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Healthy Side Dishes: Quinoa Side Dish
Healthy Appetizers: Hawaiian Shrimp
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4 / 5 Stars | 15 Reviews
by Mina
“Shrimp, pineapple, bacon, cherry tomatoes, and mushrooms are skewered and grilled with a sweet and sour basting sauce for a tropical touch at any barbeque.”
21 Recipes to Make You Feel Like a Mad Scientist in the Kitchen — Recipes from The Kitchn
Whether you know it or not, if you’re an avid cook and like experimenting in the kitchen, you’re also a secret mad scientist. A simple dinner salad may not require a white lab coat, but the simple secrets of a proper vinaigrette get their magic from the wonders of science.
From two-ingredient Nutella brownies, blueberry pie overnight oats, and bread that you can make in the slow cooker, here are 21 recipes that will make you feel just a little bit like a mad scientist in the kitchen, cooking up sweet miracles.
artichoke gratin toasts
As someone who claims that her favorite food on earth is artichokes, it’s strange that this cooking website boasts so few recipes that feature them, that the last one was over 5 years ago, and I came to the conclusion years later that I liked it better without the artichokes. Something is not adding up. But while I like to believe that I cook what I want — it’s all about me, me, me, baby — and not solely that which will please a real or imagined audience, the reality is that it’s not much fun to make food that few people get as excited about as you do. It would be like inviting everyone you knew to a viewing party on the latest Science Channel documentary on, say, how rolling luggage is made only to find that all of your friends were simultaneously, apologetically busy that night. (WTH, you want us to return to the dark ages of lifting luggage by hand?)
When it comes to artichokes, most people are divided into a few camps: those that do not like them and are wrong (uh, in my opinion) and those that have tasted their delicious magnificence for what it is. But, even in the pro-artichoke camp, very few people have the patience required for all of the pesky trimming, paring, thorns and fuzzy chokes of preparing them for a relatively small yield of heart for the price. Sure, you can buy prepared artichokes, either oil-packed in jars or brine-packed in cans, but neither taste like much more to me than their respectively slick/tinny confines.
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7 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Coffee — Smart Coffee for Regular Joes
As a drink that so many of us love, it’s easy to geek out on coffee. But what do you really know about your favorite drink? Here are seven facts about coffee that maybe weren’t on your radar, and you can now use as party trivia.
Brew Your First Batch of Beer in The Kitchn’s Beer School! — The Kitchn’s Beer School
- The Kitchn’s Beer School: 20 lessons, 7 assignments to brew your first 1-gallon batch of beer.
- Beer School Starts: May 4
- Enroll here: The Kitchn’s Beer School
Have you been wanting to try brewing your own beer, but aren’t quite sure where to start? Or what equipment you might need? Or if you even have enough space in your apartment? Mark your calendar for May 4th and enroll in The Kitchn’s Beer School! We’ll guide you through brewing your first 1-gallon batch of beer.
Curious? Intrigued? Excited? More details below.
Healthy Main Dishes: Fajita Marinade I
Healthy Side Dishes: Garlic Linguine
Healthy Appetizers: Apple Butter the Easy Way
3.41 / 5 Stars | 15 Reviews
by sal
“Apples, maple syrup and cinnamon are microwaved, then pureed, for quick and easy apple butter that’s great on any fresh baked good, or sandwich.”