By now, risotto has finally managed to shake that myth that it’s a fussy, restaurant-only dinner. Once you have the hang of the technique —it’s pretty easy to make and doesn’t require a single special tool. I’ve cooked risotto in everything from a Dutch oven to an Instant Pot with great success but I have one pan that I love best for cooking risotto. This one pan helps me cook risotto faster, with greater ease, and more regularly — here’s why.
There was a time when I thought I’d never see anything as over-the-top as Martha Stewart’s Christmas dinner (which involved homemade fettuccine and a mountain of shaved white truffles that cost more than a decent used car), but that was before I knew just how seriously Martha Stewart takes Easter.
While other celebrities went for something a little more simple — Ina Garten’s menu involved a glazed ham she called the “easiest Easter dinner ever” — Martha Stewart rounded up every egg, bunny, and lamb that was not nailed down and put together an Easter luncheon that could upstage a royal wedding.
Move over, Hitchcock. Sure, Psycho and Strangers on a Train were suspenseful, but for nail-biting excitement, nothing beats the gripping tale of a stolen box of shrimp fried rice that had all of Twitter on the edge of its seat this weekend.
Few things in life are quite as entertaining as a good cooking failure, as long as it happens to somebody else. Is that mean? Maybe! It’s a little like watching the universe play a prank on somebody, with an added element of “Gosh, I’ve done some dumb things in the kitchen, but I could never make a mistake like that.”
Roasted broccoli is a dinner staple in our household. It’s one of the easiest ways to get some greens on our plates — especially on those nights when our dinner timeline is particularly tight. I can grab a bag or two of frozen broccoli and we can eat as we normally do, but with a fraction of the prep.
Since we eat it so regularly, I’ve tried plenty of variations on roasted broccoli. To date, this sesame-ginger roasted broccoli is my family’s favorite. Loaded with flavor, it’s still versatile enough to serve alongside almost any meal.
You’ve had your fun coloring all those Easter eggs, and now it’s time to use them up! Once you’ve had your fill of them sprinkled with salt and eaten out of hand, use these 23 recipes as inspiration to work through the rest of the bunch.
Whether you mix up the requisite bowl of egg salad, make a single deviled egg, whip up a vegetarian curry, or cook a protein-packed quesadilla, there’s no shortage of wonderful ways to use up your leftover eggs.
If I could implore you to do one thing whenever you cook brisket, it would be this: Make extra brisket and freeze it. Beef brisket is better the day after it is cooked, but it can be momentarily life-changing when you remember you have some ready and waiting in the freezer. This simple tip for freezing those leftovers will ensure that you can take the leftovers and turn them into breakfast, lunch, or dinner anytime.
If you ask me about comfort food, I will answer promptly: slow-cooked brisket. This old-fashioned pot roast, cooked quietly in the slow cooker all day with just a handful of ingredients and a mess of caramelized onions, makes a rich broth and meat that melts in your mouth. Sunday dinner, weeknight supper — whenever you eat it, this is a classic dish both convenient and comforting.
Trendy pizza toppings come and go, but few topping combinations are so everlasting that they become iconic pizzas in their own right. These are the pizzas you see at every pizza joint and on every delivery menu, and the pizzas we believe every home cook should be able to replicate at home. These are the five most iconic pizzas of all time!
My husband and I are pasta people — it’s on our meal plan each and every week not just because it’s an easy dinner, but also because we constantly crave it. As a dietitian, I’ve learned that I can make pasta a healthy, frequent meal if I watch the portion size.
If you’ve been lucky enough to visit Italy, you may have noticed that a serving of pasta is a bit smaller there, yet it still is incredibly satisfying, especially if it’s loaded with plenty of veggies.
So what does a serving of pasta look like exactly? Here are the serving sizes of some of your favorite pasta shapes.