauce we have in the pantry. However, we know that nothing beats homemade, so when the time allows we always make from scratch! The sauce included with this recipe for oven-baked bbq chicken will produce just the right amount of barbecue sauce for your ribs. Slow Cooker Instructions: Prepare rub and coat ribs. Place in a 6-quart slow cooker, cover, and cook on low 7 to 8....

Creamy Avocado Dressing This is a dressing that uses avocado to make it creamy, rather than mayonnaise or loads of oil. It doesn’t taste very avocado-ey because avocados are dense so it needs to be thinned out to make it pourable as a dressing. Rather, think of the avocado as a better-for-you means to get a creamy dressing fix! Excellent use for avocados that are a bit overripe or with brown spotty bits that don’t look appealing enough to use in salads....

This easy tortellini soup has been on heavy rotation in my kitchen lately. The list of ingredients is short, which translates into a dinner that doesn’t take a lot of brainpower to pull together (a weeknight win!); everyone in my particular household loves it unconditionally (another win!); and it makes darn good leftovers (WIN WIN WIN!). An Easy Dinner From the Pantry This recipe is a tomato-free riff on our awesome Tomato Tortellini Soup with Italian Sausage....

Crispy roasted potatoes Who wants some extra-crispy roasted potatoes? In my opinion, the best roasted potatoes are soft and tender in the middle with some crispy bits on the outside. That’s exactly what you’ll get with these easy Spanish potatoes! How to get crispy Spanish potatoes This recipe calls for a quick and easy technique to get perfectly tender potatoes with the best crispy bits on the outside. First, cut the potatoes into even sized pieces....

This is a terrific quick and easy zucchini recipe that’s super economical! Zucchini Fritters I have a theory that you can fritter anything (something I’ve elaborated on in my Pakora recipe!) And frittata anything. And the Asian blood running through my veins also insists that I tell you that you can stir fry anything (follow the formula in this Stir Fry Sauce recipe) and make fried rice from anything. Today, we’re frittering....

For many years I’ve grown lemon cucumbers, which are yellow and the size of a large lemon when ripe. They look sort of cool, but they can get seedy and they can be somewhat awkward to handle. This year I decided to plant Persian cucumbers instead, which are more delicate than the normal garden variety, and thin-skinned, perfect for salads. I hope you like cucumbers dear readers, because the summer has just begun, and already my plant is taking over the sunny corner of the garden....

Ingredients 2 lbs. fresh brussel sprouts, trimmed and halved 2 TB. olive oil Salt and Pepper 1/2 sweet onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. dijon mustard 1/2 cup heavy cream Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread the brussel sprouts out on a 4-sided baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil over them and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until tender....

Baking soda is a base (with a pH of 9.5) that reacts with acidic ingredients like vinegar, lemon juice, buttermilk, and cream of tartar to produce carbon dioxide. This is what gives quick breads and batters their rise. Potent, fast-acting baking soda is key in recipes that call for the ingredient. Otherwise, the necessary chemical reaction won’t take place and you could end up with a flat, stodgy cake....

Ingredients for air fryer chicken legs It will just take a handful of simple ingredients to make these crispy chicken drumsticks. Here is what you’ll need. Chicken drumsticks – fresh, not frozenAvocado oil – or another cooking oilGarlic powderChili powderOnion powderSalt and pepper How to make air fried chicken drumsticks It’s super easy! Follow these steps, and you’ll have crispy, delicious drumsticks ready in 30 minutes! Preheat your air fryer if yours doesMix the seasonings in a small bowlCoat the drumsticks with avocado oilRub seasoning all over drumsticksPlace drumsticks in air fryer so they are in an even layerCook for 10 minutesFlip and cook for another 10-15 minutes until chicken reaches 165° internally...

Welcome to the essential ingredients of an apple crisp, one of the most simple and easy of apple desserts! This apple crisp recipe comes from my friend Sue Jackson of Littleton, Massachusetts. She introduced it to me years ago and it has since become a favorite. Easy Apple Crisp Recipe One of the reasons I love this recipe is how easy it is to make. It’s as no-fuss as you can get....

