Costco is pretty much king of kings when it comes to bulk items. There’s unnaturally large tubs of cream cheese, mammoth teddy bears, and pallets of salmon as big as your bed. Costco is also a great place to score your supermarket staples, from butter to batteries. With so much fantastic stuff coming out of the bulk-item juggernaut, there’s hardly been any reason to complain about them.
Well, that is, unless you buy the milk there.
After you’ve had your fill of fun-size candy bars, Starbursts, Jolly Ranchers, and peanut butter cups, you can give all that candy new life by whipping up a batch of sweet treats. That’s right — candy in just about any form is the quick and easy upgrade that makes no-bake bars, snack mix, brownies, and cupcakes even better. Here’s some inspiration to get you started!
If you really want to up your skills when it comes to making chicken dinners, I firmly believe in learning basic cooking methods rather than stocking up on recipes. You see, a recipe will give you a single meal — but get the foundation of a few cooking techniques down, then add a little inspiration, and your dinner possibilities are nearly endless.
Consider this your cheat sheet for all the essential ways to cook chicken. Whether you want to cook chicken breasts or thighs, or you want to use a slow cooker or Instant Pot, we’ve got everything you need here.
If you’re getting your feet wet and learning your way around the kitchen right now, it’s time to break out that slow cooker stashed away in the far reaches of a cabinet or closet. This is one of the most helpful appliances any cook (but particularly new cooks) can have by their side.
A slow cooker opens up the world of hands-off cooking. It can deliver meals that save you during hectic weeks; help you recreate budget-friendly takeout favorites; and make big batches of things like soup, tender rice, and juicy shredded chicken. Here are 15 easy recipes to get you started.
It isn’t even Halloween yet and some people are already talking about Black Friday. We get it: It’s exciting to know a deal is in your future (especially if it means that holiday shopping can be easier). So we weren’t surprised to wake up on Sunday morning and learn that Costco’s Black Friday circular had already made its way into the hands of the public.
While there’s a decent markdown on laptops and other home electronics, what we really care about are the kitchen-related sales. Here are the bargains we’re most excited about.
As always, Costco will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and will open at 9 a.m. on Black Friday. Some of these deals start before Thanksgiving, though.
Restaurant kitchens and home kitchens are both designed for the work of putting food on a plate — but resemblances end there. Restaurant kitchens bristle with the industrial and the oversized: bowls you could bathe a toddler in, medieval vats of hot oil, flat-top griddles with the square footage of a very nice Manhattan kitchen.
Pro chefs cook on a larger scale, with tools that don’t always translate to home cooking, especially for a beginner cook who just needs to know the difference between sauté and braise.
But there is one extremely chef-y show-off tool that I deeply believe every cook, of every ability level, should own — and you’re gonna love it!
A big casserole dish filled with baked pasta is not only the easiest and most affordable way to feed a crowd, but it’s also the most well-received. Everyone can get behind a dinner of extra-cheesy, decadent pasta on their plate — especially if they’re luckily enough to snag a scoop with some of those crispy edges.
Pasta bakes are quick to assemble and can usually be prepared or frozen ahead of time, so it’s just a matter sticking one in the oven when you’re expecting a crowd at your door, which happens a lot this time of year. Whether you love a classic baked ziti or are looking to take your lasagna to the next level with the help of butternut squash and sausage, here are 16 pasta bakes to win over your group of hungry friends and family.
While there are many recipes that use a full can of pumpkin purée, there are many others that don’t. Finding a good use for leftovers can sometimes prove challenging. Whether you find yourself with a one tablespoon or one cup of leftover pumpkin purée, here are 10 smart (and delicious!) ways to use it up.
This week’s meal plan goal? Use up as many pantry staples as possible in order to save money and make room for holiday baking staples. While I try to incorporate at least one pantry meal each week and have one budget week each month in order to avoid waste, I still find that my pantry is overflowing with rice, lentils, canned tomatoes, and the like. I can’t even fit anything new in my freezer of our beef share and frozen vegetables.
So here’s a week of freezer- and pantry-friendly dinners to save money and avoid waste.
If the cooler weather and changing leaves were not enough to convince us that fall is in full swing, a quick glance at our favorite food blogs will do the trick. We’ve noticed an uptick in cozy, comforting recipes featuring fall favorites like pumpkin, Brussels sprouts, apple, squash, and sweet potato.
Here are 10 perfectly autumnal recipes from some of our favorite bloggers to get you in the seasonal spirit.