Many two year-olds won’t eat a plateful of sautéed greens even if they’re cooked in bacon, and my daughter — an excellent eater most of the time — was no exception. When she was a toddler, I could usually get by with mixing shredded greens into a few scrambled eggs, but much was my delight when I discovered the kid liked kale soup. This one is mildly sweet with a bit of apple, and it has that beloved bacon-y edge that goes so well with sautéed greens.
If you are anything like me or my friends, deciding what to do with an unfinished bottle of wine is a problem that rarely arises. But maybe you had a few people over for a dinner party, or maybe you are a light drinker, or maybe you just wanted to open both a red and a white for pairing options.
Regardless of the scenario, we all want that opened bottle of wine to taste as fresh and delicious tomorrow, as it does this evening. Here’s how to make sure that happens.
Stocking stuffers may be small, but they needn’t be an afterthought. In fact, they’re the perfect opportunity to give away all kinds of cool stuff. A bottle of spicy honey, a mini spatula, or a small container of board butter may not feel like substantial gifts on their own, but pulled out of a stocking they’re a home run! Here are 15 little gifts sure to be a big hit come Christmas morning.
Outside of skill, money, and time, I find that confidence is the biggest barrier between new cooks and putting dinner on the table. Confidence in cooking is more than just having the right equipment and necessary ingredients for a recipe. What are the steps you can take to trusting yourself in the kitchen?
The obvious answer to gain confidence at anything is just to do it more, but I’ve never found that advice particularly encouraging or helpful. Here are a few small, practical things you can put into practice in the next couple weeks that will improve your confidence in the kitchen and help you fall in love with cooking even more.
I don’t often write about muffins or even make them at home because, to be honest, I just don’t like most muffins! The typical coffee shop fare tends to have big, domed tops and are often too sweet for my taste. I’m drawn to those dense hippie muffins that are packed with a good bit of whole grain flour and interesting flavors and textures — which is exactly the kind of muffin I’m sharing today.
These holiday-ready gingerbread muffins boast really subtle warm spices and just the right amount of dark sweetness. Let’s be honest: these provide a really good excuse to eat gingerbread for breakfast (in case you needed one).
You probably don’t realize just how often you reach for these handy gadgets when you’re cooking. And that’s exactly what makes them great gifts! From an oil mister to a spice grinder to the best mandoline on the market these 11 actually great gadgets are about to make someone’s life ten times easier.
Looking for a little something to get you into the holiday spirit? Something that could go under the tree just as easily as in your glass? I’ve got just the thing: let’s infuse some bourbon with holiday flavors. Throwing apples and cinnamon into bourbon feels like the cozy, boozy, slow start that this holiday season needs. You in? Great. Let’s seize the holidays.
Who: Me Linh Coffee Garden
What: Coffee and weasel coffee producer
Where: Da Lat, Vietnam
Let’s do an experiment: think about coffee. Maybe you’re drinking a cup right now. Let’s follow that brew backwards. Let it jump out of your cup and back into the bag. From the bag, go back to the roaster. Let the bean fade from deep roasted brown to raw tan. Pack the beans up by the sackful and send them back to the grower. Now picture tall, shrub-like plants, standing close together, row by row. Maybe your coffee plantation is tiered on a hillside, dotted with rows. Imagine long, sagging, straight branches on the plants, covered with saturated red berries.
Are you thirsty yet? Good.
When it comes to buying gifts for a cook, you can never go wrong with kitchen classics. For cooks of all experience levels, beautiful, useful, long-lasting kitchen tools are always a good idea. From a gorgeous salt cellar to a classic Staub Dutch oven, here are 10 picks guaranteed to make your cook a very happy cook indeed!
Holiday baking season is descending upon us, which means it’s time for sugar cookies in all sorts of shapes. But how to make pretty cookies that hold their shape, without slaving for a day mixing, chilling, and rolling? Here’s the easiest and best way to save time and make the most perfect-looking cookies. It’s all in the chilling, and here’s how I do it.
