Simply Recipes / Jessica Gavin If you are a fan of bagel and lox, youll love this appetizer! A baguette is thinly sliced and toasted into crostini, the base for this bite-sized starter. The toppings are delicious layers of tangy cream cheese, pickled cucumbers, and cured salmon. Simply Recipes / Jessica Gavin I always save a few on the side for myself because they disappear fast! What are Crostini? Crostini are versatile Italian appetizers that use thinly sliced toasted bread....

Try this one for breakfast! Great idea, yes, yo! I love them with a runny egg and extra sour cream. Elise Bauer Hot smoked salmon works best for this recipe. It’s usually a thicker cut, and darker and firmer than cold-smoked. Add the potatoes and onions, stirring to coat with the oil. Elise Bauer Spread the potatoes and onions out in an even layer in the pan. Sprinkle the potatoes with a little salt....

Creamy smoked salmon pasta in just 30 minutes. (2 tablespoons of salt for 4 quarts of water.) While the water is heating, brown the pine nuts. Elise Bauer Put the pine nuts in a single layer in a large skillet. Heat on medium heat, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and lightly browned. Remove pine nuts from pan and set aside. Once the water is boiling, add the pasta to the pot....

This simple pasta salad pops with flavor from orange bell peppers, celery and green onions. One of the challenges of the holidays is keeping everyone fed when the family comes to town. Better yet if it can use up holiday feasting leftovers. Elise Bauer It must be my dad’s midwestern roots taking hold in me. So simple, but so good! The little bits of smoked salmon do pretty much all the heavy lifting as far as flavor goes....

An all-butter pastry crust filled with custard and an amazing trio of flavors. I’ve added freshdillbecause, well, dill just tastes good with salmon. But feel free to use another favorite herb if dill’s not your thing. Elise Bauer This produces a delicate, creamy custard for your quiche. If you want something sturdier, feel free to add another egg. We like it as is. Elise Bauer High praise from those two!...

A homemade harissa paste keeps this chicken flavorful and tender. Give it a good 24-hour marinade for the best results. Ciara Kehoe / Simply Recipes Spatchcocking a chicken simply means flattening it out by removing the backbone. Ciara Kehoe / Simply Recipes Harissa: Spicy and Delicious Harissa is a fragrant spicy chili paste from North Africa. The jot down of chili and how much of it you add is up to you....

The crispy, amber-colored skin makes it worthy of your holiday table centerpiece. Growing up our family of six overwhelmingly loved breast meat and we ate turkey year-round. I remember my father carving the holiday turkey, dutifully asking everyone, white or dark meat? Mike Lang I got the turkey breast while the dark meat (the thighs and legs) went to Dad. Its all about how you approach it. The turkey breasts not only retain moisture, but the brine imparts a robust sweetness to the meat....

Roasting a turkey can be an intimating and daunting affair. Putting the turkey on the grill or smoker can elevate the anxiety even more. Thankfully, we have science and salt to help us avoid the dreadful dry turkey. Mike Lang What is Turkey Brine? If you better scale the amount, its 1 part salt to 20 parts water. I use Morton Kosher Salt, which has large crystals. Mike Lang Table salt requires a smaller measurement....

you might of course replace the dairy butter with a plant-based alternative to make it vegan. This recipe leans on parboiling the cauliflower to help jumpstart the cooking. It should take you about 15 minutes. Ciara Kehoe / Simply Recipes It looks a little like skinny ginger root, but its vibrant yellow inside. Fresh turmeric is way zingier and more citrusy in flavor than ground turmeric. Cant find fresh turmeric?...

Rich, spicy, smoky barbecue sauce. Perfect for burgers, ribs, or beef brisket. This smoky barbecue sauce fromHank Shawis one of the best bbq sauces I have ever tasted. Elise Bauer Smoky, spicy, and rich in flavor. ~Elise Yep, Im back with another barbecue creation. This time its a dark, rich sauce loaded with smoky flavor. Elise Bauer The two key ingredients in this sauce arechipotles in adoboand liquid smoke. And if you cant find chipotle powder, try using Spanish smoked paprika....

Shrimp marinated in a spicy paprika garlic sauce, threaded onto bamboo skewers and grilled. All on a stick. This paprika marinated shrimp skewer recipe is the one that we all decided we liked the most. Elise Bauer Spicy, smokey, garlicky, with sprinkle of lime. It was dead easy to make. But those days of just putting out some salsa and chips are long gone. People have higher expectations! They loved Matt’s shrimp, and went back for seconds....

Take one bite and fall in love with this Southern classic. These chicken thighs are sure to shake things up! And thats a braise! Sally Vargas Youll want to use 4 bone-in breasts and cook them for 15 to 20 minutes. it’s possible for you to also use white whole wheat flour if you have that in your pantry. I also love the earthy flavor of the bean flours.) Sally Vargas...

Slow-roasted turkey wings smothered in gravy are comfort food at its finest. Do you findchicken wingsirresistible? Have you ever picked up a package of turkey wings wondering what wonderful goodness you could make with them? Elise Bauer How To Make Smothered Turkey Wings Smothered turkey wings are a staple of the South. As is the case with most regional specialties, everyone has their way of doing it. We make a roux gravy with this stock to smother the turkey wings when done....