Dec 10 2024
Ratatouille is summer vegetables at their best: tender eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, ripe tomatoes, onion, and garlic slowly cooked with olive oil and fragrant herbs until everything becomes rich, savory, and deeply flavorful. This classic French vegetable dish is associated with Provence and the cuisine of Nice in southern France. Unlike the perfectly layered vegetable …
Nov 28 2024
Sweet brown sugar, warm bourbon, honey, Dijon mustard, and a touch of holiday spice come together in this easy ham glaze. As it bakes, the glaze turns glossy and caramelized, creating a beautiful sweet-savory crust over a tender baked ham. This is an especially good glaze for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any dinner where ham …
Nov 26 2024
Buttery, rich, and fragrant with vanilla, a classic pound cake is one of those simple desserts that never really needs embellishment. The crumb is tender and close-knit rather than fluffy like a layer cake, with a golden crust that gives way to a soft, buttery center. This vanilla pound cake is baked in a loaf …
Nov 07 2024
Golden, crisp, buttery, and packed with roasted peanuts, homemade peanut brittle is one of those old-fashioned candies that proves simple ingredients can create something spectacular. Sugar and corn syrup cook until deeply caramelized, peanuts add plenty of salty crunch, and baking soda creates the tiny bubbles that give good brittle a lighter, easier-to-bite texture. Once …
Nov 01 2024
Tender chili-lime chicken, warm flour tortillas, melted cheddar, and cool fresh pico de gallo make these Tex-Mex chicken tacos an easy dinner with plenty of contrast in every bite. The chicken gets a quick marinade with lime juice, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and garlic before being cooked in a very hot skillet until browned …
Oct 25 2024
Crispy potato skins filled with fluffy mashed potato, sour cream, butter, sharp cheddar, smoky bacon, and green onions make twice-baked potatoes one of the ultimate comfort-food side dishes. They look a little more impressive than an ordinary baked potato but are surprisingly straightforward to make. Bake the potatoes until completely tender, scoop out the fluffy …
Oct 23 2024
Tender chunks of pumpkin simmered in coconut milk with ginger, garlic, cumin, coriander, turmeric, and warming curry spices make this pumpkin coconut curry an easy fall dinner that feels comforting without being heavy. The pumpkin becomes creamy around the edges while still holding its shape, and full-fat coconut milk creates a rich sauce that carries …
Oct 19 2024
Smoky, spicy, and ready in about 20 minutes, blackened shrimp is one of the easiest ways to turn a pound of shrimp into a dinner that feels anything but ordinary. The shrimp are coated in a homemade blend of paprika, thyme, oregano, garlic, onion, black pepper, and cayenne, then quickly seared in a hot skillet …
Oct 14 2024
Halloween party food does not have to be complicated to look delightfully spooky. A few strips of crescent dough can turn hot dogs into mummies, sliced olives can transform an ordinary pizza into a spiderweb, and chocolate pudding becomes a miniature graveyard with nothing more than cookie crumbs and a tombstone-shaped cookie. These easy Halloween …
Oct 07 2024
When cool evenings return, a pot of soup simmering on the stove is one of the easiest ways to make dinner feel like fall. This collection moves from silky butternut squash soup to hearty beef stew, spicy pumpkin chili, classic chicken noodle soup, and a vegetable-packed lentil soup. Some are ready in less than an …
