After following the Whole30 last year I learned two things: This style of eating requires a fair amount of cooking, and it’s extremely helpful to have an arsenal of recipes you can turn to again and again. That’s where our function to save recipes really comes in handy, and so many of you have been taking advantage of it. Of all the recipes saved last month, these were our most popular Whole30-compliant recipes.
To the uninitiated: Puppy chow is an irresistible, dessert-leaning snack mix with chocolate-coated Chex cereal at its base. It really has everything going for it, with its mix of M&Ms, cinnamon hearts, and white-chocolate coated Chex. This guaranteed crowd-pleaser is made for sharing and comes together without needing to turn on the oven.
I have nothing against regular french fries, or even sweet potato fries — you’ll definitely never catch me saying no to either one of them. But fries don’t have to be synonymous with potatoes. In fact, you can easily turn just about any vegetable into fries that are crunchy and delicious.
Thanks to an unyielding appetite for speedy, single-pot suppers that practically cook themselves, we often find ourselves with a pocket of time just the right size for baking on weeknights. Whether you bake as a complement to the main dish, the centerpiece for a celebration, or to send something homemade to school for snack time, weeknight baking does not have to mean a sink full of dirty dishes or a flour-flecked apron.
Instead, make weeknight baking appealing with smart ingredient shortcuts and clever equipment choices. Here are 10 things I always have on hand for weeknight baking.
When you really want to impress your Valentine or just treat yourself with something a little sweet, these simple bite-sized chocolate bars will do the trick every single time. They’re inspired by those Crunch bars that call to you in the checkout aisle. Next time, forget the bar and remember this two-ingredient recipe. With these, you get creamy milk chocolate, crispy Rice Krispies, and a flaky salt-flecked top. It’s the crunch bar all grown-up. One bite and you’ll wonder why you haven’t been making these all along.
I’m going to cut right to the chase — there was a very clear theme amongst all the meat-free recipes you were saving during January. When it came to vegetarian recipes, wholesome food reigned supreme, with a delicious mix of veggie-packed meals, plenty of soups to warm you up, and some comfort food favorites for those extra-chilly nights. These were the 10 most-saved vegetarian recipes from January 2018.
Similar to french fries, steak fries are thick wedges of potatoes fried or roasted to crispy perfection. Because steak fries are thicker than french or even shoestring fries, they require just a little more finesse to get the ideal ratio of crispy outside to soft, creamy center. I find that the best steak fries aren’t fried, but are better off oven roasted. They are an easy side to weeknight burgers, date-night steak dinners, or even as a snack for dipping in your favorite sauce.
Maybe you’ve heard about PepsiCo’s plans to launch a new “lady-friendly” chip? One that isn’t as crunchy (to reduce noise) or messy? And maybe, upon hearing this news, you were left dumbfounded and angry?
You’re not alone. Most of the women I’ve talked to about this new product all have the same response: Why? According to PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, “Although women would love to crunch crisps loudly, lick their fingers and pour crumbs from the bag into their mouth afterwards, they prefer not to do this in public.”
We don’t want lifeless, limp chips — we want that satisfying crunch that accompanies food that’s been fried. We want to enjoy our crispy, messy foods with abandon. (Yes, in public.) In that spirit, here are 10 foods I’d rather eat than Doritos’ sad new chips.
When it comes to cookware, a Dutch oven is an investment that is totally worth its cost. I’m convinced there is nothing this hefty pot can’t do, and I use it more than any other in my collection. Like most pots it’s a whiz on the stovetop, but its cast iron core means it can (and should!) also be used in the oven.
Y’all it’s slow cooker season. I don’t care where you live — there is nothing better than a recipe that requires very little hands-on work and delivers on flavor. We know our Kitchn readers love a good slow cooker recipe, and if you’re looking for something new and popular to try, we have just the thing. We found the most popular recipe on Pinterest, and it’s easy to see why people like it. It’s gluten-free, dairy-free, Whole30-approved, and Paleo-friendly. Yup, it’s all the things. If that’s your style.