Q: I avoid salmon due to its strong flavor, but I know it’s a high-powered food and want to incorporate it into our diet. Can you suggest a marinade or two that would mask that strong fish taste?
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On Cupcake Project, I’ve converted every imaginable kind of cake to cupcakes. I’ve made angel food cupcakes, pound cake cupcakes, upside-down cake cupcakes, cheesecake cupcakes, and more!
It’s not hard to take your favorite cake recipe and translate it into cupcakes. Here’s the process that I’ve developed over the years.
Packing lunch should be a simple task, but it’s actually one that isn’t all that, well, simple. Between deciding what to pack, how to pack it, trying to prep ahead, packing something you actually want to eat, and of course, remembering to grab your lunch before heading out the door for the day, it can feel tough.
From prepping to packaging and storing, these six smart tips will get you on the road to packing a better lunch in no time.
Yotam Ottolenghi and his London cafes embody the most modern ideal of lunch: colorful, vegetable-forward, Mediterranean-inspired. To open one of his cookbooks, such as Plenty or Jerusalem, is to feel like opening the door into one of his delis — overflowing with fresh, smart food that is wholesome and inviting.
This week we asked Ottolenghi to share some of his favorite lunch recipes with us, and today we have them all for you. From a chickpea sauté to a savory cauliflower cake, these make-ahead lunches will make eating out look boring in comparison.
Sandwiches are an easy crutch to lean on when it comes to packing lunch during the work week. But let’s be honest here — sandwiches get boring pretty fast, and you deserve a satisfying lunch that you look forward to.
From fresh salads to whole grains to noodle bowls, here are 14 easy recipes to up your lunch game.
There’s nothing better than a homemade tomato sauce, but nothing worse than having to clean splashes of tomato off the backsplash or the wall behind the stove. So, what makes tomato sauce so explosive?
Q: What is this? Found it in my kitchen gadget drawer. It says Rubbermaid and “This side up in use” on one side. The bottom side appears to have legs and there is the number 0033 4 on it.
It’s time to ask yourself an important question: Have you had enough asparagus this spring? Really dig deep to see if you’re satisfied, because asparagus season will be over before you know it. If you’re panicking, don’t worry. Here’s the soup you need to make for lunch today.
“Wow, you are so lucky!”
That’s the first thing everyone says to my husband, Dan, when they find out he’s married to a food writer. (The second thing they say: “How do you not weigh 500 pounds?”) Little do they know — while I get a thrill from digging into homemade bucatini with lamb Bolognese, Dan would be just as happy (if not happier) if I set a bowl of plain buttered egg noodles in front of him.
Yes, in a rom-com-style twist of fate, the food writer married a picky eater. And after 14 years of sharing our lives, I’ve come to terms with the fact that he’s probably never going to split a lobster roll with me, but that doesn’t mean I love him any less. Here’s how we both stay happy and well-fed.
Q: My husband and I work 8+ hours with a 1 1/2 total hour commute each day. I’m gone 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or later most days.
I love my Crock-Pot, but most slow-cooker meals won’t stand up to 11 or 12 hours of cooking.