How do I know when to flip Easy Apple Pancakes? Pancakes should be cooked on a flat surface over medium high heat. When bubbles start to form on the top and the edges start to lose their shine, you’ll know it is time to flip. Your pancake should be golden brown on each side. Sifting Flour: Sifting your dry ingredients will produce a fluffier pancake. If you are in a hurry, you can skip this step and it will still work, your pancakes just won’t be quite as fluffy....

Video: How to Make Buttermilk Waffles What Is a “Classic” Buttermilk Waffle Recipe? Do a little digging for buttermilk waffle recipes and you can find all sorts of “classic” recipes that use everything from cornstarch to coconut flour. I’m sure those recipes are great, but I wanted to make real buttermilk waffles. The kind my grandma would have made, with 100% buttermilk and no surprising add-ins or zany substitutions. Just the basics for this waffle recipe, please and thank you....

This VERY easy version is made with garlic, heavy cream, and parmesan. I use dried spices to streamline the recipe, and the result is comparable to much more elaborate ones. This creamy soup is one of my favorites to make in the fall and winter. In my tasty version, Parmesan cheese adds texture and flavor, while a touch of heavy cream adds silkiness and enhances the soup’s delicate flavor. Considering it’s such an elegant and flavorful soup that you can often order in fine restaurants, It’s surprisingly easy to make!...

I received an email from a reader asking me to share my chicken noodle soup. It might be in the middle of summer here in Sydney but the weather is swinging from heat waves to winter-like from day to day, so it was certainly no hardship to move from the barbecued Miso Marinated Side of Salmon I shared last Friday to this soup! OK, maybe “winter-like” is a slight exaggeration....

How do you grill zucchini and squash? You can grill zucchini and squash halved, or in spears directly on the grill, or you can cut them into slices or chunks and grill them on skewers or in foil packets. How long do you cook zucchini on the grill? Zucchini should be cooked over a medium heat (about 350 degrees) on the grill for about 10 minutes, no matter how you cut the zucchini....

Start your journey into the wonderful world of risotto by making smaller batches and getting used to the flavors and textures that emerge. This recipe is simple and easy to follow, but do follow it—risotto isn’t a rice cooker kind of dish. The rice itself should not be overcooked—it will be slightly al dente, which means it will have a firmness but won’t be hard in the center at all....

What are cocktail sausages? Cocktail sausages are simply small, bite sized sausages. You can find chicken, beef, or pork cocktail sausages, making this easily customizable to your dietary needs. You should be able to find these in your local grocery store in the same section as regular, full sized sausages. If you canned find cocktail sausages, you can always use full size sausages. Either cut them in half, or use them full size, making sure to cut your puff pastry just slightly large than the length of the sausage....

Many pickled beets I find are much too vinegary, hiding rather than enhancing the naturally sweet flavor of the beets. This recipe is my mother’s approach to preparing the beets, using cider vinegar balanced with a little sugar (you could also just use balsamic), along with olive oil and some dry mustard. We love it! The vinaigrette complements the sweetness of the beets without overpowering them. Do you love beets?...

I never could resist mashed potato. My favourite bit of a roast dinner when I was younger, I always used to request lots of mash and gravy and a little bit of everything else! So by default, Shepherd’s pie and cottage pie are two of my favourite comfort foods. Personally, I love my Shepherd’s Pie with lots of green veg and plenty of gravy.Chris likes it like that too, but his favourite way of eating it is to save some for breakfast the next day, then fry it up and serve it on bread with ketchup....

It is so named I suppose for several reasons. You place a dollop of it on a cracker to eat, it has somewhat of a tiny bumpy texture, and the taste is exquisite. It’s not remotely fancy, but one can pretend, right? My friend Kathi brought this eggplant caviar to a dinner I hosted this summer and if not for the fact that there were several people to be served, I could easily have eaten the whole batch....