4.43 / 5 Stars | 25 Reviews
by STELLALUNA17
“This chicken is a variant on the popular Japanese snack yakitori. It makes the juiciest chicken I’ve ever tasted.”
Healthy Appetizers: Juicy Chicken
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Roasted Asparagus
Roasted asparagus in the oven is one of the easiest way to prepare asparagus. Just coat them with a little olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and maybe a little minced garlic, and roast them until lightly browned and tender.
Achiote Is the Cuban Turmeric — Cooking Secrets from Immigrant Kitchens
Your spatulas have been warned: Achiote is the turmeric or, if you like, the saffron of Cuban and Latin American cuisine and will dye most anything it comes across a vibrant red-orange. It’s worth it though, as I discovered and cooked with this spice.
Healthy Main Dishes: Zucchini Pasta II
Healthy Side Dishes: Orange-Ginger Sweet Potato Casserole
Healthy Appetizers: Jill’s Salsa
4.52 / 5 Stars | 22 Reviews
by Jill
“This quick and easy salsa can be made in just a few minutes with a food processor. Green onions instead of white onions give it a nice, mellow flavor to balance the kick of the jalapenos. This recipe also works well with 2-3 habanero peppers instead of the jalapenos. But be sure to remove the seeds and membrane from the habaneros first! Grab a bag of tortilla chips, dip, eat, and enjoy!”
What’s Cooking This Weekend, Ed Cotton? — Weekend of April 11-12, 2015
This week we toured the New York kitchen of Ed Cotton, Executive Chef at New York’s Sotto 13 and a Top Chef alum. We saw how he uses his oven and noted a particularly cool feature on his range. We discovered his favorite knife and a few easy ways to work clean (the chef’s mantra!).
Now there’s only one question left before we close off the week: Ed, what’s cooking this weekend?
Even More Great Ingredients for the Vegan Pantry — Comment of the Day
I’ve been reading all the comments on this post about building a vegetarian and vegan pantry that helps you create healthy, easy meals every day.
So many good additions and suggestions!
Here’s one comment that sums up a lot of the best suggestions.
Make a Pendant Light from an Old Pot Lid — Apartment Therapy
5 Life Lessons I Learned from Working in a Bakery — Life in the Kitchen
When I was 15 I got my very first job, working in a bakery. I spent my time after school and weekend mornings selling fresh bread, beautiful pastries and cakes, and warm doughnuts.
Sure, I learned the difference between Italian and semolina bread, how doughnuts are made, and the beauty of fresh pastries. But the best things I took away from that job, though I was too young to realize it at the time, were lessons I’ve carried with me every day since.