A classic for parties! Usually, I’m in the latter camp, having grossly underestimated the time it takes to get organized. For these times it’s helpful to have a dish like this shrimp dip in one’s back pocket. Elise Bauer A lovely dipthick, shrimpy, and brightly flavored with lemon, herbs, and hot sauce. (Well maybe 15 if you have to defrost the shrimp.) When defrosted, strain. Add the lemon juice and lemon zest....
This easy chicken chili recipe is perfect for busy days. Just combine everything in a slow cooker and let it simmer all day while you’re away. That would be nice, right?! Emma Christensen I useboneless, skinless chicken thighsfor this recipe. The chicken just gets more tender the longer you let it cook. Try not to push it too much longer, though, or else the chicken starts to become mushy. Emma Christensen...
Sear thick-cut pork chops in a skillet and smother them in rich onion gravy. My family will never turn down a slab of meat thats been drenched in gravy! These classic Smothered Pork Chops are just the comforting dish my family craves during the cooler months. Marta Rivera What Is the Best Cut for Pork Chops? Choose chops that are a bright pink color with creamy white fat around the edges....
This easy rice is the ultimate side for just about any main. The browning is essential to the nutty, almost toasty flavor of the rice. Mom has perfected the art of preparing the rice quickly. Elise Bauer You could easily make it one pot if you wanted. Once cooled, the prepared Spanish rice can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. And yes, you might freeze this! Elise Bauer This post,How to Freeze Rice, has all the details you need....
Its a quick and easy dip to make for an impromptu appetizer. Who can resist all that cheese? But sometimes you want something super quick and a little lighter than ahot, gooey dip. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas Because its cold, you’re able to make it ahead and it travels well, too. Frozen or Fresh Spinach? Another method is to squeeze the spinach in a potato ricer until dry. Simply Recipes / Sally Vargas...
Steak salad makes a quick and easy midweek meal. Made with thin slices of pan-seared steak served over arugula and lettuce greens toss with a lemon vinaigrette. Round it out with goat cheese, scallions, avocado, and bell pepper. Elise Bauer Steak salad is such a great way to enjoy steak! you’re able to even easily put it together with steak leftovers. At a minimum it is simply thin slices of steak over salad greens with your preferred salad dressing....
Canned beans make party-worthy baked beans on the stovetop. As good as they were (and they were really good! (Maybe next time I’ll trycooking the beans in a pressure cooker!) Sally Vargas Thats what makes this stovetop recipe using canned beans so appealing. Best Beans for Baked Beans Navy beans are the bean of choice for New England-style baked beans. Be sure to tuck them away, well-covered with a lid, within two hours of cooking....
My mother made countless vibrant pink strawberry layer cakes, and we gobbled them up. I wanted to recapture the strawberry cake magic I remember from my childhood in a homemade recipe. And its incredibly easy to make! Simply Recipes / Mark Beahm You needa lotof fresh strawberries to get the true flavor across, and that makes for one stodgy cake. They also lose some of their flavor during baking. For the cake, I took inspiration from a Southern classic: jam cake....
This meat and cheese-stuffed stromboli will feed a crowd! Homemade stromboli with ham, salami, provolone, and mozzarella rolled up in pizza dough. Easy to make, easy to share. Sheryl Julian This homemade stromboli fits that bill. What Is Stromboli? There is also a real place called Stromboli; its a volcanic island off the north coast of Sicily. Sheryl Julian Roll it out and add layers of salami, ham, mozzarella, and provolone....
How to make tabbouleh salad with bulgur wheat, fresh herbs, and tomatoes. Here’s our version. It’s a cinch to make! Lori Rice What Is in the Best Tabbouleh? The thing that requires the most work actually is just the chopping up of the parsley. Don’t skimp on the olive oil. Lori Rice The salad needs it or it will be dry. Feel free to add some chopped cucumber, or even chile for a little heat....
Crunchy, cheesy, and crowd-pleasing, this casserole is ready in just 20 minutes. When youve got a family to feed, it can feel just plain tedious. This easy taco casserole. Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower Kids will love the crowd-pleasing flavors and textures, and theyll have fun adding their toppings before digging in. Make the ground beef mixture ahead of time, storing it in the fridge for up to three days....
A method for easily and cleanly getting corn kernels off of a cob, using a bundt pan to catch hold the corn cob and catch the kernels. Lots of recipes (creamed corn,corn chowder,corn salad) require stripping the corn kernels away from the cob. In practice, it’s a bit tricky as the corn cob can slip from its position, and the kernels can go flying all over the place! Elise Bauer...
This classic tomato soup is rich with a velvety texture. Its easy to make with canned tomatoes, and perfectly suited for all of your grilled cheese dipping needs. Better than a can of Campbell’s and just about as easy! Alison Bickle The soups simplicity only accentuates its role as a tincture on a cold fall evening. Its velvety texture is a robe of warmth. Dice an onion; add a little garlic, and let it simmer!...
