Happy weekend everyone. Let’s talk about what we’re cooking this weekend. Actually, no. Let’s get specific. What’s for breakfast tomorrow morning? Saturday morning breakfast is a treasured tradition around here, sprawling into the late morning and even the afternoon. This week I’m considering omelets, English muffins, and as many clementines as I can eat. What about you? What’s for breakfast tomorrow? We’d love to hear all about your kitchen plans this first February weekend.
Whether you’re headed to a Super Bowl party this weekend or are looking forward to some quality couch time at home, we have a recipe from this past week that is sure to pique your interest. Like this Maple & Dijon Pot Roast — it’s simmers all day in the slow cooker and makes enough for either a football-cheering crowd or for you to have easy meals all week long. Need more last-minute Super Bowl snacks? Take a look at our chorizo nachos and French onion dip with Greek yogurt. These are all recipes that you won’t want to miss!
Ah, the quest for the best way to store pot lids continues. Do you hang them on the door? Or keep them on top of your pot rack? Maybe you’ve never found a good solution and they’re stacked on top of each other in the cupboard. Well, you may find some new inspiration in today’s idea, which is admittedly pretty clever!
Eight good reads (plus a video and a podcast) for your weekend perusal.
Q: Can I make breakfast smoothies, especially green smoothies, the night before I want to drink them? My roommate’s room is right next to the kitchen, and I’m the first one up in the morning, so making a fresh smoothie before I go to work would be out of the question as far as considerate roommating is concerned.
I first began experimenting with lard a few years ago when I became really interested in baking more pie, personally and professionally. I took a pie class from Kate McDermott, a Seattle-based baker and teacher who makes very special pie crust — made with lard. At the time, McDermott liked a mix of rendered leaf lard and butter so after class I set out to pick up fresh lard from our local butcher and gave it a go on my own.
The resulting crust was flakier and had a slightly savory quality that my all-butter crusts just didn’t have. I was a convert.
It’s hard to write about sunchokes without mentioning two things: the name is confusing, and they can cause embarrassing gas. So let’s get those two topics out of the way. First of all, sunchokes are also known as Jerusalem artichokes. They are neither from Jerusalem (they are native to the Northeastern United States), nor are they artichokes. They are actually tubers of a sunflower-like plant. “Sunflower” is girasole in Italian (look toward the sun) and, well, girasole sounds a bit like Jerusalem. Try it out loud.
I admit that my spice storage is a mess right now. The bottles are not stored so much as piled together in a corner in my pantry. (Ugh.) Here’s one solution that could work, though, and it’s really smart: hang wire mesh drawer organizers (or pencil holders, depending on what you want to call them) on the wall!
It’s a new year, and in the spirit of new things, we’re hiring! We’re looking for recipe developers, drinks writers, and general contributors. Interested? Read on for more on how to apply.
Across Asia, dumplings symbolize good luck for the Lunar New Year. In preparation for this year’s celebration, I decided to learn how to make one of my favorite dumpling dishes, the Korean hobakjuk or pumpkin porridge with sweet rice dumplings. If you aren’t familiar with the Asian tradition of sweet soups and porridges, it might help to think of this as a pudding. In addition to the velvety pumpkin, it has delightful mochi-like rice balls and makes a delicious winter breakfast or subtly sweet dessert.