Halloween is just around the corner, and we want to show you just how cheap and easy it can be to gather some friends and celebrate. There’s no elaborate menu, hours in the kitchen, or fancy cocktails required. All you need is an easy-yet-impressive boozy beverage paired with a festive sweet treat. Think of this as your itty-bitty party plan!
While baking with pumpkin can be as easy as going to the grocery store and buying a can of pumpkin purée, what if you were feeling ambitious and wanted to do the whole process yourself, starting with a whole pumpkin? Not all pumpkins are created equal and work well in cooking and baking, so here is a guide to help you pick and purchase the right ones.
While trick-or-treating and all the candy-filled fun that comes with it is the highlight for kids on Halloween, there’s a school day to complete before the best part of the holiday commences. So why not tuck something special into your child’s lunch box to kick off all that fun a little early? These five sweet treats are Halloween-approved snacks that are a little spooky, extra cute, and sure to be a lunch box hit.
This carrot slaw is sweet and tangy, due to a slew of Dijon mustard in the dressing, and bright and fragrant, thanks to a heap of sliced scallions. It’s a salad that hits all corners of your taste buds. It makes a light, flavorful lunch on its own but also begs to be paired with a simple roast chicken for dinner. Need a potluck side? This slaw is also begging to be just that, seeing as it’s something that only gets better as it sits in the bowl.
It’s been a long week. It’s finally Friday, and it’s the last hour of the standard work week, which means you’re probably catching up with your coworkers, tidying up your desk, and daydreaming about the weekend ahead. You might think the best part of your week has already arrived, but you’d be wrong. So wrong. Because your day is about to get better.
When you’re cooking on the go — whether you’re roughing it in nature or testing the limits of your Airbnb kitchen — it’s smart to think simple. Do go for these three-ingredient roasted potatoes; maybe save the two-day pasta sauce for when you’re in your kitchen at home.
But simple doesn’t have to mean boring — especially if you have a spice kit on hand. The right spices can take a meal from tasting so-so to great. Of course, the right spices for you might not be the right spices for me. It all depends on what flavors you love and what you tend to cook at home.
It’s that special time of year when we make doubly sure our pantries are stocked with multiple cans of pumpkin purée. It’s an essential ingredient in getting our seasonal pumpkin fix; we use it in everything from pies and muffins to soup and chili.
Which begs the question: What exactly is in canned pumpkin purée? It sounds simple, but what’s inside just might surprise you.
There’s science behind the logic of noodle slurping. First, you get more taste from the eating method, and second, it’s just wildly fun to do. Unfortunately, in many social circles, it’s not polite to slurp your food — even noodles. But Nissin, the maker of Cup Noodles, has found a way around that. Want to see how it works?
As a single parent, there are very few foods that I make just for myself. Cooking is, more often than not, about making sure my three kiddos have something homemade in their bellies. If they don’t like it, they probably won’t eat it (or they’ll eat it, but grumble about it).
This is why I almost never make cheesecake. I love it, but my kids do not. I know that if I made one, I’d be responsible for eating the whole thing and that’s a lot of pressure! Recently, though, I gave into my craving for this sweet and tangy dessert, and let me tell you: It was totally worth it.
I can’t live without ginger paste. It’s the base for my cilantro chutney, a key element in one of my favorite cups of chai, and a staple ingredient in my potstickers and strawberry-rhubarb jam. So when a simple kitchen task like grating ginger on a microplane results in gashed fingers, I get a little annoyed. For one, it really hurts, and it also ruins a perfectly good pile of grated ginger.