Oven-fried chicken is easy to make and puts a crunchy bit of comfort food on your table. With autumn in full swing, pair it with a simple salad of greens and baked apples or applesauce and welcome the season. An extra benefit? The warmth of the oven and aroma of cooking chicken fill your home!
Dried beans are inexpensive, healthy, and usually annoying to use in cooking. Between soaking overnight and hours and hours of cooking time, most people just opt to use canned versions of the same. But if you have a heavy, lidded pot and a working oven, you can take advantage of dried beans without all the fuss. And you can enjoy South American Black Bean Soup on a day when winter has you chilled to the bone.
With food prices rising, thoughts of affording sustainable, local food can leave you worrying. But if you follow some of these simple tips, you can save money, without having to abandon your ethical values and new sustainable leanings!
A simple fruit crisp recipe makes quick work of providing a homemade dessert when you don't have a lot of time to devote to getting fussy in the kitchen. A rhubarb version is showcased, but any number of other combinations will also work beautifully. Get the basics here.
Our busy lives don't have to mean skipping the most important meal of the day. In the final segment of a three part series on breakfasts on the run, learn about the best ways to blend a healthy smoothie.
Whether it's putting together a menu of complementary dishes or building layers of flavor in one dish, spending a bit of time thinking about what kinds of flavors play well together can help you become a better cook and enjoy the time at your table more.
Packaged crescent dough gets paired with a simple cheesecake filling and fresh berries to make a muffin that's nothing less than decadent. Pick your favorite from among strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, or cherries - or choose a combination.
Coating your Thanksgiving bird in a mayonnaise mixture seals in moisture and creates a beautifully-seasoned crust for your holiday entertaining. Add the traditional side dishes and no one will ever know the secret … unless you decide it needs to be shared!
If you think phở, the classic Vietnamese noodle soup, is only to be enjoyed when visiting your favorite Asian restaurants, it's time to learn to make it at home. While time-consuming, it's very easy to put together and it can easily be assembled in stages to make final assembly a fast, simple process. Grab your spoons and chopsticks!
Sometimes dinner needs to happen quickly, but takeout isn't practical or doesn't appeal. Do you have a half an hour? Can you plan a little ahead? If you answered "yes" to both of those questions, then get ready for a fantastic dinner in minutes!
They're affordable, versatile, and generally kid-friendly. They can literally be whipped up on a moment's notice and popped in the oven, and they can feed quite a few people on a budget. They are casseroles.
Blueberry crumb bars come to you in a form that's easy to make, is highly versatile, and maintains its flavor and quality over days ... if they last that long! Plus, they incorporate one of summer's favorite seasonal berries. What more could you ask for? Something that can be made in less than an hour? Done.
In a month that's filled with warming days and longer evenings, it seems appropriate to make a light dinner that gets you in and out of the kitchen in minutes.
Stuffing vegetables is a great way to work additional vitamins, minerals, and fiber into our winter diets. And when you stuff adorable carnival squash with a shepherd's pie inspired filling, you've got comfort food at its best.
